International Business Machines Corp Launches Laboratory in Nairobi, Kenya-PR Newswire (United States)

PR Newswire (United States) reported that International Business Machines Corp (IBM Research) has opened IBM Research laboratory in Nairobi, Kenya, in collaboration between the Ministry of Information, Communication and Technology (ICT) through the Kenya ICT Board. The Company also announced that it will conduct basic and applied research focused on solving problems relevant to Africa and contribute to the building of a science and technology base for the continent as part of Kenya's Vision 2030. Accordingly, the laboratory will operate with immediate effect and it will establish a Resident Scientist Program, an international recruitment program to reach Kenyan and other African applicants. The program will aim to attract top research and development talent to work side-by-side with IBM Research researchers in the laboratory. Resident Scientists will be integrated into the IBM Research-Africa laboratory as well as IBM Research's global network of laboratories. Each Resident Scientist can collaborate with IBM Research researchers throughout the Company's global network of laboratories as they carry out their research.