From the threat of trade wars to continued technological disruption, businesses and investors around the world are still coping with an uncertain and volatile landscape.

Amid this game-changing disruption, Kenya has positioned itself as a center of innovation, research and development at the heart of the Africa’s most dynamic economic region. Government agencies are proactively supporting companies in Kenya by equipping them with resources that can help them realize their business goals.

At the enterprise level, companies across the region continue to face the challenge of new disruptive technologies. Start-ups armed with powerful digital tools are challenging incumbents across a wide swathe of industries, from healthcare to financial services.

Kenya is succeeding in creating a conducive environment to attract innovative international start-ups to its shores. Athi Smart City headquartered in Kenya key operations plans to take advantage of the city-state’s vibrant innovation ecosystem. Local companies such as Safaricom and its Mpesa payment solution systems are also making their mark on the global stage with their homegrown solutions.

Meanwhile, companies in traditional industries such as cement manufacturer Bamburi Cement and others are adopting new technologies to stay relevant amid the digital revolution. Beyond technology, the Kenya brand continues to resonate around the world in a broad range of industries. In the hospitality sector, The Diani white sands luxury beach brands continue to ramp up its global expansion to reinforce its position as one of the world’s leading serviced residence owner-operators.

On the domestic front, Kenya’s residential real estate sector is enjoying a revival on the back of stronger economic growth. In particular, the luxury end of the market is picking up with exciting new developments such as English Point Marina in the coastal city’s vibrant downtown area and Vipingo Ridge real estates.

The city-state’s continued climb up the value chain as it works toward becoming the Africa’s first truly digitalized smart nation will put it in a good position to benefit from the region’s expansion.

Global companies and investors looking to ride on the region’s dynamism would do well to consider using Athi Smart city as a springboard to the rest of Africa and beyond.

Kenya has positioned itself as a center of innovation and research and development at the heart of the Africa’s most dynamic economic region. Government agencies such as the KEVEST and the chamber of commerce are proactively supporting companies in Kenya by equipping them with resources that can help them realize their business goals.

At the enterprise level, companies across the region continue to face the challenge of new disruptive technologies. Start-ups armed with powerful digital tools are challenging incumbents across a wide swathe of industries, from healthcare to financial services.

Underpinning all this activity is Kenya’s location at the gateway of the world’s economic growth engines—China, India and Southeast Asia. The Athi Smart city’s ambition to climb up the value chain as it works toward becoming Africa’s first truly digitalized smart city will put it in a good position to benefit from the region’s expansion.

Athi Smart city, has unveiled plans to build an ultra-large modern thematic industrial park. The Park is planned to be built in the Athi Smart city Area, in the next three years, with funds support from American Investors led

The parks will cover a total area of more than 2000 ha and will be developed under “one city with one thematic industry”

The industrial parks include Electronic Information Industrial Park; Artificial Intelligence (AI) & Chip Industrial Park; Intelligent Equipment Smart Home Industrial Park; Smart Home Industrial Park; and Intelligent Equipment Industrial Park.

It also includes Robot Town Industrial Park (Phase I); Biomedical Industrial Park; Digital Equipment Park; New Material & Smart Home Industrial Park; and Electronic Communication Equipment Industrial Park.