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Working notes, briefings, case studies and editorial pieces on the making of productive capacity in Cameroon. Written by Nayokan and its partners.

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Nayokan VTI inauguration ceremony, Yaoundé.
Featured · Nayokan Updates

Inauguration day — the Nayokan Vocational Training Institute in Yaoundé.

A documentary look at the launch of Nayokan's VTI, the first cohort of trainees, and what this means for the wider productive-systems agenda.

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Trainees at the Nayokan VTI computer lab.
VTI Note · VTI

The training lab in operation — day one.

First cohort onboarding session inside the VTI computer lab in Yaoundé.

5 min read
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Startup Feature · Startup Centre

Building a commercialization playbook for Central Africa.

How the Startup Centre structures the path from research to market across a six-milestone framework.

7 min read
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Innovation · Startup Centre
Article 01/Startup Centre/6 min read

Commercializing university research in Central Africa.

How the Startup Centre's research commercialization pathway moves university work toward real market application.

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Skills · VTI
Article 02/VTI/5 min read

Why vocational training must precede any innovation agenda.

The capability foundation that innovation narratives tend to skip.

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Entrepreneurship · VTI
Article 03/VTI/7 min read

Cluster formation — a practical guide for graduates.

What joining a productive entrepreneurial cluster actually involves after VTI training.

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Markets · Startup Centre
Article 04/Startup Centre/9 min read

Building demand for Cameroonian products beyond Cameroon.

Market access and demand-building work across the commercialization pathway.

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Nayokan leadership greeting guests at the launch of the VTI computer lab in Yaoundé.
Development · Nayokan
Article 05/Nayokan/12 min read

The productive-systems thesis — capability to capital.

The long-form argument behind Nayokan's six-stage system.

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Innovation · Startup Centre
Article 06/Startup Centre/8 min read

What a working commercialization pipeline actually looks like.

Inside the stages, gates and support model of the Startup Centre pipeline.

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Trainees in a session at the Nayokan VTI computer lab in Yaoundé, with a Nayokan Association banner in the background.
Skills · VTI
Article 07/VTI/6 min read

Practical curricula for productive economies — a working framework.

How the VTI designs modules with a downstream destination in mind.

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Nayokan Updates · Hospitality
Article 08/Hospitality/4 min read

A new hospitality property joins the Nayokan asset base.

The productive-asset logic behind Nayokan Hospitality's growing portfolio.

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