Programs & initiatives
Programs and initiatives
What KASITDA runs, and which of them you can apply to right now.
Last reviewed 30 July 2026
Taking applications
Whether a form is open is checked when you open the page, so what you see here is current. If it has closed, the page will say so and offer you the phone number instead.
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Kano Digital Kids Bootcamp 2026
STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics) Holiday Bootcamp for children aged 9-11. Held at the Digital Industrial Park, State Road, Kano.
- When
- Where
- Digital Industrial Park, State Road, Kano
Everything else we run
These do not have an application form open on the website. Register your interest and we will tell you when the next intake opens.
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HEAT Hackathon 2025
Innovators compete to solve real challenges in health, education, agriculture, and transport.
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Digital Literacy Advocates
Tech-savvy volunteers equipped to spread digital literacy across all 44 local governments.
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Kano Digital Ambassadors (KADA)
Young leaders representing Kano's digital agenda in their schools and communities.
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Build-A-Thon Holiday Camp
Hands-on holiday camps where students build their first apps, sites, and hardware projects.
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Kano Startup Weekend 2025
54 hours of pitching, building, and launching — held December 13–14 at Coronation Hall.
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Digital Innovation Hubs Accreditation
Setting the standard for innovation hubs across the state through the KDIH framework.
If you need help applying
Applications are made through this website. If a question is unclear, or you would rather someone went through it with you, call (234) 903 322 2444 during Monday–Friday, 8:00 am – 5:00 pm, email info@kasitda.kn.gov.ng, or come to Kano State Government House, Kano, Nigeria — we will complete it with you and read your reference number back to you. Tell us if you need it read aloud, or in Hausa.
Register your interest in a programme that is not open yet, or contact us about anything else.