Google launched its third Google News Initiative Innovation Challenge in Africa and around the world and three Kenyan media houses emerged among 227 outlets that were selected for the challenge with up to Ksh29.7 million funding. "Whatever it is, we want to hear your sharpest solutions to the challenges faced on the ground," announced Google. The three Kenyan beneficiaries are owned by the Nation Media Group, Royal Media Services, and the Standard Group. The Standard Group has been tasked to curate content across different content categories such as on farming, investigative content that will be conveyed through text, audio and video. The innovation challenge was opened in February this year and closed on April 5.

Source: Daily Nation August 01, 2022 10:15 UTC