This month's highlights
CITI gets closer to the Hub
Cape initiative to boost ICT sector
CITI and The Innovation Hub join forces
The Hub Team
The Hub Board
Chief Executive Officer
Dr Neville Comins
Business Development & Marketing
Thibi Matshele
Enterprise Support & Networking
Martin Yuill
Incubation & Entrepreneurship
Jill Sawers
Empowerment Initiatives
Tsietsi Maleho
Tel: +27 12 349 0376 / 70
Fax: +27 12 349 0322
Physical Address: Bld 46, CSIR site, Meiring Naude Rd, Lynnwood, Pretoria, South Africa
Postal Address: PostNet Suite 213, Private Bag X844, Silverton 0127,
Pretoria, South Africa
Website: www.theinnovationhub.com
Directors: NL Moikangoa (Chairman),
J Hattingh, AJ Jordaan, Ms S Lowitt, Prof NC Manganyi, P Maharaj,
M Mokoena, I Naidoo, JSJ Nel, M Petje
The Innovation Hub is a strategic partnership between the Gauteng Provincial Government's Blue IQ initiative, and SERA, the Southern Education and Research Alliance, a partnership between the CSIR and the University of Pretoria
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News alert!
The 2002 Annual Report of The Innovation Hub was recently released and is available online. Click here to access the pdf format of the report.
Seizing the biotech-ICT opportunity
The Innovation Hub has a key role to play in developing globally recognised biotech and ICT clusters for South Africa in Gauteng. A recent survey by the Department of Trade and Industry highlighted the need for these sectors to interact more closely so that new joint opportunities are identified and developed. Hub CEO, Dr Neville Comins, recently presented the Hub's views on this important issue at the ICT and Biotechnology Convergence: Future Prospects for Development in Africa workshop. Read more
Naledi3d spreads its wings
After a few noteworthy early breakthroughs, the Naledi 3d Factory, one of the first start-up companies in the pilot incubator at The Innovation Hub, is spreading its wings to foreign shores. Read more about their plans to access European markets.
Talking to big business and bright minds
Jill Sawers, Incubation and Entrepreneurship Manager at The Innovation Hub, recently addressed business leaders on the innovation value chain and bright young minds on opportunities for entrepreneurs:
Use of ICT to support governance in Africa
International debate has recently highlighted the centrality and importance of "good governance" for sustainable development. In Africa, this will support efforts to address the continent's underdevelopment and marginalisation.
Find out more from Tsietsi Maleho and Martin Yuill who represented The Innovation Hub at a regional workshop on "Building e-Governance capacity in African countries".
Progress and milestones at The Innovation Hub
Click here to find out about current progress with the infrastructure development and recent highlights at The Innovation Hub.
Students participating in the ITCoachLab
The CoachLabTM model, launched by The Innovation Hub two years ago, has the potential to develop cross-faculty and multi-disciplinary teams that provide students with a unique educational experience. Read more
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The South African Association of Science and Technology Centres
[SAASTEC] aims to contribute to life improvement in southern Africa by improving scientific knowledge and skills through interactive living science and technology centres.
The 5th Annual SAASTEC Conference will be held at the MTN ScienCentre at Century City in Cape Town from 9 -11 December 2002. Read more
The National Science & Technology Programme for Young Women 2003 will be held simultaneously with the SAASTEC conference.
The 7th International Conference on Public Communication of Science & Technology (PCST-7) will be twinned with the annual SAASTEC conference. The theme is Science Communication in a Diverse World. Read more
World Summit outcomes
Click here for the outcomes of The World Summit on Sustainable Development held in Johannesburg, South Africa from 26 August to 4 September 2002.
The National Science and Technology Forum [NSTF] is the sounding board, communication channel and constructive watchdog of S&T in South Africa.
The 5th NSTF Awards for Outstanding Contributions to Science, Engineering and Technology are aimed at encouraging South African businesses and institutions to invest resources in science and technology and encourage young South Africans to achieve a better quality of life. Call for entries are now open.
Read more
 Great eclipse resources - A total solar eclipse is probably the most spectacular astronomical event that most people will experience in their lives. South Africa is looking forward to the total solar eclipse on 4 December 2002.
Strathclyde Technology is the technology transfer office of the University of Strathclyde, in the UK, that provides a shop window of innovations and inventions available to industry created through university research. Read more
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