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 This month's highlights |
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| Hub in the news |
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| Meet our people |
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| Contact us |
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The Hub Management Team
Tel: +27 12 884-0000
Fax: +27 12 844-1107
Physical Address: Ground floor, the Innovation Centre, Mark Shuttleworth Street, The Innovation Hub, Persequor Extension 10, Pretoria [map available]
Postal Address: PostNet Suite 213,
Private Bag X844, Silverton 0127,
Pretoria, South Africa
Website: www.theinnovationhub.com
Directors: Ms N Canca, Dr N Comins
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Hub succeeds in bid to bring 2008 IASP World Conference to Gauteng
Certainly the most exciting part for Dr Neville Comins, Hub CEO, of attending the XXII World Conference of the IASP in Beijing this year, was the presentation of a bid for the 2008 IASP 25th World Conference to be held in Gauteng to the Annual General Meeting (AGM).
URGENT ALERT!
A consortium is seeking a company to invest in an area of between 300 m2 and 1000 m2 in a new building at The Innovation Hub. Interested? Contact
Martin Yuill or tel (012) 844 0025.
Innovation in South Africa - are we doing enough?
Innovation and economic growth - have become inseparable.Countries and regions are striving to stimulate innovation as a fundamental source of competitiveness, building on locally generated intellectual property linked to their research base.
Complete solution access control systems company find a home at the Hub
The design and delivery of 'complete solution' access control systems is the focus of Green Byte Technology, recently a tenant at the Hub’s maxum Business Incubator.
e-Education package to improve administration and decision-making at schools
CeP is an integration of e-Administration, e-Learning and value added services aimed at improving administrative efficiencies, decision-making processes, enhancing independent learning, managing learning content as well as overall management in schools.
Personalising manufacturing for South African solutions
The first "Fab Lab" has been established at The Innovation Hub. It offers off-the-shelf, industrial-grade fabrication and electronic tools, wrapped in open source software and programmes, written by researchers at MIT's Centre for Bits and Atoms.
Hub tenants partner to produce D-I-Y toolkit for patent applications
Two tenants at the Hub, Trydian Interactive and Smit & van Wyk Patent Attorneys Inc have partnered to produce an innovative first for the intellectual property community - self-help patent toolkit for inventors who wish to file provisional patent applications themselves.
Government takes note of local IT innovation
Agileworks, a company at the Hub, has grabbed the attention of local and national government. They have been contracted by the Department of Water Affairs to develop the National Fire Risk Rating system as prototyped by the CSIR.
Hub tenant company, SMB Solutions collaborates with SAP® Africa
A seminar on practical, sensible and affordable business development for small and mid-sized businesses was recently jointly presented by Thinking Fusion and Hub at its Conference Venue, and was attended by more than 30 SME representatives.
maxum tenant uses international experience to build local capacity
Newly resident at maxum is SRM Technologies, a company providing systems and processes that focus on supplier relationship management (SRM).
Annah Manaiwa joins The Innovation Hub
Annah Manaiwa joined the Hub in October this year as a Front Desk Coordinator. Situated at the reception desk in the foyer of the Innovation Centre, she will be welcoming all the national and international visitors and handling calls for all staff.
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 Associated activities |
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New Board members at the NBIA
The new NBIA Board members, elected by NBIA members, represent a diverse group who bring wide-ranging experiences to the NBIA.
New website tracks technology analyst reports on IT industry
Tekrati is a new website that tracks what analysts are reporting about companies, sales, prospects, industry trends, and other critical information about the IT industry.
Innovation more important than ever in platform era
Intel is creating integrated platforms that deliver a broad range of capabilities for individuals and organisations that use technology.
Ethics of Biotechnology
BIO, the national advocacy association for the biotechnology industry has produced a brochure about bioethical issues in the industry.
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| Hot links |
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ICT seminars for professionals
Technology Trends 2005
Biotechnology Development in SA
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| Our knowledge partners |
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Adams & Adams is the largest law practice in South Africa dealing with all aspects of intellectual property law.
Dr Derrick Hurlin, is a Technology Management and Intellectual Property Consultant.
TechnoScene provides business consulting in the management of knowledge, innovation, technology and in the commercialisation of innovation.
Triumph Venture Capital is a dynamic South African venture capital firm.
Modfin is a dynamic financial solutions company which aims to provide total satisfaction to their customers by supplying a complete integration of all of computing and accounting needs.
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| Our product partners |
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Court Classique Hotel: 30% discount on accommodation and complimentary transfers to The Innovation Hub. Contact: Marise Baard on (012) 344 4420.
Villa Africa Guesthouse: 10-20% discount on accommodation and complimentary transfers to The Innovation Hub. Contact: Els or Jaco on (012) 348 5108.
BKL Travel & Tours: Discount on transfers subject to group size and distance. Contact: Godfrey or Gladys on
(012) 542 4184.
Hewlett Packard: Significant monthly discounts on HP’s exciting range of products – don’t miss out!
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