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Hub tenant companies join forces for novel security management solution
Tenant companies in the Maxum Business Incubator, Versec Systems and Tactile Technologies, have entered into an innovative collaboration to create an estate management and access control system that will enable unskilled and computer illiterate security guards to operate high-tech security software easily and efficiently.

WK Kellogg Foundation supports revolutionary agricultural 3D-interactive training project

With the support of the WK Kellogg Foundation, World Links (Zimbabwe) and the Naledi3d Factory (South Africa) have jointly embarked on a unique two-year agricultural and life skills training initiative.

Sappi celebrates Arbor Day at the Hub

Sappi Ltd, the first anchor tenant at The Innovation Hub, celebrated Arbor Day on 6 September this year with representatives from the Hub by planting an indigenous endemic Acacia Sieberana or Paper Bark Acacia tree at the precinct.
Chartered accountant joins the Hub as CFO

Aveen Rampershad took up his position as Chief Financial Officer at the Hub in September 2006. He is a qualified Chartered Accountant and has completed a number of interpersonal skills and leadership courses.
Pub@Hub focuses on competitive forces

The first days of spring at The Innovation Hub this year coincided with the season's first INNOV8 Pub@Hub event. The topic of discussion focused on Competitive Intelligence (CI) in the telecommunications sector - an active sector for members of the INNOV8 community.

CoachLab™ on student recruitment drive

Employees at the Maxum Business Incubator at the Hub have recently been involved in a recruitment drive at universities to create awareness amongst students about the Hub's unique CoachLab™ leadership skills development programme.
Associated activities

SA's biotech industry expanding rapidly
Biotechnology is in its infancy in SA even though R100m a year is being spent on research and development, says Professor Ames Dhai of the University of Witwatersrand Medical School.

SA, Finland sign innovation pact
South Africa and Finland are to co-operate on a programme to strengthen innovation in the country.

Laying the groundwork for growth
Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) contribute significantly to job creation, social stability and economic welfare across the globe and are acknowledged as the engine of the global economy. In SA, SMEs are drivers of economic growth and job creation. According to an article recently published on an online news site, this sector represents more than 1,5-million self-employed people who contribute about 40% of total remuneration in SA.

No best practice leading to worst case scenario, warns NSS
Despite IT service management's (ITSM's) importance to organisations, there is a significant lack of adoption in best practice and ITIL-based standards - so says South African service management specialist NSS following research conducted by ITIL IT service management software solutions provider Axios.

Hot links

SA on brink of new telecoms and IT era

India invites SA to join e-network

Many SMEs do not consider ICT critical - SME Survey 2006

Get ready for dialling change

Convergence of IT , telecoms leads to business IT spending changes



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