THE INNOVATION HUB TO SHOWCASE AT THE GAUTENG TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION CONFERENCE
The Innovation Hub - a subsidiary company of the Gauteng Growth and Development Agency (GGDA) will attend and showcase technological companies at the Gauteng Technology Innovation Conference. The event is hosted by the Gauteng Provincial Government, at Gallagher Convention Centre, Johannesburg, from 1 February 2018 to 2 February 2018.
The conference will bring together Information and Communications Technology (ICT) experts and decision makers from across the public and private sectors and from academia, to engage the wave of digital and technological innovation, that is sweeping across the South African economy. Future plans will be shared, whilst identifying areas of collaboration and direct investment by both the public and private sectors, within the framework of the Transformation, Modernisation, and Re-industrialisation (TMR) programmes set forth by Premier David Makhura.
In 2014, the 5th administration of government in Gauteng, led by Premier David Makhura, initiated and committed to radically Transform, Modernise, and Re-industrialise (TMR) the province. The primary objective of the programme is to transform Gauteng into an integrated city region, characterized by social cohesion and economic inclusion.
Of the Transformation, Modernisation and Re-industrialisation 10 Pillars, the conference will engage delegates on the advantage of ICT in the modernization and improvement of public service delivery, a theme echoed by Pillar 6 of the TMR Strategy.
The Gauteng Growth and Development Agency (GGDA) Group Chief Executive Officer (GCEO), Saki Zamxaka will facilitate a panel discussion under the theme “Industry 4.0 and Township Economy: Emerging technologies offer opportunities for greater participation in the economy for all sectors of society. For this reason, Industry 4.0 could help fight poverty and exclusion.”
Moreover, The Innovation Hub, the agency responsible for innovation in the province will participate in the conference, and represent the conference theme “Innovation in South Africa”, which is one of the three pillars to be addressed during the course of the two-day conference.
Twenty - five of The Innovation Hub’s entrepreneurs in smart industries, bioeconomy and eKasiLabs will exhibit their various technologies so as to highlight the work of The Innovation Hub in advancing economic commitment and support of innovative entrepreneurship in the Gauteng Province.
The Summit will be attended by over 1000 public and private sector stakeholders, including all Gauteng Provincial Government Departments; National Departments, Agencies and Entities, Municipal and Local Government Departments, Agencies and Entities, State Owned Enterprises, SITA and SETAs; and Private sector ICT Industry Suppliers, SMEs, ICT entrepreneurs & township-based digital entrepreneurs.
For more information, please contact
Senior Manager, Corporate and Internal Communications
Gauteng Growth and Development Agency
011 085 2377 / 060 493 9130
Communication and Events Manager
012 844 0030 / 071 673 9964
lnematandani@theinnovationhub.com
Communications Coordinator
012 844 0076/ 083 400 7586
@theggda and @InnovHub
Gauteng Growth and InnovhubZA
