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Welcome to The Innovation Hub

Gauteng’s First Accredited Science and Technology Park (STP) and the innovation agency under the Gauteng Growth and Development Agency (GGDA) strategically tasked with driving innovation and entrepreneurship in the Gauteng Province.

  • Driving Innovation & Entrepreneurship
  • Connecting & Supporting Businesses
  • Tranforming Gauteng’s Economy
Our Programmes

Tech Innovation &
Cluster Development

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The Demand-Led Open Innovation Programme is a platform that connects solution seekers—such as private companies, SOEs, and government departments—with solution providers including startups, SMMEs, universities, research institutions, and private companies.

By identifying real business and societal challenges, the programme sources innovative, market-ready responses from the ecosystem. It helps industry and government articulate their needs, supports the development of practical solutions within local contexts, and facilitates the adoption of new technologies and innovations created by entrepreneurs and researchers.

In doing so, the programme accelerates meaningful innovation driven directly by market demand.

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Value is co-created within a collaborative innovation ecosystem. At the centre is the cluster organisation, which connects key partners—established firms, innovative startups, universities, service organisations, venture capital sponsors, and local authorities.

Each partner contributes inputs such as skills, knowledge, capital, and services, and through continuous collaboration they generate new solutions, products, and economic value. This co-created value is then transferred back into local and global markets, strengthening the competitiveness and impact of the entire cluster.

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