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Gauteng Innovation Competition launched with prize money of R1m

The Gauteng Innovation Competition, launched mid December is looking for innovative solutions to improve local government service delivery in the province. The competition, with prize money of R1 million, invites entries in the two themes of mobile and green technology.

| January 26th, 2012 | Continued

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Keeping the COFISA Communities Alive – Leveraging for success in business incubation.. by Dr Jill Sawers

In the global drive to create employment opportunities and work for all, as well as an increasing recognition of the role that small companies play in developing much needed innovative products, services and business models, there is increasing recognition of the important role that business incubation programmes can play as intermediaries.

| January 24th, 2012 | Continued

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Climate Change Leadership Awards

Have you entered or nominated someone for the Climate Change Leadership Awards? Do it! Let’s change the world together: ccla.co.za

January 25th, 2012 | | 0 comments | Continued

10 000 Women

10 000 Women is a five-year investment by Goldman Sachs to provide 10 000 undeserved women around the world with a business and management education. In South Africa 10 000 women is managed and delivered by the Gordon institute of Business Science (GIBS) the business school of the University of Pretoria.

January 17th, 2012 | | 0 comments | Continued

Keeping the COFISA Communities Alive – An alternative perspective on science parks, by Dr Neville Comins

How badly do we need a new generation of Innovation Intermediaries in South Africa?

I encourage you to comment and start a constructive and dynamic discussion on this critical topic.

January 16th, 2012 | | 0 comments | Continued

SAINe Members: Online Video Marketing Workshop Freebee!

IntelliLAB is offering a free digital media presentation course to get all presenters up to speed. The next short course we will be offering is on: Monday 23 January @ 09:00 – 13:00

January 13th, 2012 | | 4 comments | Continued

Connecting the dots – IntelliLAB

IntelliLAB is proud to announce our first official training course, geared to helping entrepreneurs formulate and produce their own content for online video marketing.
The Online Video Marketing Course runs MONDAY 30 Jan – FRIDAY 3 Feb, The cost is R 6 000 per delegate
Read more about IntelliLab and what the can offer.

January 12th, 2012 | | 0 comments | Continued
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Towards Artistry – By Eldon Phukuile

Has ‘striving for excellence’ run its course? Should we shift focus to becoming artists?

January 10th, 2012 | | 1 comment | Continued

Innovation culture eats R&D for breakfast

Spending more on R&D won’t drive results. The most crucial factors are strategic alignment and a culture that supports innovation.

December 13th, 2011 | | 0 comments | Continued

Keeping the Cofisa Communities alive: Living Labs, an example of Rural Innovation, by Prof Marlien Herselman

Are you involved as co-creators of rural innovation in your respective communities?

December 5th, 2011 | | 0 comments | Continued

Stafford Masie presents at the first SAINe Breakfast Event

The 1st SAINe Breakfast Event on 11-11-11 was a huge success with people from the IDC, ESKOM, MTN, DBSA and many other companies attending. The presenter, Stafford Masie is a truly dynamic speaker, a futurist, innovator, entrepreneur and that is only tip of the ice berg. He is the ex-CEO of Google South Africa and uses case studies and his own life experience to explain how the world is changing in terms of mobile, ITC and technology.

December 2nd, 2011 | | 0 comments | Continued

SAFIPA presents capacity building programme for ICT entrepreneurs

The programme consists of five separate modules presented over a five to six month period, thereby providing an opportunity for participants to embed and implement their learning after their training sessions. The modules consist of both business (entrepreneurship) and technology skills development, in addition to two sessions focussing exclusively on the mobile sector.

December 2nd, 2011 | | 0 comments | Continued

Be the weed in the flower garden

3M’s legendary Dick Drew invented many products, including the ubiquitous masking tape. Stories about him and his incredible creativity and drive are often told at 3M gatherings to inspire new employees. These stories are actually more than stories; they are important ingredients in 3M’s recipe for achieving innovation. Drew is 3M’s personal example of how individual creativity generates corporate accomplishment.

November 29th, 2011 | | 1 comment | Continued

Popular Mechanics Inventors conference – 24 Nov 2011

We would like to offer a special rate to the SAINE members and associates for the Inventors conference and awards dinner
http://www.popularmechanics.co.za/page/inventors-conference.
When: 24 November 2011
Where: Indaba Hotel and Conference Centre in Fourways
Cost: R640 for the conference only, R768 for the conference plus awards dinner

November 16th, 2011 | | 0 comments | Continued
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When Human Behaviour Skews the Innovation Process – by Colin Crabtree

When it comes to the discipline of human behaviour I am no expert. However I am deeply interested in that of innovation and how the innovation process and the results obtained therefrom may be affected by human behaviour. This has led me to do some research to uncover some of the traits, behaviours and the results of these behaviours that we humans have and display from time to time, specifically when interacting with each other. Needless to say we are a complex species!

November 15th, 2011 | | 1 comment | Continued
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