Business Building With an ICT and MOBILE focus – Part of the Business Building Workshop Series 2012
WHEN: 30 & 31 May 2012
WHERE: 5th Floor, 125 Buitengracht Centre, Buitengracht Street, Cape Town
PRICE: R 1 950 per person (incl. VAT) for both days– SAINe members and groups of 5 and more receive 10% discount.

Invitation to attend this Event on the 1st of June at The Innovation Hub, Pretoria. Guest Speakers include: Dr. Steven Yarrow (CropLife Canada) and Mr. Janusz Luterek. RSVP by 28 May to Penelope@africabio.com

AGRICULTURAL BUSINESS CHAMBER (ABC) ABC AGBIZ CONGRESS 2012 Investing in the future The ABC Agbiz Congress 2012 takes place from 5 – 6 June 2012 at the Champagne Sports Resort in the Drakensberg. It is a biennial agribusiness congress that brings together agribusiness CEO’s, senior executives, government officials, financiers and other relevant agribusiness stakeholders. This prestigious [...]

Innovative cities or municipalities are essential for economic growth and development of countries, however social and environmental challenges related to city growth present serious threats to the full realization of economic growth they can contribute. This article aims to introduce the notion of ‘innovation ecosystem’ which can help in explaining the factors that shape innovation processes and that determine the extent to which problems related to city growth may be solved.

What is happening in 2012

Dr Audrey Verhaeghe (CEO of the Research Institute for Innovation and Sustainability) recommends this for anyone who wants to start a new venture.

      Industry often expresses concern about the serious gap between FET College education output and the skills need of industry. As technology advances the gap will continue to increase and speculations about it will continue. Little has been done to address the problem thus far. Two unique pilot projects where industry and government [...]