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INNOVATION

Industries explore new innovation-exchange model to accelerate development

A formalised innovation- and solution- exchange platform enables inventors, innovators, entrepreneurs, governments and companies to exchange ideas and solutions relating to a variety of challenges securely, accelerating the development of new or...
22 Mar 13
 
 
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Industries explore new innovation-exchange model to accelerate development

A formalised innovation- and solution-exchange platform enables inventors, innovators, entrepreneurs, governments and companies to exchange ideas and solutions relating to a variety of challenges securely, accelerating the development of new or...
22 Mar 13
 
 
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

CSIR, Innovation Hub sign MoU

Africa’s first accredited science and technology park, The Innovation Hub (TIH), and the Council for Scientific Research (CSIR) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the objective of creating opportunities for technology start-up...
20 Mar 13
 
 
INNOVATION

Innovative solutions sought for six key SA problems

Six challenges faced by six private companies and government bodies in Gauteng were part of the pilot phase of the Innovation Hub’s Solution Exchange platform, says Innovation Hub CEO McLean Sibanda. The platform formalises the connections...
01 Feb 13
 
 
SKILLS DEVELOPMENT

Workplace experience seen as key to accelerating artisan development

Temporary placement of apprentices and technical students in workplaces to prepare them more adequately for employment has received broad support from business, industry, government departments, training bodies and training authorities. However,...
10 Aug 12
 
 
SKILLS DEVELOPMENT

Workplace experience seen as key to accelerating artisan development

Temporary placement of apprentices and technical students in workplaces to prepare them more adequately for employment has received broad support from business, industry, government departments, training bodies and training authorities.
10 Aug 12
 
 
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

Publicly funded innovation should be in the public interest

Faced with the question of the benefit of publicly funded innovation, the consensus seemed to be that account must be taken of the interests of the public.
14 Apr 10
 
 
TECHNOLOGY

Innovation Fund to invest in renewable energy technologies

The Department of Science and Technology’s Innovation Fund has called on South African scientists, engineers and inventors to submit investment proposals for development of new and inventive technologies in the areas of renewable energy, metals,...
 
 
INNOVATION FUND

Innovation Fund backs climate change mitigation projects

The Innovation Fund, which falls under the aegis of the Department of Science and Technology, has supported eight climate change mitigation projects during its 2007/8 financial year, with a combined investment value of R80,8-million. Innovation...
 
 
RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT

South African R&D spend on the increase, but falls short in commercialisation

South Africa has grown its research and development expenditure considerably over the last couple of years, but the commercialisation of results was still lacking, the Department of Science and Technology's Innovation Fund said last week.
14 Sep 07
 
 
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SA R&D spend on the increase, but falls short in commercialisation

South Africa has grown its research and development expenditure considerably over the last couple of years, but the commercialisation of results was still lacking, the Department of Science and Technology�s Innovation Fund said over the weekend.
03 Sep 07
 
 
Engineering & Manufacturing

New financing mechanism to help small firms with IP

The Department of Science and Technology’s Innovation Fund has launched a new financing mechanism to aid small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in funding and securing intellectual property (IP) rights. It is called the Patent Support Fund for...
25 Nov 05
 
 
 
 
 
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