ACSA, Wits Access Management System challenge crowns winner; unlocks opportunities for youth

17th January 2019

     

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From Creamer Media in Johannesburg, this is the Real Economy Report.

Sashnee Moodley:

Team Authentic8 was crowned the winner of the Airports Company South Africa and University of the Witwatersrand's Tshimologong Digital Innovation Precinct’s security access management hackathon in November. Tasneem Bulbulia tells us more.

Tasneem Bulbulia:

The Access Management System Challenge endeavoured to find a unique and impactful security solution for ACSA using a Single Sign On, or SSO, approach; and, over and above this, identify and build new-generation information technology skills.

ACSA socioeconomic development senior manager Humbulani Netshieneulu tells us more.

ACSA socioeconomic development senior manager Humbulani Netshieneulu:

Tasneem Bulbulia:

Team Autentic8 delivered an SSO solution, built on the OKTA Identity Cloud development platform.

As the winning team, they received R150 000 and will now enter the incubation period – a seven-month membership to the Tshimologong Precinct incubation programme to further develop their solution.

ACSA socioeconomic development senior manager Humbulani Netshieneulu:

 

Tasneem Bulbulia:

 

Regarding the winners, he details the criteria that was used to determine this outcome 

ACSA socioeconomic development senior manager Humbulani Netshieneulu:

Tasneem Bulbulia:

He also outlines the timeline of the project

ACSA socioeconomic development senior manager Humbulani Netshieneulu:

Sashnee Moodley:

That’s Creamer Media’s Real Economy Report. Join us again next week for more news and insight into South Africa’s real economy.

Edited by Creamer Media Reporter

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