South Africa

Harvesters of Ideas, Creators of Legacies.

Areas of Focus

1. Municipal Digital Transformation

2. Digital Competencies' Development

3. Afrocentric Digital Economy Research - InnovArt Platform

Hlabolohang Foundation it’s a non-profit organisation that consists of a group of young men and women combating the stigmatisation towards mental health issues in our community households.  We provide counselling to young and old people on different aspects of life that causes decay in our daily lives such as; depression and anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), teenage pregnancy and teenage suicide. We work with the South African Depression and Anxiety Group (SADAG) to facilitates and coordinates our community and schools outreach programs.

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Farming and Agroprocessing

darkblue is an ICT company that offers telecommunication technology.

Biotikum (Pty) Ltd is a proudly South African spinout company of the University of Stellenbosch which was founded in 2020.  Biotikum develops and produces microbial additives for the agricultural industry, including host-specific animal probiotics, microbial silage inoculants, and soil inoculants.  The use of microbial additives is an environmentally friendly means to promote sustainable farming practices and improves profitability.  In the future, Biotikum aims to provide large-scale microbial production services to various industries in Africa.

MSN Bison is a small-scale manufacturer that specializes in designing technologically fused furniture.  We design furniture that hides your electronic devices within the furniture giving your home/office a futuristic look and plenty of space while also hiding your valuable electronics from theft and unforeseen damages.

Established in 2012, Khepri is an award-winning bioconversion company based in South Africa.

Khepri Biosciences was born out of the need to address the environmental effects of eutrophication of river systems caused by agricultural runoff. This pollution threatens the purity of our water systems in South Africa – a country with limited water resources.

Maestronet is a BEE company that specializes in IT and mobile technologies. The focal point of our company is to provide our clients with quality information technology consulting, services and outsourcing companies applying practical innovation through services and solutions that deliver tangible results for both commercial and government clients. Our primary mandate is to position businesses to be competitive in the age of technology. Having been working with multiple automation technologies for several years in building complex systems makes our company an ideal partner in developing and

Black Umbrellas is an enterprise and supplier development (ESD) incubation organisation that partners with entrepreneurs, enterprises, investors and communities, to drive an inclusive and sustainable economic future by addressing the low levels of entrepreneurship and high failure rate of 100% black-owned emerging businesses in Africa.

Black Umbrellas focuses on developing qualifying businesses to a level where they can gain meaningful access to procurement, finance and networks and then facilitating access to these opportunities. While our programmes and platforms are available to any

The East London Industrial Development Zone (ELIDZ), established in 2003, is a prime industrial park offering customised solutions for various industries including automotive, agro-processing and aquaculture. It offers growth-oriented companies a specialised manufacturing platform, innovative industrial and business solutions and access to new markets and strategic industry networks. With the aim of accelerating the pace of economic development of the region, a Science and Technology Park (STP) was conceptualised to coordinate innovation initiatives, encourage and support the start up and