The purpose of the article is to describe, explain and provide more detail on Technology Readiness Levels. The information is provided by The University of Cape Town (UCT).

Grassroots innovators are innovative individuals that may not necessarily have the requisite educational background or infrastructure to promote the commercialization of their innovations. Their innovative capacity is often driven by necessity and in-depth knowledge of local challenges that could be solved with appropriate technology innovations. The Regional Innovation Networking Platform seeks to identify Grassroot Innovators in the Eastern Cape to support them with tools to help with the commercialization of those innovations. The iHUB is the leading organization and the implementing

The French South African Tech Labs (FSAT Labs) is an incubator and accelerator for French and South African tech start-ups, based in Century City, Cape Town. It offers 400 sqm of incubation & acceleration space. Based on the partnership between Seda (Small Enterprise Development Agency) and Methys, the FSAT Labs is a new service for entrepreneurs who desire to become powerful changemakers. Twice a year, we select and support a new class of entrepreneurs.

Innovation Highway is a development initiative by the Technology Transfer and Innovation Support Office of the North-West University (NWU), to volunteer the commercialization skills of its team members in order to help establish start-up companies for entrepreneurs outside of academia. It is housed in a wholly-owned subsidiary of the NWU and is tax-paying. Innovation Highway focuses on early-stage technology –linked innovations and often assists with hurdle costs such as development, validation costs, prototyping costs and registration of intellectual property rights in return for a profit

National University of Lesotho is a growing institution striving to meet the needs of the nation, by producing competent and skilled graduates who can easily take up the call to assist in the development of Lesotho. The 80-hectare University site is situated at Roma (pop. 8,000) some 34 kilometers southeast of Maseru, the capital of Lesotho.

The governing body of the University is the Council and academic policy is in the hands of the Senate – both Council and Senate being established by the Act. The University holds membership in:

·       The Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU)

Book a book is an online book store which rents out books from children bed-time books, novels and tertiary textbooks to readers in south Africa. We offer 2 types of books: physical books which are delivered nationwide and collected from your location for free. We also offer audio-books and podcasts at a very low monthly rental fee.

Palaeontological Scientific Trust's (PAST) work is to discover prehistory’s course and to promote its compelling, fact-based lessons. Written in fossils and genes, and rooted in the shared origins of humankind and all living things, the lessons call for human unity and nature conservation, and are powerful tools for confronting the most fundamental challenges facing societies everywhere: discrimination and human-induced loss of natural environments and biodiversity. We share these valuable lessons through Research, Education and our #AllFromOne Public Understanding campaign. We are the largest

Innovate Durban is a Non-Profit Company aimed at stimulating innovation within the Durban region. Its focus is to support and promote innovation by creating platforms that will build and develop the innovation ecosystem in Durban. Innovate Durban was set up by the eThekwini Municipality in 2013 in an effort to create a conducive environment for innovation. At the time, there was a lack of support for innovation and there was limited collaboration. Innovate Durban was initially set up as a Stakeholder Forum that brought together business, government, academia, civil society and entrepreneurs

Startup Mzansi is a grassroots network of entrepreneurs working together to build an environment for entrepreneurship in South Africa. Through online platforms, grassroots Startup Communities and cross-sector initiatives, Startup Mzansi is advancing entrepreneurial momentum and a culture of entrepreneurship, as the voice of South African entrepreneurs.

Offerings; 

  • Consulting 
  • Research 
  • Training 
  • Acceleration 
  • Investment 

SkillzBook is a self-management and growth tool It secures personal data by providing a service to users that allows them to self-profile their life and career plans. In the process a user builds a Personal Development Plan, enrolls for e-learning and engages in a process of work performance improvement.

All the time, the user builds an online portfolio of skills and aspirations. The user journey requires a step-by-step process to development.

SkillzBook revenue sources. The basic account is free. However, Skillzbook has revenue sources from both individuals as well as from its enterprise