​Information and communication

At RIIS, we work right at the intersection of corporate strategy, socio-economic development and entrepreneurship & innovation. By combining these three disciplines and not treating them as mutually exclusive areas, we have continuously partnered with our clients to drive them to new levels of success.



We have worked with a range of private and public sector organisations to improve the way in which they can plan for and respond to a changing world. In particular, we help organisations accelerate their innovation programmes through collaboration and partnerships across their value chain. In

Isowel Tech Solutions (Pty) Ltd herein referred to as “Isowel Tech” is a member of the Isowel Group of Companies established in 2009. Isowel Tech prides itself as an innovation-driven enterprise focusing on software development. The company operates within an eHealth and Telemedicine niche market, with a specific focus on developing innovative mHealth applications within an Information System’s context. Isowel Tech develops meaningful business solutions that take advantage of the rapidly growing mobile digital platforms.

Founded by a social entrepreneur who is an alumni of Denmark’s 2017

ICT Intelligence specializes in the full end to end data and information life cycle with solutions that cater to Data Ingestion, Data Profiling, Data Storage (Big Data, DW), Data Visualizations, Cognitive/Robotic Process Automation, Data Visualization, AI/Machine Learning, Blockchain and data security and compliance. We provide all these services and solutions in multiple ways, on-prem, in the cloud or as a service. We have done Strategies, Road Maps, Blue Prints, and Implementation of the above solutions across Banking, Insurance, Telco’s, Manufacturing, Retail, and for COVID19 to name a few

The Nelson Mandela Bay iHub is a business incubator located in Port Elizabeth that supports businesses in ICT. The iHub has a specific focus on technologies that have the potential to disrupt existing value chains and facilitate market access for our incubatees whilst contributing to social development. Our sectors of interest include (but not limited to) educational technology, smart agriculture, automation and robotics, big data analytics, cloud computing and blockchain technology.

The main service offerings of the iHub are:

• Business Development - The centre offers business development

Based in Johannesburg, South Africa, BWA is the Channel Partner representing IHS Markit Product Design & Supply Chain in Sub – Saharan Africa.

IHS Markit is the worldwide leader in providing technical standards & specifications, journals, patents intelligence, root cause analysis and parts management databases to corporations around the world.

IHS Markit products and services serve the critical information needs of many industries including oil & gas, construction, petrochemical, aviation, and electronics.

Discover an online platform that simplifies and expedites the process for finding and

Andile Nkosenhle Vilakazi and Isago Kaitshane are co-founders and managers of Drone Eye Technology which was established in 2019 to ensure that farmers meet the growing demand and on-going need for fresh vegetables in South Africa. This will be achieved through using two concepts, Tech-driven Organic Crop Protection which is designed for small scale farmers and Precision Agriculture made better through Drone Eye Technology which is designed for large scale farmers. Crop Management is the most important task on a farm; the crop management cycle is split into six phases, namely, planning

The private and the public sector needs to be able to act quickly to address society’s most pressing challenges—today more than ever. Remote work and education is a crucial resources, but to be effective, the private and public sector learners and workers need access to powerful, flexible, accelerated computing from wherever they are.

Debainblue Digital are leaders in the deployment of Ai based technologies. Our team is well-experienced in the fields of medicine, technology, and ICT. The company has shifted its focus to combating the COVID-19 pandemic in Africa. We provide not just the

Tulip Industries Ltd is a high-tech manufacturer and digital solutions integrator located in the Republic of Guinea. We aim to digitalize the Education, Government, Agriculture, Health and security sectors in developing countries primarily.

We offer a convenient and affordable way for the public to fully access the Internet and other digital content. Our workstations provide full access to web content, scanners, printers, and educational and professional applications. As the internet penetration in Africa is low, with far less smartphones per miles square in rural areas mostly, Tulip

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