Government delegation heads to Silicon Valley to gain insights to implement SA’s sci-tech, innovation roadmap. innovation ITinGovernment 4IR
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In a statement, the DSI indicates the visit to Silicon Valley, which is home to global tech companies like Google, Apple and Meta, is to gain insights into policy, funding and other interventions.The minister will also identify and conclude new partnership arrangements for the South African national system of innovation, with multinational companies, universities and other global research and development leaders in Silicon Valley.
“Silicon Valley is home to many start-up and global technology companies that could serve as important case studies for our own context. This will be an important tool for understanding how we can leverage the 4IR to revitalise the economy,” Nzimande comments.Decadal Plan covers the period 2022-2031 and is the implementation plan of SA’s new White Paper on Science, Technology and Innovation .
Other goals are programmes on innovation for service delivery through technology solutions and data, and decision support to improve access to quality basic services, it states.South Africa has not been shy about its aspirations to be the innovation hub of the continent.the opening of the NantSA vaccine manufacturing facility in Cape Town, saying it will aid SA’s quest to become a hub of scientific innovation, research and development.
However, SA is not seeing the same impact on growth or job creation as other regions, he states, adding there are lessons here to be learnt from successful case studies.
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