#cocreate2ACCELERATE Day #2
#cocreate2ACCELERATE Day #2 Mentoring and the tackling of sector specific challenges Day #2 of #cocreate2aCCELERATE proved to be a day of insights and the addressing of sector specific challenges. The morning session hosted presentations of success stories by local entrepreneurs, namely: Shirley Gilbey – Head of Rise in Africa shares insights into the African FinTech world! Glenn Gillis – CEO Seamonster and a #cocreateSA alumni showcases their champion product with […]
“South Africa” by Akwasi Ansah
“South Africa” by Akwasi Ansah Last year I was invited by the Netherlands Consulate General in Cape Town, to come to South Africa to perform and host seminars and workshops. I couldn’t get my head around the fact that they invited me. When I asked: “why me?”, I received the following response: “Akwasi’s style, content and deliverance resonates with the type of Dutch artist to be showcased in a country […]
#cocreate2ACCELERATE showcases the value of collaboration
#cocreate2ACCELERATE kicks off with a bang! On 28 August 2017 we had the privilege of meeting the participants for this year’s #cocreate2ACCELERATE Programme. The programme is an incredible opportunity for South African and Dutch start-/scale-ups to (net)work and engage on challenges faced by businesses in both countries. The program is an initiative by the Dutch Consulate General in Cape Town, with the goal of building relationships between high potential young […]
#cocreate2ACCELERATE Day #1
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#cocreate2ACCELERATE introduces Dutch startups/scale-ups to the South African tech ecosystem
#cocreate2ACCELERATE introduces Dutch startups/scale-ups to the South African tech ecosystem Excitement has been building for #cocreate2ACCELERATE 2017 after a successful introduction of the programme in 2016. The initiative of the Netherlands Consulate General in Cape Town will see the building of relationships between high-potential young companies from the Netherlands and South Africa, leading to international partnerships and expansions. Startups have high potential to create real change in the world and […]
Introducing SA’s very first Inspiring Fifty!
Cape Town – On 12 April this year the Dutch Consulate General in Cape Town together with Inspiring Fifty Netherlands launched Inspiring Fifty South Africa. This activation to showcase brilliant Women in Technology, called for South African nominees to sign up and become role models to attract more female champions in the technology-related fields. When the application period closed end of June, an overwhelming number of 252 women in tech […]
4IR has the potential to drive Africa forward
Written by Andrea Fisher The fourth industrial revolution is unfolding in Africa and the continent has chosen to embrace the digital opportunities presented to them, rather than be intimidated by the potential threats. Real and digital economies are no longer separate and technology is what has prompted the merge. The developments of robotics, Artificial Intelligence and big data may be a continuation of the third technological revolution, but the speed, […]
Service Delivery, Service Design: A Closer Look at the Service in Health Design Project
Written by Andrea Fisher Service delivery is an area that South Africans struggle with daily and which affects the worse off the most. Public health care is one of these key challenging areas, which is why the Service Design in Health Project was so well received by its participants and stakeholders. The programme took multi-disciplinary teams through a co-design process led by Design Thinkers Group, to co-create solutions to improve […]
Information Session | Doing business in South Africa
“A letter from the Stolen City” by Sjaan Flikweert If this sounds interesting to you, we are very excited to meet you at our information session event! We will kick-off the program with a discussion on doing business in South Africa. We will gather with our friends from FONK who have experienced first-hand what it takes to successfully scale to South Africa. You will get a chance to speak to […]
#cocreatePOETICA – Celebrating the spoken word through South African – Dutch collaboration
#cocreatePOETICA – Celebrating the spoken word through South African – Dutch collaboration Following the enormous success of the collaboration between Poetica and #cocreateSA last year, #cocreatePOETICA will once again be part of the seventh Open Book Festival. The partnership provides a platform for readings, performances and poetical discussions and features a diverse range of poets, including both established names and those at the beginnings of their careers. The aim of […]