The Seda NMB ICT Incubator was relaunched as the Nelson Mandela Bay I-Hub on Monday, 12 March 2018 at its new premises in Kwantu Towers in Govan Mbeki, Port Elizabeth. The chairman of the Nelson Mandela Bay I-Hub, Darryl Dennis, revealed the new name, selection criteria and structure of the incubator. All future applications to the incubator will be judged by a panel of information and communication technology (ICT) experts. Only applicants who focus solely on disruptive technologies and … [Read more...] about Nelson Mandela Bay I-Hub launched in PE
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Seda NMB ICT Incubator brings new opportunities to Metro entrepreneurs
Seda NMB ICT Incubator (SNII) have remodelled and repositioned the incubator to include services that can develop the ICT sector in the Nelson Mandela Bay and support the city’s young entrepreneurial minds. The new identity will officially be revealed in March 2018 at the new premises at Kwantu Towers in Govan Mbeki, NMB. “Moving our office premises from Newton Park to the central business district in October last year, was the first critical step in the renewing process to improve … [Read more...] about Seda NMB ICT Incubator brings new opportunities to Metro entrepreneurs
Empowering youth through ICT skills training
In a bid to help tackle skills development and job creation within the information and communications technology (ICT) sector, Vodacom has embarked on a drive to help empower unemployed youth with ICT skills training. This week, Vodacom through its Mobile Education programme in partnership with Cisco and MICT-Seta wrapped up a youth development training project at the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University (NMMU), Port Elizabeth. The programme aimed to train unemployed youth in ICT skills and … [Read more...] about Empowering youth through ICT skills training
PE’s ICT small businesses record 25% growth in turnover
SEDA Nelson Mandela Bay ICT Incubator (SNII) today released performance results for its 2014/15 financial year, and announced it will continue to drive small business enterprise development through support and incubation of Port Elizabeth ICT and technology start-ups. Announcing the incubator’s results today, SNII Centre Manager Sipelo Lupondwana said that strong growth in job creation, aggregate growth in turnover of the incubator’s clients and new start-ups is good news for the regional … [Read more...] about PE’s ICT small businesses record 25% growth in turnover
NMMU tech prize ‘to beat white, male bias’
One tech entrepreneur at Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University stands to win R100 000 as part of a programme to encourage diversity in ICT. NMMU and non-profit Happimo NPC are sponsoring the award which is available to Masters and PhD graduates from the Department of Computing Sciences and the School of ICT at the university. "One of the deciding factors in choosing NMMU is that it has the most diverse postgrad student programme in South Africa. The future of technology entrepreneurship … [Read more...] about NMMU tech prize ‘to beat white, male bias’
Taking technology to communities
What does the Chief of the Shixini Great Place in Willowvale, young people in Port Elizabeth's Northern Areas and school nurses in the rural Transkei have in common? They all benefit from the work of Prof Darelle van Greunen the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University's Centre for Community Technologies (CCT) which aims to respond to the immediate needs of the Eastern Cape and ultimately those of the larger South Africa. The Centre's official launch takes place at 11:00 am on Thursday, 3 … [Read more...] about Taking technology to communities
Coega’s interns excel in UCT ICT programme
A dream came true yesterday for ten Coega Development Corporation (CDC) interns after they graduated from the Business Analysis and Systems Analysis (BASA) Programme at the University of Cape Town (UCT). The programme started in 1998 in Cape Town to support the growth of the Western Cape information and communications technology (ICT) industry. In 2010, it expanded focus in support of the greater industry, encompassing related skills of all ICT enabled industries, particularly the … [Read more...] about Coega’s interns excel in UCT ICT programme
Seda Nelson Mandela Bay ICT incubator entrepreneurs increase turnover to R7,5 million in 2012/13
The 35 small businesses based at the Seda Nelson Mandela Bay Information Communication Technology Incubator (SNII) recorded an increase of R2,2 million in turnover from R5,3 million in the previous year to R7,5 million in the 2012/13 financial year. Announcing the incubator’s results today, centre head Sipelo Lupondwana says the increase in turnover was significant in relation to total grant funding of R3,5 million in the review period. The businesses created a total of 35 direct and 70 … [Read more...] about Seda Nelson Mandela Bay ICT incubator entrepreneurs increase turnover to R7,5 million in 2012/13
Nelson Mandela Bay ICT incubator delivers solid performance and growth
Thirty-one information communication technology (ICT) small businesses being incubated at the Seda Nelson Mandela Bay Information Communication Technology Incubator (SNII) have produced solid results generating R6 million in turnover whilst creating a combined 95 direct and indirect jobs in the 2012/13 financial year. Funded by the SEDA Technology Programme and the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality, SNII is a hub for emerging ICT entrepreneurs where they thrive and grow. It aims to create … [Read more...] about Nelson Mandela Bay ICT incubator delivers solid performance and growth
