| Technology and Human Resources for Industry Programme (THRIP) |
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| The Technology and Human Resources for Industry Programme (THRIP) is a partnership programme which challenges companies to match government funding for innovative research and development in South Africa. |
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| Support Programme for Industrial Innovation (SPII) |
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| Support Programme for Industrial Innovation (SPII). This is a dti innovation support programme that is administered by the Industrial Development Corporation (IDC). |
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| National Technology Transfer Centre (NTTC) |
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| The National Technology Transfer Centre (NTTC) is an initiative by the dti to facilitate technology transfer and diffusion to SMMEs with a specific focus on the Second Economy. |
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| GODISA |
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| The GODISA Trust is partnered by the Department of Science and Technology and the Department of Trade and Industry. |
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| Mpumalanga Stainless Initiative (MSI) |
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| Mpumalanga Stainless Initiative (MSI) is an incubator funded by the dti. As an attempt to address the problem of unemployment in the province, a need was identified to expose a large number of interested SMMEs to the possibilities of the manufacturing sector. Potential candidates are screened and selected for technical and business training. The programme equips them to take up stainless steel product manufacturing opportunities. |
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| The Down Stream Aluminium Centre for Technology (DACT) |
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| The Down Stream Aluminium Centre for Technology (DACT) is a dti-funded project. DACT is set to gain stature in the casting industry for sound financial, social and environmental management. Providing a sound training and incubating facility and establishing successful small businesses to benefit the community in which it operates. |
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| FURNTECH |
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| The Government, through its National Skills Development Strategy (NSDS), identified training and skills development as significant drivers of international competitiveness and organisational development. In response to these requirements, the Department of Trade and Industry (the dti) funded the establishment and operationalisation of FURNTECH as a world-class service provider to South Africa’s wood products and furniture industries in the fields of incubation, training, technology transfer and technology demonstration. |
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| National Fibre, Textile and Clothing Centre (NFTCC) |
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| As a technology partner to industry, the National Fibre, Textile and Clothing Centre (NFTCC) of CSIR Manufacturing and Materials Technology, promotes the growth and global competitiveness of the South African textile pipeline. Through awareness of relevant technological developments globally and the acquisition or development of technologies, the centre aims to be the best provider of knowledge and innovative solutions to the textile pipeline in Southern Africa. |
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| Venture Capital |
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| The Venture Capital fund is an initiative that would primarily focus at financing the first two stages of development of new technology-based firms: that is the seed stage (which involves concept development, prototyping, and product development) and early stage (marketing, production of goods and/or services), with some investment in later stages. Venture Capital is considered to be funds invested in a venture at high risk to the investor, usually in situations where the venture is unable to secure the required funds from traditional lending sources, such as commercial loans from a bank, or the public equity market. |
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| Technology Linkages |
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| The objective of the programme is to facilitate the establishment of industrial sector needs and offer support as required by the dti sectors. The Unit (Innovation & Technology), together with Trade and Investment South Africa (TISA), interacts with industry on integrated manufacturing strategies and technology issues such as: |
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| Innovation and Technology |
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To provide technology leadership in supporting sustainable Growth, Equity and Employment.
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| SEDA Technology Programme (stp) |
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| As part of the government’s national strategy of consolidating small enterprise support interventions across different government departments and government agencies, the dti has commenced its own process of streamlining its small enterprises support interventions. As part of this process, the dti and the Department of Science and Technology (DST) agreed to merge the Godisa trust with the National Transfer Centre (NTTC) and the Technology Advisory Centre (TAC). The three dti incubators, namely Mpumalanga Stainless Steel Initiative (MSI), Downstream Aluminium Centre for Technology (DACT) and Furntech, were also incorporated into stp. |
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| Science-industry relations and the SA Innovation Chasm |
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| the dti undertook a study to investigate the existence of the innovation chasm in general and the transfer of technologies, supported by public funds, abroad in particular. |
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