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The fifth webinar in the joint @Seda_dsbd, @EDSE_programme Market Access for Digital Entrepreneurs (MADE) series gets under way.
Today's topic: Finding the way through the forest for your mobile app. A great line up of speakers will share their experiences.
Today's topic: Finding the way through the forest for your mobile app. A great line up of speakers will share their experiences.
#1. Welcoming participants and speakers, Mr Colin Leshou, the acting executive manager of @Seda_dsbd's Technology Programme, acknowledges support from the @EDSE_programme for the series of webinars. Today's discussion will be moderated by @grayhaley, the CEO of Cut To Code.
#2. @grayhaley talks about her personal experience as a mobile app developer and entrepreneur - being inundated with information and tools, yet not knowing where to start. Haley stresses the importance of the ideation phase: "what is your problem statement and your market fit".
RIDING THE AI WAVE: pathways to commercialisation. The fourth webinar in the joint @EDSE_programme, @Seda_dsbd series on Market Access for Digital Entrepreneurs (MADE) gets underway. Some background: 
Introducing the webinar, Mr Colin Leshou, acting executive manager of @Seda_dsbd's Technology Programme, points out that every decision we make in our daily lives, and at work, has to do with artificial intelligence, including robotics and big data.
Our first speaker - @piusillah - is the chief strategy & innovation officer at @MIIAfrica. It was established in 2003 and now works across the African continent. Pius points out some of the enablers in this era: data availability, storage, connectivity and talent.
This important inter-provincial task team meeting starts shortly. We'll post the highlights throughout the day.
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Welcoming participants, @EDSE_programme team leader @evans_gwynne urged a "can-do" culture to reducing red tape. A collaborative government/business initiative was critical, welcoming the presence of @PresidencyZA, @SBI_SouthAfrica and @BusinessUnitySA at the forum.
The task team's leader, @DSBD_SA's Vijay Valla, said the Department initiated the task team within the govt's whole-of-government approach championed by the @PresidencyZA through the District Development Model. A dashboard was being piloted: what get measured, is what's get done.
The 4th meeting of the @DSBD_SA, @EDSE_programme inter-provincial task team on Mainstreaming Red Tape Reduction and Ease of Doing Business convenes tomorrow. Discussion will build on the considerable information and ideas generated from earlier meetings:
Participants include provincial Departments of Economic Development, the national Economic Cluster, @NationalCoGTA, @SALGA_Gov, and multi-lateral donor agencies. Speakers are from @PresidencyZA, @DSBD_SA, @InvestRSA, @TreasuryRSA's CSP, @BusinessUnitySA and @EUinSA (#EUinSA).
Objectives of tomorrow's Inter-Provincial Task Team on Red Tape Reduction and Ease of Doing Business workshop (i):
Funding your digital venture: a thread of selected highlights and pertinent advice for South African digital start-ups from last week's joint @TheRealSEFA, @EDSE_programme webinar. It was the third in our ongoing set of Market Access for Digital Entrepreneurs webinars. More...:
#1. Access to finance is a major hurdle for small business entrepreneurs - and the tech sector is no exception. But there is funding available: from angel investors, development finance institutions and specialised start-up funders, frequently facilitated by incubators.
#2. What is clear is that there is a need for local digital entrepreneurs to be better equipped to identify and engage with potential funders, based on a clear understanding of funder criteria. Our star-studded panel, ably facilitated by @AudreyVerhaeghe, provided just that.
