TECHNOLOGY AND BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT

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• TECHNOLOGY AND BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
• GODISA
• TSHUMISANO

Tshepo Motloung Manager Technology
Diffusion Department of Science Technology
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Background

• Target business and industry (other
  interventions specifically designed to focus on
  job creation)
• Part of National SME strategy strengthening the
  economy by increasing the number of strong,
  export oriented small medium sized enterprises
• Strong integration with other government
  instruments in the SME field, eg DTI programmes
  and good partnering so far with industry
• Challenges on the technology front relate to
  capacity of exporting firms to meet high
  technical standards not rocket science just
  existing technologies and competencies that need
  to be put to work to enable SA businesses to
  participate on sophisticated global markets.
  Technical standards could be health, safety or
  product quality related.
• Opportunities exist for new businesses for
  products and service not yet locally produced or
  where there are still untapped markets or where
  our raw materials are being beneficiated abroad
  and we are importing the products back at high
  cost because of the extent of the foreign
  value-add.

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Spectrum of SMEs

• Emerging, high tech end of spectrum
• Biotechnology, ICT
• Mature, medium tech businesses
• Electronics, Performance chemicals, Minerals
  Metals Textiles processing, Medical devices,
  Automotive components mechanical engineering
• Testing and related technical services for
  exports
• Chemical analysis and product formulations,
  textile testing, safety analysis

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GodisaGodisa is a Sotho word meaning growth
through nurturing.The DST focus in this
programme is on start-up technology based
businesses in the first few years (0 to 3yrs) of
operations
The programme was first piloted with DST
benefiting from the support of the European
Commission
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Godisa centres
Zenzele TDC Randburg www.zenzeletech.co.za Small scale miners
Softstart TI Pretoria www.softstart.co.za Systems Software
Voxel ISC Durban www.innovation.org ITC/Embedded Systems
eGoliBIO Modderfontein www.egolibio.co.za Life sciences/Biotechnology
Acorn Technologies Cape Town www.acorn.org.za Life sciences/Medical Devices
Timbali Nelspruit www.timbali.co.za Cut flowers/Floriculture
Brainworks Sunninghill www.bti.co.za IT and Communications
Chemin Port Elizabeth www.chemin.co.za Performance Chemicals
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Godisa highlights
SOFTSTART
Fourteen entrepreneurs, ten tenant companies
(100 full) One wholly black-owned company (2Big
Mobile Solutions) systems for data retrieval /
facilitated significant contract with law
enforcement agency (Jhb Metropolitan Police)/
major market appeal in other SADC countries An
all female company (Columbiz) developing host to
host communications software targeted at the
communications industry piloted by major retail
bank in SA Two BEE companies developing software
which supports the integration of office systems.
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Zenzela TDC has proven the feasibility of a
model to demonstrate, transfer and embed mining
knowledge and technology to small scale companies
and rural communities. Although the sector is not
an easy one, with rather footloose companies
hopping from dump to dump and never longer in one
place than 5 years there is clearly proven
demand for the services offered by the centre.
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Godisa highlights
ZENZELE
Supporting more than 900 small scale miners on
over 70 projects creating more than 300 new
jobs 65 Copper mining NC / increased
production and sales of Nana Sun copper art and
wall hangings, bowls, jugs, dishes and
kettles 200 platinum recoveries Springs /
increasing yield by up to 50 New brick-making
industry EC /Ndwe Pilot to upgrade clay -
Ndwedwe
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Godisa highlights
Chemin
BMgt3 100 BE enterprise Value-added Aloe Ferox
Products (polysaccharide gel, alocin,
aloin) Solicited design of mechanical device to
rapidly extract juice and preserve Three
middlemen identified (also does first step
concentrating by boiling until crystallisation) E
ach middleman can retain around 500 juice
collectors Eastern Cape Analytical
Centre McClachlan and Lazar, PE Technikon,
EnviroQuest (PDI staff to receive initial share
option of 15, grow to 60 black owned over
time) Offering complete range of chemical
analytical services nationally and further afield
SA heavily dependent of foreign firms Centre
can be developed to service Africa Other
interests CSIR BioChemTek, Aspen
(pharmaceutical stability lab), Engen
(petrochemicals lab), PE municipality (water
analysis lab).
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TshumisanoTshumisano is a Venda/Northern
Sotho word for partnership.The DST focus in
this programme is on using a partnership
relationship that benefits both technikons and
existing small to medium sized technology based
busineses
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Tshumisano
STATION TARGET MARKET SMEs Assisted April 03/05 financial year PDIs in Women owned In Students involved In
Mangosuthu Tech Chemicals 20 50 50 10
Tech North West Chemicals 15 100 40 66
Free State Tech Metals value adding 0 0 0 0
Vaal Triangle Tech Materials and Processing technologies 14 40 20 11
Pretoria Tech Electronics 22 30 10 15
Port Elizabeth Tech Automotive components 68 40 10 96
Peninsula Tech Textiles clothing 34 80 30 19
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Tshumisano highlights
PE Station Automotive components
Feltex development of a state of the art
motorcar seating jig / ensuring company keeps
current export contract - stood to lose 120
jobs XMECO development of new generation
welding gun (integrated gun) to meet EU standards
/ gun 2kg lighter than any other similar product
assembly time halved. Yenza secured contract
with VWSA / development of jig and fixture for a
sub-assembly Design and conceptualisation of a
high tech robotics station for application of
anti-squeak paint to interior door panels for a
local company supplying car parts to BMW for
export purposes Khaya Engineering contract
preparation - supply of dunnage engine
containers for VWSA / first part of contract
secured 16 prototypes to be sent to Brazil and
Germany
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Left Mr A Mtshwane (Khaya Engineering) Right Dr
D.G. Hattingh (Automotive Components Technology
Station ACTS PE)
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Tshumisano highlights
Pretoria Station Electronics
Medi-tech Clothing / Messrs Benjamin Mamosebo,
Lebo Mnguni, Mike Masil from Ga-rankuwa. Special
outfit to ease the suffering of individuals who
have disabilities and others suffering from
stroke, arthritis. Automatic porridge cooker / Mr
Themedi Zwodangani from Orlando East reduced
manufacturing cost and design of electronic
control module.
North West Chemicals
Phatsima Wax Mrs Grace Kgomongwe / shortage of
M3M wax for manufacture of floor polish
reformulation and performance testing led to
replacement with combination of Sasol and Chinese
wax.
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The Technology Station in Chemicals at Technikon
North WestTECHNOLOGY TODAY FOR A BETTER
TOMMORROWIPHITHLELELE THEKENOLOJI GOMPIENO GORE
O NNE LE BOKAMOSO JO BO EDILENG
To be the first choice providers of the
technology and business needs of SMMEâs in the
chemical industry
PRODUCTS.
Technology Transfer by the station was as
follows The project team formulated a cleaning
gel and a shower gel on a small glass beaker
scale. The products formulated on an analytical
scale were then tested for pH, viscosity,
appearance and odor compatibility. Then the same
products were manufactured on a large scale in
the clients manufacturing vessel. The products
manufactured on a large scale were also tested
for pH, Viscosity, appearance and odor
compatibility.
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The Technology Station in Metals Manufacturing
at Technikon Free StateUNLOCKING HUMAN POTENTIAL
THROUGH TECHNOLOGY AND CAPACITY
BUILDINGImproving the competitiveness of
technology based businesses
PRODUCTS.
Sta Soft BottleThe customer wanted a drip free
bottle. This meant a total design change on the
cap and neck of the existing mould. A concave
shape of the cap was designed on the SLS.
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PRODUCTS.
Cleaning Product formulation being developed in
the laboratory.
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Providing support to SMMEs in the Clothing and
Textile industry to improve innovation and
competitiveness.
PRODUCTS.
Demonstration by Professor Liekweg of Germany at
a Workshop held for training of clothing SMMEs.