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Bright Ideas Workshop

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This document reports on a past event — the Bright Ideas Workshop — held on 25 September 2018 at the Panorama Hotel, where five learners from Union High School participated. The event included workshops on innovation and entrepreneurship, business pitch practice, and a final pitching session at a cocktail event attended by high-profile guests. One team won third place and received tablets; another won the Ambassador’s Award, granting them a chance to apply for a national youth innovation programme leading to international training in Switzerland.

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Technology Innovation Agency’s Youth Technology Innovation Programme

Siphesihle Jali and Mandilakhe Matotie received the Ambassador’s Award for their 'Terminator' proposal, which gives them the opportunity to apply for the Technology Innovation Agency’s Youth Technology Innovation Programme. If selected, they will join top young entrepreneurs across South Africa to take part in the Swiss Business Development Programme in Cape Town, where 10 finalists will be flown to Switzerland for further training and pitching to experts and investors.

Who it is for: young entrepreneurs in South Africa, specifically those who have won innovation awards
How to act on it: Apply for the Technology Innovation Agency’s Youth Technology Innovation Programme through official application channels after receiving the Ambassador’s Award.

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This award gives them the opportunity to apply for the Technology Innovation Agency’s Youth Technology Innovation Programme. If they are successful in this programme they will join the best young entrepreneurs across South Africa to take part in the Swiss Business Development Programme in Cape Town where 10 top entrepreneurs will be selected and flown to Switzerland for another week of training and pitching to experts and investors.

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Key Takeaways

25 September 2018
Panorama Hotel
Bright Ideas Workshop
Union High School
Siphesihle Jali
Mandilakhe Matotie
Ambassador’s Award
Technology Innovation Agency
Swiss Business Development Programme
Graaff-Reinet
Union High School
Technology Innovation Agency
Swiss Business Development Programme
H.E. Mrs Helene Budliger Artieda
Mr Barlow Manilal
Ms Eunice Kekana
Mr Deon de Vos
Chevonne Prinsloo
Rosslyn Sparks
Erin O’Halloran
Katherine Imrie
Siphesihle Jali
Mandilakhe Matotie
L. Crankshaw