To drive optimum access to ICT opportunities for and unconstrained participation by the ICT SMMEs in the economic development of South Africa.
Pretoria, South Africa
Joined June 2019
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The ICT SMME Chamber empowers tech businesses with enterprise development, 4IR skills, legal support, market access, and networking opportunities. Join us to grow, connect, and lead in SA’s digital economy.
Join: ictchamber.org.za
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TIA’s Board and Exco visited uYilo, eNtsa and InnoVenton at Nelson Mandela University to see the impact of technology stations in action. These platforms are enabling eMobility, advancing manufacturing innovation, supporting industry and SMEs.
#TIA #DSTI #NSI #Innovation
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This is one reason @SAMDDRA1 was formed.
South Africa cannot remain a consumer market while value, profits and jobs leak out of local communities and the Country.
In mobile devices, repair & accessories, our response is localisation: skills, SMMEs, ownership, formal value chains and reinvestment.
We must move from consumption → participation → ownership.
#SAMDDRA #Localisation #TownshipEconomy #SMMEs #DigitalEconomy
Billions of rand generated through informal businesses, including spaza shops, may be moving out of South Africa through unregistered financial channels, according to a new report examining migrant communities and the informal economy in Tshwane.
Read on tinyurl.com/3dby44nk
#SpazaShops #FinancialCrime #MoneyLaundering #news #IOL
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Looking forward to contributing at #GECplusAfrica26 in Cape Town.
I’ll join the panel “The Accelerator Playbook: Scaling Advanced Technology Ventures in Emerging Markets.”
Africa does not lack innovators. The challenge is building ecosystems that connect technology, patient capital, markets, skills and institutions so that promising innovations can move from pilots to sustainable scale.
📍 Cape Town
📅 16–17 September 2026
🔗 gecafrica.co
#ConnectingAfrica #DeepTech #Innovation #Entrepreneurship
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Today is not really about launching containers.
It is about proving that when we combine skills + tools + infrastructure + market access + ongoing support, South African young people can build sustainable businesses.
Getting ready for the SAMDDRA–W&R SETA launch this morning.
The early results are encouraging. Now the question is: how do we scale?
#SAMDDRA #WRSETA #JobCreation #SMMEs
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I have initiated the reconfiguration of the leadership of the BBBEEE ICT Council.
Minki Mazibuko-Thulo has been relieved of her duties as Council chairperson with immediate effect.
Loyiso Tyira has been appointed as the interim chairperson of the Council while William Ledwaba will take over as the interim deputy chairperson.
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One SAMDDRA beneficiary generated over R50k in July after only 2 months of trading. The lesson? SA youth don’t lack ability, they need ecosystems: skills, capital, tools & market access. youtu.be/GFQb5SabUQI?si=Ibtr…
Given the opportunity, they thrive. 🇿🇦
#YouthJobs #SMMEs #SkillsDevelopment
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On 29 June, TIA Board Chairperson, Loyiso Tyira, CEO Dr Titus Mathe, and Executive: Innovation Enabling, Patrick Krappie, joined the Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, Prof Blade Nzimande, at the pre-launch media briefing for the inaugural National Science Month.
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The Technology Innovation Agency is hosting an exclusive media engagement to introduce TIA 2.0: our refreshed vision for driving innovation, advancing technology commercialisation, and creating real socio-economic change in South Africa.
#CelebratingInnovation #DSTI #NSI
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Today, TIA signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Chemical Industries Education and Training Authority (CHIETA) in Midrand, marking a strategic step towards building a future-ready workforce.
#TIA #CHIETA #SkillsDevelopment #Innovation
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Our Board Chairperson will host an exclusive CEO Breakfast with Science Councils — a high-level engagement focused on strengthening collaboration, advancing research impact, and unlocking new opportunities within South Africa’s innovation ecosystem.
#SAIW2026 #TIA15Years #DSTI
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Innovation isn’t a single event, it’s a value chain. From research & IP to funding, commercialisation & market access. As such, RSA must apply systems thinking so innovation moves beyond labs & policies to jobs, industries & inclusive growth. #TIA #Innovation
At the recent roundtable, TIA Chairperson Loyiso Tyira outlined the next phase of TIA’s strategy, marking a pivotal step for South Africa’s future.
Read more on ITWeb: itweb.co.za/article/govt-age…
#SETA #TIA #Transformation #TIA #DSTI #ITWeb
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Today we began the #NationalDialogue on #Innovation, in line with @dstigovza Matra of placing STI at the centre of Government, Education, Industry & Society.Our partnership with #SETAs can elevate SAs NSI to new heights and I look forward to implementing the dialogue’s outcomes.
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Honoured to be appointed Chair of the Trade & Market Access Task Force under #Startup20SA 🇿🇦
Currently in Moscow at Skolkovo Startup Village 2025, an inspiring reminder that startups drive innovation, economic growth & sovereignty.
#SU20 #G20SouthAfrica
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The ICT SMME Chamber empowers tech businesses with enterprise development, 4IR skills, legal support, market access, and networking opportunities. Join us to grow, connect, and lead in SA’s digital economy.
Join: ictchamber.org.za
📩 [email protected]
#ICTSMMEChamber