South African municipal districts must all have Silicon Valley skills hubs

To get in gear with the Fourth Industrial Revolution and in order to transfer digital skills and foster tech enterprise development, South Africa should introduce ‘hubs’ in all the 44 municipal districts, through public-private sector partnerships. “Silicon Valley” has become an expression synonymous with the digital economy and technological innovation. Silicon Valley is a region located in the southern part of the San Francisco Bay area in Northern California. It serves as global headquarters for many notable technology, innovation and social media companies, including Alphabet (Google), Apple, eBay, Facebook and…

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Schneider Electric provides VSD training to F’SASEC VUT

 Schneider Electric, the global specialist in energy management and automation, recently hosted two complimentary VSD (variable speed drives) Schneider Teachers’ courses at F’SASEC (French South African Schneider Electric Education Centre) based at VUT (Vaal University of Technology). The VSD training was focused on two different levels and headed by Mulalo Nengobela, Schneider Electric South Africa product application engineer. These courses mark the 24th Teachers’ Mission for F’SASEC VUT and are aimed at giving both students and employees an introduction to motors and variable speed drives, further enhancing their future ability…

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Rifle-Shot Performance Holdings – Journey to Manufacturing Excellence

  Johannesburg, South Africa, 26 June 2017: At an event hosted by the South African Excellence Movement last week in Johannesburg, attendees from all spheres of the manufacturing industry were given key tools to assist them to operate more efficiently as well as to gain insight to leverage available tools and knowledge to boost their competitive edge in the industry.  Members of the South African Excellence Movement include Rifle-Shot Performance Holdings (RSPH), the CSIR, JCCI, SAQI, CGF, IBM, Madala & Associates.   Every manufacturer attending the event was given an…

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