Silicone Cape: A Catalyst for Tech in the Western Cape
“I don’t think our vision is to replicate the original Silicone Valley. You could never do that. The key drive is to build the ecosystem.”
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“I don’t think our vision is to replicate the original Silicone Valley. You could never do that. The key drive is to build the ecosystem.”
“South Africa is extremely well positioned to do that. Geographically it’s on very strategic sea routes. It’s in the European time zones. We have strong air connections into the globes major oil and gas hubs,” says Niall Kramer, CEO of SAOGA.
“What we are looking at now in the short term is the LNG-to-power opportunity. That is going to be the next big opportunity for Southern Africa in terms of upstream oil and gas, especially in the Oil & Gas services sector where we operate,” says Niall Kramer, CEO of SAOGA.
“What we are looking at now in the short term is the LNG-to-power opportunity.”
Joaquim Chissano talks about the differences and similarities between his philosophy and Nelson Mandela’s when dealing with conflict situations.
Joaquim Chissano shares his experience on working with Nelson Mandela, remembering some highlights of the time they shared.
“We put a very strong emphasis on hi-tech, and indeed, that is precisely what our broadband rollout has been about. We want to enable ICTs, Information and Communication Technologies, as the bedrock of why services work so well in the Western Cape,” explains Helen Zille, Premier of Western Cape.
“We have to make it easier to invest, and that requires changes in national government policy. But we’re using every opportunity we can to make those changes locally, and we’ve created a much more conducive environment,” says Helen Zille, Premier of Western Cape.
“Long-term confidence is the heart of an economy,” says Helen Zille, Premier of Western Cape.
“The Western Cape is number one on every single indicator, including economic growth, and including employment. So we do rank number one, and it’s because we’ve put an enormous effort into building a capable state,” says Helen Zille, Premier of Western Cape.