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.”
“That is one of the big concerns around the entire oil and gas industry in South Africa. As the public has become more educated, they have become more concerned,” says Dave van Der Spuy, Resource Evaluation Manager of Petroleum Agency SA.
“I believe that the opportunity for further growth in the agricultural sector in South Africa is very good. It is enhanced by a weakening currency for sure,” says Ben Vermooten, CEO of Grainco.
“There are huge opportunities in Cape Town. I think there are huge opportunities in South Africa. We just have to free up some issues,” says Jonathan Goldberg, CEO of Global Business Solutions.
“South Africa is not developing its manufacturing base, the mining base is also stagnating,” explains Arnold Goldstone, Executive Deputy Chairman of Invicta Holdings.
“The main challenge is how things are perceived. South Africa was regarded as a great location but not necessarily known for manufacturing and high-tech innovation in film,” explains Nico Dekker, CEO of Cape Town Film Studios.
“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.