Invitation to Apply for the ICT and Mobile Business Programme
Posted on: November 3, 2010 – Filed under: Johannesburg
SAFIPA is presenting a Technology and Business Skills Capacity Building Programme for SMME’s and other relevant role players in the ICT and mobile sector. We are pleased to invite you to the "ICT and Mobile Business Building Programme" which consists of five modules.
The first module will be presented on 8 and 9 November 2010 at the Meraka Institute (CSIR) in Pretoria and will cover the following topics presented by various experts:
MODULE 1: Business planning in the 21st century
November, 8, 2010 (8:00- 16:30)
Session 1 and 2: Business modelling and pricing (for the knowledge economy)- Dr Anton Botha and Joe Manchu
Technology, market, economy and consumer shifts
What is knowledge, what is the knowledge economy, competitive knowledge, how to set up a business in this economy
Deciding on the right market, products and technologies, reducing risk in setting up new ventures, pricing for appropriate market adoption profile, what motivates people to buy, success potential determinants of a new enterprise
November, 9, 2010 (8:00- 16:30)
Session 3: (Business) Strategy Planning – Steve Giddings
Stages of readiness of product, market and business growth and the business planning that goes with it.
Session 4: Technology roadmaps and trends- Dr Kari Leppälä
Technology dynamics, forecasting and evolution viewpoints.
Session 5: Technology transfer- Dr Kari Leppälä
Change, culture, absorptive capability, core competence, endogenic process
We are pleased to invite you to MODULE 1 of the ICT and Mobile Business Building Programme.
(Please find the map to the CSIR and the Presenters short biographies attached)
Only a limited number of applicants can be accommodated. Please register for MODULE 1 by visiting http://www.zoomerang.com/Survey/WEB22BAYYG327V by 3 November 2010.
Your registration will be confirmed by e-mail.
PLEASE NOTE: THIS COURSE IS COST FREE, ONCE YOU RECEIVED AN CONFIRMATION E-MAIL THAT YOU ARE ACCEPTED FOR THE COURSE AFTER YOU REGISTERED AND YOU DON’T TURN UP FOR THE COURSE WITHOUT CANCELING BY SENDING AN E-MAIL TO riette@riis.co.za BY 3 NOVEMBER 2010 YOU/YOUR COMPANY WILL BE CHARGED R1 000 PER PERSON PER DAY NOT ATTENDING.
If you have any queries please contact Riette at riette@riis.co.za or 012 844 0673.
The ICT AND MOBILE BUSINESS BUILDING PROGRAMME Modules 1 to 5 are compiled as follow (preliminary – subject to change):
The total course structure comprises 5 modules: (A preliminary comprehensive structure of all modules and potential dates is attached)
1. Business Planning (8&9 Nov 2010)
2. Pitching and funding SPII and VC real time (1&2 Dec 2010)
3. Market research, communication and branding (1 Feb 2011)
4. Technology platforms, mobile, cloud competing (2&3 March 2011) to be coordinated by mLab Southern Africa (newly found infoDev Mobile Applications Laboratory)
5. Networking, open source, crowd sourcing, collaboration (4 April 2011)
Candidates who complete all modules and assignments will receive an attendance certificate.
Please contact Riette van Schalkwyk if you have any further queries on +27 12 844 0673