Municipality, dtic drive ‘innovation-led growth’ at Vhembe

Inside Metros Reporter

More than 100 local and aspiring innovators from Vhembe gathered at the University of Venda this week for an “innovation workshop” to promote financial and technical support for new technologies.

The event formed part of a series of workshops the Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (dtic) is rolling out across the country.

Partners for the event included Vhembe District Municipality, University of Venda, and Vhembe Technical and Vocational Education and Training.

The department said the programme intends to unearth technologies from underdeveloped rural and township communities, create networking platforms for technology development and commercialisation, and encourage focused technology development and innovative thinking.

Local Economic Development Manager of the Vhembe District Municipality, Mukundi Mushaphi, said the workshop came at a critical time for the area, which has been selected by the Department of Science, Innovation and Technology to implement innovation-led local economic development.

”This innovation workshop came