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Call to enter iHERO awards

Staff Writer
By Staff Writer, ITWeb
Johannesburg, 16 Jul 2007
InnovationTOWN will honour SA's top innovators from all sectors in this year's iHERO awards competition.

The iHERO awards programme is inviting innovators throughout SA to enter their creations, inventions and projects into the competition. Innovators can be anyone, from students to government departments, entrepreneurs and individuals, and from the formal or informal business sectors.

The campaign celebrates the entrepreneurial and creative spirit of SA by identifying individuals or organisations that have created sustainable value through exceptional innovation in the following categories:

* iHERO - SA's leading innovation or innovator
* iEntrepreneur - for innovative entrepreneurs and self starters
* iBusiness - innovative business practice, products and processes
* iGovernment - innovative delivery by government to the people
* iSouth Africa - everyday innovators who are improving the lives of others through innovative social upliftment or projects within communities
* iSciTech - Celebrates scientific and technology breakthroughs with a strong community focus

InnovationTOWN is backed by business and social entrepreneurs, including CIDA City Campus, the International Marketing Council and Brand South Africa, African , the South African Post Office, and the Branson School of Entrepreneurship.

Previous winners include the South African Post Office, the South African Revenue Services, the Western Cape Department of , the South African Police Service, Sasol, Intelleca, African Pegmatite, Nkozi Homes and Daimler Chrysler.

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