The private sector is urged to support innovation collaboration to boost the country's economy.
The regional competition, EIA sub-Saharan Africa, is open to students and small business from within the region, with a limit of four people per team.
Cognizant has won an Innovation Award for its excellence in digitally transforming and innovating an insurance company's IT infrastructure.
It has been shortlisted as a finalist for the Innovation through Technology Award Category in this year's National Business Awards.
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The platform offers people with no access to land, time and skills the opportunity to own livestock within a professionally managed farming operation.
One sure-fire way to effectively innovate is to adapt an existing channel to a new use, says Ebrahim Dinat, COO at contact centre solutions provider, Ocular Technologies.
South Africa is Sub-Saharan Africa's most innovative economy, according to the latest WEF Global Competitiveness Index.
Tech Expo Innovators will provide a networking space for student innovators, sponsors and firms in Johannesburg, Cape Town and Durban.
Reacting to digitisation requires pursuing new competitive advantages, says Gartner's Hung LeHong.
The AfrikaBot challenge encourages young people to use electronics they already have to build their own low-cost robots.
MyWorld of Tomorrow has partnered with Business Connexion and Business Day to present the SA Innovation Awards.
Acting quickly, speaking up and not being afraid to fail are a few things digital leaders need to get comfortable with.