Announcement: The competition closing date has been extended to 7 March 2012 to give more innovators an opportunity to enter.
The Gauteng Innovation Competition is an initiative of the Gauteng Department of Economic Development, through its agency BlueIQ and implemented under The Innovation Hub. The Innovation Hub has partnered with mLab Southern Africa for the inaugural competition. Entries are invited that include innovative technologies and solutions, or novel business and implementation models in the two themes of mobile and green technologies.
Rather than simply rewarding innovation that contributes to government service delivery with a focus on Gauteng Province, the competition is aimed at growing enterprises in the mobile ecosystem and green economy. The competition has prize money totalling R1 million, which includes an initial cash award, but the bulk of the prizes are given in seed grants that give the entrepreneurs the freedom they need to build their enterprises.
Competition Dates
Competition launch: 15 December 2011
Closing date for entries: 7 March 2012
Winners announced: 27 March 2012
