The Eastern Cape’s provincial innovation hub was initially started in 2010 when the province established a pilot hub called Innovate Eastern Cape.
Entrepreneurs can access a critical mass of services and mentoring through infoDev.
Despite its challenges, the Eastern Cape has the potential to become a booming economy.
About 800 policy-makers, businessmen, financiers and development agencies attended the Global Forum on Innovation and Technology Entrepreneurship.
Innovation through youth and women still a global challenge.