ETHEKWINI Municipality’s commitment to supporting innovation will be highlighted by the upcoming three-day Innovation Festival where the Innovation Co-Lab, the first its kind in KwaZulu-Natal, will be launched.
The lab will be home to an innumerable number of experts who will provide much-needed technical skills to the surrounding business community.
This will be accomplished through the usage of digital training rooms for various classes such as software, design thinking, coding and robotics. EThekwini Municipality’s Msawakhe Mayisela, said the City believes that bringing technology to the doorsteps of previously disadvantaged communities is a panacea to unlocking economic opportunities.
Travelling long distances to access these facilities is now going to be a thing of the past.
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The Innovation Festival will run from 5 to 7 March at uMkhumbane Entrepreneurial Support Centre in Cato Manor.
This will provide entrepreneurs, researchers, youth, the public sector and innovators with a unique experience, showcasing the latest technology as well as demonstrations, pop-up presentations through seminars and exhibitions.
The festival will also afford attendees a chance to learn more about the fourth industrial revolution and concepts such as coding, 3D laser design, robotics, drones, virtual reality, pitching dens and also host schools programme.
The festival will run from 9am to 5pm. Visit the festival website www.ifdurban.co.za to register.
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