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Silicon Cape overview video
0An overview of what happened at the Silicon Cape event in a short Zoopy video.
You can also see Helen Zille’s and Dr Mamphela Ramphele’s presentation on the Zoopy site.
With top speakers, Silicon Cape generates a ‘real buzz’
0I was going to write something about the Silicon Cape launch event yesterday myself, but I’ve read so many articles already this morning, that writing another one that says the same thing would just be a waste of time and space on my blog.
Of all the ones I’ve read I think that Ivo Vegter from Tech Central summed it up best. Excerpt below and click the link to read the rest of the article.
With top speakers, Silicon Cape generates a ‘real buzz’: “Many innovation hubs have been proposed around the world, ostensibly modelling themselves on Silicon Valley. There have been successes, but most peter out. Silicon Cape, launched on 8 October 2009 in Cape Town, hit all the right notes.
The key element in any start-up hotspot, explain Silicon Cape Initiative founders Vinny Lingham (himself a successful startup [...]“
(Via TechCentral.)