17 July 2013

Cape Town: the digital gateway to Africa!

Member of the SANEC board PwC joined forces with Wesgro and the City of Cape Town to develop a publication on Cape Town’s Creative Software Design and Development sector. Danie Fölscher (PwC Western Cape): ‘We believe that Cape Town’s innovative spirit and talent fuel the growth potential in this sector globally

The publication provides 10 reasons for SANEC members to invest in the Cape Town’s creative sector:

 

 

  1. The strength of South Africa’s banking sector provides a niche for the use of ICT-related technologies in software development
  2. An entrepeneurial environment with great success stories
  3. Various inititiatives support the thriving community in innovation
  4. Venture capitalists and other funding providers
  5. World-class skills provided by the four universities in the Western Cape
  6. Highly attractive environment and lifestyle
  7. Increasingly faster, more reliable and affordable broadband = new opportunities
  8. Significant strategic opportunities in the IT market in South Africa
  9. South Africa- being part of a billion people in Africa
  10. Exports to Africa

To read the publication, please click here.