Gauteng Business 2016 edition
The 2016 edition of the Gauteng Business and Investment Guide is the premier business and investment guide for the Gauteng province and the Gauteng Growth and Development Agency (GGDA). In addition to detailed profiles of key provincial organisations, including the GGDA, the Automotive Industry Development Corporation Centre (AIDC), the Gauteng Investment Centre, the Gauteng IDZ, the Gauteng ICT Park SEZ and Constitution Hill, this edition includes well-researched economic and demographic data on the province, as well as insights into the province’s five development corridors and the new industries and development nodes in these corridors; a focus on Gauteng as a global city region; and key growth sectors for the province.
The 2016 edition of the Gauteng Business and Investment Guide is the premier business and investment guide for the Gauteng province and the Gauteng Growth and Development Agency (GGDA). In addition to detailed profiles of key provincial organisations, including the GGDA, the Automotive Industry Development Corporation Centre (AIDC), the Gauteng Investment Centre, the Gauteng IDZ, the Gauteng ICT Park SEZ and Constitution Hill, this edition includes well-researched economic and demographic data on the province, as well as insights into the province’s five development corridors and the new industries and development nodes in these corridors; a focus on Gauteng as a global city region; and key growth sectors for the province.
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PROFILE<br />
Catalyst for change<br />
Fostering socio-economic development<br />
and competitiveness in <strong>Gauteng</strong>.<br />
GGDA Investment Project is the<br />
construction of the Enterprise<br />
Building 2 at The Innovation<br />
Hub. The project is to create<br />
about 80 construction job opportunities.<br />
Possible partners<br />
include National Treasury, the<br />
IDC, the DBSA, the Department<br />
of Science and Technology, the<br />
City of Johannesburg and the<br />
City of Tshwane.<br />
Africa’s first international standard science and technology<br />
park, The Innovation Hub (TIH), was established<br />
by the <strong>Gauteng</strong> Provincial Government in<br />
2001 to drive the development of smart industries<br />
in <strong>Gauteng</strong>.<br />
In line with the focus of the <strong>Gauteng</strong> Growth and<br />
Development Strategy (GGDS), the TIH’s role in the<br />
provincial innovation eco-system is to be a catalyst<br />
for innovation and a key knowledge economy driver.<br />
Key focus areas are ICT, biotechnology, renewable<br />
energies and low carbon economy technologies<br />
(green economy).<br />
Current development projects<br />
The three biggest projects on the TIH’s current<br />
agenda are the <strong>Gauteng</strong> Growth Development<br />
Agency (GGDA), Investment Project, the GGDA<br />
Investment Biomass Gasification Project and the<br />
BioSciences Park (Bio-Park) Project. The aim of the<br />
The Biomass Gasification<br />
Project’s primary objective is<br />
to promote innovation by having<br />
locally owned Intellectual<br />
Property (IP) technology from<br />
Biomass Gasification, while<br />
boosting electricity service<br />
coverage within <strong>Gauteng</strong> contributing to clean<br />
energy generation, security and self-efficiency as<br />
outlined in the <strong>Gauteng</strong> Green Economy Strategy.<br />
The plant should ideally be co-located with a sawmill,<br />
or in an area that has a lot of alien vegetation,<br />
which would need to be cleared. The clearing of<br />
alien vegetation can create between 10 to 20 jobs<br />
in an area of 100 square kilometres.<br />
The operation of the plant will also result in the<br />
creation of another 14 jobs, bringing the total to<br />
over 34 jobs in an area that would otherwise not<br />
see any investment.<br />
The BioSciences Park (Bio-Park) project will aim to<br />
provide a nurturing environment for biotechnology<br />
start-ups to develop and thrive to become important<br />
commercial players, contributing to economic<br />
growth. About 80 construction jobs will be created.<br />
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