1. Stimulating and Intensifying Technology Innovation

2. Our Mandate…TIA Act No. 26 of 2008 “…..is to support the State in stimulating and intensifying technological innovation in order to improve economic growth and the quality of life of all South Africans by developing and exploiting technological innovations”

3. TIA in the Innovation Funding Chain

4.  Advancing Computing for Economic Growth and Quality of Life  Supporting Technology Developers with Computing Resources  High Performance Computers  Computing Skills HPC in the TIA Mandate  … Stimulating Emergence of Innovators?  CHPC supporting open innovation initiatives (Data & Mobile Apps)

5. Thank you! Segopotso Moshapo General Manager: ICT segopotso.moshapo@tia.org.za www.tia.org.za