ZIPHO SIKHAKHANE: New ideas light up start-up prospects
A multitude of stakeholders who are determined to collaborate on developing entrepreneurship convened at the 2017 Global Entrepreneurship Congress
The City of Gold was abuzz with entrepreneurial energy last week as Johannesburg hosted the 2017 Global Entrepreneurship Congress. This was the first time the event had been held in Africa. Such an event typically attracts more than 6,000 people from 165 countries and the theme this year was digital disruption. Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa stressed its importance for growth in Africa, given that digital disruptions have enabled better provision of basic Hosting this event in South Africa — a country that needs to significantly boost its levels of entrepreneurial activity — is definitely a step in the right direction. It gives us access to a multitude of stakeholders who are determined to collaborate on developing entrepreneurship regionally and globally. A number of research insights were revealed at the congress this week — highlighting how South Africa is becoming better positioned on the global entrepreneurial ecosystem map. For example, the Aspen Network of Development Entre...
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