Good News – Better and faster? . A couple of interesting developments during the past week:
WITS to launch a high tech journalism incubator – This is a very cool idea, because more and diverse media is so important in our society. And the SABC has worrying censorship position. ZApreneur takes a moment to say we disagree with any censorship at the SABC.
SA jumps 10 places on global ICT index. South Africa has performed well in the latest edition of the Global Information Technology Report’s Networked Readiness Index published by the World Economic Forum, jumping 10 places to 65th position overall worldwide. Sometimes, we need good news, and a reminder that starting up in South Africa has many advantages.
5 global accelerators supporting African startups: Disrupt Africa has an insightful review of global accelerators supporting African startups. The cover photo for this post shows founders of Sweep South who were accepted into a global accelerator.
I am hoping that readers think more is less. Just a few links every week.