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Technology Innovation Agency

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Name Technology Innovation Agency
Type of Company Government Entity
Description of Business TIA is a national public entity that serves as the key institutional intervention to bridge the innovation chasm between research and development from higher education institutions, science councils, public entities, and private sector, and commercialisation

Mandate

The mandate of TIA is derived from the provisions of the Technology Innovation Act (Act 26 of 2008), which establishes TIA to promote the development and exploitation, in the public interest, of discoveries, inventions, innovations and improvements. The object of TIA 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.

Strategic roles

TIA will scout for new ideas through a number of mechanisms, including those it has not exploited before such as open innovation initiatives, and will play the following strategic roles within the NSI in response to current gaps and weaknesses in the system:

A connector: catalyse partnerships between SMMEs, industries, universities and science councils to develop an enabled environment supporting sector-specific innovations for global competitiveness.
An active funder: provide risk funding and support for innovators to progress ideas towards market entry and commercialisation.
A facilitator: attract and facilitate late-stage funding (companies, industries, venture capital firms, and development finance institutions) for the commercialisation of market ready technologies.
A service provider: reduce barriers of access to expensive high-end skills and equipment for innovators by repositioning Technology Stations and Platforms. TIA’s specific role in this regard is to fund and support host institutions to provide relevant service offerings.
Technological innovation thought leader: TIA is continually gathering valuable intellectual capital on best practice in technology innovation. This has strengthened the capability of the Agency to inform and provide advice on policy issues, frameworks and mechanisms relating to the advancement of technology innovation.

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Website http://www.tia.org.za/

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Industry ICT (Information and Communications Technology)
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Technology Innovation Agency posted a new listing:

Grassroots Innovation Programme

The programme is targeting grassroots innovators who require funding to develop and prototype their technology innovations up to pre-commercialisation.
- February 17, 2019
Technology Innovation Agency posted a new listing:

TIA- Youth Technology Innovation

YTIP was created in order to accommodate young innovators who may not necessarily be directly linked to any SCs, HEIs and SMMEs. This programme is designed to assist young innovators to access risk funding, mentorship and business skills support. YTIP see...
- February 12, 2017
Technology Innovation Agency posted a new listing:

TIA- Seed Fund

To assist innovators at higher education institutions and SMMEs to advance their research outputs and ideas to develop prototypes, proof of concept and business cases that could be used for further development.
- February 12, 2017
Technology Innovation Agency posted a new listing:

TIA support- Natural Resources

The role of TIA's Business Unit is to improve the competitiveness of the existing economic sectors through supporting innovation and commercialisation of technologies and processes. In the long term, the interventions would support the development of new ...
- February 12, 2017
Technology Innovation Agency posted a new listing:

TIA support- ICT

The aim of the ICT Business Unit is to support South African innovators in applying their skills to create new ICT services and products that present high potential of establishing sustainable social or commercial enterprises. We will source and support i...
- February 12, 2017
Technology Innovation Agency posted a new listing:

TIA support- Health

TIA's Health Business Unit aims to enhance South Africa’s global competitiveness in the health arena and to deliver socio-economic value through technological innovation in healthcare products and services, addressing the diagnosis, prevention and/or trea...
- February 12, 2017
Technology Innovation Agency posted a new listing:

TIA support- Energy

TIA's Energy Unit's purpose is to support the development of an innovative, competitive and sustainable energy industry that supports South Africa’s transition to a low carbon economy, contributing to the energy security of supply and the creation of emer...
- February 12, 2017
Technology Innovation Agency posted a new listing:

TIA support- Agriculture

TA's Agri Business Unit seeks to build a portfolio of agriculture technologies with potential for commercialisation and to contribute towards competitive, sustainable and inclusive agriculture and agri-business value chains.
- February 12, 2017
Technology Innovation Agency posted a new listing:

TIA support- Advanced Manufacturing

TIA's Advanced Manufacturing Business Unit supports the development of a knowledge economy in manufacturing by accelerating the manufacturing capability and the knowledge intensity of industry.
- February 12, 2017
Technology Innovation Agency posted a new listing:

TIA- Funding

TIA offers three risk funding schemes aimed at directly financing technology development projects with commercial potential.
- February 12, 2017
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- February 12, 2017
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- February 12, 2017

Grassroots Innovation Programme

February 17, 2019 - posted by Technology Innovation Agency , 0 comments, 0 reviews, 935 views, 0 likes

The programme is targeting grassroots innovators who require funding to develop and prototype their technology innovations up to pre-commercialisation.
TIA- Youth Technology Innovation

February 12, 2017 - posted by Technology Innovation Agency , 0 comments, 0 reviews, 625 views, 0 likes

YTIP was created in order to accommodate young innovators who may not necessarily be directly linked to any SCs, HEIs and SMMEs. This programme is designed to assist young innovators to access risk funding, mentorship and business skills support. YTIP seeks to play the connector role in supporting the development of new technologies by the youth, w...
TIA- Seed Fund

February 12, 2017 - posted by Technology Innovation Agency , 0 comments, 0 reviews, 714 views, 0 likes

To assist innovators at higher education institutions and SMMEs to advance their research outputs and ideas to develop prototypes, proof of concept and business cases that could be used for further development.
TIA support- Natural Resources

February 12, 2017 - posted by Technology Innovation Agency , 0 comments, 0 reviews, 778 views, 0 likes

The role of TIA's Business Unit is to improve the competitiveness of the existing economic sectors through supporting innovation and commercialisation of technologies and processes. In the long term, the interventions would support the development of new cutting-edge and knowledge-intensive economic sectors and firms.
TIA support- ICT

February 12, 2017 - posted by Technology Innovation Agency , 0 comments, 0 reviews, 652 views, 0 likes

The aim of the ICT Business Unit is to support South African innovators in applying their skills to create new ICT services and products that present high potential of establishing sustainable social or commercial enterprises. We will source and support information and communication technology (ICT) projects that offer high potential of contributin...
TIA support- Health

February 12, 2017 - posted by Technology Innovation Agency , 0 comments, 0 reviews, 654 views, 0 likes

TIA's Health Business Unit aims to enhance South Africa’s global competitiveness in the health arena and to deliver socio-economic value through technological innovation in healthcare products and services, addressing the diagnosis, prevention and/or treatment of priority disease areas within South Africa.
TIA support- Energy

February 12, 2017 - posted by Technology Innovation Agency , 0 comments, 0 reviews, 659 views, 0 likes

TIA's Energy Unit's purpose is to support the development of an innovative, competitive and sustainable energy industry that supports South Africa’s transition to a low carbon economy, contributing to the energy security of supply and the creation of emerging industries. The Energy Unit will contribute towards resolving the energy challenge by fo...
TIA support- Agriculture

February 12, 2017 - posted by Technology Innovation Agency , 0 comments, 0 reviews, 771 views, 0 likes

TA's Agri Business Unit seeks to build a portfolio of agriculture technologies with potential for commercialisation and to contribute towards competitive, sustainable and inclusive agriculture and agri-business value chains.
TIA support- Advanced Manufacturing

February 12, 2017 - posted by Technology Innovation Agency , 0 comments, 0 reviews, 793 views, 0 likes

TIA's Advanced Manufacturing Business Unit supports the development of a knowledge economy in manufacturing by accelerating the manufacturing capability and the knowledge intensity of industry.
TIA- Funding

February 12, 2017 - posted by Technology Innovation Agency , 0 comments, 0 reviews, 1,480 views, 0 likes

TIA offers three risk funding schemes aimed at directly financing technology development projects with commercial potential.

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