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Wits Enterprises: Making Wits knowledge impactful and socially relevant, ensuring research matters. Ep. 1

Africa's Leading Voices

English - October 04, 2019 09:32 - 31 minutes - 21.9 MB - ★★★★★ - 1 rating
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Egbe Adoye, host of ALV (formerly #TTARadio), in conversation with members of the WE Research & consulting Support Unit, Tendani Nevondo, Snr Biz Dev Manager; MacDonald Wanenge Biz Dev Manager, as well as Andrew Hope-Jones.

Research in service of what? Impactful research should connect communities and provide sustainable socio-economic benefits.  Wits Enterprise was established to provide a seamless, less bureaucratic platform for Wits academics to commercialize their research. 

The primary aim is to provide access to funding, innovation support, business development and commercialization in a way that facilitates turning Wits research and knowledge creation into socially relevant, problem-solving solutions, designed with users and communities in mind.

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