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Universities South Africa Case Study (Supporting Materials)
Cohort 1 students attending Microsoft Ignite in Johannesburg Western Cape CoLab Press Coverage Videos Prof Jose Frantz Student...
Dec 9, 20241 min read
Stakeholder Workshop & Validation Process Marks Key Milestones in South Africa’s AI Maturity Journey
Since April 2024, a multidisciplinary team from the University of the Western Cape  in close collaboration with the Council for...
Dec 6, 20242 min read
The AI Maturity Assessment Framework for South Africa - October 2024 Update
The Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) is implementing the project “Fair Forward - Artificial Intelligence for...
Oct 22, 20241 min read
Invitation to CoLab seminar: Wellbeing of Older Adults in a Digital Society - 11 September, 2024
Please join us for an exciting morning seminar focused on the critical issue of digital inclusion of older adults. Title: Thriving in a...
Aug 30, 20241 min read
Publishing of the DSFOne Framework
Many years of research and collaboration on the topic of digital skills and digital transformation, culminated in the report, Digital...
Aug 17, 20231 min read
Their Majesties of the Belgian people visits UWC's Future-Innovation Lab
Author: Nathan Adams Their Majesties the King and the Queen of the Belgian people paid a historic visit to the University of the Western...
Aug 16, 20232 min read
S-DIRECT: Social Digital Innovation Research to Empower Communities in Transition
The International Joint Research Group (IJRG) for S-DIRECT combines the expertise of iMinds-SMIT (VUB), UWC (CoLab and academic...
Dec 2, 20191 min read
Our first 2 joint Phd students graduate!
PhD Public Defence: CARLYNN POKPAS The public defence of the PhD in Media and Communication Studies by Carlynn Pokpas took place on...
Aug 28, 20191 min read
Press Release: Launch of the Future-Innovation programme with Samsung
Video: DVC Academic R&I Professor Jose Frantz Samsung Innovates Today to Create a Better Tomorrow Innovation Drives Growth JOHANNESBURG,...
Aug 7, 20193 min read
Enabling Township Entrepreneurs for Opportunities in the Digital Economy
As the Fourth Industrial Revolution becomes a reality to rest of the world, as citizens we are becoming more dependent on digital...
Jul 29, 20193 min read
Your Identity in the Digital Age
The 4th Industrial Revolution has brought forth a great deal of opportunities for individuals and industries alike. However, the...
Jul 29, 20192 min read
Our interns reflect on the Women Tech & Digital conference recently held in Cape Town
In this picture: Felencia Lawrence, Atoofah Gierdien, Angezwa Gagayi, Dominique Goch, Ilse Kariem The MOVING to MASTERY: WOMEN IN TECH &...
Jul 12, 20194 min read
The UWC Digital Storytelling Lab launched as part of EU-funded Common Good First Project
The University of the Western Cape is one of 11 Universities participating in the programme Common Good First: Digital Storytelling for...
Jul 12, 20191 min read
Reflections on the 2018 Platform Strategy Summit at MIT, Boston, MA
Digital platforms are reshaping the world. The 2018 Platform Strategy Summit, presented by the MIT Initiative on the Digital Economy took...
Jul 12, 20191 min read
CoLab presents workshop to managers at PGWC on implications of Artificial Intelligence
On the 6th of June 2018, Dr Johan Breytenbach (UWC IFS Department); Wouter Grove (CoLab) and Dr Leona Craffert (Director: CoLab)...
Jun 8, 20181 min read
Reflecting on the IST Africa 2018 Conference, Gaborone, Botswana
Supported by the European Commission (EC) and African Union Commission (AUC), IST-Africa Week 2018 (09 - 11 May, Botswana) is the...
May 11, 20182 min read
Reflecting on the S-Direct: Workshop on Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning, March 8, 2018
On the 8th of March 2018 S-Direct presented a technical workshop on Artificial intelligence, Machine Learning and Neural Networks. The...
May 9, 20181 min read
Reflecting on the 3rd S-Direct Seminar 2018
The third S- Direct Seminar took place at the University of the Western Cape on Wednesday 7 March 2018. The theme of the 3rd S-DIRECT...
Apr 24, 20182 min read
Great article by our friends at Howest on our S-Direct Machine Learning seminar (in Flemish)
9 MAART 2018 Onderwyser leer kunsmatige intelligensie Dieter Vandroemme en Wouter Gevaert werden zeer hartelijk ontvangen in the...
Mar 9, 20181 min read
Preparing local SMEs for successful transition to the 4th Industrial Revolution
Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) have been identified as productive drivers of inclusive economic growth and development in South...
Mar 8, 20183 min read
Colab and City of Cape Town collaborates in helping Leondale Community bridge the digital divide
CITY OF CAPE TOWN 12 OCTOBER 2017 MEDIA RELEASE City helps Leonsdale youth to bridge the digital divide The City of Cape Town, in...
Oct 16, 20172 min read
Experiences of our PhD students in Belgium
UWC has a long-standing relationship with several Flemish universities. One of the initiatives from this partnership is the RIP...
Oct 16, 20172 min read
S-Direct Seminar March 2017 (Cape Town)
​ For quite some time the dominant discourse related to internet, broadband and ICTs focused on the provision and facilitation of access...
Apr 24, 20171 min read
Introduction to Object Oriented programming: Bootcamp at Fezeka High School, Gugulethu
An often cited gap in attempts to develop coding skills in South Africa, is the fact that sufficient computational logic skills are not...
Feb 20, 20171 min read
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