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...
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Aug 28, 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 7, 20193 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,...
Jul 29, 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, 20192 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 12, 20194 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, 20191 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...
Jun 8, 20181 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)...
May 11, 20182 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 9, 20181 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...
Apr 24, 20182 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...
Mar 9, 20181 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 8, 20183 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...
Oct 16, 20172 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...
Apr 24, 20171 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...
Feb 20, 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...
Sep 8, 20161 min read
Beyond the hype of Big Data: Thought Leadership Series on the Digital Economy: 19 August 2016
The Thought Leadership Series on the Digital Economy continued on the 19th of August 2016. The fourth discussion in the series was...
Aug 1, 20161 min read
UWC Sightings
The Brief received by the CoLab was the following: Create a campaign to engage the Class of 2014 and assist them to use and value social...
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