Innovation Hub honoured

The IASP Executive Board made the announcement recently following its assessment of the Hub’s operations during the 2014 IASP Africa Division Conference held in Gaborone in April. Hub CEO, Alan Boshwaen, said the full IASP member accreditation was in recognition of the organisation’s “fulfilment of all conditions of being operational, including having active innovation programmes such as First Steps Venture Centre (FSVC), Microsoft Innovation Centre (MIC), Clean Tech Centre and Southern Africa Innovation Support (SAiS) programme. He added that the accreditation also recognised that the Hub is making tangible progress in construction of a park and had an active member list comprising of academic institutions, public and private sector partners, small and large businesses and a growing list of anchor tenants that have signed up to locate in the park.