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CIPA offers creatives funding

Mmolawa
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After almost a 10-year long hiatus without rolling out the Levy On Technical Devices Fund Open Call (LTDF Open Call), the Companies and Intellectual Property Authority (CIPA) has finally opened the call for applications for enthusiasts of the creative industry this week.

The opening of the LTDF Open Call was officially opened on Wednesday. It is earmarked to run over a period of two months as it is slated to close the curtains on February next year. Speaking at the official launch of the LTDF Open Call 2023, CIPA chairperson, Gideon Mmolawa revealed that they last rolled out the initiative back in 2015.

He highlighted that this has not been their proudest moment as the initiative can help the creative industry reach the resounding success that it so much yearns for. “It has been really quite a long time since a last open call was issued.

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