College of Business and Economics | Annual Report 2022 57 the private sector. Issues discussed included the bottlenecks at different stages of the innovation lifecycle for emerging technologies. – The Innovation for African Universities (IAU) project held a showcase event which brought together students, entrepreneurs from the matched projects, representatives from partner organisations, the British Council, the IAU programme, other stakeholders and the project team. • Our presence and participation in academic conferences and international events have grown, especially as our students and staff have been able to travel and engage in faceto-face interactions. For instance, our PDRF, Dr Mosupye-Semenya, travelled to the Dominican Republic, PhD candidate Amanda-Leigh O’Connell visited Utrecht University in the Netherlands, and Dr Chipango visited Dr Ellen Chipango Loughborough University in the UK. However, we have also retained our regular online engagements. • Social media has become a key tool to engage with the various communities of stakeholders, like-minded teams, and individuals, disseminate our work and be more visible. We have nearly 500 followers on Twitter, and we rely on our members to keep growing the visibility of our work. Twitter handle @UJ-TRCTI STAFF IN THE MEDIA In 2022 this included Prof. Kraemer-Mbula speaking on SABC at the Daily Thetha about TRCTI and future careers, reflecting on the 4IR and how to develop independent students and thinkers through teaching and learning. Prof. Hanlin wrote an opinion piece in South Africa’s Mail & Guardian on how innovation and technology address social exclusion, equity and poverty – available at: https://mg.co.za/opinion/202205-24-opinion-how-can-innovation-andtechnology-address-social-exclusion-equity-and- poverty/?fbclid=IwAR12cC7R0YAWxXAC78zqJ8Gf MWK_sEcckxnhWIYm6sUpUVXlGJXplnuvCtg. Dr Elen Chipango and Prof. David Walwyn regularly wrote in The Conversation, primarily on issues related to energy transitions. As part of the new “GII Innovation Talks” series by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), and with UJ as a partner of the Global Innovation Index (GII) Academic Network, Prof. Erika Kraemer- Mbula talked about the latest innovation trends in Africa. The video is available at: https:// www.youtube.com/watch?v=xEGsOEMYceI&t=94s TALENT MANAGEMENT AND CAPACITY BUILDING Our team consists of people with similar motivation and commitment to translating our work into a more equitable and sustainable Africa. We are proud to highlight the new members that have joined our hub at UJ (UJ-TRCTI). In 2022 we welcomed two new doctoral students, Ms Wandile Kelly Mlilo and Ms Anneline Morgan, who joined our total cohort of 13 PhD students. Two new Postdoctoral Research Fellows (PDRF), Dr Emmanuel John- Onuoha and Dr Yannick Djoumessi, were added to our existing PDRF cohort of Dr Lebogang Mosupye- Semenya and Dr Ellen Chipango. Side event on TIP-SA at the World Science Forum with participation of Shamila Nair- Bedouelle, Assistant Director
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