College of Business and Economics | Annual Report 2024 66 Collaborations with departments such as Marketing Management and Applied Information Systems and Information and Knowledge Management supported the cross-disciplinary success of postgraduate innovation. UN SDGs: 4, 9 UJ Goals: 1 (Research Excellence), 6 (Societal Impact) POLICY AND PUBLIC ENGAGEMENTS AND ACTIVITIES In 2024, TPC continued its leadership role in public discourse on technology and entrepreneurship. Highlights include: Mr. Ronny Mabokela served as a judge, Speaker, mentor, and expert at national and international platforms, including the BRICS Skills Challenge, MOZDEV, GKHack24, ITWEB security hackathon and Borderless Hackathon Hosted workshop in partnership with UJ Technology Transfer Office, 22 on Sloane, and Startup Business Campus Engagements with NEMISA, Department of Digital Communications and Technology, and Centre for Public Service Innovation (CPSI) Hosted the first Vulavula API Hackathon in collaboration with LelapaAI to build technologies for underserved languages. These activities established TPC as a thought leader in national innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystems. UN SDGs: 8 (Decent Work), 16 (Strong Institutions), 17 (Partnerships) UJ Goal: 3 (Reputation Management) Head of Centre Mr Ronny Mabokela and Hack Are Tech team with startup global team of Switzerland after the START Fellowship Pitching Challenge.
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