INVITE

COFISA CLOSING CONFERENCE

MOVING INNOVATION INTO THE FUTURE - WITH LESSONS

FROM THE PAST

The objectives of COFISA’s closing conference are to disseminate the

results and outcomes of COFISA as well as to share the experiences
gained between 2006 and 2010. This will be an opportunity for partners
and participants from the various Provinces and countries to network and
capitalise on their work within the different themes. This conference is
important in ensuring that the COFISA Programme is able to fulfil its
mandate of making the knowledge we have gained useful for other
regions – to help South Africa as well as the rest of the Continent to take
the right direction in building effective and sustainable innovation systems.

Date : 17-18 February 2010

Venue : Kopanong Hotel and Conference Centre,

Gauteng

RSVP : Before 22 January 2010 to Grace Baloyi

Please stipulate any special meal requirements
Email: mgbaloyi@csir.co.za

Queries : Ms. Grace Baloyi, COFISA Project Officer

Tel: (012) 844 1147
Cell: 072 539 1604

Map to Venue : http://www.kopanong.co.za/map.html

 COFISA CLOSING CONFERENCE
PROGRAMME DIRECTOR: MS NICOLI KOORBANALLY
17-18 FEBRUARY 2010

DAY 1: WEDNESDAY, 17 FEBRUARY 2010

Time Activity Speaker/s

08h00 – Arrival Tea/Coffee

08h30

08h30 – Registration
09h00

09h00 – Opening and Welcome Remarks Dr Thomas Auf der Heyde,

09h15 Deputy Director-General, DST

09h15 – Key Note Address: Collaborating for Innovation – Dr Phil Mjwara: Director-General,
09h30 COFISA’s Contribution to the SANSI DST

09h30-09h40 Address by the Finnish Ambassador: SA/Finland Mrs. Tiina Myllyntausta, Embassy
Collaboration of Finland

09h40 – Finland’s New National Innovation Strategy Mr. Tarmo Lemola, Advansis Oy
10h00

10h00-10h15 Tea/Coffee Break

10h15 – Open Innovation: New Models for Idea Flow

11h15 - Living Labs, Europe
- Living Labs, South Africa
~ Mr. Aki Enkenberg
~ Mr, Marlon Parker, CPUT
(Reconstructed Living Labs,
Athlone)
~ Prof. Alfredo Terzoli, Rhodes
University (Siyakhula Living
Lab)
~ Community representative

11h15 – Discussions
11h30

11h30 – Elements of Regional Innovation Systems

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12h15 - The Regional Economic Impact of Eastern Ms. Nicole Crozier, Urban Econ
Cape Universities
- Western Cape Knowledge Networks Ms. Michelle de Bruyn, Kaiser
Associates

12h15 – Discussions
12h30

12h30 – Lunch
13h15

13h15 – Guest Presentation

13h45 Quo Vadis: Science Parks worldwide Dr Luis Sanz, IASP

13h45 – Science Parks: A Reality or Myth for South Africa ~ Mr. Thando Gwintsa, ELIDZ
14h45 ~ Dr Neville Comins, COFISA
~ Dr Rudi v d Walt, North-West
University
~ Dr Luis Sanz, IASP

14h45 – Discussions
15h00

15h00 – Tea/Coffee Break

15h15

15h15 – Innovation Facilitators: Why We Need More of

16h15 Them! ~ Activator Projects
- The Activator Case Study
~ Mr. Tapani Saarinen
- 2nd Generation OSKE (Centres of Expertise)

16h15 – Discussions
16h30

16h30 – Networks: Can they create the necessary

17h00 conversations and connections? ~ Ms. Audrey Verhaeghe, RIIS
- Saine ~ Ms Karen Eksteen (CBT)
~ Mr Isaiah Engelbrecht
(Eskom)
- LLiSA
~ Prof. Marlien Herselman,
Meraka

17h00-17h10 Discussions

17h10 – Wrap Up of Day 1 Dr Neville Comins, CTA, COFISA

17h20

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 COFISA CLOSING CONFERENCE
PROGRAMME DIRECTOR: MS NICOLI KOORBANALLY
17-18 FEBRUARY 2010

DAY 2 – THURSDAY, 18 FEBRUARY 2010

Time Activity Speaker/s

08h00 – 08h30 Arrival Tea/Coffee

09h00 – 09h15 Recap of Day 1 Dr Neville Comins, Chief Technical

Adviser, COFISA

09h15 – 10h45 Insights from the KSD Municipality Foresight Mr Shahid Solomon, Silimela

Foresight Mini-Training Session: Interview Dr Bob Day, Non-Zero-Sum

Method Development

10h45– 11h00 Discussions

11h00 – 11h15 Tea/Coffee Break

11h15 – 12h00 Rural Innovation: Bottom up approaches to ~ Mr Lauri Kuukasjarvi

empowering rural communities ~ Dr Ashley Westaway, BRC
~ Mr Kizito Nsanzya, RULIV
~ Community representative

12h00 – 12h15 Discussions

12h15 – 12h55 SMME’s as Innovation Engines

- SMMEs and Innovation Systems Mr Sipho Moshoene, EgoliBio

Development Incubator

- Industry Associations: Giving a Voice to

Biotechnology SMMEs Mr Viresh Ramburan, BioSA

12h55 - 13h10 Discussions

13h10 - 13h55 Lunch

13h55 – 14h55 Stakeholder Evaluation of COFISA Mr. Peter Greenwood, Non-Zero-

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 Sum Development

14h55 – 15h25 Measurement and Evaluation: Learning in Real Mr. Peter Greenwood
Time

15h25 – 15h40 Discussions

15h40 – 15h55 Tea/Coffee Break Distribution of COFISA book

15h55 – 16h10 COFISA Book Launch Mrs Nirvashnee Seetal, SANC,

COFISA

16h10 – 16h30 Summing Up and Way Forward Ms Helena Tapper, Counsellor,

Finnish Embassy

16h30 Closure Mr Mmboneni Muofhe, Chief

Director, DST

Website

www.cofisa.org.za

Post July 2010

www.dst.gov.za/links/cofisa