Yesterday South Africa’s International Science, Innovation, and Technology Exhibition (INSITE 08) kicked off in Johannesburg.  This three-day event (Sept. 15 -17) is meant to showcase the role of science, technology, and innovation as key drivers of economic growth and development and for the enhancement of the quality of life.

While the exhibitions are global, the benefits of the event are local.  Exhibitors display “progressive solutions for the world’s critical problems, demonstrating the practical application of innovation, science and technology…[They] help to create a vision of what the future may hold and highlight ways to help solve global crises by focusing on issues such as renewable energy and reducing carbon emissions…This meeting of minds is essential if South Africa is to develop a competitive, sustainable, fast-growing economy. Knowledge, innovation and productivity are key to building a firm competitive industrial base in South Africa.” (via Mail & Guardian Online)

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