enablinginnovation.africa/post/female-en… Really good thoughts here from one of my colleagues; I'd add that it's critical for us men-folk to be conscious of this and be an active ally! RIIS Innovation

We are delighted to host President Cyril Ramaphosa🇿🇦who will deliver his opening address at Investing in African Mining Indaba #MIVirtual event tomorrow (Tuesday). Join us at 12:35pm GMT / 14:35 SA for H.E.’s keynote 🎙 #mining #SouthAfrica Anglo American Standard Bank ZA

Lots of great conversations about mining happening the next few days Mining Indaba discussing both new tech alongside ESG issues... check out #MIVirtual

This is a really exciting development - being conscious about solving some pretty critical maritime and energy related challenges in SA! RIIS Innovation

Can anyone explain why private companies can't volunteer to pay for their staff to be vaccinated? We employ 25 people and would be happy to pay for it, to help offset government costs.. and I'm pretty sure other firms would also? The Presidency 🇿🇦 Cyril Ramaphosa 🇿🇦 Audrey Verhaeghe

A tense half-hour on Tuesday will determine the fate of the UAE's "Hope" probe to #Mars, as the Arab world's first space mission carries out a tricky manoeuvre to enter the Red Planet's orbit u.afp.com/USaf #AlAmal #HopeProbe

#UPDATE United Arab Emirates' "Hope" probe successfully entered Mars' orbit, making history as the Arab world's first interplanetary mission u.afp.com/USCg

Massive congrats to this team! Great work already on the cards for them. And a shout-out to all who participated, and a word of encouragement to all those that will participate in the 2021 Challenge - ad astra!

Applications for our SAB Foundation Social Innovaton and Disability Empowerment Awards are open. Submit your application before 25 March 2021. Apply here: sabfoundation.co.za/social-innovat… #SABFSIA2021 #MakingADifference #IDEAS4Change #ItStartsHere

This is an amazing project for entrepreneurs that create meaningful impact - including those both overlooked by traditional investors, and whose passion is on making a passionate difference to our lives! If you're one of these entrepreneurs and social innovators... go for it!

What's your favourite innovation of the 20th Century? Mine is from the maritime sector.. and you can find out more here on this great podcast conversation I had with the @SaldanhaBayIDZ around ocean-focused innovation! linkedin.com/posts/saldanha…

What can we achieve if we collaborate to develop African solutions for African problems? Listen to the latest @SaldanhaBayIDZ #InnovatetheBlue #SBInnovationCampus podcast w/ economist Herman Jonker Western Cape Gov on the socioeconomic value of innovation. innovationcampus.podbean.com

#SIVS21 Speaker Announcement: Davis J Cook - CEO, RIIS Innovation & Director ZASPACE Topic: Doing business in South Africa One more day to register for our free virtual event: lnkd.in/dZ2ZQCq #space #spaceindustry #spacetechnology #spacetech #geospatial

There is a lot happening in the SA space sector... and equally in Brazil! Join our Virtual Summit to find out more about what is happening in the space tech economies - more info below! lnkd.in/dZ2ZQCq #space #spaceindustry #spacetechnology #spacetech #geospatial

The AUC is conducting a survey to properly understand the situation of the four space segments in the African context. The data from this survey will inform the development the African space policy. Fill the questionnaires to participate in the survey. spaceinafrica.com/auc-baseline-s…

Davis Cook from RIIS, presenting on the Africa Earth Observation (EO) Innovation Challenge that SouthAfrica has implemented across Africa. This has been the most successful EO innovation challenge to date…

There is such excitement here at the #kenyaspaceexpo - glad to share our work on the #africaeochallenge thanks SANSA for the long support... here's to the upcoming challenge! Keep your eyes

Less than a month until the #DART spacecraft collision with Dimorphos! #DragonflyAerospace Gecko camera with large high-speed data storage will provide colorful snapshot images of this spectacular encounter! Check #Gecko specification - bit.ly/3AZvajY

Some great conversation here at #DLD23 - future of energy is complex... fusion? Seems like a silver bullet?

Yesterday at #DLD23 had the opportunity to hear about part of the innovation strategy for #Nigeria from Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi ... A "talent-led" strategy powered by a youthful digitally native population.