In June 2008, IBM Sub Sahara Africa launched it's new, world-class Africa Innovation Centre, which is located in the Sandton Offices in Johannesburg.
This is game-changing investment by IBM in the continent of Africa - fundamentally because of the enormous skills, jobs, industry growth and wider economic development opportunities it presents is now being extended to the Cape Town office branch!
The Africa Innovation Centre ( AIC ) is fundamentally an enablement facility for crucial ICT skills such as Software Development, and will critically advance the creation of new quality jobs.
The AIC provides an innovative client and partner environment which aligns industry knowledge, partner and academic enablement, and technical expertise in an integrated centre, providing an end to end solution sales experience to drive revenue growth.
The AIC’s goals include
- Positioning IBM as an Innovation Partner in Africa for Emerging Markets
- Growing the opportunity pipeline and deepening our relationships with key clients by developing high performance technical teams focused on local enablement, innovation and knowledge transfer
- Catering for the client experience in emerging markets, which is a key differentiator for IBM
Key Elements of the Africa Innovation Centre
- Technical Exploration Centre (TEC)
- IBM Innovation Centre for Business Partners (IIC)
- Software Solution Lab (SSL)
- Kaleido - The IBM Innovation Experience
- Systems & Technology Solutions Lab (STSL)
- IBM Global Technology Services (GTS) South Africa
If you would like to learn more about the Africa Innovation Centre, please click here to read the AIC