Africa Innovation Centres

The Africa Innovation Centre (AIC) was launched in June 2008, as a world-class Innovation Centre in Johannesburg.

The AIC is fundamentally an enablement facility for crucial ICT skills such as Software Development, and will advance the creation of local jobs. The centre provides an innovative client and partner environment which aligns industry knowledge, partner and academic enablement, as well as technical expertise in an integrated centre, providing the experience of an end to end solution.

The goals of the AIC:

• Positioning IBM as an Innovation Partner in Africa for Emerging Markets
• Growing the opportunity pipeline and deepening our relationships with key clients and partners 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