Seda Automotive Technology Centre SATeC

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Seda Automotive Technology Centre(SATeC)
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BACKGROUND Global Competitiveness Taking on the
challenge

• How it all started
• A consortium comprising the following
  organisations initiated the creation of the seda
  Automotive Technology Centre (SATeC)
• AIDC (Automotive Industry Development Centre) -
  Lead member
• CSIR (Council for Scientific and Industrial
  Research )Enterprise Development Centre
• TUT (Tshwane University of Technology)
• Small Enterprise Development Agency (seda), an
  agency of the Department of Trade and Industry
  (the dti), is currently the only funder
  organisation through the SEDA Technology
  Programme (STP).
• SATeC is registered as a Section 21 organisation,
  not-for-profit, and has the following members
• NAACAM NAAMSA SPDC THE
  DTI AIDC TUT
• Ken Manners Nico Vermeulen Papi Mphahlele
  Mkhululi Mlota Fayaz Sacoor Prof. Fred
  Otieno
• STP
• Jayesh Ravjee

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BUSINESS OBJECTIVESTechnology/ Business
Incubation Centre

• The aim
• Provision for an environment that nurtures the
  development of business start-ups, to ensure
  their long-term sustainability and increased
  participation in the automotive sector
• Objectives
• Development of entrepreneurship, creation of
  technology-based businesses and emerging low-tech
  suppliers/enterprises.
• Support the development of BEE companies in the
  automotive sector.
• Support OEMs,component manufacturers and the
  after-market enterprise development programmes.
• Leverage knowledge and competence of higher
  education institutes, technology centres and
  industry to reduce the failure of start-up
  companies.
• Commercialise locally developed technologies
  and supply-chain solutions to improve global
  competitiveness of the local industry.
• Improve living conditions of the economically
  marginalised through creation of business
  opportunities, and by supporting SMEs and job
  creation.

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INCUBATION MODELBusiness Strategy
NETWORKS TO SUPPORT BUSINESS DEV. MARKET ACCESS
BUSINESS SUPPORT SERVICES TO DEV. ENTREPRENEURS
INSTITUTIONAL LINKAGES
Equipment
ACADEMIA
BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES

• Tshwane University of Technology (TUT)

ENTREPRENEURS
Office space
Office support services

• CSIR
• AMTS (Advanced Manufacturing Technology Strategy)

RESEARCH
Entrepreneurship support services
SATeC Incubator
Product development support
VOCATIONAL

• Tshwane North College

NAACAM NAAMSA RMI
NAFCOC
Business development support

• AIDC
• the dti

GOVERNMENT POLICY
Delivery Mechanism
Services
Technical Dev.
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PROJECT MATRIXCurrent Business Activity