The township startup : a collaboration platform that bridges the gap between developed and developing South Africa

[摘要] ENGLISH ABSTRACT: There exists a massive gap between developed and developing South Africa. This study introduces The Township Startup which explains how this gap can be breached through enterprise engineering and how a platform was developed to do exactly that. The work superimposes human behavioural sciences, a culture of Ubuntu, exponential technologies and transforming entrepreneurial practices to determine how the source of the gap can addressed. A collaborative approach is proposed through which these challenges can be addressed together and highlights the competitive advantages which can be leveraged to do so. BioTRIZ methodology is used to develop a platform which facilitates collaboration through mutually beneficial partnerships between individuals, organisations and educational institutions. The finer details of the platform and how it is prepared for further development and implementation, are explained. An action learning validation process is used to experimentally test whether the platform would work as it is designed to and whether the platform might serve as a potential solution to help breach the gap between developed and developing South Africa.

[发布机构] Stellenbosch University