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Powering performance through sleep
Quality sleep is as important to us as food and water. We often, however, neglect it as a part of the recovery process. In order to operate at your peak, your body and mind need to take a break. Let’s look at why sleep is so important for performance and recovery.
Industry 4.0: How will AI impact the modern workforce?
Artificial intelligence (AI) plays a vital role in Industry 4.0. While AI systems are able to increase productivity and efficiency through automation, they also have the potential to seriously disrupt labour markets. What role does AI play in the fourth industrial revolution and how will this impact the workforce?
Engineering business success in 2023: Business Acumen
To deal with current and future challenges, it is crucial that your business makes the right decisions at each level of the organisation. Strengthening the business acumen of your workforce can help reduce the risk of false assumptions and uninformed decisions, in so doing, future-proofing your business. But what is business acumen, and what skills should you focus on developing to set yourself and your organisation up for success?
Is unconscious bias holding your business back?
Diversity, equity and inclusivity are on the top of the agenda for organisations globally. However, simply making policies and establishing codes of conduct are not enough. For real positive change to be effected, leadership and employees alike need to become aware of...
Techno App – a smart community application for Techno Park
Techno Park Stellenbosch is excited to move into the era of mobile applications with the launch of Techno App - a smart community application for Techno Park Stellenbosch. The era of mobile applications It is difficult to conceive that it has been a mere...
Navigating uncertainty with a Stoic mindset
Dealing with uncertainty is a central part of running a business. But an inability to effectively navigate life's unknowns can lead to worry and distress. How can you go about acting decisively when you feel your destiny is out of your control? Stoicism is a...
Why Businesses and Universities Should Cultivate Mutually Beneficial Partnerships
How can businesses and universities cooperate to foster innovation, create value and build more resilient communities? This was the topic of discussion at the recent Technopark SRA/Stellenbosch University partnership breakfast led by the director of the University of...
Event: Techno Park/Stellenbosch University Partnership Breakfast
Invitation | Uitnodiging Partnership Breakfast Stellenbosch University is poised to take on its second century with vigor and excitement, to strengthen its partnerships to ensure excellence, and to learn, grow and move forward together. Prof Piet Naude, Director:...
10 Workplace Security Tips
Every company needs to have a security policy in place to keep its employees, equipment and goods safe. The right security measures can help deter burglars or prevent unwanted visitors from entering business premises without permission. Security is something to always...
What’s Happening To the Trees in Techno Avenue?
So, we are finally seeing progress in the Techno Avenue improvement project. Ground has been broken and work has commenced with noticeable developments. In the interim, a key point of concern has emerged among Technoparkers - the removal of trees around the Techno...
Techno Park Resident Compuscan Sells for R3.7 Billion
London-listed information-services company Experian has agreed to acquire Techno Park born and based credit bureau Compuscan and its data analytics partner Scoresharp for a cash consideration of R3.7 billion ($263 million). Established in South Africa in 1994,...
7 Ways to Boost Security This Festive Season
A few weeks ago we brought news that ABC Security, a local company based exclusively in Stellenbosch, had been appointed as the preferred security service providers in Techno Park following a thorough tender process. The aim of appointing ABC in this role was to...
Get up, stand up for improved office wellbeing
If you have an office job, chances are you spend a lot of time hunched over a computer. You may also have suffered in one way or another from the assortment of muscular- and related ailments that bad posture brings: headaches, back pains and neck strains. “People will...
Good News – Road Improvements in Techno Park
Good news, Techno Parkers: road improvements are on the way. And by “on the way” we don’t mean someone thinks it will be a good idea and then they’ll have a meeting about it and then maybe a few years down the line somebody else in an office somewhere will sign a form...
The ABCs of Security in Techno Park
A few weeks ago we reported on a devious new technique crooks are using to bypass security systems and gain access to office buildings over weekends. Fortunately, the Techno Park SRA, TechstelSRA has been hard at work formulating plans that will improve the overall...
Stellenbosch University #Move4Food Campaign
Food insecurity amongst students is a growing problem. Stellenbosch University recently launched the #Move4Food campaign, a student-led initiative that aims to not only raise the awareness of food insecurity amongst students, but also to establish food banks on the...
4 Reasons to Bike to Work This October
October is here, bringing back the sweet aromas of spring to Stellenbosch! While spring invigorates the spirit, it can also be a time of great stress. As we shake off the winter slumber that has been shrouding our minds, we suddenly start to realise that the end of...
Questions of Land and Investment in Stellenbosch with Tim Harris
The land debate is a contentious issue in South Africa right now, with many fearing that the threat of expropriation without compensation might send the economy into a tailspin. For a brief moment in late August the matter made headlines across the world, when it...
