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.mw-parser-output .infobox-table th,body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table td{padding-left:inherit;padding-right:inherit}}</style><table class="infobox vcard"><caption class="infobox-title fn org">Silicon Cape Initiative</caption><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.6em;">Founded</th><td class="infobox-data note">October 8, 2009<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2009-10-08</span>)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.6em;">Founder</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Vinny_Lingham" title="Vinny Lingham">Vinny Lingham</a><br />Justin Stanford</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.6em;">Type</th><td class="infobox-data">Business Network</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.6em;">Focus</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Business_networking" title="Business networking">Business networking</a>, <a href="/wiki/Venture_capital" title="Venture capital">venture capital</a>, IT start-up companies</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.6em;">Location</th><td class="infobox-data label"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Cape_Town" title="Cape Town">Cape Town</a></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.6em;"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Area served </div></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Western_Cape" title="Western Cape">Western Cape</a>, <a href="/wiki/South_Africa" title="South Africa">South Africa</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.6em;">Method</th><td class="infobox-data">Public and government engagement</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.6em;"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Members </div></th><td class="infobox-data">c. 7029</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.6em;">Owner</th><td class="infobox-data">Community Owned</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.6em;">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.siliconcape.com">www.siliconcape.com</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.6em;"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Formerly called</div></th><td class="infobox-data nickname">N/A</td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>The Cape Silicon Initiative</b> or <b>Silicon Cape</b> is a regional <a href="/wiki/Information_and_communication_technology" class="mw-redirect" title="Information and communication technology">ICT</a> <a href="/wiki/Business_networking" title="Business networking">business networking</a> <a href="/wiki/Nonprofit_organization" title="Nonprofit organization">NPO</a> and community in the <a href="/wiki/Western_Cape" title="Western Cape">Western Cape</a>, <a href="/wiki/South_Africa" title="South Africa">South Africa</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Background_and_launch">Background and launch</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Silicon_Cape_Initiative&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Background and launch"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Silicon Cape Initiative is a private sector community movement that was founded by two South African high-tech entrepreneurs, <a href="/wiki/Vinny_Lingham" title="Vinny Lingham">Vinny Lingham</a> and Justin Stanford.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Both being entrepreneurs and <a href="/wiki/Angel_investors" class="mw-redirect" title="Angel investors">angel investors</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Information_and_communication_technologies" class="mw-redirect" title="Information and communication technologies">information and communication technologies</a> start-up sector in South Africa, they observed the unique confluence of circumstances emerging in their home country and in particular in the province of the Western Cape. The name <i>Silicon Cape</i> is based on the technological hub <a href="/wiki/Silicon_Valley" title="Silicon Valley">Silicon Valley</a> in the <a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a> <a href="/wiki/San_Francisco_Bay_Area" title="San Francisco Bay Area">San Francisco Bay Area</a>. Whilst the Western Cape cannot be compared directly to <a href="/wiki/Silicon_Valley" title="Silicon Valley">Silicon Valley</a>, it does possess some core organic elements which in its infancy, could be likened to that of Silicon Valley in <a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a>, USA.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Silicon Cape as a concept was officially launched to the public on October 8, 2009. Attendance at the event was greater than anticipated and a new, larger venue had to be sourced. At the event there were representatives from schools, universities, start-ups, big business, local and national government, NGOs, and the <a href="/wiki/Venture_capital" title="Venture capital">venture capital</a> industry.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Over a third of the audience was expected to be young IT entrepreneurs. The launch was circulated through social media platforms <a href="/wiki/Facebook" title="Facebook">Facebook</a> and <a href="/wiki/Twitter" title="Twitter">Twitter</a>. Speakers included Dr. <a href="/wiki/Johann_Rupert" title="Johann Rupert">Johann Rupert</a> (chairman of luxury goods company <a href="/wiki/Richemont" title="Richemont">Richemont</a>), Dr. <a href="/wiki/Mamphela_Ramphele" title="Mamphela Ramphele">Mamphela Ramphele</a> (chairperson of the <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.tia.org.za/">Technology Innovation Agency</a>), <a href="/wiki/Helen_Zille" title="Helen Zille">Helen Zille</a> (<a href="/wiki/Premier_of_the_Western_Cape" title="Premier of the Western Cape">premier of the Western Cape</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-:0_1-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:3_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:3-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and <a href="/wiki/Matthew_Buckland" title="Matthew Buckland">Matthew Buckland</a> (internet entrepreneur, founder of Creative Spark and <a href="/wiki/Memeburn" title="Memeburn">Memeburn</a>) who was the event's MC.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> At the launch, The Silicon Cape Foundation non-profit entity was formed by a 10-seat community.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_1-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Structure">Structure</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Silicon_Cape_Initiative&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Structure"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Silicon Cape is overseen by a 12-person steering committee.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="The_Silicon_Cape_Initiative">The Silicon Cape Initiative</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Silicon_Cape_Initiative&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: The Silicon Cape Initiative"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The vision of the Silicon Cape is to be an organic ecosystem that functions in the <a href="/wiki/Western_Cape" title="Western Cape">Western Cape</a> of <a href="/wiki/South_Africa" title="South Africa">South Africa</a>. Its goal is to look to attract top technical talent and entrepreneurs to the Western Cape and to assist these parties in creating "world class" <a href="/wiki/Intellectual_property" title="Intellectual property">IP</a> start-up companies in an environment that competes with other similar hubs around the world.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Its ultimate goal is to help foster a <a href="/wiki/List_of_technology_centers" title="List of technology centers">high-technology district</a> in the Western Cape. </p><p>The concept of the Silicon Cape is not owned or controlled by any single entity, and is a living concept of its participants.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Any person globally is able to take advantage of the Silicon Cape network through the social networking platform of Silicon Cape. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="ICT_Ideas_and_Entrepreneurs">ICT Ideas and Entrepreneurs</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Silicon_Cape_Initiative&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: ICT Ideas and Entrepreneurs"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Silicon Cape aims at assisting people with ICT ideas and entrepreneurs to avoid the many pitfalls associated with ICT start-ups in South Africa. Entrepreneurs in South Africa face many obstacles including access to finance, punishment for previous failure, lack of global experience, no liquidity events and others.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The potential of entrepreneurs and I.T. visionaries for the African continent is starting to make an emergence and has been recognised, including by <a href="/wiki/SAT-3/WASC_(cable_system)" class="mw-redirect" title="SAT-3/WASC (cable system)">Brian Herlihy</a>, the CEO of <a href="/wiki/SEACOM_(African_cable_system)" title="SEACOM (African cable system)">SEACOM</a> who stated that the next “<a href="/wiki/Google" title="Google">Google</a>” could and should be coming out of Africa.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Success">Success</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Silicon_Cape_Initiative&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Success"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Silicon Cape Initiative was very well received by the local community.<sup id="cite_ref-:3_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:3-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Although there was no marketing budget or spend (the initiative was driven by <a href="/wiki/Word_of_mouth" title="Word of mouth">word of mouth</a>), the Silicon Cape received a large amount of press release from South Africa’s leading <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.fin24.com/Business/Silicon-Cape-sees-light-of-day-20091008">online publications</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The following statistics were reported by 6 April 2010: </p> <ul><li>560 conversations discussing Silicon Cape</li> <li>Brand momentum: 43.077 mentions a day</li> <li>Most discussion was on Twitter (91%)</li> <li>97.297% of conversation positive</li> <li>557 175 opportunities to be seen (OTS)<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <p>In March 2011, <a href="/wiki/Google" title="Google">Google</a> announced the launch of <i>Umbono</i> (Xhosa for "vision"), a <a href="/wiki/Technology_incubator" class="mw-redirect" title="Technology incubator">business incubator</a>, and opened applications for venture capital of up to $50,000 as well as free internet and office space to existing and potential start-up companies. It announced that it would be collaborating with Silicon Cape and Bandwidth Barn, a regional business incubator. Google's South African country manager, cited <a href="/wiki/Yola_(webhost)" title="Yola (webhost)">Yola</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mxit" title="Mxit">Mxit</a> and Twangoo as successful start-up companies which showed signs of development in the IT industry in the Western Cape.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Silicon Cape was an instrumental tool used for the establishment of a <a href="/wiki/Crowd_funding" class="mw-redirect" title="Crowd funding">crowd funding</a> network, an angel investor network that was established by Silicon Cape participants.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The initiative's first long-term partnership was secured in October 2014, when it was announced that they would be receiving an annual donation of R1 million for three years from <a href="/wiki/First_National_Bank_(South_Africa)" title="First National Bank (South Africa)">First National Bank</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Silicon Cape was named Runner Up in South African Blog Awards 2016<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Criticisms_and_challenges">Criticisms and challenges</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Silicon_Cape_Initiative&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Criticisms and challenges"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Advocates of Silicon Cape have argued that in order to attract investors to the Western Cape, local and national government should create a <a href="/wiki/Free_trade_zone" class="mw-redirect" title="Free trade zone">tax free zone</a> to enable growth in start-up companies.<sup id="cite_ref-:3_3-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:3-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>At the launch of Silicon Cape, <a href="/wiki/Johann_Rupert" title="Johann Rupert">Johann Rupert</a> stated, "we need a financial centre in the Western Cape and an IT centre that is tax neutral, where intellectual property is protected, and the Cape will flourish.".<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He emphasised the value of intellectual property given that the Western Cape does not have any raw resources which it can export. He further noted on the greater economy of South Africa, "we cannot survive if we rely on the export of raw materials. In the future, countries that are not net exporters of intellectual capital will not survive."<sup id="cite_ref-:2_19-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The imposition of <a href="/wiki/Exchange_controls" class="mw-redirect" title="Exchange controls">exchange controls</a> in South Africa, although eased in recent years, also obstructs growth in the IT sector of the region because local businesses are prohibited from trading in <a href="/wiki/Foreign_currency" class="mw-redirect" title="Foreign currency">foreign currency</a> and using <a href="/wiki/E-commerce" title="E-commerce">e-commerce</a> services such as <a href="/wiki/PayPal" title="PayPal">PayPal</a> on their local sites.<sup id="cite_ref-:2_19-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On March 18, 2011, it was ruled by the <a href="/wiki/Supreme_Court_of_Appeal_of_South_Africa" class="mw-redirect" title="Supreme Court of Appeal of South Africa">Supreme Court of Appeal</a> that "exchange control approval" is not required when transferring ownership of intellectual property to a non-resident,<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> although no amendment to the present regulations has been made. </p><p>Other challenges include a perceived lack of skills in South Africa, a lack of large anchor corporates that provide management training, a lack of professional services firms available and affordable for the start-up market and lack of capital structures through angel funding networks.<sup id="cite_ref-:3_3-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:3-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>South Africa, and the Western Cape may struggle as a region in driving to the Silicon Cape Initiative due to “profitable patriotism”<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Other regions of South Africa such as <a href="/wiki/Gauteng" title="Gauteng">Gauteng</a> have felt isolated from the Silicon Cape Initiative which has focused on the Western Cape as a region.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Silicon_Cape_Initiative&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Western_Cape" title="Western Cape">Western Cape</a></li> <li><a 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