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RIIS’s corporate profile, brochures, presentations and white papers. New pdf’s would be loaded here on a regular basis. If you have any queries about any of the documents please contact us.
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Dr. Matthew Heim (President – NineSigma) - Presentation as presented at the RIIS CEO cocktail function, 12 May 2010
Open Innovation is the process of going outside your company’s four walls to find or inspire new innovations, talents and technologies.
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1st SA NineSigma RFP: Geospacial Positioning for Underground Environments – Response due 6 Dec 2010
NineSigma, representing Anglo American invites proposals for the development of a reliable, single pervasive technology that allows for instantaneous and highly accurate 3-dimensional geospacial positional and orientation information in an underground mining environment.
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Directions to Conference: Keeping the COFISA Communities Alive – 23 March 2011
The official COFISA Confenrence, ‘Keeping the COFISA Communities Alive’, is taking place on 23 March 2011 at the DBSA. Download the map to the Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) here.
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Map and Directions to the Research Institute for Innovation and Sustainability
Download the map and directions to RIIS, situated in the Innovation Centre at the Innovation Hub in Pretoria.
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ESKOM Challenge #1 Towards a 10% reduction in residential energy consumption
Eskom Holdings SOC Limited invites proposals for smart technologies that will reduce domestic energy consumption (40 000 GWh) by 700 MW permanently.
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ESKOM Challenge #2 Proactive detection of fallen electrical (power line) conductors
Eskom Holdings SOC Limited invites proposals for technologies that will provide early detection of sagging, slipping, or fallen overhead conductors used for electricity distribution and delivery.
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ESKOM and NineSigma Seeking Expertise and Systems for Integrated Water and Waste Management
Eskom Holdings SOC Limited, a large scale electrical utility, seeks consultants and/or technology to address improved water utilization and management for industrial processes.
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NineSigma Press Release 13 July 2010
NineSigma and The Research Institute for Innovation and Sustainability Partner to Advance Open Innovation across Southern Africa – RIIS NineSigma PR – 13 July 2010
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RIIS Newsletter July 2010
RIIS is doing a mini-research study on the SA innovation landscape to complement the initial survey conducted during the Innovation Festival in Cape Town.
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NineSigma WhitePaper – Selling Your Innovation
If you build a better mousetrap, the world won’t know about it unless you tell them. The greatest technology in the world can go unnoticed.
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RIIS Profile
The Research Institute for Innovation and Sustainability (RIIS) offers a total business solution for planning, managing and sustaining innovation in the private as well as public environments. We call this solution the Total Innovation Programme, also referred to as TIP.
Featured News
Pure-Insight Webinar Programme
Web Seminars (Webinars) are live seminar sessions delivered directly to your computer and telephone. Registration includes connection to the live event, and a webinar recording.
4th SA Innovation Summit Video
More than 50 speakers presented at the 4th South African Innovation Summit which took place in August 2011. Watch and see.

Latest Events
SAFIPA ICT and Mobile Business Building Programme Video
Watch a review on the South African – Finland Knowledge Partnership on ICT (SAFIPA) ICT and Mobile Business Building Programme on video. This Programme was presented from October 2010 to April 2011 and will be repeated in 2012.




