The telco’s investments in SMEs and development programmes provide positive social and commercial outcomes, it says.
enterprise and supplier development programme has helped local small and medium enterprises create an impact worth R339 million from their procurement and innovation initiatives.
Launched in 2015, Telkom FutureMakers seeks to support ICT social entrepreneurs by turning their innovative digital ideas into commercially viable, scalable and investable solutions that can help address social issues in their communities and broader markets. Telkom FutureMakers on-boarded Mmapaseka as a beneficiary of the Telkom Tech Accelerator programme in 2022, and it was later awarded a three-year contract with BCX to run learnership programmes for 49 learners.
Telkom Futuremakers Smes Tshepo Phetla Mmapaseka Academy International Finance Corporation Telkom Tech Accelerator Enlight Technologies Khathutshelo Mufamadi
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