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2007
WINNER OF THE
SA Academy of Engineering
Award for Excellence in the
Management of Research |
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Managing the research process is a
key foundational competence. The
challenges facing an organisation in
this arena are complex and require a
unique set of skills. Successful
organisations place significant
emphasis on aligning the research
objectives to the strategic intent
of the organisation. Further, the
efficiency of the process is high on
the manager's agenda. A key
measurement of the true commitment
to research is annual spend.
Technology Top 100 winners are
recognised by the fact that they
commit significant resources to the
research process. |
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Established Enterprises |
| DebTech |
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2007
WINNER OF THE
Eskom
Award for Excellence in the
Management of Technology |
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The adjudication process probes
deeply into the processes which
organisation deploys in the
management of technology. Of key
interest is the processes which are
deployed to develop, implement and
monitor the technology strategy. A
winning company devotes attention to
the technology life cycle ensuring
that they have a healthy mix of
Emerging, Pacing, Key and Base
Technologies. Fundamental to the
effective management of technology
are the tools deployed to maintain
and enhance competitive advantage.
Technology Top 100 winners focus on
improvement of quality and
productivity, higher flexibility,
cost leadership and new market
exploitation. |
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Established
Enterprises |
| Altech Netstar (Pty) Ltd |
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Emerging
Enterprises |
| Water Angel Operations
(Pty) Ltd |
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| I-Slices Innovations
(Pty) Ltd |
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2007
ESTABLISHED (EMERGING)
ENTERPRISES
WINNER OF THE
Department Of Science And Technology
Award for Excellence in the
Management of Innovation |
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Measuring the innovative capacity of
the organisation embraces a spectrum
of quantitative and qualitative
metrics. The adjudication process
interrogates the innovative capacity
in three areas: Product, Process and
Organisational. An important
indicator is the percentage of
revenue generate from products which
are less than 3 years old. Further,
the Return on Investment (ROI) from
the innovation process gives a good
indication of the methods used to
monitor the innovation process.
Innovation is linked to knowledge
management and how the organisation
manages the dissemination of
information. Winning organisations
are concerned with integration and
leverage their effectiveness through
strategic alliances, joint ventures,
outsourcing and partnerships. |
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Established
Enterprises |
| Advanced Technologies &
Engineering Company (Pty)
Ltd |
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Emerging
Enterprises |
| Hot Platinum (Pty) Ltd |
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2007
ESTABLISHED ENTERPRISES
WINNER OF THE
TBM
Award for Excellence in the
Management of People |
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Winning organisations have
recognised the critical role which
people play in enhancing their
competitive advantage. The
adjudication process probes a number
of variables in an attempt to gain
an indication as to how
organisations are able to maximise
the effectiveness of their employees
whilst creating a harmonious working
environment. TT100 organisations are
appraised of their value system and
organisational climate and the
emphasis placed on mentoring and
coaching. Issues relating to staff
retention, staff training and
development and most importantly how
staff are incentivised and
encouraged to become part of the
innovation process are uppermost in
the minds of management. Winning
companies do not pay lip service to
their staff. They are measured in
terms of staff turnover, growth in
the number of employees the
percentage of revenue spent on
training and development.
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Established Enterprises |
| Accsys (Pty) Ltd |
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2007
ESTABLISHED ENTERPRISES
WINNER OF THE
DA VINCI
Award for Excellence in the
Management of Systems |
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In a growing world of complexity
managing an organisation using a
systems approach is no longer a
luxury but an essential element if
an organisation wishes to be in the
race. Emphasis is placed on testing
the validity of the strategic intent
applying basic systems thinking.
These organisations spend quality
time upfront debating the merits of
new processes, products and systems
before making an investment,
changing the product mix or even
discounting. The culture which
pervaded the organisation is one of
constructive engagement and a
recognition that every person in the
organisation irrespective of their
position has important contribution
to make. It is evident that these
organisations are better prepared to
solve problems in a more elegant way
and find that they have fewer
fallouts due to knee-jerk reaction
decision-making. |
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Established
Enterprises |
| PFK Electronics (Pty)
Ltd |
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Emerging
Enterprises |
| Altis Biologics (Pty)
Ltd |
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2007
ESTABLISHED ENTERPRISES
WINNER OF THE
JSE AltX
Award for Excellence in the
Management of Technology, Innovation
and People |
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Finalists in this category have been
assessed in terms of their ability
to manage all four portfolios in an
elegant manner. They are
characterised through their
restlessness to constantly seek
improvement, they are steadfast in
measuring key performance areas and
have an intimate knowledge of their
internal and external environments.
Management has a deep understanding
of the business drivers, and are
attuned to the need to keep on
innovating to retain their market
position. Year on year growth is an
important indicator and in all the
portfolios there is evidence of a
sense of dynamism. They are fully
aware of their core competencies and
bolster their shortcomings through
partnerships and alliances. |
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Established Enterprises |
| Allied Technologies Ltd |
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2007
Minister's Award
for
Overall Excellence |
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The ultimate accolade for any
organisation is to be accorded this
award. This organisation does not
only deliver superior financial
results, but displays all rounded
excellence. From the development of
their strategy to the way they
interact with their internal and
external environment, the
organisation displays an important
attribute in the form of a “fractal
quality”. As such irrespective of
where you engage with the
organisation the same
professionalism and commitment to
their stakeholders will pervade. In
addition to sound innovation
management processes and a constant
re-evaluation of their market
offerings, the overall winner
addresses all the other elements of
Corporate Social Investment, Black
Economic Empowerment, and a growing
international market base. Their
growth is derived organically, and
through sound acquisitions. |
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Established Enterprises |
| Altech Netstar (Pty) Ltd |
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