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Talking Tech for Good powered by the Bertha Centre for Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship.Episode 4: Talking adoption and change managementIt’s easy to forget that technology is only useful when it is implemented and implemented well. And this really is about people and how they interact with and embrace change. In the development sector, this includes people working on the ground, beneficiaries and funders and an understanding of how all these role-players interact is crucial.
In this fourth episode podcast hosts, Luvuyo Maseko and Jason Bygate host a provocative conversation about the adoption of technology in organisations and the change that is required to do so successfully. In a space where scarcity is often an issue - of funds, of...2021-10-0645 minBertha Centre for Social Innovation and EntrepreneurshipEpisode 4: Talking adoption and change managementIt’s easy to forget that technology is only useful when it is implemented and implemented well. And this really is about people and how they interact with and embrace change. In the development sector, this includes people working on the ground, beneficiaries and funders and an understanding of how all these role-players interact is crucial.
In this fourth episode podcast hosts, Luvuyo Maseko and Jason Bygate host a provocative conversation about the adoption of technology in organisations and the change that is required to do so successfully. In a space where scarcity is often an issue - of...2021-10-0645 min
Talking Tech for Good powered by the Bertha Centre for Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship.Episode 4 teaser: Talking adoption and change managementResistance to new ideas and technology is nothing new. Adoption of technology is a multi-faceted and complex issue, especially in a diverse landscape such as South Africa. How can organisations in the development space embrace change and what are the factors that need to be front of mind when doing so?
In this episode of the Talking Tech for Good podcast, Luvuyo Maseko and Jason Bygate host a conversation with Melvina Phillips from the Raymond Ackerman Academy of Entrepreneurial Development and Abigail Sellman from ideas42 about adoption and change management in the development sector. You don’t want to miss th...2021-09-3002 minBertha Centre for Social Innovation and EntrepreneurshipEpisode 4 teaser: Talking adoption and change managementResistance to new ideas and technology is nothing new. Adoption of technology is a multi-faceted and complex issue, especially in a diverse landscape such as South Africa. How can organisations in the development space embrace change and what are the factors that need to be front of mind when doing so?
In this episode of the Talking Tech for Good podcast, Luvuyo Maseko and Jason Bygate host a conversation with Melvina Phillips from the Raymond Ackerman Academy of Entrepreneurial Development and Abigail Sellman from ideas42 about adoption and change management in the development sector. You don’t want to...2021-09-3002 min
Talking Tech for Good powered by the Bertha Centre for Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship.Episode 3: Talking connectivity and access in SAIn South Africa where data is amongst the most expensive in the world - how viable is it to use digital solutions in the development space when most often this is a barrier that beneficiaries will need to overcome? Why is data so expensive in South Africa? What is happening in this space and how are things like zero-rated sites helping to improve accessibility in the country?
In this third episode podcast hosts, Luvuyo Maseko and Jason Bygate delve into some of the complexities surrounding connectivity and access in South Africa. They are joined by Pieter Holloway who runs a...2021-09-0844 minBertha Centre for Social Innovation and EntrepreneurshipEpisode 3: Talking connectivity and access in SAIn South Africa where data is amongst the most expensive in the world - how viable is it to use digital solutions in the development space when most often this is a barrier that beneficiaries will need to overcome? Why is data so expensive in South Africa? What is happening in this space and how are things like zero-rated sites helping to improve accessibility in the country?
In this third episode podcast hosts, Luvuyo Maseko and Jason Bygate delve into some of the complexities surrounding connectivity and access in South Africa. They are joined by Pieter Holloway who...2021-09-0844 min
Talking Tech for Good powered by the Bertha Centre for Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship.Episode 3 teaser: Talking connectivity and access in SAPerhaps one of the most key issues facing South Africa in this digital era - connectivity. Technology has been called an equalizer but is this true in a country with some of the highest data costs in the world?
In this episode podcast hosts, Luvuyo Maseko and Jason Bygate interrogate the issues surrounding connectivity and access. Joining this conversation is Pieter Holloway who runs a skills centre in McGregor, a rural community in the Western Cape. How do high data costs impact us? Is getting online really all there is to accessibility and do young people in South Africa know...2021-09-0602 minBertha Centre for Social Innovation and EntrepreneurshipEpisode 3 teaser: Talking connectivity and access in SAPerhaps one of the most key issues facing South Africa in this digital era - connectivity. Technology has been called an equalizer but is this true in a country with some of the highest data costs in the world?
In this episode podcast hosts, Luvuyo Maseko and Jason Bygate interrogate the issues surrounding connectivity and access. Joining this conversation is Pieter Holloway who runs a skills centre in McGregor, a rural community in the Western Cape. How do high data costs impact us? Is getting online really all there is to accessibility and do young people in South...2021-09-0602 min
Talking Tech for Good powered by the Bertha Centre for Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship.Ep.2 eLearning platforms and how to pick the best optionYou’ve identified that you need to implement eLearning at your organisation but where do you start with finding the right platform for your needs? Do you choose something that is already built or do you go for something custom designed? What about budget and testing the platform? How do you know your eLearning intervention is working? These are all very real considerations and there is no one size fits all approach, which can make this all the more challenging to navigate.
In this second episode of the Talking Tech for Good podcast, Luvuyo Maseko and Jason Bygate, delve into th...2021-08-0444 minBertha Centre for Social Innovation and EntrepreneurshipEp.2 eLearning platforms and how to pick the best optionYou’ve identified that you need to implement eLearning at your organisation but where do you start with finding the right platform for your needs? Do you choose something that is already built or do you go for something custom designed? What about budget and testing the platform? How do you know your eLearning intervention is working? These are all very real considerations and there is no one size fits all approach, which can make this all the more challenging to navigate.
In this second episode of the Talking Tech for Good podcast, Luvuyo Maseko and Jason Bygate, de...2021-08-0444 min
Talking Tech for Good powered by the Bertha Centre for Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship.Ep1. eLearning — what you need to know and why you need to be thinking migrationTechnology can be overwhelming at the best of times, and perhaps even more so when it feels like there is more urgency in adopting new technology and integrating it into existing structures within our organizations. How are you feeling about the adoption of e-learning and digital migration in your organisation? It’s possible that you may be amongst a number of people who are wondering how to best approach this - and it’s never been more pertinent.
In this first episode of the Talking Tech for Good podcast, podcast hosts, Luvuyo Maseko and Jason Bygate chat about e-learning and what...2021-07-0745 minBertha Centre for Social Innovation and EntrepreneurshipEp1. eLearning — what you need to know and why you need to be thinking migrationTechnology can be overwhelming at the best of times, and perhaps even more so when it feels like there is more urgency in adopting new technology and integrating it into existing structures within our organizations. How are you feeling about the adoption of e-learning and digital migration in your organisation? It’s possible that you may be amongst a number of people who are wondering how to best approach this - and it’s never been more pertinent.
In this first episode of the Talking Tech for Good podcast, podcast hosts, Luvuyo Maseko and Jason Bygate chat about e-le...2021-07-0745 min
Just for a ChangeS1, Ep.11: Youth sector - changing the way we’re supporting youth TOGETHERWith roughly 200 000 social benefit organisations listed on the department of social development, many of them working with young people it’s clear that there is fragmentation within the youth sector. The role of technology in driving integration and using technology as a leverage point to create more opportunities for young people is something worth looking at because technology has often been referred to as the ‘great equaliser’. It’s a little more complex than that though.
In this episode’s feature story Kentse Radebe talks to Jason Bygate from Capacitate - a social enterprise driving social and economic change acr...2021-04-2044 minBertha Centre for Social Innovation and EntrepreneurshipS1, Ep.11: Youth sector - changing the way we’re supporting youth TOGETHERWith roughly 200 000 social benefit organisations listed on the department of social development, many of them working with young people it’s clear that there is fragmentation within the youth sector. The role of technology in driving integration and using technology as a leverage point to create more opportunities for young people is something worth looking at because technology has often been referred to as the ‘great equaliser’. It’s a little more complex than that though.
In this episode’s feature story Kentse Radebe talks to Jason Bygate from Capacitate - a social enterprise driving social and economic change acr...2021-04-2044 min