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Job Opportunity: SENIOR ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT TO EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

CAPE TOWN OPPORTUNITY IN A CREATIVE, INNOVATIVE AND ENTREPRENEURIAL ENVIRONMENT The Cape Craft & Design Institute provides product, business development and market access support to enterprises in the craft and hand-manufacturing sector. SENIOR ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT TO EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (One-Year Contract Position) The main purpose of this position is to provide overall administrative support to CCDI’s [...]

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JOB OPPORTUNITY: DESIGN STRATEGY PROGRAMME MANAGER

CAPE TOWN OPPORTUNITIES IN A CREATIVE, INNOVATIVE AND ENTREPRENEURIAL ENVIRONMENT The Cape Craft & Design Institute provides product, business development & market access support to enterprises in the craft and design sector. DESIGN STRATEGY PROGRAMME MANAGER (One-Year Contract Position) The CCDI has been tasked with piloting a range of projects and activities in the preparation [...]

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Call for Design Practitioners

Call for Design Practitioners | City Ward Co-Design Workshops   The City of Cape Town is activating its WDC2014 Ward Projects by convening its first round of Ward Co-design Workshops in May-June 2013.   The co-design workshops will be a participatory platform engaging community, council officials, representatives and design practitioners around a specific problem or [...]

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Job opportunity – Chief Marketing and Communications Officer (CCO)

World Design Capital: Cape Town 2014 Chief Marketing and Communications Officer (CCO) Job Description Chief Communications Officer (CCO) Department: Communications Department Reports to:Chief Executive Officer Purpose of the Job This role is responsible for handling all content and communication initiatives for the World Design Capital Cape Town 2014 event in order to develop a better [...]

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100 DREAMS, 100 ACTIONS IN 1 DAY.

Imagine a city in which every person is actively part of creating the best possible city. Citizens together contribute to how they dream their city to be. Imagine connection amongst neighbors, tables on the street, workshops on random street-corners, pop-up events, street art, performance, food being shared. A street festival, but in the entire city [...]

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The African Creative Economy Conference (6-9 October 2013) ACEC2013

The African Creative Economy Conference (6-9 October 2013) is an unique opportunity to empower yourself in a three-day intensive programme of exchanging cutting-edge information and innovative ideas. It will focus on unlocking the potential of the continent’s creative industries (Africa’s share of the global creative economy is currently less than 1%) and leapfrogging into emerging [...]

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Welcome to Cool Capital

CREATE OUR CAPITAL! Hurry, the Biennale starts in 470 Days, 14 Hours, 04 Minutes, 06 Sec’s. Cool Capital Biennale 2014 is a citizen-lead initiative to bring about visual, perception and actual change to Pretoria, by means of a multitude of small interventions. The aim is to introduce the public to a wealth of art, architecture, [...]

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TheBarn Invites you to: Startup Ideation Bootcamp by Founder Institute

TheBarn Invite: Startup Ideation Bootcamp from the Founder Institute.You have an idea for a startup, but don’t know what to do next?In just three hours, the Startup Ideation Bootcamp will help you improve your idea, come up with new ideas, determine the next steps, and even recruit potential co-founders.This intensive, collaborative workshop begins with talks [...]

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Icsid launches second cycle of World Design Impact Prize | SABS Design Institute | Design SA

Icsid launches second cycle of World Design Impact PrizePublic suggestions now open for consideration The International Council of Societies of Industrial Design Icsid has launched the World Design Impact Prize 2013-2014 with a new brand identity that aims to encourage a larger audience to be a part of the submission process of projects that showcase [...]

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Call for Proposals: for the Conceptual Development, Design and Costing of the Edutainment Experience to be offered at our Biomimicry Discovery Park

Call for Proposals: for the Conceptual Development, Design and Costing of the Edutainment Experience to be offered at our Biomimicry Discovery Park Imagine a place of adventure, mystery and wonder, a place that takes you on an extraordinary journey of discovery where around every corner you are drawn further and further into the fascinating lives [...]

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