Thanks for the post and keeping the awareness up – it’s much appreciated.

I agree 100% with what you have said, particularly on the whole boosting awareness globally.

In my day to day work I deal with professional communities in media (journalism), manufacturing (food, pharma and chemical), ferrous metals and no other community has the same social look and feel or energy as the local IT / start-up community – particularly on the back of the whole Silicon Cape initiative.

For sure tools of the trade and online social networking appeals more to this community than a lot of the others but for the rest they largely come across as disjointed and yet they are such critical (established) parts of our economy.

If we can keep the energy going then good things will continue to come out of South Africa.

Will keep in touch.

Regards
Marc