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Entelect kicks off its 2021 Tech Accelerator Programme

The point of the Entelect Tech Accelerator is to learn and grow, so the idea and IP belongs to the participants and not Entelect.

The Entelect Tech Accelerator is a platform for our people to work on pet projects. These can be anything from incubators to new businesses, social initiatives or even just building something as an excuse to play around with cool new tech!

What Entelect provides is eight hours a month to work on projects; a budget for any hardware, software, or infrastructure; access to servers (AWS or AZURE), and access to experienced technical leads to each project.

The programme runs each year and signing up is as simple as pitching an idea and getting your team together if you do not want to run solo. A Technology Accelerator project is a software project that must be developed to achieve a pre-defined outcome – for example, learn a new technology, showcase a framework, solve a business problem, or create a potential product. Projects are completed over the year, and during that time we host a series of hackathons where the pizza flows, friends are made, ideas are shared, projects are accelerated, and trolls are attacked with Nerf guns. In the virtual world, the fun continues in the comfort of our own homes.

The point of the Entelect Tech Accelerator is to learn and grow, so the idea and IP belongs to the participants and not Entelect.

The Tech Accelerator culminates in a year-end event where projects are showcased and judged by all competitors, fellow Entelectuals, and the greater Leadership Team.

The projects are evaluated on several categories such as technical innovation, cool factor and utility. Don’t worry, it’s not a serious event but simply a fun gathering where people show off their achievements.

The judges' scores are tallied, and the winners are announced at the year-end function (for bragging rights of course). Prizes are cold, hard cash with a pool of R75, 000 up for grabs.

For more info reach out to us on our social media platforms or at careers@entelect.co.za

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