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Sci-Bono Discovery Centre
Previously known as the Electric Workshop, this eccentric building
owned by the City of Johannesburg is currently being renovated to house
Gauteng's flagship science centre, Sci-Bono Discovery Centre.
Sci-Bono Discovery Centre, an initiative of the Gauteng
Department of Education through the Gauteng Education Development
Trust, is a R150-million project aimed at addressing the province's
maths, science and technology skills development programme.
The Sci-Bono Discovery Centre will include 6 000m² of
interactive exhibition space, the biggest yet in Africa, comprising
curriculum focused interactive exhibits, icon exhibits, a 'firsts'
gallery, a pre-school discovery centre, a career centre and an
education centre. The complex will also include commercial and retail
facilities, science and technology education office hubs, restaurants
and science shops.
The science centre, due for completion in early 2006, is being
developed in three distinct phases. For more details on this science
centre, visit www.sci-bono.co.za
BLUE IQ
The dynamic catalyst for funding and promoting strategic investment in
the Gauteng Province. With a specific focus on the growth sector of
technology, high value-added manufacturing, transport and tourism. Blue
IQ works in partnership with business, government departments and other
organisations.
The headquarters are next to the Electric Workshop and incorporate a
media centre, which showcases the major projects they fund. Some of the
ground-breaking work funded through this multi billion rand initiative
include: Newtown development, Kliptown, Constitution Hill, Innovation
Hub, Johannesburg International Airport, IDZ, Gautrain Rapid Rail Link,
City Deep Container Depot, Gauteng Automotive Cluster and Wadeville
Alrode Industrial Corridor.
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