The week in review

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Toyota SA recently launched the world’s first outdoor Web site, designed and built by digital agency Hellocomputer and staging firm Thingking. The Web site was built to launch Toyota’s new Rav4 model and allowed members of the public to navigate a real-life Web site, using a mountain bike as the cursor. – ITWeb

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Jonathan Marchbank, Virgin Mobile
The State IT Agency’s (SITA) new CEO, Sithembiso Freeman Nomvalo, is determined to use his tenure to put the beleaguered organisation on a course that will deliver better results in the future. “My stay here is for a year, and there is only so much you can do in that time to make sure the organisation succeeds,” he said. – ITWeb

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More song choices are to become available on South Africa’s Metrorail mobile app and Web site, thanks to local start-up KasiMP3 partnering with makers of the train service’s online tool. Metrorail’s mobile application and Web site, developed by start-up GoMetro, provides commuters with information on real-time train schedules, train fares, timetable deviations, schedule and platform changes. – ITWeb Africa

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The Gauteng Department of Education has launched an upgraded communication project, which sees approximately 2 600 principals, district cluster and circuit leaders, human resource management officials, and curriculum officials receive a Samsung tablet and BlackBerry smartphone. Every official will have a personal e-mail address and will also be able to access data to facilitate effective communication. – ITWeb

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Two South African ICT innovators have been included in the 10 finalists for the Innovation Prize for Africa (IPA). The entities, Medical Diagnostech and Mobenzi, are among four local companies included in the top 10 shortlist. The other two are not ICT firms. The creators were tasked to developed practical solutions to some of the continent’s most intractable problems. – ITWeb

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