City–Business Collaboration Accelerator (CiBiX) Workshop Africa

In partnership with the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality and South African Local Government Association (SALGA), ICLEI is hosting the City–Business Collaboration Accelerator (CiBiX) workshop, focussing on the Sustainability Challenge of solid waste management, circular value chains and clean public spaces.

The CiBiX Workshop is designed to foster constructive dialogue and potential collaboration between the City of Johannesburg and businesses with an operational presence, or ambition to expand its footprint, in the Gauteng City-Region. In service of that goal, the workshop offers a platform for stakeholders from the City of Johannesburg to articulate the Sustainability Challenge and harness private sector innovation from businesses in associated sectors. Participating businesses receive the opportunity to better understand the needs of local government, identify market opportunities and showcase the value of their innovative technologies, products and services.

Overall, the CiBiX Workshop aims to achieve the following outcomes:

1. Improved understanding among businesses of the City of Johannesburg’s priorities and initiatives in relation to the Sustainability Challenge.
2. Greater awareness among the City of Johannesburg of leading business innovations in key sectors related to the Sustainability Challenge.
3. Mutual learning to inform potential adoption of innovative technologies, products or services in future collaboration between the City of Johannesburg and participating businesses around the Sustainability Challenge.