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InfoWizz has a keen interest in the utilisation of our knowledge and skills for social and economic development. As a result, most of our projects are in the ICT4Development arena. Furthermore, we have identified this as a key priority in our recruitment strategy as well. InfoWizz hand-picks and employs graduates from previously disadvantaged backgrounds. We equip them with research, content management, knowledge management and information technology skills i.e. giving them the full benefit of our background and experience. We then expose them to the client environment on our projects, first as interns, and later as properly functional members and valuable resources on the project team. In this way, we equip them with skills that are scarce in South Africa, and were previously the preserve of a privileged few. It is our intention to create entirely new career opportunities for our staff, and we do this by developing their skill sets and exposing them to environments which open the doors to a whole new realm of possibilities.

Solid Waste is in the process of consolidating all its resources under one newly formed resource centre. They need an electronic tool to record and monitor their resources. They have opted for an open source library management system to do this job.

InfoWizz has been appointed to do the research and business analysis on this project, with Business Data Solutions working on the customisation and implementation of the software. InfoWizz is also doing initial collection management and staff training. We have chosen Evergreen, an open source library management system, for this project.