WINETECH Technical Yearbook 2020

RESEARCH, TRAINING AND KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER

Winetech (Wine Industry Network of Expertise and Technology) has been the South African Wine industry’s research partner since 1999. Winetech endeavours to help create a wine industry that recognises and uses science and technology as foundation stones for its success. Winetech has four key focus areas:

Winetech’s main objective is to identify, prioritise, coordinate and fund relevant solution-driven research, development and innovation projects or initiatives, which will directly contribute to strengthening the profitability and competitiveness of the industry. RESEARCH Another top priority for Winetech is building an extensive and optimally functioning innovation ecosystem that delivers ground-breaking outcomes for complex industry problems. INNOVAT ION Winetech ensures that relevant information with regards to industry funded research is timeously communicated in a clear and practical way to increase knowledge and improve decision-making and adoption of new practices. KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER The vision of the Learning and Development (L&D) platform is to leverage L&D as a catalyst for the advancement of people by building their capabilities for optimum performance, innovation and the achievement of business goals. LEARNING & DEVELOPMENT

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