Hessequa Muncipality

The Challenge? Knowledge Partners SOCIAL INNOVATION FOR GOOD GOVERNANCE Hessequa Municipality and the SGGF of the Stellenbosch University are hosting Hessequa the Hessequa Energy Summit to design Energy Summit the strategic roadmap to establish the Hessequa Energy Utility Agency. 23 & 24 July 2015 We invite stakeholders to participate in Civic Centre this social innovation initiative to find new solutions to the critical issue of energy supply.

This is part of the strategic process of Organization the Hessequa Innovation Helix (Social Lab) to address the future financial Hessequa Muncipality sustainability of the municipality, re- Physical Address: duce the environmental footprint and Civic Centre, Van den Berg Street, Riversdale entrench energy democracy by estab- P.O. Box 29, Riversdale, 6670 lishing affordable energy and accessi- Office: +27 (0) 28 713 8000 Tel: bility for the bottom-of-pyramid. Direct: +27 (0) 28 713 8004 [email protected] Website: www.hessequa.gov.za CREATING THE HESSEQUA ENERGY ISLAND

“SOCIAL INNOVATION FOR GOOD GOVERNANCE—A MULTI-DIMENSIONAL APPROACH” Geography Background information The Summit

Hessequa Local Municipality (before 24 Hessequa Municipality and the Stellenbosch Good Prof Erwin Schwella of the University of Stel- June 2005 the Langeberg Local Governance Forum of Stellenbosch University es- lenbosch, School of Public Leadership and Municipality) is located in the Western tablished the Hessequa Innovation Helix (Social Thys Pretorius, Collaboratory Coordinator of Cape Province of . Lab) which was promulgated in the Governmental the University of Stellenbosch, School of Gazette on the 20th March 2015. Public Leadership will facilitate the Summit. It covers 5,733 square kilometres (2,214 sq mi) between The Municipality and Stellenbosch University signed Industry specialists like Prof Wikus Van the Langeberg mountains and the a Memorandum of Understanding with the purpose Niekerk of the Centre of Renewable & Sus- Indian Ocean, stretching from to establish a co-creation and co-production rela- tainable Energy Studies, Dr. Dirk Brand of the Breede River in the west to tionship. the SGGF and others will provide specialist the Gourits River in the east. input. The objectives are to facilitate and encourage eco- The name Hessequa, meaning "people nomic development through innovative thinkers Your Invitation of the trees", refers to the indigenous where sustainable and attainable plans, ide- Khoi-San people. Towns in the as and programs can be established. The Hessequa Municipality and the municipality are: SGGF invite you to attend this sum- The first project identified is the establish- mit. Riversdale (pop. 16,176), Stilbaai (pop. ment of the “Hessequa Energy Island”. 3,514), Albertinia (pop. 6,372), Technology solutions provider, you Heidelberg (pop. 8,259), The Project are also invited to present your infor- Slangrivier (pop. 3,011), mation during an 30 min plenary ses- The goal is to create an independent renew- Groot- (pop. 355), sion. Melkhoutfontein (pop. 2,533), able and sustainable energy supply that is affordable, available and reliable. (pop. 321) and Costs (pop. 515). This will competitively position the Hessequa region Registration cost: R250 per person as business destination with a focus on biotech and (Students and SU associates—free) clean industries. Accommodation: For your own account Hessequa with the highest biodiversity on the (see the list of available places) smallest land area in the world, is uniquely posi- tioned to develop a “green” economy. Gala evening (23 July) - free for registered participants.