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Opening address - 2025 G20 TechSprint awards ceremony

· Lesetja Kganyago, Governor of the South African Reserve Bank (South Africa)

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ContextOpening address by Lesetja Kganyago, Governor of the South African Reserve Bank, at the 2025 G20 TechSprint awards ceremony, Pretoria, 11 November 2025.

Why it mattersSouth Africa's Governor presents the G20 TechSprint, a competition that opens policy problems to innovators.

Problems raised
  1. Public policy problems need fresh ideas.
  2. Innovators work far from policy centres.
  3. Innovation involves risk.
Solutions proposed
  1. Run TechSprint competitions with the BIS.
  2. Open policy problems to innovators of all backgrounds.
  3. Encourage imaginative, risk-taking ideas.
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