Notable achievements for the 2011/12 financial year includes winning the bid to host the bulk of the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) radio telescope project, making SANSA operational; establishing an interim National Intellectual Property Management Office (NIPMO); and completing the review of the technology platforms. The TIA established regional offices in Limpopo and the Free State and provided technical and financial support services, which included support to 18 new technology-based enterprises, and the development, with TIA funding, of 10 new technology products/processes/services.