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The African Union Development Agency (AUDA-NEPAD), in partnership with the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) and Stellenbosch University (SU), have launched a Centre of Excellence in Science, Technology and Innovation to upscale and commercialise home-grown innovations on the continent.
The AUDA-NEPAD Centre of Excellence in Science, Technology and Innovation (AUDA-NEPAD CoE-STI) is one of five centres of excellence, which are the African Union’s (AU) instruments for leveraging knowledge and science-backed innovations to support accelerated implementation of Agenda 2063.
The negative effects of climate change on a global and national scale needs collection of accurate data on the climate system at various spatial and time scales.
At the 4th HWG Meeting of South Africa’s G20 presidency, South Africa’s National Department of Health, FIND and the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) convened a high-level co-branded event, “Dive into Diagnostics” to demonstrate the critical role of diagnostics in achieving the goals of Priority Area 5 of the HWG, Harnessing Science and Innovation for Healthier Societies and Thriving Economies.
A field trial of biodegradable agricultural mulch films is currently underway on a pineapple farm in Peddie, Eastern Cape, marking a significant step forward for sustainable agriculture in South Africa and the scaling of circular economy practices. The project is funded by the Department of Science, Technology, and Innovation (DSTI), through its South African Circular Economy Demonstration Fund.
Led by the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), the initiative aims to demonstrate the viability of biodegradable mulch films as a circular economy intervention for the agricultural sector.
Transport infrastructure engineer, Dr James Maina of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), has been selected as the 2010 recipient of the prestigious JD Roberts Award.
Every second year since 2006, the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) dedicates two days to its 'Science real and relevant' conference to share research progress, breakthroughs and impact in an open forum.
The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) announced today that a cooperation agreement has been signed with Phytopharm, a United Kingdom-based pharmaceutical development and functional food company, for further development and commercialisation of Hoodia gordonii for the managemen
The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) has signed an agreement with Afriplex - a well-known South African manufacturer of nutraceutical and healthcare products - to carry out biological evaluation studies on the herbal extracts that may be beneficial in the management of colds
Drug discovery and development scientists from the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) have recently joined the European Union's 7th Framework Programme 'PlantLIBRA' consortium, thus strengthening their capacity in support of product development for plant food supplements.
Dr Math, a mobile mathematics tutoring programme developed by the CSIR Meraka Institute, received a Technology in Government in Africa (TIGA) award in Dar es Salaam on 27 May 2011.