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Curtain close workshop for the accelerate adoption of IIoT technologies by SMMEs Pilot Project in the Eastern Cape
The Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution South Africa (C4IR SA) will host a curtain close workshop to showcase the adoption of an Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) pilot project by South African small, medium, and micro enterprises (SMMEs).
A Council for Scientific and Industrial Research- (CSIR-) implemented oceans and coast monitoring programme is proving to be successful, and, as the multistakeholder programme embarks on its next phase, it aims to make an even bigger impact.
The system was conceptualised by the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE) to use existing observations and data to derive ocean knowledge suitable for use by stakeholders and make knowledge on the ocean more accessible to the public.
Every year, from 25 November to 10 December, we observe 16 Days of Activism for No Violence Against Women and Children, a widely known campaign that was launched by activists at the first Women’s Global Leadership Institute in 1991. The campaign focuses on raising public awareness of the damaging effects that violence and abuse have on women, children and the social fabric of our society. Read more about the campaign...
On Thursday, 17 November 2022, the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), the Energy and Water Sector Education Training Authority (EWSETA) and the RES4Africa collaboratively hosted an event that included the launch of the CSIR-EWSETA Energy Industry Support Programme at the CSIR International Convention Centre.
Media advisory 17/11/2022
The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), the Energy and Water Sector Education Training Authority (EWSETA) and the RES4Africa will collaboratively host the Energy Industry Support Programme launch in Pretoria on Thursday, 17 November 2022.
The OneFood workshop places hazard profiling and management at the heart of environmentally, economically, and socially sustainable food system design, through articulating the importance of identifying and controlling hazards in food systems, to operationalise One Health by creating safer food and a better environment.
Media advisory
On Thursday, 3 November 2022, the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) will open its doors to the media, giving them the chance to tour the Photovoltaic (PV) Testing Facility and engage with renewable energy experts and researchers about the vital research being conducted to harness a robust South African economy.
On 3 November 2022, researchers from South Africa’s first Industrial Biocatalysis Hub (IBH), hosted at the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), will brief the media on the progress made in driving the uptake of biocatalysis, an environmentally friendly and cost- effective technology that South Africa’s biomanufacturing industry can leverage to reduce its carbon footprint.
The two-day conference will bring together scientific experts, academia and industry leaders from around the world, and members of the public to evaluate how research, development and innovation (RD&I) can be harnessed to build a robust South African economy.
This year’s conference will be held under the theme: ‘Harnessing research, development and innovation for a robust South African economy’.
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