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Meet CSIR Cybersecurity Researcher, Dr Zubeida Dawood (34), whose research focuses on governance, privacy and the trust elements of cybersecurity.
Read more about Zubeida and other dynamic individuals who are touching lives through innovation in the latest edition of the CSIR ScienceScope.
IST-Africa Conference
The IST-Africa Conference was hosted by the Government of South Africa through the Department of Science and Innovation, supported by the European Commission and African Union Commission. The conference took place from Wednesday, 31 May to Friday, 2 June 2023.
This was the eighteenth conference in an annual series of Ministerial Level Technology Research Conferences. The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Society on Societal Implications of Technology (SSIT), IEEE South Africa Section and IEEE Africa Council were technical co-sponsors.
The primary function of the Water Research Commission (WRC) is to promote coordination, cooperation and communication in the area of water research, to establish water research needs and priorities, stimulate and fund water research according to priority, promote the effective transfer of information and technology and enhance knowledge and capacity building within the water sector.
Van der Woude is a senior executive of modernisation and safety at the Minerals Council South Africa and is well-known for his extensive knowledge and passion for people-centered innovation and modernisation of the mining sector.
ReLiSA national workshop
From 15 to 16 May 2023, the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) co-hosted a two-day national workshop with the Restoring Landscapes in South Africa (ReLiSA) for a consortium project at the CSIR International Convention Centre. ReLiSAs consortium project is led by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). Over 80 delegates physically attended the workshop and thirty joined virtually.
Media advisory
Climate change and its environmental consequences are among the most important concerns confronting society today. As the effects of global warming worsen over time, it is critical to encourage young people to take action against climate change.
Buthelezi serves as a Chief Operations Officer in the Mineral Processing Division at Fraser Alexander and is well-known for his strong ethics in putting safety first
Masekela is the Chief Executive Officer for the Mining Supply Forum Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM’s) and a technology entrepreneur who has worked in diverse industries, including mining, engineering, defense, rail and information technology.
Fenn is a professionally registered mechanical engineer and the Head of Innovation at Sibanye-Stillwater.