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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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The strategy gives effect to the national agenda of accelerating the development of human capital (HC) that underpins entrepreneurship and builds a competitive digital economy that links the public, private and academic sectors of the country. Download this document for more information.
Not only is South Africa marked by several distinct ecosystems, but also by richness in the wealth of languages that is spoken here. We believe that by sharing the phenomenal work done at the CSIR in some of our official languages, this illustrates our commitment to living our heritage. Please click here to watch Lydia Kwange give an overview of her work as a transport technologist in Sesotho and click here to watch Rofhiwa Netshiya give an overview of his work as a cybersecurity specialist in Tshivenda.