News
Youths’ contribution to South African industries
The month of June is about celebrating and paying tribute to the youth of 1976. In commemoration of Youth Month, the Aerospace Industry Support Initiative (AISI) recognises the incredible work done by the youth and the opportunities presented to young people by its beneficiaries. These young people play a remarkable role in helping local companies and small, micro and medium enterprises (SMMEs) to achieve milestones in their projects and grow their companies.
Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) staff in Stellenbosch have been saddened by the news that former CSIR coastal engineer Piet Huizinga passed away on 10 June 2023. Known to many as ‘the father of coastal numerical modelling in the CSIR’, he introduced this emerging innovation in the early 1990s when most at the time still viewed the technique of tackling complex geological problems with scepticism.
4IR innovations aimed at improving South Africa’s Health care system
The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) will host a hybrid media briefing, where young experts will brief the media on various cutting-edge technologies that they are developing to improve South Africa’s healthcare system using fourth industrial revolution (4IR) technologies.
The 4IR has had a considerable impact on the manufacturing industry, which has encouraged a surge in the automation of medical diagnostics, led by artificial intelligence and the internet of medical things.
On Thursday, 25 May 2023, the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) and the National Integrated Cyber Infrastructure System (NICIS) had the honour of hosting Deputy Minister of Higher Education, Science and Technology Buti Manamela, at the National Cyber Infrastructure Centre System, which is based at the CSIR Cape Town regional office.
Workshop to bridge gap between science and policy
From 5 to 7 June 2023, the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) and the Southern African Science Service Centre for Change and Adaptive Land Management (SASSCAL) co-hosted the Global Monitoring for Environment and Security (GMES) and Africa Southern African Regional Workshop in Luanda, Angola.
Team CSIR commemorates Youth Month 2023 looking at skills for the future and celebrating our youth in Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics and Innovation (STEMI).
Meet some of our young people trailblazing in their fields with multidisciplinary research and technological innovation that contributes to the improved quality of life of South Africans.
The head of the CSIR Energy Research Centre, Dr Thabo Hlalele, led the discussion with the Flux50 members. The topics centred around areas of collaboration and energy. Several areas were identified and separate engagements for further collaboration were established, most notably on the thermal storage side. There were also discussions around energy trading. Read more...
On Monday, 19 June 2023, South African climate change experts, led by Extreme Climate Events Research Alliance, a platform for the research community, will host the El Niño 2023 Summit to share information on this pending climate anomaly with the general public and industries, businesses, government departments and other stakeholders who will most likely be impacted by El Niño.