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The State of Laboratory Biosafety and Biosecurity in the SADC Region
(Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf), 2018)
This proceedings report is the product of a two-day workshop (19 –20
March 2018) on The State of Laboratory Biosafety and Biosecurity in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) region which was held at Emperor’s ...
Surveillance and Response to Infectious Diseases and Comorbidities: An African and German Perspective
(Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf), 2019)
The conference explored various topics pertaining to Infectious Diseases and Comorbidities. These included: antimicrobial resistance; one health; HIV; TB; Malaria; and HCV. The objectives of the symposium were to scientifically ...
Protection of Intellectual Property for Grassroots Innovation
(Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf) & Department of Science and Innovation (DSI), 2019)
The seminar was hosted on 21 May 2019, at Protea Hotel Fire & Ice, Menlyn, Pretoria by the Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf) in partnership with the Department of Science and Innovation (DSI). The seminar was ...
Annual Multi-Stakeholder Forum on Science, Technology and Innovation for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
(Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf) & Department of Science and Technology (DST), 2019)
In 2015, South Africa joined other member states of the United Nations (UN) to sign and ratify the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development (2030 Agenda). The UN consequently established the Technology Facilitation Mechanism ...
Deployment of Open Data Driven Solutions for Socio-economic Value through Good Governance and Efficient Public Service Delivery
(Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf) & Department of Science and Technology (DST), 2018)
The notion of making data ‘open by default’ challenges the deep rooted cultures of national privacy as it calls for data to be treated as a public resource. South Africa embarked on several initiatives to endorse open data, ...
Science action plan for shale gas exploration in the Karoo Basin
(Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf), 2022)
This document presents the response of the Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf) and the South African Academy of Engineering (SAAE) to a request submitted by the Department of Science and Innovation (DSI) for a Science ...
The uptake of science, technology and innovation by sector departments
(Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf); Department of Science and Innovation (DSI), 2022)
The Department of Science and Innovation (DSI), the Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf) and Quantitative Evidence Research hosted a seminar titled “The Uptake of Science, Technology and Innovation by Sector Departments” ...