Browsing B. ASSAf Workshop Proceedings and Other Reports by Title
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3rd South African Young Academy of Science (SAYAS) Science and Society Symposium - Science and (Un)Certainty: Exploring Science, Knowledge Production, Communication and Uptake in a Post-Truth World
(Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf), 2018-06)This report is the summary of the meeting proceedings of the 3rd South African Young Academy of Science (SAYAS) Science and Society Symposium which took place from 8 – 9 March 2018 at the Nelson Mandela University (NMU), ...
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3rd Worldwide Meeting of National Young Academies: One Health – Health and Development
(Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf), 2018-03)This report is the summary of the meeting proceedings of the Third Worldwide Meeting of National Young Academies which took place from 20 to 21 July 2017 at the Birchwood Hotel & OR Tambo Conference Centre, Boksburg, South ...
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The 5th National Global Change Conference; Transformative Futures for Water Security Seminar
(Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf), 2023)The 5th National Global Change Conference organised by the Department of Science and Innovation (DSI) and the National Research Foundation (NRF), in partnership with the University of the Free State (UFS), took place at ...
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7th Annual South African Young Scientists' Conference 2016, Human Rights
(Academy of Science of South Africa, 2016)This report stems from proceedings from the 7th Annual Young Scientists’ Conference held on 6 to 7, October 2016 where human rights in general, and the rights of scientists in particular, were addressed by some 80 young ...
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Addressing the global challenges of multimorbidity – lessons from South Africa
(Academy of Medical Sciences, 2016)The main objective of this workshop was to consider the burden of multimorbidity in South Africa and the UK, and ask how we can achieve a more coherent and consistent approach to defining, researching, and addressing m ...
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Advancing multisectoral and life-course approaches in mental health research
(Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf); Academy of Medical Sciences (AMS), 2023)Although there is some evidence of increasing investment, mental health services are a neglected aspect of healthcare in sub-Saharan Africa.* However, the COVID-19 pandemic – and control measures associated with it – ...
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African Academy Development: Strengthening Southern African Development Community (SADC) Science Academies for better service to society workshop
(Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf), 2022)The Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf), Department of Science and Innovation (DSI), SADC Secretariat, and Lesotho Academy for Science and Technology (LAST) jointly hosted a SADC Academies Workshop on 5 December ...
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African Open Science Platform - Part II: Frameworks
(Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf), 2019)
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African Open Science Platform Part 1: Landscape Study
(Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf), 2019-08)This report maps the African landscape of Open Science – with a focus on Open Data as a sub-set of Open Science. Data to inform the landscape study were collected through a variety of methods, including surveys, desk ...
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ASSAf’s Institutional and Public Engagement Roadshows (Connecting Science to Society): ASSAf and SAYAS Visit to the University of Limpopo
(Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf), 2023)The Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf) is the official national science Academy mandated to promote and inspire outstanding achievements in all fields of scientific enquiry and to grant recognition of excellence. ...
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Consultative Workshop on the Shale Gas Science Action Plan for South Africa, 14-15 March 2019
(Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf), 2019)In support of the South African government to explore the potential of shale gas, the Department of Science and Technology (DST) commissioned ASSAf to undertake work that would culminate in the development of a national ...
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Copyright Amendment Bill Workshop Proceedings Report
(Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf), 2022)The genesis of the Copyright Amendment Bill was in 2009, when the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) initiated various studies and impact assessments. In July 2015, the DTI published a Draft Copyright Amendment Bill ...
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Critical Issues in School Mathematics and Science
(Academy of Science of South Africa, 2010)The Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf), as a body of natural and human scientists, has an important role to play in providing government and members of society with evidence-based information that can be used to ...
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The District Development Model as a platform for innovation for inclusivity
(Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf); Department of Science and Innovation (DSI); Quantitative Evidence Research cc, 2022)The Department of Science and Innovation (DSI) and the Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf) hosted the District Development Model as a Platform for Innovation for Inclusivity on 13 May 2022, virtually, as part of the ...
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The Emerging Threat of Drug Resistant Tuberculosis
(Academy of Science of South Africa, 2011)An estimated 2 billion people, one-third of the global population, are infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M.tb.), the bacterium that causes tuberculosis (TB) (Keshavjee and Seung, 2008). Spread through the air, this ...
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Environment and Health Symposium
(Academy of Science of South Africa, 2015)ASSAf, in collaboration with the Ethiopian Academy of Science (EAS), Ghana Academy of Arts and Sciences (GAAS) and the German National Academy of Sciences, Leopoldina hosted a symposium on Environment and Health in June ...
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Evidence-based Practice: ‘Double Symposium’ Proceedings on Problems, Possibilities and Politics
(Academy of Science of South Africa, 2006)The Academy’s Double Symposium that was admirably arranged by Prof. Jonathan Jansen and executed by the staff of the Academy, had objectives that were concisely captured by the Minister of Science and Technology in his ...
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Finding Synergies in the Mathematical Sciences
(Academy of Science of South Africa, 2016)The Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf) convened a workshop on Finding Synergies in the Mathematical Sciences in Cape Town on 15 – 16 September 2016. The meeting sought to promote and seek a discursive space to ...
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Gender and Innovation: Implications for Sustainable Development
(Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf), 2017)This report reflects the proceedings of the GenderInSITE Elsevier Foundation Thematic Workshop – Gender and Innovation: Implications for Sustainable Development held on 4 – 6 September 2017 at the Technology Innovation ...
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Gender and Innovation: Implications for Sustainable Development. A GenderInSITE Policy Brief
(Organization for Women in Science for the Developing World (OWSD); The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS), 2020-11)This policy brief considers the importance of applying a gender lens to innovation and sustainable development. It summarizes the key results of the workshop “Gender and Innovation: Implications for Sustainable Development”, ...