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Webinar Three of a Three-part Series: What must be done if the state is to be capable of poverty and inequality reduction?
(Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf); SARChI Chair in Social Policy at the University of South Africa (UNISA), 2021)
The Standing Committee on the Science for the Reduction of Poverty and Inequality (SCSfRPI) is a committee of the acclaimed Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf). In July 2020, the ASSAf Council mandated the committee ...
Future careers: developing skills for the job market and job creation
(Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf), 2021)
Presentation by Prof Maximus Sefotho on 12 November 2021.
Klaus Schwab, the executive chairman of the World Economic Forum (WEF) was the first to introduce the phrase Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) to a team of ...
Webinar: Mechanisms, funding and state capability for poverty and inequality reduction (post-Covid) in South Africa
(Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf), 2021)
The Standing Committee on the Science for the Reduction of Poverty and Inequality (SCSfRPI) is a committee of the Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf). In July 2020, the ASSAf Council mandated the committee to focus ...
Webinar Two of a Three-part Series: How to Fund Interventions to Reduce Poverty in South Africa?
(Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf), 2021)
The ASSAf Standing Committee on the Science for the Reduction of Poverty and Inequality (SCSfRPI) has been mandated by the ASSAf Council to focus on poverty and inequality in respect to the pandemic, and to consult ...
SALGA-ASSAf seminar on disaster risk management, fire & emergency services capabilities assessment of municipalities
(Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf), 2021)
In partnership with the South African Local Government Association (SALGA), ASSAf hosted a seminar to discuss the output of research commissioned by SALGA. The research sought to determine the ability of municipalities – ...
Webinar One of a Three-part series: What to do to reduce poverty and inequality? 10 May 2021
(Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf), 2021)
The ASSAf Standing Committee on the Science for the Reduction of Poverty and Inequality (SCSfRPI) has been mandated by the ASSAf Council to focus on poverty and inequality in respect to the pandemic, and to consult ...
Astronomy in Africa
(Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf), 2021)
Astronomy is one of the most challenging of all scientific endeavours, requiring technologies and skills that are usually beyond the reach of what is currently available. As such it is a field that pushes the boundaries ...
The effects of war in Ukraine on oil price and SA economy
(Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf), 2022)
This webinar was presented by the Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf) on 5 May 2022. It is the 4th in a series of Annual ASSAf Business Leadership Forums. Panellists: Mr Wandile Sihlobo, Chief Economist: Agricultural ...
The uptake of science, technology and innovation by sector departments
(Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf) & Department of Science and Innovation (DSI), 2022)
Webinar presented on 20 July 2022.
Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) is an important construct in South Africa’s policy discourse as illustrated in key national planning frameworks, such as the National Development ...