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Doing IT (ICT) for the Citizens

Join us at GovTech 2009 for what promises to be an exciting discussion and debate on one of the frontier issues of the development agenda - a citizen-centric government!

South Africa, Kenya and Tunisia top innovation poll

South Africa along with Kenya and Tunisia have emerged as the top innovators of Africa in a report on the continent's competitiveness launched in Cape Town early June.

Putting the price on carbon for climate change mitigation in SA

The Energy Research Centre (ERC) is calling for papers to be presented at its conference to be held in Cape Town March 2010. The conference builds on discussions undertaken at the Climate Change Summit 2009.

Take a Girl Child to Work Day

The Department of Science and Technology, as part of Cell C’s annual corporate social investment campaign, hosted 20 girls from the Botebe-Tshebo High School in Sebokeng on Thursday, 28 May 2009.

Short Course in Introduction to Wave Energy Conversion with Stellebosch University

Stellenbosch University has been awarded the responsibility to act as the hub of a Postgraduate Programme in Renewable and Sustainable Energy Studies by the South African National Energy Research Institute (SANERI), a division of the Central Energy Fund (CEF).

Launch of South Africa’s SumbandilaSat in Russia is imminent

South Africa’s next satellite, SumbandilaSat, is scheduled to be exported to Russia on 4 June 2009, arriving in Moscow on 10 June 2009.

First round of Southern African science lens announced

The first round of Southern African Lens, a photographic competition specifically aimed at illustrating and communicating the excitement and impact of science and technology in Southern Africa has been launched.

Engineering studies opportunity at US institute

The Department of Science and Technology (DST) is offering fully-funded PhD fellowships for South Africans to pursue their degrees at the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta, Georgia in the US, for August 2009 enrollment.

Minister Pandor concludes first bilateral meeting on science

The Minister of Science and Technology Naledi Pandor concluded her first bilateral meeting with the First Vice-Minister of Science, Technology and Environment of the Republic of Cuba, Dr Fernando Gonzalez Bermudez in Pretoria on 18 May 2009.

Announcing South African Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Summer School

The vision for the South African nanoscience and nanotechnology school is to create a pool of nanoscientists sufficiently trained to conduct nanoscience research. The theme for 2009 is “addressing the fundamentals of nanoscience and advanced applications in the field of health and water”

Ms Pandor is new Minister of Science and Technology

The Department of Science and Technology (DST) welcomes the appointment of former Education Minister Naledi Pandor to the Ministry of Science and Technology. This follows the announcement of the new Cabinet by President Jacob Zuma on 10 May, subsequent to the presidential elections on 22 April.

Announcing National Science Week

Department of Science and Technology will launch National Science Week in Galeshewe, Northern Cape, on 30 July 2009, with a special focus on youth. The NSW is an annual country-wide event led by the DST implemented by the South African Agency for Science and Technology Advancement (SAASTA). It is aimed at highlighting the important role science plays in everyday life and attracting the country’s youth to enter and remain in science related studies and careers.

Short courses in renewable energy sources with Stellebosch University

Stellenbosch University has been awarded the responsibility to act as the hub of a Postgraduate Programme in Renewable and Sustainable Energy Studies by the South African National Energy Research Institute (SANERI), a division of the Central Energy Fund (CEF). The hub will be supplemented by a number of research chairs forming the spokes of a hub and spoke model.

South Africa signs science and technology agreement with Uganda

Minister of Science and Technology, Mosibudi Mangena, and his Ugandan counterpart, Ephraim Kamuntu, have signed a bilateral agreement, committing the two countries to working together to advance science and technology.

SA hosts 19th Pan African Mathematics Olympiad

The Pan African Mathematics Olympiad (PAMO) is an annual event organised by the African Mathematical Union. The objective is to encourage talent and exchange information on curricula and teaching methods in mathematics across the African continent. Participation is by invitation only and the official languages are French and English. Each country is entitled to send a team consisting of a team leader that is a mathematics teacher at a secondary or tertiary level, and four pupils younger than 20 years old.

Supporting entrepreneurs for sustainable development

Do you have an entrepreneurial and innovative idea that is locally-driven and has great potential to contribute to sustainable development in countries with developing or transition economies? Do you need support to help grow your business or project?

More study opportunities offered by the ICGEB

The 2009 application forms for the ICGEB funding programmes are now available. Full details on the individual programmes are provided in the relevant application forms.

Technology Innovation Agency Migration

The Technology Innovation Agency (TIA) is a new public entity that is aimed at stimulating and intensifying innovation and inventions in order to improve the economic growth as well as enhance the quality of life of all South Africans by developing and exploiting technological innovations and interventions and creating an enabling environment wherein these could be commercialized.

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