http://www.dst.gov.za <div align="center" id="VideoPlayback" > <embed src="http://video.google.com/googleplayer.swf?docid=-1894465279639486612&hl=en" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"> </embed></div> daily 1 2007-09-05T06:28:12Z http://www.dst.gov.za/media-room/press-releases-1/celebrating-women-in-science The Women in Science Awards were created by the Department of Science and Technology in association with L’Oreal and the National Commission for UNESCO to profile the achievements of leading women scientists in the South African science system. No publisher VeronicaM 2008-08-11T07:12:59Z PressRelease http://www.dst.gov.za/media-room/press-releases-1/dst-announces-plans-to-bolster-indigenous-knowledge-systems The Department of Science and Technology (DST) has announced several initiatives to promote and protect indigenous knowledge systems (IKS) in the country. No publisher VeronicaM 2008-08-05T13:45:19Z PressRelease http://www.dst.gov.za/media-room/press-releases-1/prof-scholtz-appointed-first-director-of-national-institute-for-theoretical-physics-nithep NITheP is a geographically distributed Institute with a main centre at the Stellenbosch Institute for Advanced Study (STIAS) and regional centres at the Universities of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN) and the Witwatersrand (Wits). It is funded by the Department of Science and Technology (DST) through the structure of National Facilities managed by the National Research Foundation (NRF). No publisher VeronicaM 2008-08-11T07:15:08Z PressRelease http://www.dst.gov.za/prof-scholtz-appointed-first-director-of-national-institute-for-theoretical-physics-nithep NITheP is a geographically distributed Institute with a main centre at the Stellenbosch Institute for Advanced Study (STIAS) and regional centres at the Universities of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN) and the Witwatersrand (Wits). It is funded by the Department of Science and Technology (DST) through the structure of National Facilities managed by the National Research Foundation (NRF). No publisher VeronicaM 2008-08-05T08:26:42Z PressRelease http://www.dst.gov.za/news-board/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. No publisher admin 2008-08-15T06:16:25Z News Item http://www.dst.gov.za/news-board/bio2biz-2008-sa-conference No publisher VeronicaM 2008-07-25T10:08:52Z News Item http://www.dst.gov.za/news-board/the-dst-hosts-inaugural-indigenous-knowledge-systems-iks-expo-and-exhibition No publisher VeronicaM 2008-07-15T12:33:35Z News Item http://www.dst.gov.za/media-room/press-releases-1/tackling-unemployment-among-youth The Department of Science and Technology (DST) has launched a programme to help unemployed science graduates gain valuable work experience. No publisher VeronicaM 2008-06-27T08:50:02Z PressRelease http://www.dst.gov.za/media-room/press-releases-1/president-mbeki-signs-astronomy-geographic-advantage-bill-into-law A new South African law came into effect last week, placing the country among the world's leading nations in the proactive protection of national and international science infrastructure investments. President Mbeki gave the stamp of his approval by signing the Astronomy Geographic Advantage Bill into law in Pretoria. No publisher VeronicaM 2008-06-25T09:53:19Z PressRelease http://www.dst.gov.za/media-room/press-releases-1/dst-engen-sa-donate-30-computers-to-a-rural-polokwane Learners at a rural school in Polokwane have been given an opportunity to learn computer literacy skills, thanks to the Department of Science and Technology (DST) and fuel company, Engen SA. No publisher VeronicaM 2008-06-25T08:08:07Z PressRelease