CSIR Defence

Bridging communication barriers in COVID-19 triage and screening – A mobile speech app

The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), an entity under the Department of Science and Innovation and Aweza have collaborated to develop a unique mobile application to bridge communication barriers between healthcare providers and patients. Aweza is an international award-winnin...

CSIR to showcase biometric recognition solutions at ID4Africa 2019

The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) will display various biometric solution technologies at the ID4Africa 2019 conference, taking place in Johannesburg, from 18 to 20 June 2019. These technologies include the biometric recognition of children, a technology developed to verif...

SANDF launches new range of military vehicles to improve its border safeguarding capability

The South African National Defence Force recently launched a range of new military vehicles that will be used to patrol South Africa’s borders. The CSIR played a key role in determining which vehicles would be best suited for the job as well as how these can be modified to achieve maximum impact ...

A solutions-driven approach to Africa’s environmental challenges

The CSIR is using its expertise and technologies to help understand how environmental issues affect security, access to resources and development in Africa. The organisation has partnered with universities and governments across Africa, as well as the U.S. Africa Command, which is responsible for...