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Vaal Dam on Facebook and Twitter

The Department of Water Affairs has joined forces with the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) to make the Vaal Dam the first dam in South Africa to use internet social media to disseminate information via facebook and twitter. Following information on the Vaal Dam is one of the...

CSIR Meraka Institute Receives Prestigious HP Catalyst Award to Foster Innovative STEM Education Collaborations Globally

PRETORIA, GAUTENG, SOUTH AFRICA, June 27, 2011 – CSIR Meraka Institute today announced it has been awarded a grant to participate in the HP Catalyst Initiative , a global social innovation program designed to develop more effective approaches to science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) ed...

Fraunhofer and CSIR sign MOU for cooperation in ICT

The Heinrich-Hertz-Institut (HHI) of the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der angew andten Forschung e. V., Germany, and the CSIR Meraka Institute have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) aimed at strategic cooperation to develop and market technical and other solutions. The MOU was s...

CSIR reports excellent performance for the 2010/11 financial year

The CSIR reported outstanding performance in its activities towards the fulfilment of its organisational mandate over the past year. Human capital development is critical for the development of science, engineering and technology solutions of the highest calibre to improve the lives of South Afri...

Cabinet renews contract of the CSIR Chief Executive Officer

Cabinet recently renewed the contract of Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) CEO Dr Sibusiso Sibisi for a third five-year term with effect from 1 October. The renewal was approved following the CSIR board’s recommendation to the Minister of Science and Technology, Ms Naledi Pand...

Launch of UKZN/CSIR-Meraka Centre for Artificial Intelligence Research

The University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN) and the CSIR Meraka Institute, based in Pretoria, have joined hands to create one of the largest Artificial Intelligence research centres on the continent: the UKZN/CSIR-Meraka Centre for Artificial Intelligence Research (CAIR). The official launch of the Ce...

ICT research on the agenda: African and European perspectives and plans shared

Information and communications technology (ICT) is a potent tool for socio economic upliftment in Africa. This is the premise upon which presentations, discussions and debates at the 4th EuroAfrica Cooperation Forum on ICT Research will be based. Some 200 delegates from over 10 African countries ...