The acceleration of South Africa’s energy transformation to address current economic challenges and industrialisation opportunities for the country’s economic recovery will take centre stage at the upcoming virtual Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) 7th Biennial Conference. The...
CSIR set to forecast US elections using world-class prediction model
The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) is putting together a forecast of the upcoming US presidential elections to conduct a successive test of the performance of its election prediction model into the US electoral system. This follows a successful trial during the US 2016 pres...
CSIR gears up to bring relevant science and technology conversations to all in its first online conference
A South African born surgeon living in the United States of America – and one of the most successful entrepreneurs in the healthcare sector, Prof. Patrick Soon-Shiong – is amongst the top speakers at the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) 7th Biennial Conference taking place on...
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...
Television Whitespaces - a new and innovative way to connect people
CSIR experts, Dr Albert Lysko and Prof Luzango Mfupe recently participated in a South African Institute of Electrical Engineers (SAIEE) webinar to discuss the organisation’s research and innovation in Television Whitespaces (TVWS). The webinar, based on an article published in the SAIEE official ...
Applications open for the 2020 Student Cluster Competition
The Centre for High Performance Computing (CHPC) invites applications from suitably qualified candidates to enter the 2020 Student Cluster Competition. The CHPC Student Cluster Competition gives undergraduate students at South African universities exposure to the High Performance Computing indust...
SANBA celebrates its female blockchain entrepreneurs
In celebration of National Women’s Day this year, the South African National Blockchain Alliance (SANBA) is subsidising two of the country’s up-and-coming female blockchain entrepreneurs to enable them to attend the European Blockchain Convention. Although the technology environment is often seen...
Young CSIR researchers briefs media on the impact of cybercrimes and misinformation during COVID-19 pandemic
Media advisory: 23 June 2020 Media statement Young researchers from the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) will share their research on cybercrime activities and the spread of misinformation (fake news) during the COVID-19 pandemic at a media briefing scheduled to take place at...
An assessment of claims regarding health effects of 5G mobile telephony networks
Speculation linking 5G mobile telephony and data networks to a range of health threats, has been rife. Some claims even go to the extent of attributing the current COVID-19 pandemic to the initial rollouts of 5G networks. Unfortunately, a lot of opinions aired do not come with a high degree of cr...
Accollades for IEEE South Africa brought under leadership of CSIR’s Dr Albert Lysko
The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) has awarded South Africa’s IEEE section the prestigious 2019 MGA Outstanding Medium Section Award . The award is in recognition of outstanding work in fulfilling the educational and scientific goals of the IEEE by promoting technologica...