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Collaborations between Africa and Europe in Earth Observation (EO) have a rich history spanning decades.
The African Space Strategy of the African Union recognises the importance of EO as a crucial data and information source to address Africa’s challenges.
EO satellites of the Copernicus Programme provide large volumes of data over the African continent annually. This data, once processed, can be utilised to support a variety of Africa’s information needs to support research and development (R&D) and applications to assist in economic development.
On Tuesday, 8 October 2024, the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) hosts a hybrid media briefing where cybersecurity experts will present the findings of four national cybersecurity surveys conducted by the CSIR. In the 2023/24 financial year, the CSIR commissioned the national cybersecurity surveys working with partners such as the Cybersecurity Hub under the Department of Digital Communications and Digital Technologies (DCDT).
Trusted partner, Bestmed Medical Scheme joins the CSIR for their 2024 road race to deliver an inclusive race for the running community.
The CSIR will be in the media and you don’t want to miss out on the conversations.
CSIR takes over SAFM - The View Point #TuesdayTakeover
Get ready as the CSIR takes the reins for SAFM – The View Point #TuesdayTakeover with an insightful show on cybersecurity awareness and misinformation. In case you missed this show, click here (Audio) to listen to the conversation.
The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) has collaborated with MERCK, a German multinational science and technology company, to deliver the first Quality Control and Downstream Operations in Biomanufacturing course.
The course is part of the CSIR’s three-year African biomanufacturing workforce training and skills development programme.
Held under the theme, “Implementing Science-Based Solutions and Strategies for Coastal Resilience”, the duo from the CSIR’s Coastal Systems and Earth Observation Research Group showcased the recent research findings from their PhDs indicating that the increasing pressure that South African coastal zones and ecosystems are facing stem from anthropogenic factors.
Omarjee shared the findings of a study based on the daily influence of eutrophication on pH in aquatic ecosystems. Here, laboratory experiments were conducted to determine the influence of aquatic biomass on pH variability during diurnal intervals.
CSIR researchers left no stone unturned to showcase their work at the recent annual conference of the International Association for Impact Assessment (IAIA)-South Africa held in Rustenburg, North West, from 27 to 30 August 2024. Themed “From roar to revolution: unleashing the future of integrated environmental management,” the flagship event was attended by eight CSIR experts in environmental management.
On Thursday, 29 August 2024, the CSIR’s Dr Coralie van Reenen, who is the Infrastructure Innovation research group leader, and architectural researcher Tinashe Dube, attended the first awards ceremony of the Citizen Science Programme at the Albertina Sisulu Science Centre in Cofimvaba, in the Eastern Cape.