Information and communications

Nurturing the next generation of high-performance computing scientists Enthusing secondary-school learners with a passion for computing is the aim of a joint outreach programme between the Computer Olympiad, the Western Cape Department of Education (WCDoE) and the Centre of High Performance Computing (CHPC).

Finding common ground in community informatics A memorandum of understanding (MOU) signed in November 2008 between Australia's Monash University and the CSIR, specifically its Meraka Institute, has set the scene for exploring common ground and joint activities on the topic of community informatics (CI).

Meraka Institute hosts leading researcher in mobile learning In tandem with the growth and ubiquity of personal digital communication devices, mobile learning will grow in popularity and importance globally and in South Africa. This according to John Traxler of the Learning Lab who has spent the past two months at the Meraka Institute of the CSIR in his capacity as 'visiting scientist' to the institute.