CSIR Meraka Institute

The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) and the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers’ Communications Society (IEEE ComSoc) hosted a workshop, including an expert panel, on how software-defined networking (SDN) and network function virtualisation (NFV) will impact th...

The Data Intensive Research Initiative of South Africa (DIRISA) will host a National Research Data Workshop aimed at the academic and research community, but open to participants who would like to share their knowledge and experience in the data intensive research and research data management. De...

The Wireless World Research Forum (WWRF) brings together representatives from Industry and Academia from across the globe, with a strong focus on emerging economies. Members of the WWRF discuss how new insights will affect network implementation, services, applications and value chain in future m...

1. Introduction The freedom and opportunities that the Internet brings to the modern world also unfortunately enable criminal elements and state agents to freely operate and attack the commercial, private and state systems. When compared to traditional crime, attacks online are far cheaper to lau...

CSIR research into dynamic spectrum and future internet networks continues to garner international recognition; this after a paper co-written by the CSIR and the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) won Best Paper at this year’s IST-Africa Week in Namibia. In 2015, the CSI...

A harmful Algal blooms (HABS) detection tool , developed by the CSIR, has recently gone live. This is the first Decision Support tool on the Oceans and Coast Information Management System (OCIMS) to be made available to users. This initiative forms part of Government’s Operation Phakisa Oceans Ec...

The coordination of space activities across the continent is vital for unlocking the promise that space holds for sustainable development, as well as economic growth, said the Minister of Science and Technology, Mrs Naledi Pandor, in her opening address of the 37th International Symposium on Remo...