Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa, October 8, 2010 - CSIR Meraka Institute today announced it has received a grant to participate in HP's Catalyst Initiative, a global social innovation program designed to develop more effective approaches to science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) educati...
South Africa's fire-spotting system now faster and more accurate
With South Africa now in the grip of veld fires in dry parts where the summer rains have not yet brought relief, the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) has announced that its Advanced Fire Information System (AFIS) has been upgraded. AFIS is a satellite-based fire information t...
CSIR selects Neotel/Broadband Infraco partnership to install 10 Gbps network to SALT and SKA
The CSIR Meraka Institute selected a Neotel/Broadband Infraco partnership to install a 10 Gigabit per second network to the South African Large Telescope (SALT) and Square Kilometre Array (SKA) sites in the Northern Cape. The selection is the outcome of a tender process that was done in consultat...
An excellent year on all fronts
The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) has announced that it has exceeded most of its targets and has achieved a solid overall performance for its 2009/10 financial year. Commenting on its financial targets, CSIR President and CEO, Dr Sibusiso Sibisi, says that the CSIR has del...
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