Author:De Wet, Benita; Komakech, CDate:Nov 2011Over the last two decades the ecological restoration of industrial land has developed into a specialist science combined with highly sophisticated management activities. A prime example of this approach is a unique partnership between the ...Read more
Author:CSIRDate:2022In this edition of ScienceScope, centre stage goes to some of our recent RDI activities in chemicals, mining and manufacturing. Read about the establishment of an industrial biocatalysis hub that will put microorganisms at the heart of processes ...Read more
Author:Von der Heyden, S; Lukey, P; Cilliers, Louis; Prochazka, K; Lombard, ATDate:Dec 2016Research is a key resource in a knowledge economy and governance system. In order to enable research to benefit the nation and to contribute to growing the knowledge-based economy (the aims of the Global Change Grand Challenge, and specifically ...Read morecb
Author:Van Wyk, Llewellyn VDate:Dec 2015Human settlements historically conjure up contradictory images (think Charles Dickens’s A Tale of Two Cities): one is that of the dynamic, cosmopolitan centre of business, culture and entertainment with lively, diverse and socially inclusive ...Read more
Author:CSIR; CSIRDate:Sep 2021In celebration of Women’s Day on 9 August 2021, this edition of ScienceScope focuses on CSIR women. Some of the women featured are involved in Covid-19-related research, while others are working, alongside their colleagues – the men and women ...Read more
Author:CSIRDate:Dec 2006In this edition of ScienceScope, innovations in and around aerodynamics research and development is explored. The publication explores activities in environmentally friendly aerospace technologies to enhance the aviation industry.Read more
Author:CSIRDate:Nov 2007Many of the articles in this edition of ScienceScope recognise the pivotal role of the Department of Science and Technology in activities to empower society through science.Read more
Author:CSIRDate:Sep 2010ScienceScope is the CSIR's publication. It highlights the CSIR's SET research and development areas. We recognize that innovation implies dissemination and uptake and that for an invention to become an innovation, it needs to be implemented ...Read more
Author:Snyman-Van der Walt, LuanitaDate:Oct 2017This presentation discusses the scientific assessment of shale gas development in South Africa by Luanita Snyman Van der Walt at the 6th CSIR Conference: Ideas that work for industrial development, 5-6 October 2017, CSIR International Convention ...Read more
Author:Scholes, RJ; Schreiner, G; Snyman-Van der Walt, LDate:Jan 2017Background: The science–policy interface process – known as a ‘scientific assessment’ – has risen to prominence in the past few decades. Complex assessments are appropriate for issues which are both technically complicated, multifaceted and ...Read more
Author:Van Wilgen, BWDate:Jan 2004This article examines scientific challenges in the field of invasion alien plant management in South Africa. Overview of the Working for Water program, Issues of research funding, and Biological control research. It also includes some of the ...Read more
Author:Herselman, Martha E; Foko, Thato E; Nungu, A; Ng'amba, P; Mgeni, MDate:Nov 2015The purpose of this paper is to provide an overview of the specific lessons that were learnt when Tanzanian and South African Living Labs (LL) collaborated to support one another. It was a scientific collaboration which focussed on Living ...Read more
Author:Union of South AfricaDate:1945The document is an act to promote scientific and industrial research and has the purpose to (i) establish a South African Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, (ii) define the objects for which it is established, (iii) prescribe the ...Read more
Author:Funke, Nicola S; Nienaber, S; Henwood, RDate:Nov 2011This paper examines the complexity of the South African policy-making context and its official and non-official actors and investigates the challenges that scientists face when trying to exert their influence here in order to strengthen the ...Read more
Author:Delport, JPDate:01 Sep 2010Atmospheric turbulence is a naturally occurring phenomenon that can severely degrade the quality of long-range surveillance video footage. Major effects include image blurring, image warping and temporal wavering of objects in the scene. ...Read more
Author:Mahwai, Nare J; Phiri, Charles; Dlamini, Sifiso B; Herselman, Martha E; Meyer, Isabella ADate:Jun 2023Governments globally are making notable efforts to facilitate conversations with citizens to improve their participation in government decisionmaking by using various digital technologies in what could be coined as electronic participation ...Read more
Author:Thulare, Tumiso; Maremi, Keneilwe J; Herselman, Martha EDate:Dec 2023South Africa and the world had been adversely affected by the Coronavirus pandemic. It became nearly impossible to host face-to-face interviews for data collection as meeting in person increased the risk of infections. It was difficult to ...Read more
Author:Iyawa, GE; Herselman, Martha E; Botha, AdèleDate:May 2017Digital health innovation ecosystems describe the need to incorporate the components of digital health, innovation and digital ecosystems in administering healthcare services. Reviewing the evidence of digital health, innovation and digital ...Read more
Author:Motheeram, Preia; Herselman, Martha E; Botha, AdèleDate:Mar 2018This article presents a scoping review of digital open badge ecosystems. A scoping review can be seen as a methodology for systematically assessing the breadth of available research literature. This article is aimed at identifying the nature, ...Read more
Author:Van Schalkwyk, A; Grobbelaar, S; Herselman, Martha EDate:Sep 2020Method: Five stages of conducting a scoping review are implemented: 1) identifying the research questions 2) identifying the relevant studies 3) study selection 4) data charting and 5) collecting, summarising, and reporting the results. ...Read more