Author:CSIRDate:Jun 2009Energy is a key economic and environmental driver. South Africa, with a large endowment of coal, has an electricity production system that is highly carbon intensive. It generates two-thirds of Africa's electricity, approximately 90% of which ...Read more
Author:Van Wyk, Llewellyn VDate:Aug 2017The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the efficacy of Science, Technology and Innovation (ST&I) interventions piloted on the Kleinmond Sustainable Human Settlement Project. Design/methodology/approach. Two surveys were undertaken: the first ...Read more
Author:Dlodlo, N; Beyers, RNDate:Jan 2009This paper reports on an effort to address the issue of inequality in girls' and women's access to science, engineering and technology (SET) education and careers through raising awareness on SET among secondary school girls in South Africa. ...Read more
Author:Botha, Adèle; Van Deventer, ADate:Sep 2009There is an acknowledged international skills shortage in Science and Technology. TekkiTots is an initiative by the Meraka Institute aimed at introducing Science and Technology to preschools. Due to the infrastructure limitations in rural ...Read more
Author:Van Deventer, ADate:Nov 2008Skills shortages exist in the areas of science and technology, not only in South Africa but globally. Endeavours to address the subsequent need for more people to pursue careers in these disciplines are widespread. We need to ensure that we ...Read more
Author:Van Deventer, ADate:May 2009Skills shortages exist in the areas of Science and Technology, not only in South Africa but globally. This creates a need for more people to follow careers in Science and Technology. We need to do something to make sure that we do not loose ...Read more
Author:Van Deventer, ADate:Apr 2007TekkiTots is part of The Young Engineers of South Africa (YESA) research area within the ICT in Education, Youth and Gender research group at The Meraka Institute (CSIR). The aim of YESA is to increase the pipeline for the generation of more ...Read more
Author:Scholes, RJ; Anderson, F; Kenyon, C; Napier, J; Ngoepe, P; Van Wilgen, BW; Weaver, ADate:Nov 2008The CSIR celebrated its 60th anniversary in 2006 by taking a long, hard look at its continuing role in South Africa. This paper was written by the CSIR Fellows, at the invitation of the Department of Science and Technology, to capture some ...Read more