Calteaux, Karen VKobo, Hlabishi I2025-08-222025-08-222025-080-7988-5673-4http://hdl.handle.net/10204/14373The FDCR Platform, a flagship initiative of the Department of Science, Technology and Innovation (DSTI), managed by the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), facilitates research, development and innovation in digital transformation through collaborative initiatives and open-access frameworks. These efforts aim to establish a robust information and communication technology industry for (South) Africa. The FDCR Platform currently encapsulates over 55 projects across five domains, namely Modelling and Simulation; Artificial Intelligence and Robotics; Mixed Reality and Digital Twins; Cloud-to-edge computing, Advanced-IoT and Networking; and Cybersecurity and Blockchain. The Online Proceedings of the Foundational Digital Capabilities Research (FDCR) Conference (FDCR 2025) contain 17 full-text papers presented during the event held at Durban, South Africa, 17-18 July 2025.FulltextenSustainable digital economyDigital capabilitiesFDCRDigital transformationOpen-access frameworksModellingSimulationArtificial intelligenceRoboticsDigital twinsCloud-to-edge computingMixed realityBlockchainFoundational Digital Capabilities ResearchConference PresentationN/A