Browsing A. Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf) Publications by Title
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20 Years of Excellence 1996 - 2016
(Academy of Science of South Africa, 2016)20 Years of Excellence 1996 – 2016 recounts the 20 years of ASSAf’s existence since the early 1990s when trailblazers in academia gave of their time and energy to realise a dream of establishing a fully representative, ...
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7th Annual South African Young Scientists' Conference 2016, Human Rights
(Academy of Science of South Africa, 2016)This report stems from proceedings from the 7th Annual Young Scientists’ Conference held on 6 to 7, October 2016 where human rights in general, and the rights of scientists in particular, were addressed by some 80 young ...
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Addressing the global challenges of multimorbidity – lessons from South Africa
(Academy of Medical Sciences, 2016)The main objective of this workshop was to consider the burden of multimorbidity in South Africa and the UK, and ask how we can achieve a more coherent and consistent approach to defining, researching, and addressing m ...
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African Open Science Platform Part 1: Landscape Study
(Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf), 2019-08)This report maps the African landscape of Open Science – with a focus on Open Data as a sub-set of Open Science. Data to inform the landscape study were collected through a variety of methods, including surveys, desk ...
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Annual Multi-Stakeholder Forum on Science, Technology and Innovation for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
(Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf), 2019)In 2015, South Africa joined other member states of the United Nations (UN) to sign and ratify the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development (2030 Agenda). The UN consequently established the Technology Facilitation Mechanism ...
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ASSAf Statement on Academic Freedom and the Values of Science, 25 May 2020
(Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf), 2020)N/A
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ASSAf Statement on the Implications of the Novel Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2; COVID-19) in South Africa
(Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf), 2020)
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Building Profitable and Sustainable Community Owned Connectivity Networks
(Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf), 2020)The IID seminar titled “Building Profitable and Sustainable Community Owned Connectivity Networks”, was hosted on 31 August 2020 on Zoom Webinar. The 2019 White Paper on science, technology and innovation (STI) recognise ...
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Commonwealth Academies Statement on Climate Change, Biodiversity and Sustainable Energy
(Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf), 2020)
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Consensus Study on the State of the Humanities in South Africa: Status, Prospects and Strategies
(Academy of Science of South Africa, 2011)The purpose of this study was to provide evidence-based advice on the status and future role of the Humanities in South Africa to government and other stakeholders (such as science councils, the department of education, ...
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Consultative Workshop on the Shale Gas Science Action Plan for South Africa, 14-15 March 2019
(Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf), 2019)In support of the South African government to explore the potential of shale gas, the Department of Science and Technology (DST) commissioned ASSAf to undertake work that would culminate in the development of a national ...
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Critical Issues in School Mathematics and Science
(Academy of Science of South Africa, 2010)The Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf), as a body of natural and human scientists, has an important role to play in providing government and members of society with evidence-based information that can be used to ...
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Deployment of Open Data Driven Solutions for Socio-economic Value through Good Governance and Efficient Public Service Delivery
(Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf), 2018)The notion of making data ‘open by default’ challenges the deep rooted cultures of national privacy as it calls for data to be treated as a public resource. South Africa embarked on several initiatives to endorse open data, ...
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Diversity in Human Sexuality: Implications for Policy in Africa
(Academy of Science of South Africa, 2015)ASSAf, in collaboration with the Uganda National Academy of Sciences, undertook a consensus study on Diversity in Human Sexuality: Implications for Policy in Africa in 2015. The topic of sexual and gender diversity has ...
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The Emerging Threat of Drug Resistant Tuberculosis
(Academy of Science of South Africa, 2011)An estimated 2 billion people, one-third of the global population, are infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M.tb.), the bacterium that causes tuberculosis (TB) (Keshavjee and Seung, 2008). Spread through the air, this ...
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Environment and Health Symposium
(Academy of Science of South Africa, 2015)ASSAf, in collaboration with the Ethiopian Academy of Science (EAS), Ghana Academy of Arts and Sciences (GAAS) and the German National Academy of Sciences, Leopoldina hosted a symposium on Environment and Health in June ...
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Evidence-based Practice: ‘Double Symposium’ Proceedings on Problems, Possibilities and Politics
(Academy of Science of South Africa, 2006)The Academy’s Double Symposium that was admirably arranged by Prof. Jonathan Jansen and executed by the staff of the Academy, had objectives that were concisely captured by the Minister of Science and Technology in his ...
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Finding Synergies in the Mathematical Sciences
(Academy of Science of South Africa, 2016)The Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf) convened a workshop on Finding Synergies in the Mathematical Sciences in Cape Town on 15 – 16 September 2016. The meeting sought to promote and seek a discursive space to ...
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First Biennial Report to Cabinet on the State of Climate Change : Science and Technology in South Africa
(Academy of Science of South Africa, 2017)This report aligns with the Medium-Term Strategic Framework (MTSF) of the government of South Africa, which in turn stems from the work of the National Planning Commission and its National Development Plan (NDP). Outcome ...
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Gender and Innovation: Implications for Sustainable Development
(Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf), 2017)This report reflects the proceedings of the GenderInSITE Elsevier Foundation Thematic Workshop – Gender and Innovation: Implications for Sustainable Development held on 4 – 6 September 2017 at the Technology Innovation ...