20 Years of Excellence 1996 - 2016

Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf)

doi:10.17159/assaf.2016/0010

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Abstract (English) : 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, national academy of science to guide the democratic South Africa into a promising new era. From drafting a constitution for the Academy; putting in place the mechanisms, statutes and machinery needed to run a working national academy of science, ASSAf’s remarkable journey testifies to perceptive vision to ensure a legacy of knowledge. Since its inception, ASSAf has grown from a small, emergent organisation to a well-established academy. It has pursued its mandate of providing evidence-based science advice in support of policy development on issues of national significance to government and beyond. The book describes the early beginnings to define and form a unique crucible, through to creating a unitary academy of sciences, encompassing all science disciplines.

Description : Cite: Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf), (2017). 20 Years of Excellence 1996 - 2016. [Online] Available at: DOI http://dx.doi.org/10.17159/assaf.2016/0010

Publisher : Academy of Science of South Africa

Citation : Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf), (2017). 20 Years of Excellence 1996 - 2016. [Online] Available at: DOI http://dx.doi.org/10.17159/assaf.2016/0010

Sponsorship : Department of Science and Technology

DOI : 10.17159/assaf.2016/0010

ISBN : 978-0-9947076-4-2

Resource URL(Other) : http://dx.doi.org/10.17159/assaf.2016/0010

URI : http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11911/75

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