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Statement on the Unanticipated Costs of COVID-19 to South Africa’s Quadruple Disease Burden: ASSAf Standing Committee on Health
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Statement on the Unanticipated Costs of COVID-19 to South Africa’s Quadruple Disease Burden: ASSAf Standing Committee on HealthN/AN/
ASSAf Statement on Academic Freedom and the Values of Science, 25 May 2020
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Values of Science, 25 May 2020The Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf) wishes to record its grave concerns about the
political attack on one of its Members, Professor Glenda Gray.The Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf) wishes to record its grave concerns about the
political attack on one of its Members, Professor Glenda Gray.N/
Public Statement on COVID19 Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf), 18 May 2020
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Public Statement on COVID19, 18 May 2020 [Online] Available at: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11911/152ASSAf & Department of Science and Innovatio
Quest Volume 16 Number 3 2020
Get PDFCite: Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf), (2020). Quest: Science for South Africa, 16(3). [Online] Available at: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11911/154It’s freezing out there!: Quest explores the coldest places - Journey to the sea ice: Sejal Pramlall shares her experience in the Southern Ocean - Monitoring ice from space: Quest reports on remote sensing news - Microscopic life on the frozen continent: Don Cowan tells us about the terrestrial microbes of Antarctica - Frozen in time: a biological back-up of species: Kim Labuschagne explains how the SANBI biobank supports wildlife research
and conservation - Freezing for pollution prevention: Using phase change for cleaner effluents and emissions - Our innovation nation: Mike Bruton shares some famous inventions from South Africa - Science, technology and innovation (STI): STI Indicators Report 2020 and STI takes on COVID-19 - Traditional medicine for COVID-19: Indigenous and introduced Artemisia is in demand, but is it effective? - Inspirational young women in science: These two young scientists started their studies at the University of Zululand - Who’s who in the prehistoric zoo: Quest reports on a webinar by palaeontologist Alberto Valenciano Vaquero - Cancer genomics: Annie Joubert explains how DNA technology is changing the face of cancerDepartment of Science and Innovation; Academy of Science of South Afric
Quest Volume 16 Number 4 2020
Get PDFCite: Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf), (2020). Quest: Science for South Africa, 16(4). [Online] Available at: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11911/169Light Detection and Ranging (lidar): Where did lidar come from, and where’s it heading? - Lidar probes the atmosphere: Improving knowledge of clouds and aerosols - Shedding light on DVM: Satellite-based lidar measures daily marine migration - Lidar in the coastal zone: Quest explores its potential - Capturing Kruger in 3D: Izak Smit explains how lidar has been used in the Kruger National Park - Bird's-eye view: Paul Damian Mooney tells us about lidar applications in drones - 3D scanning the 'New Jerusalem’: The Zamani Project uses lidar to document heritage sites - Digitising dioramas: Preserving museum exhibitions with lidar - Wind and solar energy: Recent research on the impacts on birds - Snakes alive! Study reveals 10 ‘cryptic’ species in one - Citizen science: Cora Stobie and Michael Bates on using Facebook records of reptiles and amphibians - 2020 Nobel Prize: Chemistry: Genetic scissors: a tool for rewriting the code of life - 2020 Nobel Prize: Physics: Black holes and the Milky Way’s darkest secret - Bridging the gap: Refilwe Lukhwareni is an nGAP appointee - SAAO astronomer discovers comet - Girls4Tech and 4IR progress - Maths boffs represent Mzansi - New e-book for maths enrichment - UFS traditional medicine expert heads up WHO Regional Committee - Books - Puzzles - Back page science.Department of Science and Innovation; Academy of Science of South Afric
Report on Grouped Peer Review of Scholarly Journals in Education
Get PDFCITE: Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf) (2020) ‘Report on Grouped Peer Review of Scholarly Journals in Education’. [Online] DOI http://dx.doi.org/10.17159/assaf.2019/0062The peer review report entitled Report on Grouped Peer Review of Scholarly Journals in Education is the tenth in a series of discipline-grouped evaluations of South African scholarly journals. This is part of a scholarly assurance process initiated by the Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf). The process is centered on multi-perspective, discipline-based evaluation panels appointed by the Academy Council on the recommendation of the Academy’s Committee on Scholarly Publishing in South Africa (CSPiSA). This detailed report presents the peer review panel’s consolidated consensus reports on each journal and provides the panel’s recommendations in respect of DHET accreditation, inclusion on the SciELO SA platform and suggestions for improvement in general. The main purpose of the ASSAf review process for journals is to improve the scholarly publication in the country that is consonant with traditional scholarly practices.Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf
ASSAf Statement on the Implications of the Novel Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2; COVID-19) in South Africa
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ASSAf Statement on the Implications of the Novel Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2; COVID-19) in South Africa, 2 March 2020 [Online] Available at: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11911/151ASSAf & Department of Science and Innovatio
Impact of GenderInSITE
Get PDFThe impact of GIS is inextricably linked to the reputation and credibility of its host organizations and of the people in leadership positions within GIS. At best this is a symbiotic relationship that is a win-win situation for all. Over and above the obvious benefit that GIS reaps from the established infrastructure of each of the host organizations, there are additional benefits. For example, The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS) as the host of GIS in Trieste, demonstrates its commitment to gender equality through its support for and commitment to GIS. Similarly, GIS leverages off the TWAS reputation, as well as the TWAS network and sphere of influence to expand
the reach of its work beyond that of its regional focal points in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) and in Africa. The LAC regional focal point, located in FLACSO, the Latin American University of Postgraduate Studies, benefits from FLASCO’s network across 16 Latin American countries, which facilitates collaboration with universities and research councils. The co-location of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Regional Chair of Women in S&T, with its focus on research and training in the field of gender and education is an added advantage. The value proposition of GIS LAC is the promotion of the integration of a gender lens perspective to higher education within a sustainable development framework. The Africa regional focal point, hosted by the Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf), benefits from ASSAf’s credibility as a science academy and the networks that it has established across the continent, including with academia and government. The value proposition of GIS is to bring into sharper focus the importance of gender considerations in Academy membership, activities and products.
In this report, the impact of GIS will be considered under four headings:
1. Development of strategies/policies
2. Contribution to knowledge production
3. Contribution to capacity development
4. Building a reputationSwedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida
The Smart City Initiatives in South Africa and Paving a Way to Support Cities to Address Frontier Issues Using New and Emerging Technologies
Get PDFPlease cite as: Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf) and Department of Science and Innovation (DSI) (2020) The Smart City Initiatives in South Africa and Paving a Way to Support Cities to Address Frontier Issues Using New and Emerging Technologies. Available at: https://doi.org/10.17159/assaf.2019/0059This was the 3rd of three Innovation for Inclusive Development (IID) seminars hosted on 3 September 2019, St George’s Hotel, Pretoria by the Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf) in partnership with the Department of Science and Innovation (DSI) and the South African Local Government Association (SALGA). The intent of the seminar was to solicit input from various stakeholders to define characteristics of a smart city in the South African context, how the concept aligns with the 2019 White Paper on Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) and where cities are in terms of their smart city strategies and/or projects.
The outcome of the seminar brought a common understanding that the country needs a national framework on smart cities and that the framework should meet basic needs in a manner that advances inclusive economic growth in an environmentally sustainable manner. The following aspects were considered to achieve this: a clear definition of a smart city from a South African context, addressing all the existing challenges and not emulate first world smart city models; smart cities should link to the global market but provide solutions to local problems and not compete with first world countries; the national framework and policies for smart cities should clearly define roles and responsibilities of key stakeholders, be flexible and amendable in line with the 4IR; incorporate building blocks of smart cities, including: STEM education, citizen rights, enablers (such as power, water and internet connectivity), urban versus rural, shared goals and vision. The proceedings will form part of DSI’s ongoing consultations on the concept of smart cities.Department of Science and Innovation (DSI), South Afric