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Urban Knowledge Exchange Response Covid 19

Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)Ref: https://www.csir.co.za/urban-knowledge-exchange-response-covid-19

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Collected on 21 September 2026

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This is a CSIR webpage about an online government-civil society engagement platform created in response to COVID-19. It describes the COVID-19 sector policy and technical platform, which shares resources and hosts discussions about COVID-19 impacts and responses affecting disadvantaged communities. The platform has more than 100 members from government, civil society, academia and international donor organisations.

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COVID-19 sector policy and technical platform

An online Google Groups discussion platform for sharing resources and discussing the impact of COVID-19 on disadvantaged communities, including responses by government and civil society organisations.

Who it is for: Government, civil society, academia and international donor organisations, particularly organisations working in the informal settlement sector
How to act on it: Participate through the national discussion platform set up using Google Groups; the document does not state a registration procedure or contact route.

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The group, called the COVID-19 sector policy and technical platform, has over 100 members from across government, civil society, academia and international donor organisations.

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https://www.csir.co.za/urban-knowledge-exchange-response-covid-19

Key Takeaways

CSIR developed an online government-civil society engagement platform
Department of Human Settlements requested support for a COVID-19 response plan
COVID-19 sector policy and technical platform
Over 100 members from government, civil society, academia and international donor organisations
Focus on disadvantaged communities in poorly serviced, dense and crowded informal settlements and inner cities
Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)
Department of Human Settlements
Urban Knowledge Exchange Southern Africa (uKESA)
COVID-19 sector policy and technical platform