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South Africans can participate in a rapid citizen science survey to provide knowledge about where Nile tilapia occur in South African watercourses.
- Who it is for:
- South Africans
- How to act on it:
- Participate in the survey; the supplied text does not state how to submit information or provide a registration link.
The CSIR constructs two- and three-dimensional physical scale models for clients to help them understand how dynamic ocean waves affect critical infrastructure, including ports and harbours.
- Who it is for:
- Clients needing port, harbour or coastal infrastructure studies
- How to act on it:
- Engage the CSIR's Coastal Engineering and Port Infrastructure Model Hall for a client project; the document does not state a specific application or contact procedure.
The CSIR is making water-safety teaching available to the community of Stinkwater, helping people learn how to make their drinking water safe in response to groundwater contamination findings.
- Who it is for:
- The community of Stinkwater
- How to act on it:
- Participate in the teaching provided by CSIR researchers in Stinkwater; the document gives no further access instructions.
Companies, organisations and representative stakeholder groups may express their interest in partnering with the C4IR SA as Tier 1 Core Members, following the guidance in section 3 of the invitation.
- Who it is for:
- Companies and organisations in the private and public sectors, and stakeholder groups representative of sectors of the economy
- How to act on it:
- Express interest in partnering with the C4IR SA according to the guidance in section 3 of the invitation, or contact Sokhululeka Sibiya on 064 511 3628.
Interested TVWS network operators approved by ICASA may use the CSIR's Secondary Geo-Location Spectrum Database services free of charge to support deployment of TVWS broadband networks.
- Who it is for:
- Interested TVWS network operators approved by ICASA
- How to act on it:
- Use the CSIR's S-GLSD services; operators must be approved by ICASA.
CSIR has made available annual statistics on South African power generation, covering all utility-scale generating technologies and providing insights based on multiple data sources, including the Eskom data portal.
- Who it is for:
- People and organisations seeking South African power-sector data
- How to act on it:
- Access the statistics through the CSIR webpage at the stated source link.
Rapid COVID-19 PCR test kits are being manufactured locally by CapeBio after regulatory authorisation, to improve access for South Africa and the rest of the African continent.
- Who it is for:
- South Africa and the rest of the African continent
An interactive web-based tool that allows users to visualise the extent of coastal flooding in specific areas for coastal development planning and disaster management.
- Who it is for:
- coastal development planners and disaster management practitioners
- How to act on it:
- Use the interactive web-based tool to visualise coastal flooding in specific areas.
Goafwarn is an early warning system designed to detect potential goafs and improve safety and production efficiency in underground coal mining.
- Who it is for:
- underground coal miners and coal-mining operations
Qfrency TTS is a commercial text-to-speech engine that generates human-like speech from digital text in South Africa’s national languages and can support applications such as screen readers, chatbots and interactive voice response systems.
- Who it is for:
- Applications such as screen readers, chatbots and interactive voice response systems
- How to act on it:
- No access route is stated in the document.
The CSIR is inviting suitable companies and partners to submit an expression of interest to help develop, locally manufacture and commercialise a UVC sanitization device through licensing and commercialisation of the technology.
- Who it is for:
- Companies with relevant capability and a record of accomplishment that are interested in licensing and commercialising the technology
- How to act on it:
- Submit an expression of interest and contact Dr Miemie Maminza at @email or +27 (12) 841 3294.
People can subscribe to the CSIR newsletter to receive the latest innovations, news and events.
- Who it is for:
- people who want CSIR updates
- How to act on it:
- Enter an email address and select subscribe.