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Guiding EU researchers along the ‘last mile’ to Open Digital Science
July 27, 2016 Editor 0
Striving to address societal challenges in sectors including Health, Energy and the Environment, the European Union is developing the European Open Science Cloud, a complete socio-technical environment, including robust e-infrastructures capable of providing data and computational solutions where publicly funded research data are Findable, Accessible, Interoperable and Re-usable (FAIR).
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NJIT to partner with the Africa-America Institute to train STEM-focused professionals
March 4, 2016 Editor 0
The New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) will join The Africa-America Institute (AAI) and the East African Development Bank (EADB) as an institutional partner in a new scholarship program that will enable experienced teachers and lecturers to earn postgraduate degrees in science, technology, engineering and mathematics at the university to help build a skilled workforce […]
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Life of perishable goods extended
April 16, 2015 Editor 0
Global container refrigeration machinery supplier Daikin Reefer launched its new Active CA device, last month, which is a fast-working, simple and highly reliable unit that creates a controlled atmosphere (CA) inside refrigerated containers transporting perishable goods. CA slows down the aging process that food and other sensitive perishable products undergo during transit, allowing them to […]
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MoU to allow nine African countries to drive forward radio astronomy projects
April 16, 2015 Editor 0
The recent meeting of the African partner countries in the international Square Kilometre Array (SKA) radio telescope programme in Pretoria was a success, South African Science and Technology Minister Naledi Pandor has told Engineering News. “It went very well,” she said. “I think the strategy we have adopted, the MoU [memorandum of understanding], is a […]
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SKA has key role in continent’s science and technology strategy
April 16, 2015 Editor 0
South African Science and Technology Minister Naledi Pandor has highlighted the importance of the Science, Technology and Innovation Strategy for Africa (Stisa) and the key role of the international Square Kilometre Array (SKA) radio telescope programme within the strategy. She was addressing the second meeting of SKA African partner countries held in Pretoria recently. Go […]
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Ten African innovators vie for $100 000 award
April 13, 2015 Editor 0
After receiving a record 925 applications from 41 countries for its yearly Innovation Prize for Africa (IPA) awards, the African Innovation Foundation (AIF) has shortlisted ten nominees who remain in the running for the $100 000 grand prize. Launched by the AIF in 2011, the IPA awards rewarded innovators for their home-grown, market-led innovations that […]
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