Articles about NACI

Dr Mlungisi Cele joins science, innovation dept as DG

Minister Blade Nzimande announces Dr Mlungisi Cele as the new director-general of the Department of Science, Technology and Innovation.

Applications open for NACI-funded PhD scholarships

The National Advisory Council on Innovation invites applications for fully-funded scholarships for studies in science, tech and innovation policy for 2025.

NACI offers science, innovation PhD scholarships

The National Advisory Council on Innovation will provide two PhD scholarships for science, technology and innovation studies.

Minister invites nominations for innovation council

Dr Blade Nzimande urges interested parties to nominate candidates to fill vacancies on the National Advisory Council on Innovation.

South Africa’s science, innovation pipeline nears retirement

Even as the science, tech and innovation ecosystem’s research capacity expands, it’s faced with an aging workforce.

SA's innovation, R&D investment misses targets

The needle of SA’s gross expenditure on research and development shifts further away from the target of 1.5% of gross domestic product.

Minister calls for innovation council nominations

Minister Blade Nzimande invites nominations for new members of the National Advisory Council on Innovation.

SA sees ongoing slump in science, innovation investment

For the second year in a row, South Africa fails to make good gains on investment in science, technology and innovation.

SA urged to make ‘extraordinary effort’ in innovation investments

The 2020 NACI science, technology and innovation report reveals the state of innovation in SA is less than ideal due to shrinking investments.

Minister opens nominations for new NACI members

Naledi Pandor invites interested parties to nominate candidates to serve on the National Advisory Council on Innovation.

Free software for schools still carries a price tag

As much as I have a sense of unease about Microsoft`s donation of free software to all the schools in the country, I am well aware that the offer substantially reduces the cost of providing affordable ICT infrastructure in schools.

Community building

The government advisory on open software has sparked furious debate which has made me realise that open source software is more about commitment than about cheap software.