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CORONA LEAD

Filling the gaps in our Covid-19 data

With questions about government’s Covid-19 data, researchers have started collating the information from different sources, including more details and is putting it on a…

  • Athandiwe Saba
3 min read
Students from universities across the country participate in the annual DSIDE programme aimed at growing local data science capacity
CSIR

Monitoring the impact of the weather on Northern Cape tourism

Some tourist sites like Namaqualand are weather-dependent; increasing the number of tourists is vital

  • Thabang Setlhare
3 min read
The CSIR’s Data Science for Impact and Decision Enhancement programme places emphasis upon problem solving and creativity
ADVERTISING SUPPLEMENT

Building a new generation of local data scientists

Projects include monitoring the effects of climate change on South Africa’s coastline

  • Advertising Supplement
4 min read
The DST is working hard to ensure that South Africa has the human capacity and cyberinfrastructure for extracting knowledge in data assets
BIG DATA

Harvesting the benefits of data

Data is becoming increasingly valuable – and the ability to read it timeously

  • Advertising Supplement
3 min read
Fifty students from universities across the country participated in an exhibition illustrating how data science can address major challenges facing the country
DATA SCIENCE FOR IMPACT AND

Students in DSIDE programme come up with innovative solutions

An early warning system could help lower fatalities in SA mines

  • Veronica Mohapeloa
4 min read