Making sure it is possible with science, technology and innovation at the new Department of Science and Innovation
DATE: 13 July 2021
AUTHOR: DST.gov.za
With its name changed from the Department of Science and Technology to the Department of Science and Innovation (DSI), there is greater emphasis on the Department driving the innovation agenda. The DSI is currently running a branding campaign in line with its expanded mandate and its role in leading enhanced productivity, economic growth and societal development through science, technology and innovation (STI).
The DSI brand delivers by responding to the needs of other government departments and stakeholders across all spheres by supporting the generation and application of knowledge and innovation to solve socio-economic challenges, and by providing a policy and funding environment that enables the national system of innovation.
The Department leads this and other work through its entities, the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, the National Research Foundation, the Technology Innovation Agency, the South African National Space Agency, the Human Sciences Research Council, the National Advisory Council on Innovation, the Academy of Science of South Africa, and the South African Council for Natural Scientific Professions.
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