Overview of Program of Work •Advanced manufacturing e.g., Laser technology, Titanium structures, Aerostructures (manned & unmanned), Gas Turbines •Systems Engineering •Testing and Evaluation •Sensors (including Optronic and Radar) •Modelling and Simulation •Advanced computational methods •Space Engineering •Human Capital development •Software Engineering •Protected landward mobility and firepower •Collaboration in international markets Update on Denel/CSIR Strategic […]
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SITA/CSIR Strategic Partnership, 21 August 2013
The SITA/CSIR Strategic Partnership was signed in May 2013. This strategic partnership has been a complex relationship to manage due to SITA being in transition; nevertheless, SITA is a key enabler for CSIR to provide ICT services to Government and is a key partner for the CSIR. The key areas of cooperation are: Network Monitoring, […]
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Presentation to CSIR/Eskom Steering Committee
The Eskom/CSIR Proposals Review Process Feedback Session took place on 20 May 2013. Areas of cooperation are established in the MoA, but are reviewed and amended on an ongoing basis based on national and organizational priorities. Members of Eskom and the CSIR may propose new areas of cooperation at SteerCom meetings subject to: •Existing discussions […]
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Transnet and CSIR discuss project implementation, 22 February 2013
On 22 February 2013 delegates from Transnet and CSIR attended a project proposals workshop at the CSIR Pretoria Knowledge Commons to identify priority projects for kick off. Ms Berenice Lue Marais from CSIR Strategic Alliances welcomed all participants in particular the Transnet partners. The strategic relationship between Transnet and the CSIR was formalised in February […]
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CSIR/Transnet strategic partnership gains momentum
Members of the Transnet Rail Engineering (TRE) executive team visited the CSIR on 12 October 2012 for a tour of research facilities at the CSIR’s Pretoria campus. The delegation was welcomed by CSIR executives, led by CEO Dr Sibusiso Sibisi, who lauded the commitment from members of both organisations in crafting the strategic partnership. Berenice […]
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Building stronger ties
Kugan Thaver, Head of the IDC’s Strategic High Impact Projects Strategic Business Unit and Dr Rachel Chikwamba, Group Executive: CSIR Strategic Alliances and Communication at the CSIR/IDC collaboration meeting.On 17 September 2012, Berenice Lue Marais from the CSIR Strategic Alliances Office hosted a CSIR/Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) delegation at the CSIR Knowledge Commons. “The main […]
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SITA tours the CSIR Meraka Institute
CSIR/State Information Technology Agency (SITA) Cooperation Meeting delegates received a unique opportunity to tour the CSIR Meraka Institute facilities in early July 2012. CSIR colleagues from Defence Peace, Safety and Security, Modelling Digital Science also joined the tour. Delegates interacted with work that is being done in the provinces as well as municipalities. The three […]
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All aboard! CSIR Executives take a tour of Transnet…
The discussions regarding formalising the CSIR/Transnet partnership gained momentum when CSIR executives accepted an invite to tour Transnet Rail Engineering’s Kilner Park (Pretoria) plant on 19 July 2012. CSIR Chief Executive Officer Dr Sibusiso Sibisi, who led the CSIR delegation, conveyed excitement about working with Transnet on a larger scale than before. “Thank you for […]
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CSIR-Transnet relationship gathers steam
A team of engineers from Transnet’s Rail Engineering division visited a number of CSIR laboratories recently on a fact-finding mission. The aim of the visit, according to Ntombi Twala, Transnet product development, was to see if they could tap into CSIR expertise as her organisation embarks on its expansion path. “We are here to see […]
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The CSIR hosts MHSC delegation
Late last month, a high-level delegation from the Mine, Health and Safety Council (MHSC) visited the CSIR in Pretoria to discuss the possibility of the CSIR hosting a national mining Centre of Excellence (CoE). The MHSC is a national public entity comprising a tripartite board, which has representatives from: the state; employer and labour members. […]
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