The Minister of Science and Technology, Naledi Pandor, will deliver the keynote address at the launch of a consensus study, the State of Green Technologies in South Africa, by the Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf).
The overall aim of this study, which was commissioned by the Department of Science and Technology, is to document green technologies currently being used in South Africa, to identify gaps in and opportunities for the use of these technologies and to make recommendations to promote the growth of green technologies.
Transitioning to a green economy is one of the key imperatives of government, as highlighted in the National Development Plan. The use of green technologies is an integral part of the green economy, making this study both timely and important.
All media are invited.
Date: 28 January 2015
Time: 12h00 to 14h30
Venue: Hyatt Regency Johannesburg, 191 Oxford Road, Rosebank, Johannesburg
RSVP: patsy@assaf.org.za
Note to Editors:
The full report (The State of Green Technologies in South Africa) will be available on https://www.assaf.org.za/ on 28 January 2015 at 14:30.
Advance embargoed copies of the study available on request from Patricia Scholtz at patsy@assaf.org.za
The Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf) is mandated to provide evidence-based advice to government on matters of critical national importance.
The study has followed the traditional Academy consensus study methodology, in which a panel of experts, guided by the panel chair, undertakes the study on a voluntary basis. The advantage of this multiperspective approach is that it is free of partisan interest. As a result, the findings and recommendations are the best considered outcomes in the circumstances.
This report is the result of the collaborative work of an eight-member ASSAf study panel. The study panel members were: Prof. Eugene Cloete (Chair), Stellenbosch University; Prof. Chris Buckley, University of KwaZulu-Natal; Dr Linda Godfrey, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research; Prof. Diane Hildebrandt, University of South Africa; Dr Makhapa Makhafola, Mintek; Prof. Anastassios Pouris, University of Pretoria; Prof. Emile van Zyl, Stellenbosch University; Prof. Jim Watson, UK Energy Research Centre.
Enquries:
Patricia Scholtz
Communication Manager
Academy of Science of South Africa
Tel: 012 349 6618
Cell: 082 550 0757
E-mail: patsy@assaf.org.za
About the Academy of Science of South Africa
The Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf) is the official national academy of science and represents the country in the international community of science academies. As collective resource, the Academy enables the generation of evidence-based solutions to national problems.
The strategic priorities of the Academy are closely matched to those of the nation, focusing particularly on the need for the greatly enhanced availability of high-level human capital and an increased use of the country’s best intellectual expertise in generating evidence-based policy advice that is practical and feasible.
