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The National Science, Technology and Innovation Information Portal (NSTIIP) is a central repository of useful and up-to-date science, technology and innovation data and information within a national system of innovation (NSI). This online platform is a multi-year project that is being developed through phase approach. The first phase is piloting of the Portal using the initial set of data. The second phase entails upscaling of the Portal to include more features. The following are the objectives of the NSTIIP:
- To enhance knowledge about the NSI and encourage a realistic adoption of a culture of innovation.
- To decrease the existing fragmentation of information on innovation.
- To provide access to a range of data, reports, analyses, discussions and other information related to the NSI to all NSI stakeholders.
- To collect and curate accurate data and information about the NSI.
- To assist in bridging identified gaps in information about the NSI.
- To enable wider involvement and reduce duplication of innovation experts' research towards the common goal of facilitating economic and social development.
- To facilitate benchmarking of the NSI with other systems and to facilitate the development of an appropriate NSI for South Africa.
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Data science promises better decision-making for South Africa
Data collection across South Africa needs to be significantly improved to allow for better decision-making. This is according to students who participated in the Department of Science and Technology...
Read MoreScience, technology and innovation are central to Africa's future growth prospects
Africa must implement a programme aimed at accelerating industrialisation in order to meet the demands of the Fourth Industrial Revolution. This is according to speakers from various parts of the ...
Read MoreInvitation to participate in shaping the National STI Foresight Exercise 2018
The National Advisory Council on Innovation is undertaking a Foresight exercise concerning the application of Science, Technology and Innovation in South Africa, with a 2030 time horizon. The results ...
Read MoreEvents
NACI Roundtable Discussion: Preliminary Findings on the Design and Implementation Evaluation of the DSI Sector Innovation Fund Programme
The National Advisory Council on Innovation (NACI) successfully hosted the roundtable discussion on Friday 30 November 2018 at the Department of Science and Technology (DSI), Pretoria.
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Read MoreInnovation Data Hackathon
NACI successfully hosted an Innovation Data Hackathon in partnership with the Centre for Science, Technology and Innovation Indicators (CeSTII) in Cape Town on the 11-13 September 2018, during the 2...
Read MorePutting South Africa's Innovation Data To Work
Join the HSRC’s Centre for Science, Technology and Innovation Indicators and the National Advisory Council on Innovation at this year’s South African Innovation Summit taking place at Cape Town Stadiu...
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