The British High Commission and South Africa’s Department of Science, Technology and Innovation (DSTI) have announced three major initiatives at this year’s Science Forum, held at the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research in Pretoria. These include the launch of the UK–South Africa Global Artificial Intelligence (AI) Policy Training Programme, the introduction of the Space Ecosystem Development Toolkit (SEDT), and the renewal of the partnership between DSTI and the Global Innovation Fund (GIF).

These initiatives follow the UK-SA Science and Technology Joint Committee Meeting held in London in October, which reaffirmed the commitment of both countries to deepening collaboration in priority science and technology sectors, such as health innovation, space science and AI.

Antony Phi

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