Academy of Science of South Africa
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The Academy of Science of South Africa is the country’s national science academy, promoting excellence and advising government and society on science-related issues.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Academy of Science of South Africa canonical | 2 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
learned society
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national science academy ⓘ |
| activity |
organising scientific conferences
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publishing scholarly reports ⓘ science engagement and outreach ⓘ science policy advisory work ⓘ |
| aim |
enhance public understanding of science
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strengthen the science system in South Africa ⓘ |
| country | South Africa ⓘ |
| employs |
executive officer
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policy analysts ⓘ research staff ⓘ |
| field |
innovation
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science ⓘ technology ⓘ |
| focus |
capacity development in science
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promotion of high-quality research ⓘ regional and international scientific collaboration ⓘ science advice to government ⓘ |
| fundingSource |
donor funding
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government grants ⓘ research contracts ⓘ |
| hasMembership | elected fellows ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Council
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Secretariat NERFINISHED ⓘ Standing Committees ⓘ |
| headquartersCountry | South Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Pretoria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inception | 1996 ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Republic of South Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| legalStatus | official national science academy of South Africa ⓘ |
| memberOf |
InterAcademy Partnership
NERFINISHED
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Network of African Science Academies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| motto | Applying scientific thinking in the service of society ⓘ |
| produces |
consensus study reports
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policy briefs ⓘ position papers ⓘ scientific journals ⓘ |
| purpose |
advance the use of science for the benefit of society
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inform public policy on science-related issues ⓘ promote excellence in science ⓘ provide evidence-based scientific advice ⓘ |
| regionServed |
South Africa
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Southern Africa ⓘ |
| selectionCriteria |
scientific excellence
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significant contributions to science in South Africa ⓘ |
| shortName | ASSAf NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sponsor | South African government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| website | https://www.assaf.org.za/ ⓘ |
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