President Cyril Ramaphosa yesterday conducted a tour of the facilities at the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), an entity of the Department of Science, Technology and Innovation.
The tour aimed to showcase the organization's key research areas, which support the development of a capable state and the country's socio-economic development agenda as set out in the National Development Plan.
The President toured the CSIR's Biomanufacturing Industry Development Centre, which supports small, medium and micro-enterprises (SMMEs) in the bio-manufacturing sector; the Cannabis Facility, which supports SMMEs in the development and marketing of high-quality, safe, efficacious and affordable cannabis products that meet regulatory requirements for local and international markets; and the Information and Cybersecurity Research Centre, which is focused on solutions for identity management, cybersecurity and information security.
The tour included the CSIR wind tunnel facilities, which provide an engineering test, measurement and evaluation foundation for the aerodynamic design efforts of the South African aeronautics industry.
President Ramaphosa also saw the Transport Safety Laboratory, which collects and analyses road safety data from the real world and simulations to improve transport safety policies and products.
The President was accompanied by the Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, Prof. Blade Nzimande.
Source: The President of South Africa