30 May 2023

NSTF-South32 Awards 2022/2023 Finalist Announcement

We are pleased to announce that the Coronavirus COVID-19 (2019-nCoV) Data Repository for South Africa project led by the Data Science for Social Impact (DSFSI) Research Group at University of Pretoria is a finalist for the NSTF-South32 Awards 2022/2023

Data Science for Social Impact (DSFSI) is proud to annouce that we are part of the finalists contending for the National Science and Technology Forum (NSTF) South32 Awards 2022/2023. These awards aim to recognise excellence and outstanding contributions to science, engineering and technology(SET) and innovation in South Africa.

Award Nomination

We have nominated under the Data for Research Award for: Coronavirus COVID-19 (2019 – nCoV) Data Repository for South Africa (SA) – COVID19ZA Volunteers – Prof Vukosi Marivate, Principal Investigator and Leader: Data Science for Social Impact Research Group, Dept of Computer Science, University of Pretoria (UP) .

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