The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) and Siemens have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) aimed at fostering technical vocational education and training (TVET) in South Africa, EngineerIT has reported.
According to the report, Siemens will also be part of the South Africa Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution (C4IR-SA) and will assist in positioning the C4IR-SA as a thought leader in innovative digital technologies. “The C4IR-SA, hosted at the CSIR, aims to mobilise public-private partnerships to co-create enabling governance frameworks in order to optimally harness the potential of 4IR technologies such as artificial intelligence, blockchain and big data for societal advancement.”
Quoted in the report, CSIR CEO Dr Thulani Dlamini said the partnership with Siemens formed part of the CSIR’s strategy to foster partnerships with the private and public sectors to respond to the needs of industry in order to improve the lives of South Africans.
Read the full article here: https://www.engineerit.co.za/article/csir-and-siemens-partner-boost-sas-4ir-competitiveness
