e-News Home Previous issues SERA Home  IN THIS ISSUE April/May 2007, Vol 4, No 3 SERA Task Team spurs world class water institute :: ACGT represented at BioVision forum in France :: Human Language Technologies group unlocks door to pronunciation prediction SERA Task Team spurs world class water institute Under the leadership of SERA Water Task Team leader, Prof Eugene Clote, the University of Pretoria has created a new Water Institute to tackle capacity and research problems towards more sustainable use of Africa's water resources. ACGT represented at BioVision forum in France Dr Jane Morris - Director of the African Centre for Gene Technologies (ACGT) - recently attended the EU-SA dialogue on Knowledge Based Bio-Economy Partnerships for Sustainable Development and the BioVision World Life Sciences Forum.   Human Language Technologies group unlocks door to pronunciation prediction A machine-learning algorithm developed by the digital@SERA Human Language Technologies (HLT) research group has been selected for use by a leading international integrated circuit ("chip") manufacturer. USEFUL LINKS Legal Advice on site at CSIR and The Innovation Hub Opinion: SA AIDS strategy may face obstacles CHEMRAWN XII - Conference on the role of chemistry in sustainable agriculture First call for project proposals: NRF / DFG joint science and technology research ASSOCIATED ACTIVITIES ACGT Director appointed as assistant FP7 contact point - Dr Jane Morris has recently been appointed as the assistant national contact point for Theme 2 (Food, Agriculture and Biotechnology) of the European Union's Seventh Framework Programme until 2013. Source: ACGT Innovations in education come under the spotlight at Meraka INNOVATE Conference Some 150 educators from all over South Africa gathered at the Meraka INNOVATE Conference in Pretoria to share knowledge, experience, lessons learnt and good practice from each other. Source: CSIR National Science Week aimed at youth - The 2007 National Science Week (NSW) is aimed at persuading the youth to pursue careers in the science field.The annual week-long event from 12 to 19 May is themed "Tomorrow's Science and Technology are in our youth's hands." Source: AllAfrica.com Top       © 2005 SERA. All rights reserved. Contact the webmaster or the SERA Relationship Managers at tel +27 12 841 2204 / 420 4094