Namibia - South Africa Joint Science and Technology Research Call - Closing Date 28 February 2013
The 3rd Call for projects under the Namibia - South Africa Joint Science and Technology Research Call is currently open with a closing date of 28 February 2013.
The Governments of Namibia and South Africa have a joint Programme of Cooperation to facilitate scientific and technological cooperation between the countries supported by researchers from universities, universities of technology, science councils and public research institutions.
Thematic areas open under this Call include:
1. Biosciences (with focus on food, agriculture and health technologies)
2. Space Science (with emphasis on astronomy and earth observation)
3. Indigenous Knowledge Systems
4. Environment (with focus on climate change)
5. ICT - Wireless communications and future wireless technology (quality, broadband, rural, digital inclusion); Broadband services infrastructure (usage of freed-up spectrum, digital dividend, TV white spaces); Mobile application development - education, health, agriculture, mobile enhancements for crime reporting; ICT in Earth observation-Environmental monitoring (disaster, fire, global change, flooding, land use)- alerting and forecasting; ICT in Health - rural health services improvement (logistics, diagnostics, and telemedicine); E- Government services- interoperability of governments' services.
6. Social sciences (poverty alleviation, STI governance/policy, and human environment)
The joint application for funding must include two Principal Investigators, a Namibian and South African and researchers must be employed at a recognized higher education or research institution such as a university, university of technology or science council in South Africa or Namibia. At least one principal investigator should be in possession of a PhD. The Principal Investigators will be responsible for the scientific and financial reporting, as well as other technical and administrative co-ordination of the project. They will also be required to submit an annual and final report to their respective funding agencies upon completion of the project. Researchers employed at private companies will not be allowed to apply under this programme.
South Africa and Namibia will fund successful projects up to a maximum amount of R200,000 per project per year. Researchers should therefore note that two separate budgets are required. Each team should apply to their respective agency - Ministry of Education, National Research Science and Technology Directorate for Namibian applications and National Research Foundation for South African applicants.
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