The South African National Research Foundation (NRF) has gained access to European technology research through an agreement with the European Synchrotron Radiation Facility (ESRF).
The partnership with ESRF will enable South Africa to use information in fields such as nanoscience, geosciences and bioscience to develop its own scientific developments accordingly.
Information could also aid in the building of the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) telescope, which, supported by several other countries such China, Sweden and Germany, is currently in design phase.
HumanIPO reported last month on the establishment of SKA quarters in the United Kingdom.
Albert van Jaarsveld, chief executive officer (CEO) at the NRF said: “This is a remarkable achievement, and it recognises the excellence of our local scientists as well as the global research opportunities that can be accessed from South Africa.”
According to Suf der Heyde, member of the Department of Science and Technology, the institutional partnership “serves to further build human capital and research capacity for sustainable growth and development in South Africa.”
