Department of Science, Technology and Innovation (South Africa)
Funds South African science, technology, and innovation programs across research institutions and industrial partners.
South Africawww.dsi.gov.za
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About
South Africa's Department of Science, Technology and Innovation, currently branded DSTI, is the national department that sets science and innovation policy and allocates public research funding. It was renamed from DST to DSI in 2019 and now sits behind a 2026/27 budget of ZAR 10.44 billion.
Its portfolio spans space science, energy, biotechnology, nanotechnology, robotics, photonics, indigenous …