Tuesday 3 December 2019
11:45 - 12:45
Panel Discussion: Systems Analysis and South Africa
- A range of collaborative research and capacity building initiatives have been developed in South Africa with the support of the NRF, DSI, IIASA and South African national universities. The most notable activities are the Southern African Young Scientists Summer Program (SA-YSSP) and the Southern African Systems Analysis Centre (SASAC) that were launched in 2011 and 2015 respectively. This session will showcase what has been achieved and highlight the lessons that can be learnt for future activities.
Moderator
Priscilla Mensah, Director of Human and Infrastructure Capacity Development, National Research Foundation (NRF)
Panelists
Corina du Toit, Program Manager, African Doctoral Academy
Brian Fath, Senior Research Scholar and YSSP Scientific Coordinator, International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA)
Sepo Hachigonta, Director, Strategy, Planning and Partnerships (SSP), National Research Foundation (NRF)
Ndoni Mcunu, SASAC PhD student, University of Witwatersrand (WITS)
Andreas Roodt, Former SA-YSSP Dean and Outstanding Professor, University of the Free State
Mary Scholes, School of Animal, Plant and Environmental Sciences, University of Witwatersrand (WITS), Chair of the IIASA Scientific Advisory Committee (SAC) and holder of the Sarchi Chair in Systems Analysis
Mercy Shoko, Principal Demographer, Statistics South Africa (STATSSA) and former SA-YSSP Participant
12:45 - Lunch
