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News Author: Wim de Villiers on 25 May 2021 In light of th anniversary of the establishment of the New Partnership for Africa's Development ( NEPAD) coming up in July, now is the perfect time to take a fresh look at socio-economic advancement on our continent. The world is in turmoil: politically, socially and economically. The COVID-19 pandemic has widened some of the cracks in society at large, and the African continent has certainly not been spared any of it. Although our continent has many challenges, we also have certain things in our favour. Let me mention just two. We have a habit of...

Excellence in science, technology and innovation for Africa 25 May 2021 - 09:40 Wim de Villiers Picture: 123RF/EVERYTHING POSSIBLE In light of Africa Day on May 25, and with the 20th anniversary of the establishment of the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (Nepad) coming up in July, now is the perfect time to take a fresh look at socioeconomic advancement on our continent. The world is in turmoil: politically, socially and economically. The Covid-19 pandemic has widened some of the cracks in society at large, and the African continent has certainly not been spared ...

The department of statistics and operations research, better known as STOR, will introduce a data science minor in fall 2021 that is designed to appeal to students majoring in a broad array of disciplines. The minor is an important component of the soon-to-launch data science initiative, a pan-University effort. When people hear “data science,” they might think of tech jobs: programming the algorithms that generate the ads that pop up on social media or the statistical analysis used to predict online behavior. Research scientists of course use data science in such diverse fields as genomi...

CoderZ Named SIIA Education Technology 2021 CODiE Award Finalist for The Best Coding and Computational Thinking Solution Share Article CoderZ was honored as one of 152 finalists across the 42 education technology categories "We are honored to be named a CODiE Award finalist this year,” said Ido Yerushalmi, CEO of CoderZ. "With the CoderZ suite of products, educators can ignite students’ passion for STEM through robotics, coding, and computer science while fostering future-ready college and career skills." DERRY, N.H. (PRWEB) ...

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