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Pandor: SA's resource-based economy to become knowledge economy
"It's no doubt," Pandor said, "that science and technology have changed the world tremendously and countries that excel in the sector become powerful players in the economy of the world."
"Innovation is the primary driver of technological growth and living standards," the Vice-Chancellor of the university, Professor Ihron Rensburg said, adding that the University of Johannesburg partners with the Department of Science and Technology on project such as biomedical engineering research, where UJ engineers have developed advanced artificial intelligence techniques to diagnose tuberculosis and leukaemia and assist therapy in regenerative medicine. The techniques are also used elsewhere, for example, during the design and manufacture of an operational aircraft engine for Adept Technology, Rensburg said.
Running from 30 July to 4 August under the theme "The Role of Science & Technology in Economic Development", SAinfo says, National Science Week 2012 celebrations will be conducted in collaboration with higher education institutions and science councils countrywide.
Read the full article on www.southafrica.info.
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