South Africa, Namibia collaborate on science statistics

South Africa’s Human Sciences Research Council’s Centre for Science, Technology and Innovation Indicators (CeSTII) and Namibia’s National Commission on Research, Science and Technology will collaborate on the production of national scientific and innovation statistics, which enables the countries to measure, monitor and evaluate their scientific and innovative capabilities. Signed at the Southern African Research and Innovation Management Association conference, in Windhoek, in Namibia, the agreement advances the ongoing collaboration between the agencies in the areas of learning exchanges, joint research projects and joint publications.