roseanne Diab
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SA’s electricity minister has tried to move @Eskom_SA generation plant failures below 15000MW (black line). Here’s the reality (courtesy @ClydeMallinson).
The hope that power cuts will end through improved Eskom performance remains an increasingly unrealistic hope
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Eskom’s 60yr old Komati coal power station was not closed down because of any international pressure Dr @Kgosientsho_R. Units were decommissioned over many years as its performance deteriorated and the costs and difficulty of keeping it going were no longer worth it.
Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa@Kgosientsho_R
“On the delay of the decommissioning of coal-fired power stations and our commitments we set ourselves to decarbonise the economy and move to a fossil [fuel]-free economy.” #MinisterofElectricity
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Our African Union High-Level Panel on Emerging Technologies #APET is convening continental #AI experts in Kigali, Rwanda. The experts will support in drafting the #AUAI Continental Strategy, which will guide AU Member States in harnessing AI technologies for socio-economic growth
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Today at the 36th AU Summit, the African Union Panel on Emerging Technologies’ #APET will launch three technology reports on #AI, #Blockchain & Next Generation Batteries. The 3 technologies will transform Africa’s socio-economic growth from now to coming centuries. @DrJDugbazah
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The much anticipated launch of African Union Panel on Emerging Technologies’ #APET three technology reports on AI, Blockchain & Next Generation Batteries will be on Saturday, Feb 18 at the 36th African Union Summit. The 3 technologies will transform Africa’s socio-economic growth
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Happening soon!
The #WSF_ZA2022 Thematic session on At-Risk, Displaced, and Refugee Scholars will feature GYA member @ZoubiSaja.
The session will take place from 17:00-18:30 (UTC +2).
Livestream available here:
worldscienceforum.flockplatform.com/ep/?event=Worl…
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Sharing our experiences matter!
Cultural intelligence matters!
Contextualisation of the challenge matters!
What a powerful discussion to start the day at @WorldSciForum #wsf2022 #WSF_ZA2022
@GlobalYAcademy @EnciehE #womeninscience
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Global approaches to ending sexual harassment in STEMM on the agenda at the World Science Forum in Cape Town #wsf2022 @AAAS Also on the agenda @HouseScience today
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Hello, 🇿🇦! We're excited to be at the #WSF_ZA2022.
Tomorrow: A side event on a global approach to ending #sexualharassment in #STEMM featuring Shirley Malcom, Senior advisor to @aaas CEO & Director @AAAS_SEAChange; and Andrew Black, Chief of Staff & Chief Public Affairs Officer.
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Join session 13 of @IAPartnership's Triennial Conference where I shall be speaking on women's participation in science academies together with Frances Separovic @FrancesBiophys and @RoulaILotz.
#genderequality and #womeninscience
More info at tinyurl.com/5n93txuc
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Join Session 13 of @IAPartnership's triennial conference to hear a discussion focused on women’s participation in science academies and strategies to achieve a better gender balance. I'll be speaking on #GenderEquity and #WomenInScience. More info at tinyurl.com/5n93txuc
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"No Equity Without Systemic Change: My Personal Journey" -- You don't want to miss @aaas's Dr. Shirley Malcom at the 44th @USCPullias Lecture! The in-person event is set for Tuesday, March 21, 2023 at @USC's Town & Gown ballroom. Mark your calendars now! pullias.usc.edu/pullias-lectur…
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Global surveys of science academies that are members of @IAPartnership and the @ISC, as well as international disciplinary unions and associations that are members of the ISC, show that women remain underrepresented in global science.
Time to act is now.
Org. for Women in Science for the Developing World@OwsdSecretariat
This Thursday, March 24, our partners @IAPartnership and @GenderInSITE present a webinar on Women in Global Science Organizations, sharing results from a collaborative study. Register at: gender-equality-in-science.org/event/scges-we…
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Honored to be nominated as Minister of Education, Culture & Science of the Netherlands. Leaving the @the_IAS with a heavy heart and earlier than planned but I’m comforted to know it’s in able hands. Looking back at a wonderful decade--the Institute will always be in my heart!
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@isdb_group @GenderInSITE Diab on women in leadership in science: "I think women's leadership is absolutely critical. Women must be given decision-making positions if we're going to change things in the world ... It's a structural problem that needs to be addressed."
#TWASGeneralConference
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"The achievement of gender transformation requires the engagement of both men and women. It is not solely the responsibility of women but everyone’s responsibility. We are in this journey together, and together we can make a difference for a better world"
#TWASGeneralConference
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@GenderInSITE, in partnership with the InterAcademy Partnership (IAP) and the International Science Council (ISC), just launched the Gender Equality in Science: Inclusion and Participation of Women in Global Science Organizations. Read more on IAP's web interacademies.org/news/women-sti…
GenderInSITE@GenderInSITE
The new @GenderInSITE-@IAPartnership-@ISC study calls for a coalition for gender equality in global science to ensure a transformative action agenda ➡️ Read it here tinyurl.com/GISsurveys #WomenInScience
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