The Department of Science and Technology (DST) of the Government of South Africa,
through the National Research Foundation (NRF), wishes to provide funding for the
establishment of one new Renewable and Sustainable Energy (RSE) Spoke in Ocean
Energy .
The DST has developed and has started the roll-out of a collaborative hub and spokes
model that recognises and supports the distribution of research capacity and expertise for a
defined focus area, across more than one institution and/or divisions of an institution. This
hub and spokes model is called the Energy Research Programme (ERP) and is funded by
the DST.
The various institutions are assigned areas of focus and responsibility within the broader
defined focus area, preferably within their individual areas of pre-existing competencies,
capacities, expertise and specialisation. One institution is selected as the coordinating point
(the Hub) and the rest are the Spokes. A hub-and-spokes cluster may have any number of
spokes and these may be added as the need arises, for example if new sub-focus areas not
yet catered for are realized. These hub-and-spokes are mainly expected to focus on applied
research with a goal of ensuring that South Africa stays abreast with regard to the latest
technologies and research in a specific focus area. The hub-and-spokes are also critical to
realising the objectives of human capital development in renewable energy.
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through the National Research Foundation (NRF), wishes to provide funding for the
establishment of one new Renewable and Sustainable Energy (RSE) Spoke in Ocean
Energy .
The DST has developed and has started the roll-out of a collaborative hub and spokes
model that recognises and supports the distribution of research capacity and expertise for a
defined focus area, across more than one institution and/or divisions of an institution. This
hub and spokes model is called the Energy Research Programme (ERP) and is funded by
the DST.
The various institutions are assigned areas of focus and responsibility within the broader
defined focus area, preferably within their individual areas of pre-existing competencies,
capacities, expertise and specialisation. One institution is selected as the coordinating point
(the Hub) and the rest are the Spokes. A hub-and-spokes cluster may have any number of
spokes and these may be added as the need arises, for example if new sub-focus areas not
yet catered for are realized. These hub-and-spokes are mainly expected to focus on applied
research with a goal of ensuring that South Africa stays abreast with regard to the latest
technologies and research in a specific focus area. The hub-and-spokes are also critical to
realising the objectives of human capital development in renewable energy.
Read more......
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