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Projects Funded - Round 2 sorted

 

Round 2 was announced in the newspapers in February 1999 with the closing date set in April 1999. A total of 205 proposals were received and the distribution was as follows:

 

Focal Area Total Proposals Received  Category D Category C Category B Category A (funded)
ICT        
Value Adding          8
Biotechnology          8
Other          0

Totals:

205   82 48  53  22

Table: Spread of proposals received in round 2 of the Innovation Fund.

 

Category A proposals are the ones that were funded and their details are indicated below.  Click on the project number to see more details of the project, the organisation, the contract values and the contact details of the project co-ordinator.

 

Project number

Proposal Title

21213

Promoting the development of the official languages of South Africa through language and speech technology applications

21215

Virtual learning spaces: harnessing the power of modern technology to create interactive learning environments

23204

Seasonal weather forecasting for agricultural, water, and fisheries impacts planning through innovative computing

23213

Probabilistic inference engines: a foundation for reasoning with uncertainty with application to environmental modeling

23216

Development of a prototype national on-line vehicle identification system (NOVIS) based on metallurgical fingerprinting and digital imaging

24213

Open decision support framework for government

32200

Development and implementation of an advanced process for refining PWG zinc to special high grade zinc

32211

Establishment of facilities and technology for the development of a local titanium metal industry

32215

Granulation (rapid solidification) of liquid Titania slag

32216

Development of specialized Zirconia products from dissociated zircon

32223

Laser-based remote measurement of atmospheric pollutants

32226

Near-net shape forming of semi-solid light alloys

32251

Endogenising change management in South Africa: facilitating process innovation to improve the value added competitiveness of South African manufacturers

32261

Low dose digital X-rays for primary health care: limited angle computed tomography and population screening

41217

Optimising South Africa's wood resource: creating high value timber

41224

Novel vaccines for the prevention of human papilloma virus associated diseases in Africa

41230

Newcastle disease control in South Africa

41231

Antibodies without immunisation; novel reagents for the diagnosis of plant and animal diseases

41233

Production of drought tolerant and disease resistant South African crops by bio-engineering

41239

Screening indigenous flora for novel anti-microbial compounds - Traditional screening assays to uncover "resistance-reversers"

41241

Biotechnology for the South African chemical industry - a new biocatalysis process

41251

Biocontrol for Africa: isolating and producing biocontrol agents in South Africa for the control of pests, diseases and weeds

 

 

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