The project director of the Bloodhound SSC is visiting ECSA on Monday 27 Feb at 17:45.
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Media & Information technology

Media, information and communication technologies is the acquisition, processing, storage and dissemination of vocal, pictorial, textual and numerical information by a microelectronics-based combination of computing and telecommunications.

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Telkom network key to 2011 municipal elections

The telecoms infrastructure enabling the May 2011 municipal election was be provided by Telkom South Africa. As well as providing the primary solution catering for the Independent Electoral Commission’s (IEC’s) needs, Telkom would also service the needs of broadcasters and media channels, to keep those interested in results up to date with the voting and counting process.

Engineering Projects

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Project to manage the safe disposal of electronic waste

MTN, and a German sustainable development organisation GIZ have signed a partnership for a pilot project to manage the safe disposal of electronic waste (ewaste) and to encourage enterprise development for ewaste handlers.

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SAWomEng@network will host its first set of workshops in November. Ideally geared at young graduates in the engineering industry, this year, they aim to tackle Ethical Leadership and the contribution engineers make to ethical leadership and decision making. For further details visit www.sawomeng.org.za

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Dr Oswald Frank

Dr Oswald Franks is the Chief Executive Officer of the Engineering Council of South Africa (ECSA), which is the official body dedicated to the promotion of engineering in South Africa.  Read more about Dr Franks’ world here or visit www.ecsa.co.za or www.saimeche.org.za

 

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Many current and future medical innovations, such as prosthetic vein valves and nanotech sensors that detect blood glucose concentrations, result from interdisciplinary research led by mechanical engineers.