Department of Science and Technology (South Africa)

• the , which receives a substantial proportion of the DST budget to carry out various research support tasks, including supporting key national research infrastructure, scientific research grant administration and a student grant scheme;
• the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, which acts as a quasi-privatised research and development agency with a specific focus on research of application to industry;
• the Technology Innovation Agency, which serves to provide funding to turn innovative research into commercial products;
• the South African National Space Agency, which covers space-related research and development initiatives;
• the Human Sciences Research Council, which focuses its research on human health and disease.
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