About the Webinar

Key Dates:

• Submission deadline: 16th May 2025
• Notification of acceptance: 20th June 2025
• Confirmation of travel arrangements by the participants: 1st October 2025

The conference will precede the Science Forum South Africa (SFSA), scheduled for November 25-28,2025. SFSA is widely recognised as one of the most significant events on the African continent for discussing science, technology, and innovation (STI) policy. This forum hosts thousands of international attendees, including policymakers, academia, science funders, industry representatives, and civil society, who come together to discuss the current and future roles of science in society. SFSA will be conveniently located within walking distance of the Globelics Conference venue so we encourage Globelics attendees to participate in SFSA's vibrant discussions.

This year’s conference is organised by a consortium of Globelics members in South Africa, co-hosted by South Africa’s National Research Foundation, and the DSI/NRF Trilateral Chair in Transformative Innovation, the 4IR and Sustainable Development (University of Johannesburg), with partners in Tshwane University of Technology, the University of Witwatersrand, and the Human Sciences Research Council.