1. The Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs: support and promotion of S&T
Dr. Pierguido Sarti1,2
1 Ministry of Foreign Affairs, S&T Cooperation Unit
2 MIUR - National Institute of Astrophysics – Institute of radio Astronomy

2. Bilateral and Multilateral Scientific and Technological Cooperation Unit (Directorate General for the Country Promotion)
Cooperation tools
coordination and management of the network of science attachés and projects and initiatives to enhance and make better use of the network;
execution and monitoring of bilateral science and technology collaboration programmes, multilateral scientific agreements;
Trieste Science Hub;

3. S&T attachés network

4. Bilateral cooperation programmes
Italy-South Africa bilateral agreement signed in 1998
Last renewed: ; ending Dec. 2017
Six cooperation areas:
Physics, Astrophysics & Radio-Astronomy
Information Communication Technology
Biotechnology
Nanotechnology & New Advanced Materials
Medicine & Health
Green and Renewable Energy and Environment
5 projects unilaterally supported by the Italian Ministry
10 mobility projects financed by IT-SA funds: 1x1. – 2x3. – 1x4. – 4x5. – 2x6.

5. Bilateral renewal
To co-finance the great relevance projects with equal funding levels for the duration of the next programme, also aiming at providing the necessary amount of funding to support effective research and, possibly, human capital development;
To increase the focus of the call on innovation and technology transfer
To take into consideration the recent policies and instruments put in place by our governments to support the links between research and industries
To liaise with other relevant stakeholders such as, e.g. the IT-SA Chamber of Trade and Industry, the TIA and the Italian Trade Commission
To jointly set-up an evaluation panel to periodically monitor the results achieved within the projects, especially those receiving more relevant funding
To maintain the current scheme for the mobility projects

6. The Trieste science Hub
International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP)
International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnologies (ICGEB)
International Centre for Science and High Technology (ICS)
The World Academy of Science (TWAS)
Permanent Secretariat of the Inter-Academy Panel (IAP)
Executive Secretariat of the Inter-Academy Medical Panel (IAMP)

7. Italy in South Africa Networks of researchers
Network of Italian Researchers at the Cape (NIRC)
Network of Italian Researchers in the North-Eastern Provinces of South Africa (NIRNEP)

8. Network of Italian Researchers in the North-Eastern Provinces of South Africa (NIRNEP)

9. Network of Italian Researchers at the Cape (NIRC)