Science Engagement Information Management System (SEIMS)

SEIMS is a centralized platform that streamlines the tracking, analysis, and reporting of science engagement activities across South Africa

What is SEIMS?

 

The Department of Science and Innovation (DSI), which also provides policy and strategic leadership for the programme, is the primary funder of the science engagement programme. The programme’s main objective is to create a society that is both science-literate and science-aware. The programme is implemented through multiple projects or initiatives run by different stakeholders and role players.

To store and process raw project performance data, these stakeholders and role players upload it to the Science Engagement Information Management System (SEIMS), a central database. SEIMS aligns the science engagement programme with the 2011 National Evaluation Policy Framework of the Department of Performance Monitoring and Evaluation and the 2007 Framework for Managing Programme Performance Information of the National Treasury. Explore SEIMS and discover more about its features, including the analytics dashboard, document repository, and ways to enhance the science engagement programme by contributing pertinent data to the SEIMS.

SEIMS Offering

SEIMS Events App
Science engagement and related event organisers can now effortlessly register their events and collect participant data with the help of the SEIMS Events App. You can view real-time event data and participation analytics through the Android app.
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National Youth Service (NYS)
A portal for unemployed science graduates under the age of 35 to express their interests and volunteer to advance science engagement through community service. The DSI-NYS hosts volunteers for a 12-month period, allowing them to gain workplace experience while they receive a monthly stipend to help with daily expenses.
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Citizen Science
A portal that enables researchers who are leading collaborative research projects with the citizen science approach document their work in order to help paint a picture of the scope of these projects nationwide.
Coming soon
Volunteer Scientist
A platform where scientists and other STEM professionals can indicate their willingness to volunteer to help the science engagement programme achieve its goals. The portal exposes the volunteers to available opportunities to give back to their country.
Coming soon

Get In Touch

SEIMS Help Desk

seims.helpdesk@saasta.nrf.ac.za

DSI Contact Details

livhuwani.masevhe@dst.gov.za

SAASTA Contact Details

bm.kgwadi@saasta.nrf.ac.za