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IOL Highlights SACAQM and AfricaWeather Collaboration
IOL, one of South Africa’s leading news platforms covering politics, business, science, and environmental issues, has published an...
Feb 71 min read
SACAQM and AfricaWeather Partner to Advance Air Quality Monitoring
The South African Consortium of Air Quality Monitoring (SACAQM) and AfricaWeather have partnered to enhance air quality monitoring with...
Feb 71 min read
SACAQM Featured in Evotel’s Evolution Magazine
The latest issue of Evotel’s Evolution Magazine features a groundbreaking collaboration between Evotel and the South African Consortium...
Feb 51 min read
Swiss Company Sensirion Hosts SACAQM Experts to Discuss AI-Powered Air Quality Monitoring
Sensirion recently hosted Bruce Mellado and Ryan McKenzie from the South African Consortium of Air Quality Monitoring (SACAQM) for an...
Feb 51 min read
SACAQM invited to meeting with the Deputy Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation at the 15th SA-CERN celebration.
SA-CERN, South Africa's collaborative partnership with the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), marked its 15th anniversary...
Jan 271 min read
SACAQM featured by Canadian IDRC, expands AI-powered air-quality monitoring in South Africa
The South African Consortium of Air Quality Monitoring (SACAQM) team, recently featured by the Canadian International Development...
Jan 161 min read
SACAQM interviewed on national TV to discuss partnership with Evotel to fight air pollution in Gauteng.
SACAQM was recently interviewed by eNCA, where the new partnership between SACAQM and Evotel was discussed. This collaboration aims to...
Dec 23, 20241 min read
Leeds-Wits Collaboration Paves the Way for Global Research Innovation.
The Horizons Platform programme launched early in 2024, is a collaboration between the University of Leeds and the South African...
Dec 19, 20241 min read
AI Innovations for a Healthier Environment: fighting Air Quality and Climate Challenges in Africa.
The South African Consortium of Air Quality Monitoring Ai_r device is an innovative system that uses artificial intelligence to fight air...
Dec 13, 20241 min read
SACAQM partners with Evotel to tackle Gauteng’s air pollution.
The South African Consortium of Quality Monitoring (SACAQM) initiative partners with Evotel, a leading Fibre Network Operator, to expand...
Dec 12, 20241 min read
Mr. Lotta Mayana Highlights Air Quality Solutions and Health Benefits at SALGA Northern Cape Provincial Members Assembly PMA 2024.
The Consortium for Air Quality Monitoring, represented by Mr. Lotta Mayana, delivered a compelling presentation at the SALGA Northern...
Dec 11, 20241 min read
Presentation of Latest Developments at IEEE IHTC2024 Titled: A Cost-Effective Air Quality Monitoring System for the Global South.
Dr Ryan Mckenzie presented the latest developments of the SACAQM AI_r project at the IEEE IHTC2024 conference in Bari, Italy from 27-30...
Dec 2, 20241 min read
SACAQM awarded funding from the Horizons Institute for research on air quality and health inequalities
We are excited to announce that SACAQM has been awarded funding for the "Air Quality, Waste Burning, and Health Inequality" project, a...
Nov 25, 20241 min read
SACAQM AI_r system featured on the myBROADBAND tech news.
The most recent GitHub Octoverse report reveals impressive advances in South Africa's tech scene. Artificial intelligence (AI) and...
Nov 21, 20241 min read
How AI is transforming Air Quality Monitoring: An Interview with the Department of Science and Innovation (DSI).
SACAQM recently had an interview with the DSI. In the interview the AI_r system was discussed in depth. The AI is used in order to...
Nov 19, 20241 min read
SACAQM attends the IFEH 4th African Congress on Environmental Health hosted by SAIEH in Johannesburg.
The cross-sector collaboration on Environmental Health has three key goals and objectives that are meant to ensure it does what it is...
Nov 15, 20241 min read
The university of the Witwatersrand hosted a workshop organized by SACAQM in collaboration with Carnegie Mellon University and the US National Academy of Engineering.
The University of the Witwatersrand hosted the workshop (14th - 15th October 2024) which aimed to support the initiatives of the Afretec...
Oct 21, 20241 min read
SACAQM invited to Wits University sustainability exhibition.
The South African Consortium of Air Quality Monitoring (SACAQM) was invited to showcase its AI_r system at Wits University’s...
Oct 14, 20241 min read
SACAQM interview with the Department of Science & Innovation.
On the 13th of September 2024, SACAQM was interviewed by DSI in anticipation of the national science week 2024. The DSI interview, form...
Oct 10, 20241 min read
The City of Johannesburg invited SACAQM to celebrate the International Day of Clean Air for Blue Skies and the launch of Breathe Cities initiatives.
The City of Johannesburg invited the South African Consortium of Air Quality Monitoring (SACAQM) to participate in the celebration of the...
Oct 7, 20241 min read
SACAQM Featured on The TechCentral Show: A Deep Dive.
Professor Bruce Mellado discusses the team's current work in particle physics and the cost-effective AI_r device. The one objective of...
Sep 19, 20241 min read
SACAQM featured in NEWZROOM AFRICA.
SACAQM was recently featured in an interview on NEWZROOM AFRICA. The air quality monitoring solution is deployed across multiple...
Sep 16, 20241 min read
SACAQM Interviewed on French TV5.
SACAQM was recently interviewed by French TV5, where the team discussed the innovative AI_r system. The air quality monitoring system is...
Sep 16, 20241 min read
BBC Newsday Interviews SACAQM.
SACAQM was recently interviewed by BBC newsday. The interview discusses the AI_r system developed by SACAQM and how the deployment of...
Sep 9, 20241 min read
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