{"id":4138,"date":"2026-10-14T11:01:45","date_gmt":"2026-10-14T09:01:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ambpretoria.esteri.it\/?p=4138"},"modified":"2026-10-14T11:03:34","modified_gmt":"2026-10-14T09:03:34","slug":"call-for-proposals-aimed-at-renewing-the-executive-program-for-scientific-and-technological-cooperation-between-italy-and-south-africa-for-the-2027-2029-period","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ambpretoria.esteri.it\/en\/news\/dall_ambasciata\/2026\/10\/call-for-proposals-aimed-at-renewing-the-executive-program-for-scientific-and-technological-cooperation-between-italy-and-south-africa-for-the-2027-2029-period\/","title":{"rendered":"Call for Proposals Aimed at Renewing the Executive Program for Scientific and Technological Cooperation between Italy and South Africa for the 2027\u20132029 Period"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation announces the launch of the selection process for Italian-South African project proposals in the following sectors:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Frontier Digital Technologies and Data-Intensive Sciences: Artificial Intelligence, High Performance Computing, Quantum Technologies, Astrophysics and Radio Astronomy. Within this area, proposals involving AI applications with clear \u201cbenefits of society\u201d, including social, societal and rural development applications, are particularly encouraged.<\/li>\n<li>Health, Biotechnologies and One Health: medical, agricultural, industrial, environmental and marine biotechnologies, infectious diseases, pandemic prevention and preparedness, vaccines, and enabling technologies.<\/li>\n<li>Sustainability, Biodiversity and Community Resilience: renewable energies, community energy solutions, ecosystem protection, sustainable wildlife management, biodiversity monitoring and restoration, climate resilience, and circular economy approaches.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>To read the call for proposals, download the endorsement letter template, and view the FAQs, please visit the following link: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/it\/trasparenza_comunicazioni_legali\/bandi-gara-contratti\/atti-amministrazioni-aggiudicatrici\/avvisi-bandi-ed-inviti\/italia-sud-africa-avviso-per-la-raccolta-di-proposte-progettuali-di-grande-rilevanza-finalizzato-al-rinnovo-del-programma-esecutivo-per-la-cooperazione-scientifica-e-tecnologica-tra-italia\/\">ITALIA-Sud Africa \u2013 Avviso per la raccolta di proposte progettuali di Grande Rilevanza, finalizzato al rinnovo del Programma Esecutivo per la Cooperazione Scientifica e Tecnologica tra Italia e Sud Africa per il triennio 2027-2029 \u2013 Ministero degli Affari Esteri e della Cooperazione Internazionale<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation announces the launch of the selection process for Italian-South African project proposals in the following sectors: Frontier Digital Technologies and Data-Intensive Sciences: Artificial Intelligence, High Performance Computing, Quantum Technologies, Astrophysics and Radio Astronomy. Within this area, proposals involving AI applications with clear \u201cbenefits of society\u201d, including social, [&hellip;]","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":3568,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4138","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ambpretoria.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4138","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ambpretoria.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ambpretoria.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ambpretoria.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ambpretoria.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4138"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ambpretoria.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4138\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4139,"href":"https:\/\/ambpretoria.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4138\/revisions\/4139"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ambpretoria.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3568"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ambpretoria.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4138"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ambpretoria.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4138"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}