Dealing with a wide range of policy issues related to science and innovation, as well as specific innovative capacity development initiatives. Leveraging international funding towards the South African national system of innovation and marketing South Africa as a preferred science destination.
Women have the ability to multitask in a synchronized manner to which an attribute needed to accomplish much greater outputs in realizing the hydrogen economy!
Currently serving as a Minister Counsellor: Science and Innovation at the Embassy of the Republic of South Africa in Brussels where I am seconded by the Department of Science and Innovation. Responsible for the management and strengthening the South Africa Science, Technology and Innovation Collaboration between South Africa and International partners like the European Union (EU). Hydrogen Economy is one of the flagship areas which I focus on for science diplomacy. In my previous roles, I also served as the Chief of Staff (Head of Cabinet) to the Minister of Higher Education, Science and Innovation. and as a Minister Counsellor in Tokyo where I initiated the negotiation process as well as leveraged research funding for collaboration between South Africa and Japan in the Hydrogen Economy.
