Mmboneni Muofhe

Dr Mmboneni Muofhe is the Deputy Director-General (DDG) for Technology Innovation at the Department of Science and Innovation in South Africa.

In his position, he is responsible for overseeing the implementation of South Africa’s Space Science and Technology Strategy, Bio-economy Strategy, Energy Research, Converging Technology Platforms and oversight on implementation of the IP Act for publicly funded R&D. He is also the South African Group on Earth Observations (GEO) principal, a member of its Executive Committee, Leader of the GEO African caucus and GEO Co-chair.