https://safire.ac.za/safire/Recent content in About SAFIRE on SAFIREHugoen-ZAhttps://safire.ac.za/safire/governance/Mon, 04 Dec 2023 14:00:00 +0200https://safire.ac.za/safire/governance/<p>The South African Identity Federation (SAFIRE) was formed as a joint project of <a href="http://www.tenet.ac.za/">TENET</a>, the <a href="http://www.sanren.ac.za/">SANReN Competency Area</a>, and the <a href="http://www.heitsa.ac.za/">HEITSA</a> with the aim of establishing federated identity services to serve the needs of the research and higher education communities in South Africa.</p> <p>TENET act as the juristic person of record for SAFIRE. As a result, SAFIRE&rsquo;s assets are owned by TENET and all SAFIRE&rsquo;s staff are employed by TENET. Ultimately accountability, therefore, exists with TENET&rsquo;s Board. However, TENET’s Board has granted the Federation significant operational autonomy.</p>