Building a New South Africa: A ReportIDRC, 2014 M05 14 - 109 pages Out of the discussions surrounding a 1992 symposium on the role of research in transforming South Africa, the democratic movement requested that IDRC support a mission on science and technology (S&T) policy. The Mission was seen as a first step in promoting a national debate on this long-neglected issue. |
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... S&T issues between government and the broad S&T community. A ministry, with a national and deputy minister concerned with S&T issues, has also been established — the first time in South African history that S&T has had its own dedicated ...
... S&T issues between government and the broad S&T community. A ministry, with a national and deputy minister concerned with S&T issues, has also been established — the first time in South African history that S&T has had its own dedicated ...
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... concern. Recent studies tend to ... S&T capacities rather than play a leading role in creating them in the first place. The more complex the array of subsidiaries created by a firm, the more extensive its linkages to the global advance of S&T ...
... concern. Recent studies tend to ... S&T capacities rather than play a leading role in creating them in the first place. The more complex the array of subsidiaries created by a firm, the more extensive its linkages to the global advance of S&T ...
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... dealing with S&T. • As a result of the policy vacuum, resource allocations are essentially frozen, subject only to minor variations approved by officials within a system that is nonconsultative and nontransparent, even to other high ...
... dealing with S&T. • As a result of the policy vacuum, resource allocations are essentially frozen, subject only to minor variations approved by officials within a system that is nonconsultative and nontransparent, even to other high ...
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... concerns that dominate international thinking on S&T policy: competitiveness, equity, and sustainability. In meetings with the Department of Environmental Table 12. Sources of R&D expenditures in agriculture, 1989/90. Source:
... concerns that dominate international thinking on S&T policy: competitiveness, equity, and sustainability. In meetings with the Department of Environmental Table 12. Sources of R&D expenditures in agriculture, 1989/90. Source:
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... concerns raised frequently by members of the democratic movement was whether a future government would have the necessary means to ensure that the institutions of the state's S&T system are fully accountable to government for their ...
... concerns raised frequently by members of the democratic movement was whether a future government would have the necessary means to ensure that the institutions of the state's S&T system are fully accountable to government for their ...
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3.4 South African activities African National African National Congress allocated apartheid areas budget capacity Cape Town CODESA Commission competition concerned with S&T COSATU Council for Mineral Council for Scientific CSIR David Kaplan debate democratic movement Democratic South Africa Department of National developing countries disadvantaged communities discussions ECLAC economic enterprises environment environmental existing S&T system financing Forum Frene Ginwala fundamental research funding global groups HBUs HSRC Human Sciences Research IDRC important industrialized countries innovation institutions Jakes Gerwel Johannesburg major meeting million rand Mineral Technology Mintek National Education needs nuclear OECD organizations participation percent political priorities problems programs research system restructuring role S&T community S&T performers SABS Science and Technology science policy sector significant SMEs social science society South African Bureau South African rand statutory councils sustainable development technikons technology policy tertiary education Thomas Odhiambo United States dollar Western Cape