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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... financing research, and the priorities pursued through that financing; • To review and assess the current performance of the system against the goals identified for it; • To assess broadly the extent to which the current research system ...
... financing research, and the priorities pursued through that financing; • To review and assess the current performance of the system against the goals identified for it; • To assess broadly the extent to which the current research system ...
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... Financing for research and for tech- nological development Mechanisms for evaluating and acquiring technologies Institutions to carry out research programs Mechanisms to link R & D outputs with practical uses Facilities to educate and ...
... Financing for research and for tech- nological development Mechanisms for evaluating and acquiring technologies Institutions to carry out research programs Mechanisms to link R & D outputs with practical uses Facilities to educate and ...
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... financing of R&D. A third handicap is the vagueness of the SAC's responsibility for advising on matters of technology policy following the demise of the responsible council. The SAC's membership, heavily weighted in favour of pure ...
... financing of R&D. A third handicap is the vagueness of the SAC's responsibility for advising on matters of technology policy following the demise of the responsible council. The SAC's membership, heavily weighted in favour of pure ...
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... financing of fundamental research, we return to the question of budgets for these facilities. The members of the Mission discussed, at some length, the adjudication processes used to allocate funds under the core and the bursaries ...
... financing of fundamental research, we return to the question of budgets for these facilities. The members of the Mission discussed, at some length, the adjudication processes used to allocate funds under the core and the bursaries ...
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... financing . Mintek has an “ agency role ” and spends about 2 percent of its budget ( almost 1.6 million rand ) on financing research in the universities . However , unlike the other statutory councils , Mintek views this funding as an ...
... financing . Mintek has an “ agency role ” and spends about 2 percent of its budget ( almost 1.6 million rand ) on financing research in the universities . However , unlike the other statutory councils , Mintek views this funding as an ...
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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