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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... needs of a regime whose primary objective was to maintain apartheid. The use of S&T to bolster apartheid resulted in an international cultural and scientific boycott of South Africa. This had the effect of excluding South Africa from ...
... needs of a regime whose primary objective was to maintain apartheid. The use of S&T to bolster apartheid resulted in an international cultural and scientific boycott of South Africa. This had the effect of excluding South Africa from ...
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... need to link S&T policy to economic policy and social needs. As the South African government's Reconstruction and Development Programme White Paper states: Science and technology have an important role to play in the development of all ...
... need to link S&T policy to economic policy and social needs. As the South African government's Reconstruction and Development Programme White Paper states: Science and technology have an important role to play in the development of all ...
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... need for change and transformation and, in some cases, had prepared exceptional presentations. Both international and local members of the Mission team were struck by the overall openness of the actors in the S&T community and their ...
... need for change and transformation and, in some cases, had prepared exceptional presentations. Both international and local members of the Mission team were struck by the overall openness of the actors in the S&T community and their ...
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... needs of the white minority; - Emphasis on technological development to serve the needs of state security and suppression of the majority of the population, as evidenced by the large share of resources allocated to defence and the ...
... needs of the white minority; - Emphasis on technological development to serve the needs of state security and suppression of the majority of the population, as evidenced by the large share of resources allocated to defence and the ...
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... needs of “First World” South Africa, making only token gestures to the “Third World” conditions in which the vast majority of the country's population lives. However, we also saw people trying to understand the realities of the past and ...
... needs of “First World” South Africa, making only token gestures to the “Third World” conditions in which the vast majority of the country's population lives. However, we also saw people trying to understand the realities of the past and ...
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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