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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... technikons. In practice, virtually all its resources for human resource development are allocated to the universities. According to FRD, its mission is “the cost-effective and balanced provision of human resources and expertise in ...
... technikons. In practice, virtually all its resources for human resource development are allocated to the universities. According to FRD, its mission is “the cost-effective and balanced provision of human resources and expertise in ...
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... technikons, 7 could be categorized as “historically white” (currently, more than 75 percent of their student population is white) (Sonn 1992, p. 9) and 8 in which the student body is predominantly black. All technikons suffer from ...
... technikons, 7 could be categorized as “historically white” (currently, more than 75 percent of their student population is white) (Sonn 1992, p. 9) and 8 in which the student body is predominantly black. All technikons suffer from ...
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... Technikons are striving for better recognition of the role they play in tertiary education . This campaign involves a demand to have the right to grant degrees . The technikons are also seeking increased recognition of their role in ...
... Technikons are striving for better recognition of the role they play in tertiary education . This campaign involves a demand to have the right to grant degrees . The technikons are also seeking increased recognition of their role in ...
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... technikons: white, 10; Indian, 6; coloured, 2; and black, 0.5 (see Sonn 1992). Not only are there interracial distortions, but there is also an unusual imbalance between the numbers obtaining university education and those in the technikon ...
... technikons: white, 10; Indian, 6; coloured, 2; and black, 0.5 (see Sonn 1992). Not only are there interracial distortions, but there is also an unusual imbalance between the numbers obtaining university education and those in the technikon ...
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... technikons and universities , funding bodies like FRD , and the Academy of Science . But the democratic movement's position on S & T and its engagement with and understanding of the existing S & T system was still rather limited and ...
... technikons and universities , funding bodies like FRD , and the Academy of Science . But the democratic movement's position on S & T and its engagement with and understanding of the existing S & T system was still rather limited 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