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  • South African R&D Survey, 2020/21
  • R&D and Innovation Capabilities in State-Owned Enterprises
  • South African R&D Survey, 2019/20
  • South African Agricultural Business Innovation Survey, 2016-2018
  • Innovation in the South African Informal Sector Survey, 2017-2018
  • South African R&D Survey, 2018/19
  • South African Business Innovation Survey, 2014-2016

South African R&D Survey, 2020/21

The South African National Survey of Research and Experimental Development 2020/21 was performed by CeSTII for the Department of Science and Innovation (DSI). 

Results were officially released on 18 January 2023.

R&D and Innovation Capabilities in State-Owned Enterprises

South African R&D Survey, 2019/20

The South African National Survey of Research and Experimental Development 2019/20 was performed by CeSTII for the Department of Science and Innovation (DSI). 

Results were officially released on 15 December 2021. 

The accompanying Main Report was published on 12 September 2022.

South African Agricultural Business Innovation Survey, 2016-2018

The South African Agricultural Business Innovation Survey, 2016-2018, was performed by CeSTII for the Department of Science and Innovation (DSI). 

Innovation in the South African Informal Sector Survey, 2017-2018

The Innovation in the South African Informal Sector Survey, 2017-2018 (IIS) was released on 30 March 2021 at a workshop jointly organised by the HSRC's Centre for Science, Technology and Innovation Indicators (CeSTII) and the HSRC's Centre for Community-based Research (CCBR), based in Sweetwaters, KwaZulu-Natal. 

South African R&D Survey, 2018/19

The South African National Survey of Research and Experimental Development 2018/19 was performed by CeSTII for the Department of Science and Innovation (DSI). 

Results were officially released on 18 February 2021. 

The accompanying Main Report was published on 30 July 2021.

South African Business Innovation Survey, 2014-2016

The South African Business Innovation Survey is performed by CeSTII for the Department of Science and Innovation (DSI). 

Results were officially released on 8 July 2020, by the Minister of Higher Education, Science and Technology, Dr Blade Nzimande.