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The HSRC Research Data Service provides a digital repository facility for the HSRC's research data in support of evidence based human and social development in South Africa and the broader region. Access to data is dependent on ethical requirements for protecting research participants, as well as on legal agreements with the owners, funders or in the case of data owned by the HSRC, the requirements of the depositors of the data. We facilitate data use by preparing comprehensive metadata and disseminating data and related documents to appropriate target audiences. Data sharing is subject to an End User License agreement. Data sets from the following projects have been curated and are available for use:
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Research data: DEVELOPMENT
2021 Factors affecting the performance of South African municipal officials: stakeholders' perspectives
Since the inception of the democratically elected post-apartheid government, South Africa has experienced growing numbers of protests about ...
2020 Grassroots democracy and development: learning from the Philippines
The Philippines have developed a system of neighbourhood government that other countries could usefully learn from. The barangays give ordin...
2020 Surviving a fierce destruction: how the COVID-19 lockdown affected research and development in South African businesses
The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted our personal and professional lives. Uncertainty can sometimes compel us to achieve extraordinary things...
2020 Strengthening intermediaries in the National System of Innovation (NSI): case of the South African Council for Natural Scientific Professions
This paper uses the National System of Innovation (NSI) framework to interrogate the role of professional organizations as intermediaries wi...