Research data

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: INNOVATION

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2021 Viewpoint: Hacking childhood: will future technologies undermine, or enable, optimal early childhood development?

It's 2041. Children born during the COVID-19 pandemic are graduating (virtually). For several decades, the internet has been part of everyda...

2021 Digital inclusion strategies for the G20: lessons in public-private cooperation from India and Africa

Public digital infrastructure, including hard and soft variants, encourages competition, innovation and inclusion. Through the India Stack a...

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2020 Opening up new trajectories in the informal sector: can township innovation hubs make the difference?

A key question that this policy brief addresses is: How can township innovation hubs contribute to building local innovation and production ...

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2020 Innovation policy at the intersection: global debates and local experiences

Worldwide, countries have to respond to local and global socio-technological shifts and needs, specifically the transformations wrought by a...