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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: SERVICE INDUSTRIES
2021 The role of skills and capacity in service delivery challenges in Mangaung Metropolitan Municipality
Mangaung is one of the eight metropolitan municipalities in South Africa. It was founded as a Metro in 2011. Prior to that, it was a local m...
Download this report2021 Empirical analysis of innovation and productivity in services firms: the case of South Africa
The purpose of this paper is to investigate the impact of innovation on productivity in the services sector firms in South Africa. Using a t...
2021 Surveys as a public service: the need for a two-way flow of data
In recent years, South Africa has seen the emergence of ground-breaking portals such as Municipal Money, which provides information on finan...
Download this report2021 Placing smart cities: framework and approach
In recent years, South African debate about smart-city development has tended to peak at the time of the annual State of the Nation (SONA) a...