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: SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

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2008 Free basic water: a sustainable instrument for a sustainable future in South Africa

The South African government???s policy decision in 2001 to provide a basic amount of water free of charge to all citizens has been controve...

2007 2030 horizon scanning: South Africa as a regional power?: what it means & the challenges to 2030

No abstract available due to the confidential status of the report....

2002 Local government, local governance and sustainable development: getting the parameters right

An examination of the transformation of South Africa's apartheid local government system into a development-oriented system of municipal gov...