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Research outputs: INNOVATION
2021 Gearing up: R&D and innovation capabilities in three South African state-owned enterprises
State-owned enterprises (SOEs) are an integral part of South Africa's economic development. In recent years, there has been widespread publi...
Download this report2021 Informal businesses catalyse innovation in Mpumuza, Sweetwaters
Conventional thinking sees formal and informal businesses as binary opposites. But a recent study by the HSRC's Centre for Science, Technolo...
Download this report2021 Paradigm shift: the value of transformative innovation policy for South Africa
Policymakers globally agree that innovation is critical to addressing our societal and environmental challenges, in line with the Sustainabl...
Download this report2021 Deepening evidence-based policy capability in Africa's science granting councils
In sub-Saharan Africa, national systems of innovation take distinctive forms, and science granting councils play a central role, balancing m...