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Research outputs: 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...