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Research outputs: TECHNOLOGY
2021 Designing new science, technology and innovation indicators for South Africa's developmental challenges
Measurement of science, technology and innovation (STI) in South Africa is based on a global standard set by the Organisation for Economic C...
Download this report2021 R&D in South African manufacturing: a sector in deep crisis?
Globally, the manufacturing sector is changing as the use of artificial intelligence, robotics and advanced technology grows at a rapid rate...
2021 Beyond smart metres: southern cities and area-based planning
For most urban residents in South Africa, the idea of the smart city finds it primary expression in the implementation of smart meters for e...
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...