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Perspectives on Science Policy in South Africa

Author : H. C. Marais
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 220 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Perspectives on Science Policy in South Africa written by H. C. Marais and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over the years, there have been several publications on science and technology in South Africa. Most, if not all of them, have focused on the science and technology landscape up to the mid-eighties. The changes in the science and technology system since the democratisation of this country have thus far not been reflected on in a systemstic way. This book presents a perspective on this changing landscape by offering an encompassing conceptual framework that should remain valid even if the policy were to evolve further. This perspective is further profiled by bringing into focus the main developments that have shaped science policy in South Africa since the turn of the 20th century. The last four chapters of this book sketch this process and its outcomes to date - unstable as the picture may still be. This dynamic situation, however, does allow one to experience something of the vibrant atmosphere that characterised the transformation of the country during the 1990s. This overview of the development of science and technology is presented within the context of a multi-faceted conceptual framework (chapters 1, 2, 3 and 4). The intention of this book is to offer an overview and evaluation of the policy and system and a prognosis of future developments in the context of broader historical, theoretical and international trends.

Science and Technology Policy for the New South Africa

Author : Isaac Amuah
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 40 pages
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Download or read book Science and Technology Policy for the New South Africa written by Isaac Amuah and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The South African Indigenous Plant Use Forum

Author : Indigenous Plant Use Forum (South Africa)
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781874916239
Total Pages : 241 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (162 download)

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Download or read book The South African Indigenous Plant Use Forum written by Indigenous Plant Use Forum (South Africa) and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Perspectives on Technology Policy and Management in South Africa

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 66 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Perspectives on Technology Policy and Management in South Africa written by and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page 66 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Science, Policy and Development in Africa

Author : R. Sooryamoorthy
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1108901581
Total Pages : 353 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (89 download)

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Book Synopsis Science, Policy and Development in Africa by : R. Sooryamoorthy

Download or read book Science, Policy and Development in Africa written by R. Sooryamoorthy and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2020-09-03 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since gaining political independence in the 1950s, science has rapidly become a prerequisite for national development within many African nations. Supported by international agencies, such as UNESCO, initiatives were taken to direct Africa on the road of scientific development, enabling contributions to world science and significant progress in many specific research areas. However, from a developmental perspective there remains the question of how science influences national development plans and strategies. How far are science policies integrated into the national development plans? What potential and challenges do science and technology pose for Africa and its prospects for wider development? Offering a comprehensive historical and empirical study of science in both colonial and post-colonial Africa, R. Sooryamoorthy brings to light the connections between science, policy and development in African nations. Focusing on understanding the widening gap in science and technology between developed and developing regions, and the integration (or lack of) with national development strategies, this study provides important insights into the potential opportunities and challenges facing Africa in the areas of science.

Perspectives on International Research on Science in Africa

Author : Dennis Raphael
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1527571572
Total Pages : 326 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (275 download)

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Download or read book Perspectives on International Research on Science in Africa written by Dennis Raphael and published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing. This book was released on 2021-06-25 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume represents research done at various levels of collaboration, including international, continent-wide, regional and national, in the fields of medical sciences, public health, science policy, science education, agriculture and economic aspects of science. Specific areas covered here include the manufacture of vaccines in Africa, preventing oral cancer in Nigeria, and decreasing the disparity of childhood cancer globally. Contributions also discuss the prevention of HIV/AIDS and cancer in sub-Sahara Africa, early diagnosis of sarcoidosis, tertiary care of children and teens with type 1 diabetes in Africa, detecting obesity as a maternal perinatal and neonatal risk factor, and improving sanitation and health practices.

Transforming Research Methods in the Social Sciences

Author : Angelo Flynn
Publisher : NYU Press
ISBN 13 : 1776143566
Total Pages : 528 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (761 download)

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Download or read book Transforming Research Methods in the Social Sciences written by Angelo Flynn and published by NYU Press. This book was released on 2019-03-01 with total page 528 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Social science researchers in the global South, and in South Africa particularly, utilise research methods in innovative ways in order to respond to contexts characterised by diversity, racial and political tensions, socioeconomic disparities and gender inequalities. These methods often remain undocumented – a gap that this book starts to address. Written by experts from various methodological fields, Transforming Research Methods in the Social Sciences is a comprehensive collation of original essays and cutting-edge research that demonstrates the variety of novel techniques and research methods available to researchers responding to these context-bound issues. It is particularly relevant for study and research in the fields of applied psychology, sociology, ethnography, biography and anthropology. In addition to their unique combination of conceptual and application issues, the chapters also include discussions on ethical considerations relevant to the method in similar global South contexts. Transforming Research Methods in the Social Sciences has much to offer to researchers, professionals and others involved in social science research both locally and internationally.

UNESCO science report

Author : UNESCO
Publisher : UNESCO Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9231001299
Total Pages : 818 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (31 download)

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Download or read book UNESCO science report written by UNESCO and published by UNESCO Publishing. This book was released on 2015-11-09 with total page 818 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There are fewer grounds today than in the past to deplore a North‑South divide in research and innovation. This is one of the key findings of the UNESCO Science Report: towards 2030. A large number of countries are now incorporating science, technology and innovation in their national development agenda, in order to make their economies less reliant on raw materials and more rooted in knowledge. Most research and development (R&D) is taking place in high-income countries, but innovation of some kind is now occurring across the full spectrum of income levels according to the first survey of manufacturing companies in 65 countries conducted by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics and summarized in this report. For many lower-income countries, sustainable development has become an integral part of their national development plans for the next 10–20 years. Among higher-income countries, a firm commitment to sustainable development is often coupled with the desire to maintain competitiveness in global markets that are increasingly leaning towards ‘green’ technologies. The quest for clean energy and greater energy efficiency now figures among the research priorities of numerous countries. Written by more than 50 experts who are each covering the country or region from which they hail, the UNESCO Science Report: towards 2030 provides more country-level information than ever before. The trends and developments in science, technology and innovation policy and governance between 2009 and mid-2015 described here provide essential baseline information on the concerns and priorities of countries that could orient the implementation and drive the assessment of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development in the years to come.

Science, Technology and Innovation Policies for Inclusive Growth in Africa

Author : Achim Gutowski
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 3643961731
Total Pages : 582 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (439 download)

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Download or read book Science, Technology and Innovation Policies for Inclusive Growth in Africa written by Achim Gutowski and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page 582 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Transforming Research Excellence

Author : McLean, Robert
Publisher : African Minds
ISBN 13 : 1928502067
Total Pages : 298 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (285 download)

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Download or read book Transforming Research Excellence written by McLean, Robert and published by African Minds. This book was released on 2020-01-18 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Modern-day science is under great pressure. A potent mix of increasing expectations, limited resources, tensions between competition and cooperation, and the need for evidence-based funding is creating major change in how science is conducted and perceived. Amidst this ‘perfect storm’ is the allure of ‘research excellence’, a concept that drives decisions made by universities and funders, and defines scientists’ research strategies and career trajectories. But what is ‘excellent’ science? And how to recognise it? After decades of inquiry and debate there is still no satisfactory answer. Are we asking the wrong question? Is reality more complex, and ‘excellence in science’ more elusive, than many are willing to admit? And how should excellence be defined in different parts of the world, particularly in lower-income countries of the ‘Global South’ where science is expected to contribute to pressing development issues, despite often scarce resources? Many wonder whether the Global South is importing, with or without consenting, the flawed tools for research evaluation from North America and Europe that are not fit for purpose. This book takes a critical view of these issues, touching on conceptual issues and practical problems that inevitably emerge when ‘excellence’ is at the center of science systems. Emerging from the capacity-building work of the Science Granting Councils Initiative in sub-Saharan Africa, it speaks to scholars, as well as to managers and funders of research around the world. Confronting sticky problems and uncomfortable truths, the chapters contain insights and recommendations that point towards new solutions – both for the Global South and the Global North.

Science, Technology and Innovation Policies for Inclusive Growth in Africa

Author : Reuben A. Alabi
Publisher : LIT Verlag Münster
ISBN 13 : 3643910428
Total Pages : 555 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (439 download)

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Download or read book Science, Technology and Innovation Policies for Inclusive Growth in Africa written by Reuben A. Alabi and published by LIT Verlag Münster. This book was released on 2018 with total page 555 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The volume analyses how to make Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) Policies relevant for inclusive growth strategies in Africa.The base for a transformative STI policy is to link the STI policies to Africa's economic transformation policies. In a first part the general issues of introducing effective STI policies are presented. In a second part country case studies highlight the new approach. Cases such as Sudan and Nigeria are analysed, as these two countries have a long history of STI development; because of different history, size and structure they need to move in different directions towards a coherent STI policy for inclusive growth.

Management of Research Infrastructures: A South African Funding Perspective

Author : Rakeshnie Ramoutar-Prieschl
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3030372812
Total Pages : 117 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (33 download)

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Download or read book Management of Research Infrastructures: A South African Funding Perspective written by Rakeshnie Ramoutar-Prieschl and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2020-01-01 with total page 117 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This open access book provides an overview of the building blocks necessary for managing, steering and guiding the establishment of a research infrastructure (RI). It offers valuable insights into RI investment, access and management at the academic, grants management, agency and policy level, and serves as a useful guide for the research community, students, and those in the private sector wishing to understand the approaches and opportunities involved in the establishment, maintenance and management of research infrastructure platforms. Presenting a holistic view of RI investment and granting cycles from a South African perspective, the books target audience includes those working in science diplomacy, policymaking and science grants councils (especially in Africa) as well as funders and donors.

Rethinking and Unthinking Development

Author : Busani Mpofu
Publisher : Berghahn Books
ISBN 13 : 1789201772
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (892 download)

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Download or read book Rethinking and Unthinking Development written by Busani Mpofu and published by Berghahn Books. This book was released on 2019-03-27 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Development has remained elusive in Africa. Through theoretical contributions and case studies focusing on Southern Africa’s former white settler states, South Africa and Zimbabwe, this volume responds to the current need to rethink (and unthink) development in the region. The authors explore how Africa can adapt Western development models suited to its political, economic, social and cultural circumstances, while rejecting development practices and discourses based on exploitative capitalist and colonial tendencies. Beyond the legacies of colonialism, the volume also explores other factors impacting development, including regional politics, corruption, poor policies on empowerment and indigenization, and socio-economic and cultural barriers.

U.S. and International Perspectives on Global Science Policy and Science Diplomacy

Author : National Research Council
Publisher : National Academies Press
ISBN 13 : 0309224381
Total Pages : 60 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (92 download)

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Download or read book U.S. and International Perspectives on Global Science Policy and Science Diplomacy written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2012-01-29 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The United States and other countries around the world face problems of an increasingly global nature that often require major contributions from science and engineering that one nation alone cannot provide. The advance of science and engineering is an increasingly global enterprise, and in many areas there is a natural commonality of interest among practitioners from diverse cultures. In response to challenges, the National Academies held a workshop in Washington, DC, in February 2011, to assess effective ways to meet international challenges through sound science policy and science diplomacy. U.S. and International Perspectives on Global Science Policy and Science Diplomacy summarizes issues addressed during this workshop. Participants discussed many of the characteristics of science, such as its common language and methods; the open, self-correcting nature of research; the universality of the most important questions; and its respect for evidence. These common aspects not only make science inherently international but also give science special capacities in advancing communication and cooperation. Many workshop participants pointed out that, while advancing global science and science diplomacy are distinct, they are complementary, and making them each more effective often involves similar measures. Some participants suggested it may sometimes be more accurate to use the term global science cooperation rather than science diplomacy. Other participants indicated that science diplomacy is, in many situations, a clear and useful concept, recounting remarkable historical cases of the effective use of international scientific cooperation in building positive governmental relationships and dealing with sensitive and urgent problems. To gain U.S. and international perspectives on these issues, representatives from Brazil, Bangladesh, Egypt, Germany, Jamaica, Kazakhstan, Malaysia, Morocco, Rwanda, South Africa, and Syria attended the workshop, as well as two of the most recently named U.S. science envoys, Rita Colwell and Gebisa Ejeta.

Transforming Science in South Africa

Author : R. Sooryamoorthy
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 1137493070
Total Pages : 236 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (374 download)

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Download or read book Transforming Science in South Africa written by R. Sooryamoorthy and published by Springer. This book was released on 2015-03-23 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is essential for anyone interested in knowing how science works nationally and internationally in the contemporary world. It offers a comprehensive analysis of scientific collaboration and its relation to development and the productivity of scientists, with specific reference to South Africa in both the past and the present.

Research Policy in the Higher Education Sector of South Africa

Author : Thomas G. Whiston
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 62 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Research Policy in the Higher Education Sector of South Africa written by Thomas G. Whiston and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 62 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Science Communication in South Africa

Author : Weingart, Peter
Publisher : African Minds
ISBN 13 : 1928502032
Total Pages : 238 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (285 download)

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Download or read book Science Communication in South Africa written by Weingart, Peter and published by African Minds. This book was released on 2020-01-18 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Why do we need to communicate science? Is science, with its highly specialised language and its arcane methods, too distant to be understood by the public? Is it really possible for citizens to participate meaningfully in scientific research projects and debate? Should scientists be mandated to engage with the public to facilitate better understanding of science? How can they best communicate their special knowledge to be intelligible? These and a plethora of related questions are being raised by researchers and politicians alike as they have become convinced that science and society need to draw nearer to one another. Once the persuasion took hold that science should open up to the public and these questions were raised, it became clear that coming up with satisfactory answers would be a complex challenge. The inaccessibility of scientific language and methods, due to ever increasing specialisation, is at the base of its very success. Thus, translating specialised knowledge to become understandable, interesting and relevant to various publics creates particular perils. This is exacerbated by the ongoing disruption of the public discourse through the digitisation of communication platforms. For example, the availability of medical knowledge on the internet and the immense opportunities to inform oneself about health risks via social media are undermined by the manipulable nature of this technology that does not allow its users to distinguish between credible content and misinformation. In countries around the world, scientists, policy-makers and the public have high hopes for science communication: that it may elevate its populations educationally, that it may raise the level of sound decision-making for people in their daily lives, and that it may contribute to innovation and economic well-being. This collection of current reflections gives an insight into the issues that have to be addressed by research to reach these noble goals, for South Africa and by South Africans in particular.