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Browsing Research Articles (Graduate School of Technology Management (GSTM)) by Subject "South Africa (SA)"
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(Elsevier, 2016-09)Being a semi-arid country with limited fresh water resources and also a fossil fuel based energy intensive country, South Africa encounters the added pressure of allocating limited water resources. Roughly 90% of electricity ...
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(Elsevier, 2015-03)Energy-environmental impacts associated with non-renewable electricity generation have attained critical importance in South Africa. These impacts are quantified in order to obtain a monetary cost relative to local ...
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(NISC (Pty) Ltd and Informa UK Limited (trading as Taylor & Francis Group), 2024)The South African bioeconomy strategy did not clearly articulate the measurement framework to monitor the implementation of the strategy. This paper provides an analysis of bioeconomy patents, the most prolific organizations ...
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(African Consortium of Public Administration, 2013-03)If not managed properly, the cost of South African municipal infrastructure projects could represent a major financial burden on the country’s fiscus. Cost management on these projects is, therefore, a significant parameter ...
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(Routledge, 2022)event like the Comrades Marathon in South Africa. Regardless of these perceptions, managers of sporting events are encouraged to make significant investments for the strategic development of virtual sports in the wake of ...
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(Springer, 2020-10)This document provides an analysis of bioeconomy research in South Africa and it discusses sources of growth in the country’s bioeconomy literature in general. We performed bibliometric analysis as indexed in the Web of ...
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(The Research Energy Centre of the University of Cape Town, 2014-08)The wind energy sector is one of the most prominent sectors of the renewable energy industry. However, its dependence on meteorological factors subjects it to climate change. Studies analysing the impact of climate ...
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(South African Association for Public Administration and Management, 2015-06)The Municipal Infrastructure Grant (MIG) is the largest infrastructure grant allocated to municipalities by National Treasury. The purpose of the MIG is to provide basic infrastructure-related services to poor communities ...
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(Southern African Institute for Industrial Engineering, 2014-05)This paper describes appropriate project selection criteria and gate review-point criteria for government agencies that fund technology innovation projects in South Africa. Data was gathered via a Delphi survey in which ...
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(Elsevier, 2017-10)In South Africa the electricity generation mix is relatively un-diverse whereas globally the transformation of the sector is advancing rapidly. Coal remains the predominant fuel source and limited success has to date been ...
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Evolution of the South African science, technology and innovation system 1994-2010 : an exploration (Adonis & Abbey, 2010)This paper is part of a longitudinal project on the evolution of the South African science, technology and innovation (STI) system since 1994, the year that marked the end of apartheid government. It was hypothesised that ...
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(Elsevier, 2019-03)Biogas generated through anaerobic digestion of organic waste, offers unique benefits compared to other renewables, by addressing environmental concerns relating to organic wastes together with creating electricity generation ...
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(AOSIS, 2023-11-28)BACKGROUND : Entrepreneurship camps are an important platform for students to learn through action-based learning, problem-solving, knowledge and information sharing, which is enhanced through the development of social ...
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(Elsevier, 2019-07)A range of varying criteria with trade-offs need consideration when selecting a suitable renewable energy technology (RET) for a specific area or location. In this study RETs in South Africa, in accordance with the national ...
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(Southern African Institute for Industrial Engineering, 2018-12-10)The objective of this paper is to derive the innovation profile in developing countries, such as South Africa, from a technology roadmapping practitioner’s point of view. The specific research questions that are addressed ...
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(AOSIS OpenJournals, 2015-03-27)BACKGROUND : With an estimated 12.2% of its population infected in 2012, South Africa has the highest percentage of people living with the human immunodeficiency virus and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) in ...
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(Southern African Institute for Industrial Engineering, 2014-11)South Africa may have a generation capacity shortage in the near future. The Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme (REIPPPP) is playing an important role in creating generation capacity to fulfil ...
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(Southern African Institute for Industrial Engineering, 2016-11-11)Preliminary investigations into the energy efficiency of manufacturing firms operating in South Africa have shown that no previous study of the barriers to energy efficiency has been conducted. This paper sets out to ...
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(Elsevier, 2022-07)BACKGROUND : Investing in late-stage clinical trials, trial sites, and production capacity for new health products could improve access to vaccines, therapeutics, and infectious disease diagnostics in middle-income countries. ...
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(Routledge, 2022)This paper examines how firms in an emerging economy cope with resource challenges by implementing compensation strategies for incremental product innovations. The model is empirically tested using firm-level survey data ...
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