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Browsing Research Articles (Institute for Technological Innovation (ITI)) by Issue Date
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Le Grange, L.I.; Buys, Andre J.
(Southern African Institute for Industrial Engineering, 2002)
This paper gives a review of the theory of technology transfer mechanisms. It is intended as an overview for practitioners. Technology transfer is defined and the technology transfer process discussed. Various technology ...
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Le Grange, L.I.; Buys, Andre J.
(Southern African Institute for Industrial Engineering, 2002-11)
This paper reports on research into the technology transfer activities of South African aviation industry companies. The technologies surrounding the maintenance function were
investigated, since this is one of the main ...
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Piperakis, M.; Pouris, Anastassios
(Southern African Institute for Industrial Engineering, 2006)
The article makes the point that instrumentation is critical to the science and
technology infrastructure. Furthermore, it reports the results of a relevant national
survey. Information is available for three groups – ...
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Kaggwa, Martin; Pouris, Anastassios; Steyn, Jasper L.
(Economic History Society of Southern Africa, 2007)
This article traces the causes of tension among stakeholders in carrying forward the MIDP from a historical perspective. It reviews the genesis of the programme and industry performance under the dispensation. Achievements ...
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Van Zyl, Anthea; Amadi-Echendu, J.E. (Joe); Bothma, T.J.D. (Theodorus Jan Daniel)
(Department of Knowledge and Information Management, University of Johannesburg, 2007-03)
This article presents part of the findings of the Research Marketing and Technology Commercialization Survey conducted in South Africa during 2005 and 2006. Part IV (Q4) of this survey was designed to examine nine drivers ...
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Wentzel, Marlett; Pouris, Anastassios
(Elsevier, 2007-03)
Solar cooking is often considered “a solution looking for a problem”. Solar cookers have long been presented as an interesting solution to the world's problem of dwindling fuel wood sources and other environmental problems ...
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Lubango, Louis Mitondo; Pouris, Anastassios
(Elsevier, 2007-12)
The inventive capacity of South African universities and researchers is investigated through analysis of university patent applications. Patent applications to the South African Patent office from 1996 to 2006 are used as ...
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Inglesi-Lotz, Roula; Pouris, Anastassios
(Academy of Science of South Africa, 2008)
Globally, the classification and ratings of universities are based mainly on an institution's research productivity. South Africa, especially in the last decade, has experienced an increasing skills shortage, making the ...
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Pouris, Anastassios
(Bentham Open, 2008-05-01)
This article reports the results of a mapping and comparative assessment exercise of the field of energy & fuels research in South African higher education institutions. Even though assessment of research activities is ...
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Jeenah, Mohammed; Pouris, Anastassios
(Academy of Science of South Africa, 2008-09)
The quality and quantity of research publications are used as benchmarks to monitor the performance of South Africa's national system of innovation. The indicators are pertinent to the policies of the Department of Education, ...
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Lubango, Louis Mitondo; Pouris, Anastassios
(Elsevier, 2009)
The present study investigates whether activities related to the patenting of inventions impede or are in conflict with the academic performance of university professors, particularly the publication or the production of ...
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Naidoo, Dhesigen
(Adonis & Abbey, 2009)
South Africa has since the dawn of democracy progressively built the science and research support components of the National System of Innovation (SANSI) with consistency. At national government level, science and technology ...
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Pouris, Anthipi; Pouris, Anastassios
(Institute of Business Administration, 2009)
Biotechnology has been identified as a priority area for the national innovation system in South Africa. Since 2003 new structures have been established in the country in order to enhance biotechnology research and innovation ...
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Pouris, Anastassios
(Springer, 2009-01)
Fluorine research has been identified as a priority area in South Africa and the South
African Nuclear Energy Corporation (NECSA) is embarking in an effort to expand its hydrogen fluoride and aluminium trifluoride production ...
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Pouris, Anastassios; Pouris, Anthipi
(Springer, 2009-05)
This article reports for first time the state of science and technology in the African Continent on the basis of two scientometric indicators - number of research publications and number of patents awarded. Our analysis ...
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Balmer, Marlett; Hancock, David
(Energy Research Insitute, University of Cape Town, 2009-05)
Energy poverty affects more than 40% of the
world’s population. Fuels and appliances used by
low-income groups have been of low-quality,
expensive, non-durable and have posed serious
health and safety risks to users. ...
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Pouris, Anastassios
(Southern African Institute for Industrial Engineering, 2009-05)
This article aims to identify and analyse the inventive activity of South Africans as it is
manifested in the form of patents. Patents are used internationally as indicators of national
and corporate inventive activity, ...
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Pouris, Anthipi; Pouris, Anastassios
(Elsevier, 2010)
Rankings of higher education institutions are important for students, research administrations, industry and academics. A number of rankings are published internationally, most of which aim to identify the top universities ...
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Inglesi-Lotz, Roula; Pouris, Anastassios
(Academy of Science of South Africa, 2010-01)
Within a short period, Eskom has applied to the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (NERSA) for the third time since the 2008 electricity crisis, proposing a multiyear price determination for the periods 2010-2011 ...
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Lubango, Louis Mitondo; Pouris, Anastassios
(Elsevier, 2010-08)
There is growing pessimism among certain academics and policy scholars that the conduct
of innovation-related activities (e.g. patenting, transfer, and commercialization of scientific
or technological development) may ...