Issues facing the South African research and development system in the next 20 years

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dc.contributor.author Grobbelaar, Sara Susanna (Saartjie)
dc.contributor.author Buys, Andre J.
dc.date.accessioned 2008-05-13T08:47:58Z
dc.date.available 2008-05-13T08:47:58Z
dc.date.issued 2007-11
dc.description.abstract There is some concern about the future ability of South Africa’s Research and Development (R&D) system to produce R&D output. This paper documents a Delphi study that was conducted in order to gain insight into the opinion of experts regarding the most pressing issues facing the South African R&D system in the next 20 years. Two main themes emerge from the study. First, experts foresee poor prospects for the retention and rejuvenation of researchers in the system. The second theme is the poor prospects for sufficient funding for R&D in the next 20 years. In general, there was a high level of agreement that the issues were critical. The exception was the respondents’ opinion on the negative effect current Black Economic Empowerment policies might have on quality and R&D capacity in the private sector. en
dc.description.abstract AFRIKAANS: Daar bestaan ’n mate van kommer oor die toekomstige vermoë van Suid-Afrika se Navorsing en Ontwikkeling(N&O)-stelsel om N&O-uitsette te lewer. In hierdie verslag word ’n Delphistudie gedokumenteer wat uitgevoer is om kenners se opinies in te win rakende die mees dringende sake wat die Suid-Afrikaanse N&O-stelsel in die volgende 20 jaar in die gesig staar. Twee temas kom na vore in die navorsing. In die eerste plek, voorsien kenners swak vooruitsigte vir die behoud en vernuwing van personeel van die stelsel. In die tweede plek, word swak vooruitsigte in terme van voldoende befondsing vir N&O oor die volgende 20 jaar voorsien. Oor die algemeen is ’n hoë mate van samestemming ten opsigte van die kritikaliteit van die aangeleenthede gevind. Die uitsondering was die respondente se opinie van die negatiewe effek wat huidige Swart Ekonomiese Bemagtigingsbeleid mag hê op die kwaliteit en vermoëns van N&O in die privaatsektor.
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dc.identifier.citation Grobbelaar, SS & Buys, AJ 2007, ‘Issues facing the South African research and development system in the next 20 years', South African Journal of Industrial Engineering, vol. 18, no. 2, pp. 221-230. [http://www.journals.co.za/ej/ejour_indeng.html] en
dc.identifier.issn 1012-277X
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/2263/5253
dc.language.iso en en
dc.publisher Southern African Institute for Industrial Engineering en
dc.rights Southern African Institute for Industrial Engineering en
dc.subject South African R&D system en
dc.subject Funding en
dc.subject Black economic empowerment (BEE) en
dc.subject.lcsh Research and development projects -- South Africa
dc.subject.lcsh Research grants -- South Africa
dc.title Issues facing the South African research and development system in the next 20 years en
dc.type Article en


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