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

dc.contributor.authorGrobbelaar, Sara Susanna (Saartjie)
dc.contributor.authorBuys, Andre J.
dc.contributor.emailsaartjie.grobbelaar@up.ac.zaen
dc.date.accessioned2008-05-13T08:47:58Z
dc.date.available2008-05-13T08:47:58Z
dc.date.issued2007-11
dc.description.abstractThere 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.abstractAFRIKAANS: 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.citationGrobbelaar, 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.issn1012-277X
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/5253
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherSouthern African Institute for Industrial Engineeringen
dc.rightsSouthern African Institute for Industrial Engineeringen
dc.subjectSouth African R&D systemen
dc.subjectFundingen
dc.subjectBlack economic empowerment (BEE)en
dc.subject.lcshResearch and development projects -- South Africa
dc.subject.lcshResearch grants -- South Africa
dc.titleIssues facing the South African research and development system in the next 20 yearsen
dc.typeArticleen

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