13 research outputs found
Optical Astronomy in Post-Apartheid South Africa: 1994 to 2004
Full text linkThe progress of optical astronomy in post-apartheid South Africa is
discussed. Particular emphasis is given to the socio-political climate which
embraced the idea of a 10-m class telescope as a flagship project that would
lead to widespread development in science, technology and education - not only
in South Africa, but across the subcontinent.Comment: 19 pages, 5 figures, to appear in: Organizations and Strategies in
Astronomy, Vol. 5 (Ed.) A. Heck, Kluwer Acad. Pub
Knowledge-Intensive University Spin-off Firms in South Africa: Fragile Network Alignment?
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Policy mixes and overcoming challenges to innovation in developing countries: Insights from a mixed methods study of South Africa’s manufacturing sector
No full textThe rise of the BRICS and resource nationalism: challenge and opportunity for Africa's innovation systems
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South Africa’s knowledge-development policy nexus: Implications for place-based development in the Eastern Cape Province
No full textUniversities and think-tanks as partners in the African knowledge economy: Insights from South Africa
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