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Vision and Reality
This volume of essays critically reflects on modern policy initiatives in South Africa's education and training, such as Curriculum 2005, and evaluates the practices of teaching and learning and the integration of education and training.
Developing National Systems of Innovation
Interactions between firms and universities are key building blocks of innovation systems. This book focuses on those interactions in developing countries, presenting studies based on fresh empirical material prepared by research teams in 12 countries
Reimagining Innovation Systems in the COVID and Post-COVID World
Countries around the world are working to counter the devastating effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on their healthcare systems, economies, and industries. This book brings together strategies for the adoption of new technologies and innovation systems which would help re-invigorate social and economic institutions and help communities, especially in the Global South. The book focuses on innovation systems that address health and socioeconomic inequalities in countries such as India, Africa, Brazil, Costa Rica, and others. It looks into the responses of different countries to the shocks inflicted on the economy and health systems by the pandemic from the perspective of government institutions...
BRICS and Development Alternatives
The BRICS countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) are currently at the crossroads of major structural economic and political changes. This book provides a comparative analysis of the national innovation systems of the five BRICS countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) and the trends in each of their science, technology and innovation policies. It makes use of an analytical framework, the concept 'systems of innovation and competence building' developed within 'Globelics' (the Global Research Network on the Economics of Learning, Innovation and Capacity Building Systems).
Universities, Inclusive Development and Social Innovation
This book examines the ways in which universities can play a crucial role in inclusive development, social innovation and social entrepreneurship. It aims to prove the importance of inclusive development and inclusive innovation on economic growth and demonstrate the ways in which universities can be pioneers in this area through initiatives in social responsibility and social innovation. For example, providing access to a university education without discrimination of race, gender, income status, or other factors would help to diminish the increasing income differentials currently being experienced in many countries, especially in the developing world. The research and studies included in t...
Education in Retrospect
The Institute of Education has been closely involved with post-apartheid developments in education policy in South Africa. The book examines the current policy dilemmas in South Africa. It also provides a sophisticated exploration of the tensions that can occur between and among policy makers and policy researchers as a local vision is translated into reality in a global context. At the same time, the book provides clear evidence of the value as well as the difficulty of continuing dialogue between these groups, which might usefully be heeded in those countries where such interaction too rarely takes place.
Transformative Innovation in Times of Change
A timely collection full of astute insights and critical analysis that helps to fill gaps in the literature on the dynamics and potential for innovation on the African continent. The COVID-19 crises brought into sharp focus the cross-cutting nature of science, technology and innovation (STI). Policy-makers, beyond those responsible for innovation policy, were suddenly required to effectively mobilise STI for a whole range of functions. This included science for decision-making as well as the identification and deployment of a wide range of innovations. The results of these efforts are mixed and explored in this volume in greater depth by a cohort of leading continental researchers. This coll...
The Intrapreneur’s Journey
An essential business guide on how to develop an organization's innovation culture and internal entrepreneurs (intrapreneurs) The Intrapreneur’s Journey: Empowering Employees to Drive Growth is an essential guide on effectively creating and implementing a sustainable culture of innovation and entrepreneurship within organizations. The book is based on the insight that established organizations see continuous delivery of innovative products, services and processes when they enable teams of entrepreneurial employees to think and behave like start-ups. Three qualities make this book unique. First, it explores the theory and practice of intrapreneurship and innovation with a particular, but no...
Living Faiths in South Africa
Written by scholars with a specialist knowledge of their fields, this volume explores the diversity of South Africa's faiths. It covers such subjects as African traditional religions, Christianity, Islam, the Jewish community and Hinduism, amongst others.
Measuring Innovation Everywhere
This book is about measuring innovation, not just in the business sector but in every sector of the economy, using, for the first time, an internationally agreed general definition of innovation. The resulting indicators can be used to inform policy development, and offer a better understanding of the impact of the innovation policy of governments, the strategy of businesses and the practice of households, in a more digital economy. Innovation is a systems phenomenon and systems provide a structure throughout the book.
