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Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology
School of Engineering
Institute for Technological Innovation (ITI)
Selected Highlights from Research Findings
The Institute for Technological Innovation is utilising scientometrics to establish a quantitative basis for policy development and providing advice on technology and innovation. The institute was invited to make presentations at the national workshop of the National Bioethics Advisory Commission (NBAC) on the impact of the policy environment on biotechnology in South Africa over the next five years and the Indicators Reference Group (IRG) expert workshop on measuring and monitoring innovation in South Africa by the National Advisory Council on Innovation (NACI). A scientometric assessment was made of the state of science and technology in Africa for the period 2000 to 2004, and more specifically of South Africa’s inventive outputs by analysing international patents, and also to establish the influence of patenting on the performance of South African university researchers. The human resource needs in the nuclear industry were investigated in support of better planning for the anticipated nuclear-build programme for South Africa. The development of local resources in fluorine was supported by a comparative mapping and assessment of South Africa with four benchmarking countries.
Contact person: Prof A Pouris.
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