Balancing multiple mandates : the changing role of science councils in South Africa / Glenda Kruss, Genevieve Haupt, Azinga Tele, Rushil Ranchod.

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Kruss, Glenda [Browse]
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Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
Cape Town : HSRC Press, 2016.
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xx, 228 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

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    Science councils have been tasked with complex new mandates. To achieve these, they have to interact with knowledge users in the private and public sectors and be of benefit to communities, particularly to those that are vulnerable and marginalised. What are the diverse forms of interaction in science councils with distinct legacies, what are the diverse forms of partners and what are their outcomes? What are some of the successful strategic policy interventions, organisational structures and internal incentive mechanisms that science councils have created to channel and promote these interactions? Balancing multiple mandates: The changing role of science councils in South Africa is an important study - building an evidence base to inform the contribution of science councils to innovation, poverty reduction and inclusive economic development in South Africa.
    Bibliographic references
    Includes bibliographical references (pages 210-218) and index.
    Contents
    • 1. Literature review and conceptual framework
    • 2. Science councils in the South African national system of innovation and development imperatives
    • 3. Design and methodology
    • 4. A mission-orientation to the mining and minerals processing sector: the Council for Mineral Science
    • 5. 'As a geological survey it is world class': the Council for Geoscience
    • 6. Transforming into a 'modern agricultural research organisation': the Agricultural Research Council
    • 7. A mission-oriented public research institute facing the challenge of revitalisation: the Medical Research Council
    • 8. A critical public research institute responding to developmental challenges: the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research
    • 9. Conclusion; science councils balancing multiple mandates.
    ISBN
    • 9780796925206 ((soft cover))
    • 0796925208 ((soft cover))
    LCCN
    2016441033
    OCLC
    950453826
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