Trade & Industrial Policy Strategies hybrid Development Dialogue on Technological Change and Innovation in Industrial Policy
Presentations and discussion:
Dr Shawn Cunningham (TIPS/Mesopartner) – The Technological Change Landscape: observing how our industries learn
Lucas Mthembu (TIPS) – Insights from Paper ‘Industry Study: Technological Change and Capital Equipment’
Rendani Mamphiswana (Nafasi) – Speaker
Nontombi Maseko (the dtic) - Discussant
ABOUT THE SPEAKERS
Moderator
Beeuwen Gerryts is the Chief Director: Technology Localisation, Beneficiation and Advanced Manufacturing at the Department of Science and Innovation (DSI), managing the sub-programme consisting of Aerospace, Chemicals, Mining, Minerals Beneficiation, Technology Localisation & Advanced Manufacturing.
Presenters
Dr Shawn Cunningham is a process consultant working in the field of innovation and competitiveness improvement of the private sector. He supports a range of institutions, leaders and advisors around on topics such as making decisions under conditions of uncertainty or complexity, strengthening organisations, or conducting learning processes through search, discovery and adjustment.
He leads the Technological Change and Innovation System Observatory hosted by TIPS.
Lucas Mthembu is a Researcher at TIPS. His research interests include industrial policy, global value chains, and socioeconomic development.
Dr Rendani Mamphiswana is an innovation expert and policy scholar. He has diverse professional experience in chemicals, energy, water, non-profits, public policy, and academia. He is Head of Research and Innovation at Nafasi Water Technologies (Pty) Ltd in South Africa, where he leads commercialisation of technological and business innovation.
Nontombi Maseko is the Director of Innovation and Technology at the dtic since 2012. Prior to that she worked at the Department of Science and Technology. She also spent several years running a lab at Necsa as well as working as a medical technologist. She holds a Masters of Management in Innovation Studies from WITS University.
TIPS Dialogues bring together academics, policymakers, civil society organisations, workers, and practitioners to discuss important issues and share ideas on industrial policy. TIPS is partnering with the Department of Trade Industry and Competition (the dtic).