Events
- Date Wednesday, 19 May 2021
- Venue Online
- Main Speakers Neva Makgetla (TIPS), Klaus Schade (Economic analyst), Gibson Chigumira (ZEPARU), Itumeleng Mokoena (TIPS)
- For enquiries or to register please contact natasha@tips.org.za
Presentations Neva Makgetla - Senior Economist, TIPS Presentation: The pandemic and the economy in southern Africa Klaus Schade - Independent Economic Analyst in Namibia Presentation: The economic impact of Covid-19 on SADC: The Namibian experience Gibson Chigumira - Executive Director, Zimbabwe Economic Policy Analysis and Research Unit (ZEPARU) Presentation: Synopsis of COVID-19…
- Date Wednesday, 24 March 2021
- Venue Webinar
Presentations Nkosinathi Nkonyane - Senior Manager, Economic Policy and Planning, Department of Economic Development and Tourism (Mpumalanga Province) Presentation: Implementing the Mpumalanga green economy plan Louise Scholtz - Senior Programme Manager: Urban Futures, Policy and Futures Unit, WWF-SA; Carla Hudson, Programme Manager: Mine Water Coordinating Body, and Operational Lead –…
- Date Tuesday, 16 February 2021
- Venue Webinar
Presentations Gaylor Montmasson-Clair - Senior Economist, TIPS Presentation: Policy toolbox for a Just Transition Mike Mulcahy - CEO, GreenCape Presentation: Green Economy Cluster - The value of clustering in the South Africa economy Janivi Da Silva - Director of Programmes, GreenMatter Presentation: A composite approach for skills development towards a…
- Date Tuesday, 02 February 2021
- Venue Online
- Main Speakers Muhammed Patel (TIPS) and Lerato Monaisa (TIPS)
- Organisation Trade and Industrial Policy Strategies (TIPS) and United Nations Partnership for Action on Green Economy (PAGE)
Presentation Unlocking demand for South Africa's biomaterials Media Schalk Burger, Engineering News, 2 February 2021: Growth in use of bioplastics must be part of a holistic approach to sustainability Background Biomaterials, and bioplastics specifically, offer a potential decarbonisation option for the petrochemicals value…
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Presentations Nick Robins, Professor in Practice – Sustainable Finance, Grantham Research Institute, London School of Economics: Just Transition Welcome and Introduction Media ESI Africa 20 January 2021: How to finance the just energy transition in South Africa and India Engineering News 19 January 2021 Terrence Creamer: Project launched to…
The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in a slowdown in international trade, and disrupted global supply chains and the organisation of work. In addition, pre-existing inequalities and structural constraints on growth have been exacerbated. Economic policy interventions that have been implemented in response to the pandemic have highlighted pre-existing tensions between…
- Date Monday, 23 November 2020
- Venue Webinar
Presentation: The Global Future of Jobs Report Report: The Future of Jobs Report 2020 Published since 2016 on a biennial basis, the Future of Jobs Report is one of the flagship publications of the World Economic Forum. In the context of the COVID-19 health pandemic, the 2020 edition will provide…
- Date Tuesday, 01 December 2020
- Venue Webinar
Presentations Mike Ward - Climate Investment Funds Presentation: Just Transtions: South Africa case study Emily Tyler - Meridian Economics Presentation: The role of 'transition finance' for mitigation - focusing on a just transition for South Africa Itumeleng Leie - Ushiri Group Presentation: What is Ushiri?…
- Date Tuesday, 17 November 2020
- Venue Webinar
Presentations and reports Mandy Rambharos - Eskom Presentation: Eskom Just Energy Transition Richard Halsey - Project90by2030 Presentation: Remaking our energy future Report: Remaking Our Energy Future: Towards a Just Energy Transition (JET) in South Africa Nthabiseng Mohlakoana - Centre for Complex Systems in Transition Presentation: Unravelling South Africa's Just Transition: Unpacking…
- Date Tuesday, 03 November 2020
- Venue Webinar
Presentations and reports Muhammed Patel - TIPS Presentation: National Employment Vulnerability National Employment VulnerabilityAssessment (NEVA) and Sector Jobs Resilient Plans (SJRP): Coal value chain Report: Sector Jobs Resilience Plan: Coal value chain Pulane Mafoea Nkalai - Sam Tambani Research Institute Presentation: Energy Mix choices and the protection of workers’…
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- Date Tuesday, 29 September 2020
- Time 10:00-12:00
- Venue Zoom Meeting
- For enquiries or to register please contact See link
- Organisation TIPS
South Africa, a carbon-intensive economy, has initiated a transition to a more sustainable development pathway. While this is centred on the energy sector, the transition is an economy-wide transformation. In a highly unequal society like South Africa, the need for a just transition which would empower vulnerable stakeholders has…
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- Time August - September 2020
- Venue ZOOM
APORDE is a annual seminar that brings together academics, policymakers and civil society representatives to investigate economic development options. It is aimed at building capacity in the South, particularly in Africa and founded on the need to broaden perspectives on development thinking and policymaking. This year, APORDE is hosting five…
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- Book Launch African Economic Development Evidence, Theory, Policy (5361 Downloads)
- Alive Amsden Memorial Lecture The latest of the late: Industrialization in Africa (5676 Downloads)
- Press Release Thinking differently about Africa’s economic recovery post COVID19 (6121 Downloads)
- Aporde 2020 Public Seminar Series speaker and facilitator bios (5413 Downloads)
- Income Inequality: A binding constraint (5477 Downloads)
- Africa's economic responses to the Covid-19 pandemic (5684 Downloads)
- Social policy responses to the Covid19 pandemic (5598 Downloads)
- Press Release Session 5 Economic inequality – a binding constraint to growth (5267 Downloads)
- Venue Zoom meeting
South Africa, a coal-intensive economy, has initiated a transition to a more sustainable development pathway. This is centred on the energy sector. In a highly unequal society like South Africa, the need for a just transition which would empower vulnerable stakeholders has emerged as an imperative. Yet tensions…
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- Muhammed Patel Just Transition overview (1241 Downloads)
- National Planning Commission Social Partner for a Just transtition draft proposal; (1344 Downloads)
- Date Thursday, 04 June 2020
- Time 9:35-10:45
- Venue ZOOM: Meeting ID: 889 3804 5188 Password: 898775
- Main Speakers Baba Gqubule (TIPS) Neva Makgetla (TIPS), Owen Willcox (Oxford Policy Management) and Gaylor Montmasson-Clair (TIPS)
- For enquiries or to register please contact daphney@tips.org.za
- Organisation TIPS
Presentations Neva Makgetla: TIPS COVID-19 Tracker: The economy and the pandemicOwen Willcox: The macroeconomic response to the COVID crisisGaylor Montmasson-Clair: A case for a green and just economic stimulus package Media Why QE is the best way to fund stimulus needed to get SA throughCovid-19 crisis (LynleyDonnelly - Business…
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- Date Thursday, 30 April 2020
- Time 9:30-10:30
- Venue ZOOM: Meeting ID: 823 5038 3340 Password: 011043
- Main Speakers Neva Makgetla (TIPS), Duma Gqubule (CEDT)
- For enquiries or to register please contact RSVP by email: daphney@tips.org.za to confirm attendance
- Organisation TIPS
Post Dialogue discussion with Saul Levin and Neva Makgetla 10:30 Closure Date: Thursday 30 April 2020 Time: 09h30 – 10h30 ZOOM: Meeting ID: 823 5038 3340 Password: 011043 Background About the Speakers Saul Levin is the executive director of TIPS and has experience in industrial…
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- Neva Makgetla Opening the economy. Where are we now? (1160 Downloads)
- Date Tuesday, 18 February 2020
- Time 14.30-16.30
- Venue TIPS, 234 Lange Street, Nieuw Muckleneuk, Pretoria
- For enquiries or to register please contact daphney@tips.org.za
Arrival and coffee / tea 14:00 - 14:10 Opening and welcome by chairperson: Tshediso Matona 14:10 - 15:30 Presentations and discussion: Neva Makgetla: Trends in Small Business in South Africa, presentation on the Small Business Real Economy Bulletin Saul Levin and Gabriel Davel: Credit Guarantee and access to finance for…
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- Neva Makgetla Small business by the numbers (1370 Downloads)
- Saul Levin Credit guarantee scheme in South Africa - a gap (3394 Downloads)
- Mudombi, Patel and Montmasson-Clair Small Business resilience and climate change adaptation (1378 Downloads)
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Book launch: The politics of trade in the era of hyperglobalisation - A Southern African perspective
The Politics of Trade in the Era of HyperglobalisationA Southern African Perspective Rob DaviesFriday 28 February 2020: 14:00 - 16:15 From 13:30 Arrival and coffee / tea14:00 - 14:00 Opening and welcome by chairperson: Dr Faizel Ismail 14:15 - 15:15 Presentation by Dr Rob Davies15:15 - 15:45 Discussants: Ambassador Xavier Carim…
- Date Thursday, 21 November 2019
- Time 8.30-12.00
- Venue TIPS, 234 Lange Street, Nieuw Muckleneuk, Pretoria
- For enquiries or to register please contact natasha@tips.org.za
Background South Africa, in line with global trends, aims to transition to an inclusive green economy. Industrial policy is core to this process, notably to ensure a ‘just transition’, consisting of maximising the benefits of the transition and minimising the risks associated with not transitioning; but done in line with…
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- TIPS Green economy and South Africa's industrial policy (1810 Downloads)
- UNEP Green economy Review of South Africa's industrial policy (1185 Downloads)
Due to COVID-19 the format for the annual TIPS Forum will be changing. The TIPS Forum 2020 on Regional Industrial Development will be held as digital sessions, and in two parts: Part 1 Day 1: 28 July 202010:00 – 10:15 Welcome 10:15 – 10:30 Keynote address10:30 – 11:30 Session 1:…
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- Date Tuesday, 03 September 2019
- Venue See programme
APORDE is a two-week high-level annual seminar that brings together academics, policymakers and civil society representatives to investigate economic development options. It is aimed at building capacity in the South, particularly in Africa and founded on the need to broaden perspectives on development thinking and policymaking. Lectures open to the…