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Friday, 24 January 2014
Are we ready to seize green opportunities?
Business Day 16 January 2014
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TIPS In the News
Monday, 03 February 2014
Fighting corruption and promoting competition
This paper examines the interface between corruption and competition. The forms of corruption looked at concern the decision-making powers of public officials and elected representatives that are located at the interface between the public sector and private sector (that is, the business sector), or what may be otherwise characterised as…
- Year 2014
- Organisation OECD Global Forum on Competition paper by David Lewis, Corruption Watch and Reena Das Nair, TIPS
- Author(s) David Lewis, Reena DasNair
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External Publications
Monday, 03 February 2014
Review of regulators orientation and performance in renewable energy sector
South Africa is in a unique position to benefit from the transition to a greener development path, particularly owing to the country's abundance in renewable resources (solar and wind predominantly). Accordingly, the country has demonstrated an increasing commitment to sustainable development, notably in the field of renewable energy. Recognising the…
- Date Thursday, 06 March 2014
- Venue TIPS Boardroom, 227 Lange Street, Nieuw Muckleneuk, Pretoria
- Main Speakers Maduna Ngobeni, Department of Energy; Karen Breytenbach, National Treasury; Brian Day, Cennergi; and Gaylor Montmasson-Clair, Georgina Ryan and Katlego Moilwa, TIPS
- Organisation TIPS and the University of Johannesburg's Centre for Competition, Regulation and Economic Development
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Development Dialogue Seminars
Friday, 14 February 2014
The Community Work Programme: Building a Society that Works
Interview with Dr Kate Philip onPolity.org.za
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TIPS In the News
Saturday, 01 March 2014
Challenges to Regional Infrastructure Development
This report is a survey of the on-going challenges to the development and implementation of regional infrastructure projects in Southern Africa with a specific focus on the North-South Corridor. The report incorporates both information and analysis based on consultations with about 50 stakeholders working on, or associated with, regional infrastructure…
- Year 2012
- Organisation This paper was funded by and prepared for the Development Bank of Southern Africa in 2012.
- Author(s) Ellen Hagerman (TIPS Research Fellow)
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External Publications
Tuesday, 18 March 2014
Value Chain Workshop
The aim of this workshop is to build research and policy capabilities in the South African government to better understand the dynamics of value chains and in so doing, to contribute to employment growth and productivity enhancement through upgrading. The workshop will address the following issues: What are value chains?…
- Date Wednesday, 12 March 2014
- Venue TIPS Offices, 227 Lange Street, Nieuw Muckleneuk, Pretoria
- Main Speakers Workshops facilitated by Professor Mike Morris of the University of Cape Town, Professor Raphael Kaplinsky of the Open University in the UK and Professor Justin Barnes of Benchmarking and Manufadcturing Analysts.
- For enquiries or to register please contact Rozale Sewduth rozale@tips.org.za
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Workshops
Monday, 24 March 2014
INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTABLE GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM (CGE) MODELLING - WORKSHOP
Introduction to Computable General Equilibrium (CGE) Modelling Workshop, 27-31 October 2014, Pretoria CGE modelling is one of a number of approaches to economy-wide analysis that have become accessible and practicable as data and computer based techniques have developed. An increasing number of economists use this framework to analyse real…
- Date Monday, 27 October 2014
- Venue TIPS offices: 227 Lange St, Niew Muckleneuk, Pretoria
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Events Archive
Monday, 07 April 2014
Challenges Facing the Boat Building and Ship Repair Industry
South Africa has significant possibilities to grow its ship repair and boat building industry, with a large market in need of such services and a base from which the South African industry can emerge. These industries are labour intensive and have linkages to a range of other sectors. There are,…
- Date Wednesday, 16 April 2014
- Venue TIPS Boardroom, 227 Lange Street, Nieuw Muckleneuk, Pretoria
- Main Speakers Sheila Farrell
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Development Dialogue Seminars
Monday, 14 April 2014
Ship repair sector stifled, drifting to neighbouring shores
Engineering News - 16 April 2014
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TIPS In the News
Thursday, 17 April 2014
Review of Regulation in the Ports Sector
The South African Ports Regulator, established in terms of the National Ports Act 12 of 2005 is a relatively new institution. Time taken to establish the institution has meant it has only recently begun to be effective. Over the past three years it has flexed its regulatory muscle with significant revisions…
- Year 2014
- Organisation TIPS
- Author(s) Sheila Farrell; Saul Levin
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Economic Regulation
Wednesday, 07 May 2014
Review of Regulation in Renewable Energy
The Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Programme (REIPPP) was established to encourage new entry into the market. The Regulatory Entities Capacity Building project review of the renewable energy sector includes: Assessing the problems and difficulties in implementing South Africa's first option for the expansion of renewable energy through feed-in tariffs…
- Year 2014
- Organisation TIPS
- Author(s) Gaylor Montmasson-Clair; Katlego Moilwa; Georgina Ryan
- Countries and Regions South Africa
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Economic Regulation
Wednesday, 07 May 2014
Review of Regulation in the Electricity Supply Industry
The National Energy Regulator of South Africa (NERSA) is the regulatory authority established in terms of the National Energy Regulator Act, 2004. The Regulatory Entities Capacity Building project will provide a comprehensive review of the regulators' role, linked with the policy framework and powers. The review includes: Examining the linkages with…
- Year 2014
- Organisation TIPS
- Author(s) Reena Das Nair; Gaylor Montmasson-Clair; Georgina Ryan
- Countries and Regions South Africa
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Economic Regulation
Tuesday, 07 May 2013
Economic Regulation
Project name: Regulatory Entities Capacity Building: Review of Regulators Orientation and Performance Client: Centre for Competition, Regulation and Economic Development, University of Johannesburg Funder: Economic Development Department Duration: 2013 - March 2014 Summary Effective performance by economic regulators is important for growth and development. In recognition of the importance of their role, the Centre for Competition, Regulation and Economic Development, University of Johannesburg has commissioned the Centre for Competition, Regulation and Economic Development to undertake a research and capacity building project for economic regulators in South Africa. The Regulatory Entities Capacity Building Project involves a review of the performance of the economic regulators as well as identifying…
- Year 2013
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Energy
Friday, 16 May 2014
Why is inequality so unequal across the world?
Why is inequality so unequality across the works? And why is it so difficult to do something about it in middle income countries?- Seminar by Jose Gabriel Palma Jose Gabriel Palma is a Senior Lecturer in the Faculty of Economics, Cambridge University. He has a D. Phil in Economics from Oxford University,…
- Date Monday, 19 May 2014
- Venue TIPS Boardroom, 227 Lange Street, Nieuw Muckleneuk, Pretoria
- Main Speakers Jose Gabriel Palma is a Senior Lecturer in the Faculty of Economics, Cambridge University. He has a D. Phil in Economics from Oxford University, a PHD from Cambridge University (by incorporation) and a D. Phil in Political Science from Sussex University. He worked during the Government of Salvador Allende in the nationalisation of the copper industry, and after his graduate work in the UK he worked as a lecturer at the universities of London, Sussex, Oxford and Cambridge. He has published articles and books dealing with the economics of developing countries, with a strong focus on Latin America and Asia. He has also written extensively on inequality, financial liberalisation and financial crises, industrial policy, the history of ideas in development economics and politics, and Latin American economic history.
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Development Dialogue Seminars
Monday, 19 May 2014
Moving from failed 'anti-developmental' microcredit to a 'developmental' local financial system in South Africa: exploring the key institutions, problems and prospects
Seminar by Milford Bateman: Moving from failed 'anti-developmental' microcredit to a 'developmental' local financial system in South Africa: exploring the key institutions, problems and prospects. About the speaker Milford Bateman is a freelance consultant on local economic development policy. Since 2005 he has been Visiting Professor of Economics at Juraj…
- Date Monday, 19 May 2014
- Venue Small Enterprise Finance Agency (SEFA), Building D ???????? Eco Fusion 5, Eco Park, Witch-Hazel Avenue, Centurion
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Main Speakers
Seminar by Milton Bateman: Moving from failed ‘anti-developmental’ microcredit to a ‘developmental’ local financial system in South Africa: exploring the key institutions, problems and prospects.
About the speaker
BATEMAN, MILFORD is a freelance consultant on local economic development policy and, since 2005 he has been Visiting Professor of Economics at Juraj Dobrila University of Pula, Croatia. He has PhD from University of Bradford, UK, and was a UK University-based lecturer in East European economics and a consultant on local economic development policy, before becoming a full-time consultant on local economic development policy working on local economic development policy and program design and across Eastern Europe, Middle East, China, South Africa and Colombia. Dr Bateman has published widely on issues of local economic and social development through several edited books on entrepreneurship and SME development and a number of peer-reviewed journal articles and book chapters. He is the author of ‘Why Doesn’t Microfinance Work? The Destructive Rise of Local Neoliberalism’ published by Zed Books in 2010.
- Organisation TIPS and SEFA, in association with the SA-EU Dialogue Facility
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Development Dialogue Seminars
Monday, 19 May 2014
Carbon tax: Friend or foe?
Mining Review Africa - Issue 3 March 2013
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TIPS In the News
Monday, 26 May 2014
Industrial policy is back on the agenda
City Press - 25 May 2014
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TIPS In the News
Sunday, 01 June 2014
Sustained growth, not cheap labour, puts Asia ahead of SA, Latin America
Engineering News - 21 May 2014
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TIPS In the News
Wednesday, 11 June 2014
Can the employment impacts of manufacturing extension help counter inequality? Lessons for developing nations from the US experience
International Conference on Manufacturing Led Growth for Employment & Equality The South African Economic Development Department, Department of Trade and Industry and Department of Performance Monitoring and Evaluation, in partnership with the European Union Delegation to South Africa, hosted a conference on Manufacturing Led Growth for Employment & Equality on 20 and 21 May 2014 at Emperors…
Saturday, 14 June 2014
The motor industry development programme, 1995-2101: What have we learnt?
International Conference on Manufacturing Led Growth for Employment & Equality The South African Economic Development Department, Department of Trade and Industry and Department of Performance Monitoring and Evaluation, in partnership with the European Union Delegation to South Africa, hosted a conference on Manufacturing Led Growth for Employment & Equality on 20 and 21 May 2014 at Emperors…