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Thursday, 25 July 2019

Moving up the copper value chain in Southern Africa

WIDER Working Paper 2019/38 This working paper, Moving up the copper value chain in Southern Africa, forms part of the project: Southern Africa – Towards Inclusive Economic Development (SA-TIED) Abstract t: Interest in industrial hemp has revived in the past 20 years. Malawi is considering legalizing the cultivation of industrial hemp as an…
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Tuesday, 02 July 2019

Making Britain great again! For what purpose? Implications for South Africa's future relations with the UK post-Brexit!

  • Year 2019
  • Organisation TIPS
  • Author(s) Dr Faizel Ismail and Jay Grunder
  • Countries and Regions South Africa
This paper looks at the future of South Africa-United Kingdom trade relations in the post-Brexit period. It provides a brief background and looks at the history of trade relations until the onset of democracy in1994. It then looks at SA-UK trade relations since 1994, including the negotiations the led to…
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Monday, 03 June 2019

Exploring the policy impacts of a transition to electric vehicles in South Africa

  • Year 2019
  • Organisation Change Pathways and TIPS
  • Author(s) Anthony Dane, Dave Wright and Gaylor Montmasson-Clair
  • Countries and Regions South Africa
The world is moving quickly towards electric vehicles (EVs). South Africa needs to prepare for this to manage the negative transition impacts and maximise the positive impacts. This policy brief explores the opportunity to develop a proactive policy framework that would shape and drive a just transition for the benefit of…
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Sunday, 26 May 2019

Framing the concepts that underpin discontinuous technological change, technological capability and absorptive capacity

  • Year 2018
  • Organisation Department of Trade and Industry: Industry 4.0 project
  • Author(s) Trade & Industrial Policy Strategies (TIPS)
  • Countries and Regions South Africa
Industry 4.0 project This series of papers was commissioned by the Future Industrial Production Technologies Chief Directorate of the Department of Trade and Industry (the dti). This unit is focused on preparing South African industry for the fourth industrial revolution. Saul Levin (TIPS) directed the project, and Dr Shawn Cunningham…
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Sunday, 26 May 2019

World Economic Forum and the fourth industrial revolution in South Africa

  • Year 2018
  • Organisation Department of Trade and Industry: Industry 4.0 project
  • Author(s) Trade & Industrial Policy Strategies (TIPS)
  • Countries and Regions South Africa
Industry 4.0 project This series of papers was commissioned by the Future Industrial Production Technologies Chief Directorate of the Department of Trade and Industry (the dti). This unit is focused on preparing South African industry for the fourth industrial revolution. Saul Levin (TIPS) directed the project, and Dr Shawn Cunningham…
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Sunday, 26 May 2019

Mapping the meso space that enables technological change, productivity improvement and innovation in the manufacturing sector

  • Year 2018
  • Organisation Department of Trade and Industry: Industry 4.0 project
  • Author(s) Trade & Industrial Policy Strategies (TIPS)
  • Countries and Regions South Africa
Industry 4.0 project This series of papers was commissioned by the Future Industrial Production Technologies Chief Directorate of the Department of Trade and Industry (the dti). This unit is focused on preparing South African industry for the fourth industrial revolution. Saul Levin (TIPS) directed the project, and Dr Shawn Cunningham…
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Sunday, 26 May 2019

Technological change and sustainable mobility: An overview of global trends and South African developments

  • Year 2019
  • Organisation Department of Trade and Industry: Industry 4.0 project
  • Author(s) Trade & Industrial Policy Strategies (TIPS)
  • Countries and Regions South Africa
Industry 4.0 project This series of papers was commissioned by the Future Industrial Production Technologies Chief Directorate of the Department of Trade and Industry (the dti). This unit is focused on preparing South African industry for the fourth industrial revolution. Saul Levin (TIPS) directed the project, and Dr Shawn Cunningham…
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Wednesday, 01 May 2019

Motorcycle parts and aftermarket industry regional value chain in Southern Africa

  • Year 2019
  • Organisation UNU-WIDER
  • Author(s) Sithembiso Mtanga and Richard McCamel (TIPS)
  • Countries and Regions Southern African Development Community (SADC)
WIDER Working Paper 2019/38 This working paper, Motorcycle parts and aftermarket industry regional value chain in Southern Africa, forms part of the project: Southern Africa – Towards Inclusive Economic Development (SA-TIED) Abstract This paper provides an overview of the structure, key functions, and characteristics of the motorcycle parts and aftermarket industries in Southern…
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Tuesday, 16 April 2019

Black cat, white cat - lessons to be learned from ASEAN

  • Year 2019
  • Organisation UNU-WIDER
  • Author(s) Sandy Lowitt (TIPS)
  • Countries and Regions Southern African Development Community (SADC)
WIDER Working Paper 2019/26 This working paper, Black cat, white cat - lessons to be learned from ASEAN, forms part of the project: Southern Africa – Towards Inclusive Economic Development (SA-TIED) Abstract There is some consensus at present that SADC needs to re-imagine itself and breathe new life into its somewhat…
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Friday, 12 April 2019

Inclusivity and the transformational potentials of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AFCFTA) for African countries

  • Year 2019
  • Organisation Nigerian Institute of Advanced Legal Studies
  • Author(s) Professor Faizel Ismail
  • Countries and Regions Africa
Nigerian Institute of Advanced Legal Studies: Founders' Day Lecture Series - Guest lecture by Professor Faizel Ismail*  The Nigerian Institute of Advanced Legal Studies (NIALS) Founders’ Day is an annual event which provides a platform for scholarly discourse and the exhibition of legal scholarship of outstanding academics. Over the years,…
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Friday, 12 April 2019

South Africa's natural capital challenge

  • Year 2018
  • Organisation Green Economy coalition
  • Author(s) Shakespear Mudombi (TIPS)
  • Countries and Regions South Africa
Green Economy Coaliation Blog: South Africa's natural capital challenge For the full report, see Nature in South Africa’s Transition to Sustainability: A Stocktake.
Published in External Publications
Friday, 12 April 2019

Young, gifted and green in South Africa

  • Year 2018
  • Organisation Green Economy Coalition
  • Author(s) Shakespear Mudombi (TIPS)
  • Countries and Regions South Africa
Green Economy Coaliation Blog: Young, gifted and green in South Africa This article has been drawn from a policy brief, Using the green economy and youth inclusion for sustainable development in South Africa.
Published in External Publications
Monday, 01 April 2019

Small business development in the climate change adaptation space in South Africa

  • Year 2019
  • Organisation TIPS and Government of Flanders
  • Author(s) Gaylor Montmasson-Clair, Shakespear Mudombi, Muhammed Patel
  • Countries and Regions South Africa
Climate change will have drastic impacts on South Africa’s economy and society, and the need to adapt is urgent. As the country embarks on a just transition to a low-carbon, climate-resilient and environmentally-sustainable economy, an opportunity exists to develop domestic small, green businesses. This report is part of a broader…
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Monday, 01 April 2019

Case study: Mogale Maleka and Tumelo Pule - Using hydrophonics to enhance food security

  • Year 2019
  • Organisation TIPS and Government of Flanders
  • Author(s) Muhammed Patel
  • Countries and Regions South Africa
Climate change will have drastic impacts on South Africa’s economy and society, and the need to adapt is urgent. As the country embarks on a just transition to a low-carbon, climate-resilient and environmentally-sustainable economy, an opportunity exists to develop domestic small, green businesses. This case study is part of a…
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Monday, 01 April 2019

Case study: Bulelwa Ntsendwana - Harnessing chemistry for sustainable development and women empowerment

  • Year 2019
  • Organisation TIPS and Government of Flanders
  • Author(s) Gaylor Montmasson-Clair
  • Countries and Regions South Africa
Climate change will have drastic impacts on South Africa’s economy and society, and the need to adapt is urgent. As the country embarks on a just transition to a low-carbon, climate-resilient and environmentally-sustainable economy, an opportunity exists to develop domestic small, green businesses. This case study is part of a…
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Monday, 01 April 2019

Case study: Rori Mpete - Thinking outside the box, retrofitting water saving in conventional waterborne sanitation systems

  • Year 2019
  • Organisation TIPS and Government of Flanders
  • Author(s) Shakespear Mudombi
  • Countries and Regions South Africa
Climate change will have drastic impacts on South Africa’s economy and society, and the need to adapt is urgent. As the country embarks on a just transition to a low-carbon, climate-resilient and environmentally-sustainable economy, an opportunity exists to develop domestic small, green businesses. This case study is part of a…
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Monday, 01 April 2019

Case study: Wolfgang von Loeper - Sustainable farming, ensuring food security while preserving the planet

  • Year 2019
  • Organisation TIPS and Government of Flanders
  • Author(s) Muhammed Patel
  • Countries and Regions South Africa
Climate change will have drastic impacts on South Africa’s economy and society, and the need to adapt is urgent. As the country embarks on a just transition to a low-carbon, climate-resilient and environmentally-sustainable economy, an opportunity exists to develop domestic small, green businesses. This case study is part of a…
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Monday, 01 April 2019

Case study: Tshego Mpete - Embracing green opportunities in the water sector

  • Year 2019
  • Organisation TIPS and Government of Flanders
  • Author(s) Shakespear Mudombi
Climate change will have drastic impacts on South Africa’s economy and society, and the need to adapt is urgent. As the country embarks on a just transition to a low-carbon, climate-resilient and environmentally-sustainable economy, an opportunity exists to develop domestic small, green businesses. This case study is part of a…
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Cost issues in inclusive finance

  • Year 2018
  • Organisation National Planning Commission of Nepal
  • Author(s) Min B. Shrestha
Opening session: Guest speaker
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Finance and industrial development: Convergent or divergent trajectories?

  • Year 2018
  • Organisation HSRC
  • Author(s) Ivan Turok and Justin Visagie
Session 1: Financialisation and industrial policy
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Changing lending patterns in Sub-Saharan Africa - financial deepening or financialisation?

  • Year 2018
  • Organisation Hertfordshire Business School
  • Author(s) Ewa Karowoski
  • Countries and Regions Africa
Session 1: Financialisation and industrial policy
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The growth of industrial parks in Uganda. the role of industrial policy and investment finance

  • Year 2018
  • Organisation Makerere University
  • Author(s) Aaron Achoroi
Session 2: Finance for local development
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Infrastructure, industrialisation and community development in Africa's resource rich economies

  • Year 2018
  • Organisation IFAA
  • Author(s) Ben Turok, Michael Smith and Zunnaid Moola
  • Countries and Regions Africa
Session 2: Finance for local development
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Can a South African export credit agency can navigate global and domestic headwinds

  • Year 2018
  • Organisation SAIIA
  • Author(s) Cyril Prinnsloo and Palesa Shiplana, Cyril Prinsloo and Zinhle Ngidi
Session 3: Mobilising financial instruments for development
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Hybrid financial instruments as a strategy to increase risk/return sharing when financing industrial innovation

  • Year 2018
  • Organisation University of Sussex and Finep, Brazil
  • Author(s) Josh Siepel and William Resondovesk
Session 3: Mobilising financial instruments for development
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Development finance and infrastructure finance to enhance industrialisation

  • Year 2018
  • Organisation IRDC
  • Author(s) Bongani Mankewu
Session 4: Finance for infratructure development
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Limited resource project finance has expanded financial capacity for public infrastructure investments: The case of TCTA

  • Year 2018
  • Organisation University of the Witwatersrand
  • Author(s) Mike Muller
Session 4: Finance for infrastructure development
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Understanding the private sector's reluctance to invest in Sub-Saharan Africa electricity infrastructure: The impact of governance

  • Year 2018
  • Organisation University of Sussex
  • Author(s) Julian Gregory
  • Countries and Regions Africa
Session 4: Finance for infrastructure development
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Financing for SMEs in context of imperfections of bank credit market in Democratic Republic of Congo: Necessity for government intervention to promote the development

  • Year 2018
  • Organisation Universite Protestante Au Congo
  • Author(s) Didier Mumpambala Luzolo
Session 5: Finance for SMEs
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Overcoming the constraints of finance in micro and small enterprise: Lessons from Nigeria's Otigba Hardward Cluster

  • Year 2018
  • Organisation Sarchi, University of Johannesburg
  • Author(s) Nepeti Nicanor
Session 5: Finance fo SMEs
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