Government Incentivisation of Higher Education

Industry Research Partnerships in South Africa. An Audit of THRIP and the Innovation Fund Working Partnerships: Higher Education, Industry and Innovation This research monograph is part of a series that explores how higher education and industry have formed research partnerships to promote innovation in biotechnology, ICT and new materials development in response to global trends and national policy imperatives. The series examines these partnerships in relation to knowledge production, enterprise productivity and innovation and considers the extent to which network practices operate in South Africa.

HSRC Press

Product Information

Format:

208mm x 289mm

Pages:

182

ISBN-13:

978-07969-2038-6

Publish Year:

2003

Rights:

World Rights

Introduction and methodology
1.Introduction
2.Methodology

Section A: Introduction to government-funded projects
3.Introduction and Background to THRIP and the Innovation Fund

Section B: Higher education-industry partnerships
4.Investigating Partnerships

Section C: About government-funded projects
5.Partnership Projects
6.Partnership Expenditure
7.The Industry Partners
8.The Higher Education Partners
9.The Researchers

Section D: The contribution of government-incentivised partnership projects
10.Research Networks
11.The Outputs
12.Government-Funded Projects

Section E: Conclusion
13.Conclusion

Glossary

Bibliography

Appendices

Prepared by the Human Resources Development Research Programme of HSRC