Building a New South Africa: Volume 3 Science and Technology Policy: A Report from the Mission on Science and Technology Policy for a Democratic South Africa

Out of the discussions surrounding a 1992 symposium on the role of research in transforming South Africa, the democratic movement requested that IDRC support a mission on science and technology (S & T) policy. The Mission was seen as a first step in promoting a national debate on this long-neglected issue. Its July 1993 report provides an insightful review of existing S & T policy in South Africa and the institutions involved in its development. This volume presents the Mission's original report, together with a foreword by Nelson Mandela and a new, in-depth, and critical assessment of the Mission's work and its impact on the S & T policy debate in South Africa. This report, the third in a four-volume series that describes policy related processes undertaken by the International Development Research Centre in South Africa, details the work of the Centre-supported Mission on Science and Technology Policy for a Democratic South Africa. The report reviews the internal and external contexts of the Mission, the current state of science and technology and its institutions, the tertiary education sector, the agricultural research and industrial sectors, and government support of environmental issues. The report then discusses key issues related to science and technology policy, including accountability, affirmative action, research, and the military. The final sections offer suggestions on priorities for strategic research and recommendations on policy options, as well as a critical assessment of the Mission's work and its impact on the science and technology policy debate in South Africa Economic Research, Economic Analysis, Policy Making, Training, Capacity Building, Institution Building, Foreign Aid, Mission Reports. V. 1. Economic Policy -- V. 2. Urban Policy : A Report From The Mission On Urban Policy For A Democratic South Africa -- V. 3. Science And Technology Policy -- V. 4. Environment, Reconstruction And Development. Edited By Marc Van Ameringen. Foreword Of Each Vol. By Nelson R. Mandela. Includes Bibliographical References. Includes bibliographical references: p. 93-95.Electronic document.Saint-Lazare, Quebec :Gibson Library Connections,2008.Canadian electronic library. Books collection.Available by subscription via World Wide Web.