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DSI/NRF/Newton Fund Trilateral Research Chair in Transformative Innovation, the 4th Industrial Revolution and Sustainable Development
sense, understood as a drastic shift towards low-carbon, climate- resilient, green, and inclusive economies and societies. Central to our programme of work is building the next generation of African thinkers ready to push boundaries, think systemically and lead transformative change. To do this, we run a number of post-graduate programmes and regularly have open post-doctoral research fellow positions. Please follow our latest news on Twitter ( @UJ_TRCTI), LinkedIn and our website.
the Science Policy Research Unit (SPRU) at the University of Sussex in the UK. The programme builds on the expertise of the three partners to strengthen African scholarship for examining transformative innovation and its policy dimensions, in the context of the fourth industrial revolution (4IR) and efforts to achieve inclusive and sustainable development. We conduct cutting edge research, and work with a range of African and international policy makers,
The DSI/NRF/Newton Fund Trilateral Research Chair in Transformative Innovation, the 4th Industrial Revolution and Sustainable Development, is hosted at the University of Johannesburg, where it operates as a research centre located in the College of Business and Economics. Funded by the South African National Research Foundation and the British Council, the programme is an international research collaboration between the University of Johannesburg, the African Centre for Technology Studies (ACTS) in Nairobi, and
to respond to the need for transformation in the broad
NEW PROGRAMMES OPEN FOR ADMISSIONS The Chair is happy to announce the opening of two new Postgraduate programmes: Mphil and DPhil with specialisation in Innovation and Development. These new interdisciplinary programmes are open for admissions. They are the first of their kind to be offered at any South African higher education institution and are set to deliver cutting-edge research that will inform innovation policy and the scholarly field of innovation and development. The programme will train the next generation of scholars, practitioners and policymakers who will go on to further study and promote innovation relevant for their communities.
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