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Business Day - 7 April 2022 by Hilary Joffe

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TIPS on behalf of the Department of Trade, Industry and Competition in partnership with the Medical Device Manufacturers, the South African Medical Device Industry Association and the South African Laboratory and Diagnostics Association seeks the services of independent consultants with extensive and proven experience and knowledge of the South African medical device industry, its participants, and the South African industrial policy environment, to facilitate the development of the medical devices industry Master Plan. Closing Date:3 June 2022. Proposals should be sent to TIPS for the attention of Daphney Mabuza daphney@tips.org.za. Click for more information. Download ToR here.
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This policy brief aims to clarify the currently used metrics, what value they have, what they miss, and their policy implications. It begins by unpacking the technical definitions of various metrics used in the South African context, considering the implications associated with each metric. Additional concerns regarding methodologies and assumptions,…

  • Year 2022
  • Author(s) Lauren Hermanus (Adapt)
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This policy brief highlights the level of adoption of frontier technologies in six manufacturing subsectors: metal and engineering; retail motor and aftercare; plastics; manufacturing; automotive components; automotive manufacturing; and new tyre manufacturing. This is important because, while there is a solid understanding of the importance of frontier technologies especially for…

  • Year 2022
  • Author(s) Itumeleng Mokoena (TIPS)
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The African Programme on Rethinking Development Economics (Aporde) and the DSI/NRF South African Research Chair in Industrial Development (SARChI Industrial Development) are delighted to announce the second Thandika Mkandawire Prize for Outstanding Scholarship in African Political Economy and Economic Development. This prize is to be awarded annually to recognise outstanding research papers of the highest quality by African scholars. A second award, the Thandika Mkandawire Prize for Young Scholars in African Political Economy and Economic Development, is specifically for young researchers. Submissions close 22 May 2022. For more information and how to apply go to Thandika Mkandawire Prize
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Engineering News - 25 April 2022 by Terence Creamer 

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Watch the documentary - Voices from under a dark cloud: Towards a Just Transition in the coalfields of South Africa here: bit.ly/3EWaVEd

 

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A just transition finance roadmap aims to articulate a new end vision for the financial ecosystem which perfectly aligns lending and investment actions to idealised government environmental and social policies which support a net zero economy. Once a final vision is articulated, the roadmap provides routes and  signposts to arrive…

  • Year 2021
  • Organisation TIPS
  • Author(s) Sandy Lowitt , Itumeleng Mokoena (TIPS)
  • Countries and Regions South Africa
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ESI Africa - 26 April 2022 by Theresa Smith 

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Watch the documentary - Voices from under a dark cloud: Towards a Just Transition in the coalfields of South Africa here: bit.ly/3EWaVEd

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TIPS will host its Annual Forum on Monday and Tuesday, 1-2 August 2022. Forum theme: Towards a Just Transition: The Role of Industrial Policy. Call for papers is open. Deadline: 13 May 2022. Details here: . Contact: daphney@tips.org.za.
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Waste tyres are a problematic waste stream. While figures provided vary, it is estimated that 10.9 million waste tyres enter the waste stream per annum (about 300 000 tonnes), with an estimated 900 000 tonnes stockpiled. An estimated 93 400 tonnes of tyres were collected for processing in 2021 (about…

  • Year 2022
  • Organisation TIPS
  • Author(s) Nicola Jenkin (Pinpoint Sustainability)
  • Countries and Regions South Africa
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  Call for submissions:2022 Thandika Mkandawire Prizefor Outstanding Scholarship in African Political Economy and Economic Developmentand Prize for Young Scholars The African Programme on Rethinking Development Economics (Aporde) and the DSI/NRF South African Research Chair in Industrial Development (SARChI Industrial Development) are delighted to announce the second Thandika Mkandawire Prize for…

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5-9 SEPTEMBER 2022, PRETORIA, SOUTH AFRICA The fourth edition of the Industrial Policy for Policy Makers (IPPM) training programme will take place in September 2022, alongside the annual African Programme on Rethinking Development Economics (APORDE). This year’s theme for IPPM is: Green Agricultural and Industrial Development in Africa. The programme…

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Call all for applications for participants to attend APORDE 2022: African Programme on Rethinking Development Economics 5th to 16th September 2022Pretoria, South Africa We are pleased to announce that the sixteenth edition of the African Programme on Rethinking Development Economics (APORDE) is scheduled to take place in Pretoria (South Africa) from the…

  • Date Monday, 05 September 2022
  • Venue Pretoria
  • For enquiries or to register please contact rozale@tips.org.za
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We are pleased to announce that the sixteenth edition of the African Programme on Rethinking Development Economics (APORDE) will take place from 5-16 September 2022. The call for applications is open. Closing date: 17 May 2022. For details of the programme and the application process go to APORDE 2022.
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Business Day - 11 April 2022 by Neva Makgetla (TIPS Senior Economist)

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Business Day - 25 April 2022 by Neva Makgetla (TIPS Senior Economist)

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GroundUp - 3 May 2022 by Neil Thomas Stacey 

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