South African National Survey of Research and Experimental Development: manufacturing sector R&D at a glance, 2014/15-2018/19. Fact sheet 34

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dc.date.accessioned 2023-10-09 en
dc.date.accessioned 2023-10-15T19:02:44Z
dc.date.available 2023-10-15T19:02:44Z
dc.date.issued 2023-10-15 en
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11910/22543
dc.description.abstract South Africa has experienced a steady decline in the manufacturing sector over the last few years. It is common knowledge that manufacturing can raise productivity and boost a country's R&D spend. In South Africa manufacturing now accounts for less than 15% of GDP, down from 17.5% in 2000. Examining R&D spend, we observe that the manufacturing sector's share of total business R&D spend in 2018/19 was R3.166 billion (22%). The decline of manufacturing signals structural shifts in the South African economy, with accompanying job losses. COVID-19 has compounded the situation, underscoring the need for resilient, agile business models and new products and services for changing conditions. Government's policy response includes the Department of Trade, Industry and Competition's Industrial Policy Action Plan with a multi billion rand manufacturing and competitiveness enhancement programme (MCEP). This will provide much needed support. en
dc.format.medium Print en
dc.publisher Centre for Science, Technology and Innovation Indicators (CeSTII) en
dc.subject MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY en
dc.subject SURVEY RESEARCH en
dc.subject NATIONAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT (R&D) SURVEY en
dc.title South African National Survey of Research and Experimental Development: manufacturing sector R&D at a glance, 2014/15-2018/19. Fact sheet 34 en
dc.type Pamphlet (published) en
dc.description.version N/A en
dc.ProjectNumber N/A en
dc.BudgetYear 2020/21 en
dc.ResearchGroup Centre for Science, Technology and Innovation Indicators en
dc.PlaceOfPublication Cape Town en
dc.ArchiveNumber 9813992 en
dc.URL http://ktree.hsrc.ac.za/doc_read_all.php?docid=27448 en
dc.outputnumber 14649 en
dc.bibliographictitle Mahlaela, A., Zondi, L., Bailey, C., Ramoroka, K. & Kruss, G. (2020) South African National Survey of Research and Experimental Development: manufacturing sector R&D at a glance, 2014/15-2018/19. Fact sheet 34. Cape Town: Centre for Science, Technology and Innovation Indicators (CeSTII). en
dc.publicationyear 2020 en
dc.contributor.author1 Mahlaela, A. en
dc.contributor.author2 Zondi, L. en
dc.contributor.author3 Bailey, C. en
dc.contributor.author4 Ramoroka, K. en
dc.contributor.author5 Kruss, G. en


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