Assessing the Ability of the National Innovation System of South Africa to Facilitate the Fourth Industrial Revolution

Rachel Alexander ()
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Rachel Alexander: Centre for Business and Development Studies, Copenhagen Business School, and SARChI ID, University of Johannesburg.

No 2021-09, SARChI-ID Working Papers from SARChI Industrial Development (SARChI-ID), University of Johannesburg (UJ)

Abstract: This working paper examines different elements of South Africa’s national innovation system related to their ability to support the expansion of the Fourth Industrial Revolution. The national innovation system is assessed by characterising three categories of elements. First, contextual factors in the national innovation system are explored. Key factors considered include the regulatory system and competitive environment, infrastructure, availability of inputs, and demand. Second, the key actors including firms and a variety of organisations providing business support services are profiled. Third, the domestic and global networks that actors participate in are considered. This working paper is the second in a series of four.

Keywords: National innovation system; Industrial development; South Africa (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: L22 O31 O33 O55 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 115 pages
Date: 2021-09, Revised 2021-09
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