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Science and technology policy [electronic resource] : a report from the Mission on Science and Technology Policy for a Democratic South Africa / edited by Marc Van Ameringen.
- Format:
- Book
- Government document
- Author/Creator:
- Mission on Science and Technology Policy for a Democratic South Africa.
- Series:
- Building a new South Africa ; v. 3
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Science and state.
- Research--Developing countries.
- Research.
- Technology and state.
- South Africa.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (111 p.)
- Edition:
- 3rd ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Ottawa, Ont : International Development Research Centre, c1995.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- 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.
- Contents:
- Contents; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1. Introduction; Chapter 2. Principal observations; Chapter 3. Key issues; Chapter 4. Suggestions and recommendations; Afterword; Appendix A. Members of the Mission; Appendix B. Organizations consulted during the Mission; Appendix C. The 27 principles of the Rio Declaration; Appendix D. Acronyms and abbreviations; Bibliography;
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references: p. 93-95.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 1-280-71835-8
- 9786610718351
- 1-55250-249-X
- OCLC:
- 144079623
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