General overview A generic definition of the NSI is: a cluster or network of interacting public and private organizations within a specific country focused on the nurturing and the development of the science and technology space within the borders of that particular country. There are a number of specific definitions that are used to describe the NSI, the most widely used are those quoted by the OECD publication... Read more...click here. This section contains relevant legal framework that are considered for innovation processes Read more...click here.

Follow the links below for all the research and development documents and relevant sites in both academic and scientific institutions. Read more...click here. The recently launched National R&D Survey 2001/02 fiscal year has been awarded international status by being captured in the Main Science and Technology Indicators (MSTI) publication. This publication is prepared by the Economic Analysis and Statistics division of the OECD Secretariat in collaboration with the Working Party of National Experts on Science and Technology Indicators (NESTI). The publication contains the main data series selected from OECD countries, and a few non-OECD countries of which South Africa is one. This is a major achievement for South Africa as the publication is universal and will attract attention from other corners of the world on South Africa’s performance in Science and Technology. Investors across the globe will also be able to recognize South Africa’s competitiveness or lack thereof by viewing this data. The National Advisory Council on Innovation (NACI), will be in a better position to perform a comparative analysis across countries as requested by the Minister.

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The government and private sector are the main funding resources, through incentives that are available to the public, SMMEs, scholarships for tertiary education in the SET field. Read more...click here.