{"id":3244,"date":"2026-03-02T14:17:23","date_gmt":"2026-03-02T12:17:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.naci.org.za\/?page_id=3244"},"modified":"2026-05-31T18:05:14","modified_gmt":"2026-05-31T16:05:14","slug":"research-reports","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.naci.org.za\/?page_id=3244","title":{"rendered":"Research Reports"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"3244\" class=\"elementor elementor-3244\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c7052f2 e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c7052f2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e377ea1 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" 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3\"><\/polygon>\n\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\tFilter Studies By Category\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"filter-options\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"filter-tag active\">All Studies<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"filter-tag\">Innovation Policy<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"filter-tag\">Indicator Report<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"filter-tag\">Economic Development<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"filter-tag\">Social Innovation<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"filter-tag\">Digital Transformation<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"filter-tag\">Education<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"studies-grid\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<!-- card 13 -->\n\t\t\t<div class=\"study-card\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"study-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naci.org.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Understanding-Mainstreaming-cover-300x408-300x200-1.png\" alt=\"Social innovation research\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"study-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"study-category\">Social Innovation<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"study-title\">NACI Booklet Understanding Mainstreaming Gender and Disability<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"study-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg width=\"16\" height=\"16\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<circle cx=\"12\" cy=\"12\" r=\"10\"><\/circle>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<polyline points=\"12 6 12 12 16 14\"><\/polyline>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tPublished: June 2023\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"study-description\">This booklet provides hands-on information about mainstreaming gender and disability as a strategy to ensure that it occurs throughout the entire science, technology and innovation ...<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.naci.org.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/NACI-Booklet_Understanding-Mainstreaming_Gender-and-Disability-1.pdf\" class=\"study-link\">Read Study<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<!-- card 14 -->\n\t\t\t<div class=\"study-card\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"study-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naci.org.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/SASTI-Indicators-Booklet-2013-cover-300x424-300x200-1.png\" alt=\"Social innovation research\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"study-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"study-category\">Indicator Report<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"study-title\">2013 South African Science, Technology and Innovation Indicators<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"study-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg width=\"16\" height=\"16\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<circle cx=\"12\" cy=\"12\" r=\"10\"><\/circle>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<polyline points=\"12 6 12 12 16 14\"><\/polyline>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tPublished: June 2023\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"study-description\">South African Science and Technology Indicators booklet was prepared by the Monitoring, Evaluation and Indicators project team of the National Advisory ...<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.naci.org.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/South-African-Sceince-and-Technology-Indicators-2013.pdf\" class=\"study-link\">Read Study<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<!-- card 15 -->\n\t\t\t<div class=\"study-card\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"study-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naci.org.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/404-Not-Found.png\" alt=\"Social innovation research\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"study-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"study-category\">Economic Development<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"study-title\">Current debates on Innovation<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"study-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg width=\"16\" height=\"16\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<circle cx=\"12\" cy=\"12\" r=\"10\"><\/circle>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<polyline points=\"12 6 12 12 16 14\"><\/polyline>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tPublished: June 2023\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"study-description\">It is now well established in the literature that innovation constitutes a key process underpinning economic change within capitalism. This broad consensus does not however imply that there is a single perspective that informs policy thinking on innovation. Rather what has been evidenced over...<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.naci.org.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/404-Not-Found.png\" class=\"study-link\">Read Study<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<!-- card 16 -->\n\t\t\t<div class=\"study-card\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"study-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naci.org.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/2010-Indicators-300x200-1.png\" alt=\"Social innovation research\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"study-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"study-category\">Indicator Report<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"study-title\">2010 South African Science, Technology and Innovation Indicators<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"study-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg width=\"16\" height=\"16\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<circle cx=\"12\" cy=\"12\" r=\"10\"><\/circle>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<polyline points=\"12 6 12 12 16 14\"><\/polyline>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tPublished: June 2023\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"study-description\">The South African Science and Technology Indicators 2010, an update of the 2009 report, provides an overall picture of South Africa's national system of innovation ...<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.naci.org.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/2010-STI-indicators-Report.pdf\" class=\"study-link\">Read Study<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<!-- card 17 -->\n\t\t\t<div class=\"study-card\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"study-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naci.org.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/404-Not-Found.png\" alt=\"Social innovation research\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"study-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"study-category\">Innovation Policy<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"study-title\">Proceedings of the NBAC National Workshop on Feeding the Biotechnology Pipeline<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"study-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg width=\"16\" height=\"16\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<circle cx=\"12\" cy=\"12\" r=\"10\"><\/circle>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<polyline points=\"12 6 12 12 16 14\"><\/polyline>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tPublished: June 2023\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"study-description\">The National Biotechnology Advisory Committee\u2019s (NBAC) national workshop entitled, Feeding the Biotechnology Pipeline was held on Thursday 30 September 2010 ...<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.naci.org.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/404-Not-Found.png\" class=\"study-link\">Read Study<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<!-- card 18 -->\n\t\t\t<div class=\"study-card\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"study-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naci.org.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Status-of-DST-Science-and-Technology-for-Social-Impact-programme-Report-cover-300x388-300x200-1.png\" alt=\"Social innovation research\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"study-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"study-category\">Economic Development<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"study-title\">Status of Government\u2019s Poverty Reduction \u2013 Focus on DST\u2019s Social Impact Programme<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"study-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg width=\"16\" height=\"16\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<circle cx=\"12\" cy=\"12\" r=\"10\"><\/circle>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<polyline points=\"12 6 12 12 16 14\"><\/polyline>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tPublished: June 2023\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"study-description\">The objectives of the study were to:\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>Identify existing government poverty alleviation programmes and policies with a special focus on the DST\u2019s STSI...<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.naci.org.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Status-of-Governments-Poverty-Focus-on-DSTs-Social-Impact-Programme-August-2010.pdf\" class=\"study-link\">Read Study<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<!-- card 19 -->\n\t\t\t<div class=\"study-card\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"study-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naci.org.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Status-of-Governments-Poverty-Focus-on-DSTs-Social-Impact-Programme-August-2010.png\" alt=\"Social innovation research\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"study-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"study-category\">Indicator Report<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"study-title\">NACI Indicators Reference Group Launches \u201cSouth African Science & Technology Indicators 2009\u201d<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"study-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg width=\"16\" height=\"16\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<circle cx=\"12\" cy=\"12\" r=\"10\"><\/circle>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<polyline points=\"12 6 12 12 16 14\"><\/polyline>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tPublished: June 2023\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"study-description\">The South African Science and Technology Indicators 2009, an update of the 2008 report, provides an overall picture of South Africa\u2019s ...<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.naci.org.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Status-of-Governments-Poverty-Focus-on-DSTs-Social-Impact-Programme-August-2010.pdf\" class=\"study-link\">Read Study<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<!-- card 20 -->\n\t\t\t<div class=\"study-card\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"study-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naci.org.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/404-Not-Found.png\" alt=\"Social innovation research\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"study-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"study-category\">Education<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"study-title\">Engaging With Existing University Citylabs and Other Organisations Closely Linked With Grassroots Communities<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"study-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg width=\"16\" height=\"16\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<circle cx=\"12\" cy=\"12\" r=\"10\"><\/circle>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<polyline points=\"12 6 12 12 16 14\"><\/polyline>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tPublished: June 2023\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"study-description\">The Innovation for Development (INNO4DEV) subcommittee of National Advisory Council on Innovation (NACI) has decided to engage ...<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.naci.org.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/404-Not-Found.png\" class=\"study-link\">Read Study<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\t\n\n\t\t\t<!-- card 21 -->\n\t\t\t<div class=\"study-card\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"study-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naci.org.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/404-Not-Found.png\" alt=\"Social innovation research\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"study-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"study-category\">Economic Development<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"study-title\">Database project<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"study-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg width=\"16\" height=\"16\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<circle cx=\"12\" cy=\"12\" r=\"10\"><\/circle>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<polyline points=\"12 6 12 12 16 14\"><\/polyline>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tPublished: June 2023\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"study-description\">During the course of 2008\/2009, NACI commissioned the development of a directory of indicators together with a directory of the associated data sources which provided information on the availability of indicator time series. The focus was on South African based data sets and international data sets that ...<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.naci.org.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/404-Not-Found.png\" class=\"study-link\">Read Study<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<!-- card 22 -->\n\t\t\t<div class=\"study-card\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"study-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naci.org.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/A-Review-of-International-Innovation-Adaptable-to-South-African-Context-cover-300x424-300x200-1.png\" alt=\"Social innovation research\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"study-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"study-category\">Innovation Policy<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"study-title\">A Review of International Innovation Adaptable to South African Context<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"study-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg width=\"16\" height=\"16\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<circle cx=\"12\" cy=\"12\" r=\"10\"><\/circle>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<polyline points=\"12 6 12 12 16 14\"><\/polyline>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tPublished: June 2023\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"study-description\">The Innovation for Development (INNO4DEV) sub-committee of the National Advisory Council on Innovation (NACI) commissioned an in-house study on international ...<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.naci.org.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/A-Review-of-International-Innovation-Adaptable-to-South-African-Context-November-2010.pdf\" class=\"study-link\">Read Study<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<!-- card 23 -->\n\t\t\t<div class=\"study-card\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"study-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naci.org.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Stakeholders-within-Social-innovation-Landscape-cover-300x424-300x200-1.png\" alt=\"Social innovation research\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"study-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"study-category\">Social Innovation<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"study-title\">Multi-Stakeholder Organisations Involved in South African Social Innovation System<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"study-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg width=\"16\" height=\"16\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<circle cx=\"12\" cy=\"12\" r=\"10\"><\/circle>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<polyline points=\"12 6 12 12 16 14\"><\/polyline>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tPublished: June 2023\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"study-description\">South Africa is remarkably rich with innovative communities and multi-stakeholder organisations involved in innovative social development programmes and initiatives ...<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.naci.org.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/NACI-Resources-Studies-etc-Facing-the-Facts-2009.pdf\" class=\"study-link\">Read Study<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<!-- card 24 -->\n\t\t\t<div class=\"study-card\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"study-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naci.org.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Annual-review-300x200-1.png\" alt=\"Social innovation research\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"study-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"study-category\">Education<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"study-title\">Women in Science Annual Review<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"study-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg width=\"16\" height=\"16\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<circle cx=\"12\" cy=\"12\" r=\"10\"><\/circle>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<polyline points=\"12 6 12 12 16 14\"><\/polyline>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tPublished: June 2023\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"study-description\">The main findings of the research indicate that women in South Africa have made great strides in the past decade in terms of their participation as Postgraduate students and professionals working in SET. Although ...<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.naci.org.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Women-In-Science-Annual-Review.pdf\" class=\"study-link\">Read Study<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<!-- card 25 -->\n\t\t\t<div class=\"study-card\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"study-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naci.org.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Perceptions-1-300x200-1.png\" alt=\"Social innovation research\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"study-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"study-category\">Social Innovation<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"study-title\">Changing perceptions of Women in Science, Engineering and Technology<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"study-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg width=\"16\" height=\"16\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<circle cx=\"12\" cy=\"12\" r=\"10\"><\/circle>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<polyline points=\"12 6 12 12 16 14\"><\/polyline>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tPublished: June 2023\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"study-description\">This document aims to provide an overview of on how to achieve equality between women and men in Science, Engineering and Technology by integrating a gender equity ...<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.naci.org.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Perception-Women_in_SET.pdf\" class=\"study-link\">Read Study<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<!-- card 26 -->\n\t\t\t<div class=\"study-card\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"study-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naci.org.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Changing-Perception-of-the-Women-in-Science-Engineering-and-Technology-Industry-2008-cover-300x425-300x200-1.png\" alt=\"Social innovation research\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"study-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"study-category\">Digital Transformation<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"study-title\">Facing the Facts: Women\u2019s Participation in Science Engineering and Technology<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"study-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg width=\"16\" height=\"16\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<circle cx=\"12\" cy=\"12\" r=\"10\"><\/circle>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<polyline points=\"12 6 12 12 16 14\"><\/polyline>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tPublished: June 2023\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"study-description\">The study not only addresses not only the participation of women in Science Engineering and Technology but also the extent to which women benefits from SET. The study not ...<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.naci.org.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Facing-the-Facts-Womens-Participation-in-Science-Engineering-and-Technology-2009.pdf\" class=\"study-link\">Read Study<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<!-- card 27 -->\n\t\t\t<div class=\"study-card\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"study-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naci.org.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/second-naci-council-achievements.png\" alt=\"Social innovation research\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"study-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"study-category\">Innovation Policy<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"study-title\">Achievements of the Second NACI Council: 2004 to 2009<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"study-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg width=\"16\" height=\"16\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<circle cx=\"12\" cy=\"12\" r=\"10\"><\/circle>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<polyline points=\"12 6 12 12 16 14\"><\/polyline>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tPublished: June 2023\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"study-description\">The effects of the Second NACI Council initiatives undertaken during the period 1 April 2004 to 28 February 2009 are summarised under the following headings: conceptual considerations ...<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.naci.org.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/NACI-Resources-Studies-etc-Achievements-of-the-Second-NACI-Council-2009.pdf\" class=\"study-link\">Read Study<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<!-- card 28 -->\n\t\t\t<div class=\"study-card\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"study-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naci.org.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Science-and-Technology-Interaction-in-Africa-September-2009.png\" alt=\"Social innovation research\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"study-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"study-category\">Digital Transformation<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"study-title\">Science and Technology Interaction in Africa<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"study-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg width=\"16\" height=\"16\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<circle cx=\"12\" cy=\"12\" r=\"10\"><\/circle>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<polyline points=\"12 6 12 12 16 14\"><\/polyline>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tPublished: June 2023\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"study-description\">This report sets out to investigate the performance, processes and dynamics associated with South Africa\u2019s research, science and technology collaboration on the African continent. The resultant analysis leads to a set of recommendations as to how the South African government could effectively improve its interaction with its African counterparts in S&T initiatives. The notion of collaborations including the development of ...<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.naci.org.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Science-and-Technology-Interaction-in-Africa-September-2009.pdf\" class=\"study-link\">Read Study<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<!-- card 29 -->\n\t\t\t<div class=\"study-card\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"study-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naci.org.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Changing-Perception-of-Women-in-Science-Technology-and-Engineering-Industry-cover-300x424-300x200-1.png\" alt=\"Social innovation research\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"study-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"study-category\">Economic Development<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"study-title\">Creating the Future South African National System of Innovation: Gender, Race and SET Sector Issues<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"study-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg width=\"16\" height=\"16\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<circle cx=\"12\" cy=\"12\" r=\"10\"><\/circle>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<polyline points=\"12 6 12 12 16 14\"><\/polyline>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tPublished: June 2023\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"study-description\">The objective of this document is to provide a framework for collaborative action on gender, race and the Science, Engineering and Technology (SET) sector within which institutions in the South African National System of Innovation (NSI) may implement effective measures for ensuring that ...<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.naci.org.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Changing-Perception-of-Women-in-Science-Technology-and-Engineering-Industry.pdf\" class=\"study-link\">Read Study<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<!-- card 30 -->\n\t\t\t<div class=\"study-card\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"study-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naci.org.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Exploration-of-Innovation.png\" alt=\"Social innovation research\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"study-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"study-category\">Innovation Policy<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"study-title\">An Exploration of the Innovation \u2013 Competitiveness Relationship a Descriptive Study of South African Businesses for the National Advisory Council on Innovation<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"study-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg width=\"16\" height=\"16\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<circle cx=\"12\" cy=\"12\" r=\"10\"><\/circle>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<polyline points=\"12 6 12 12 16 14\"><\/polyline>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tPublished: June 2023\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"study-description\">This report offers a concise overview of research done in the first phase and consists of the following sections: Conceptual and operational context ...<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.naci.org.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IsambuloAMI-II.pdf\" class=\"study-link\">Read Study<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<!-- card 31 -->\n\t\t\t<div class=\"study-card\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"study-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naci.org.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Skills-1-300x200-1.png\" alt=\"Social innovation research\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"study-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"study-category\">Economic Development<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"study-title\">Skills sustainability and government planning of flagship projects<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"study-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg width=\"16\" height=\"16\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<circle cx=\"12\" cy=\"12\" r=\"10\"><\/circle>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<polyline points=\"12 6 12 12 16 14\"><\/polyline>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tPublished: June 2023\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"study-description\">The central focus of the proposed research was to investigate, in case-study format, the extent to which skills development was considered and planned for in the construction and development phases of key flagship and ...<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.naci.org.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Skills-Sustainability-and-Government-Planning-of-Flagship-Projects.pdf\" class=\"study-link\">Read Study<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<!-- card 32 -->\n\t\t\t<div class=\"study-card\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"study-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naci.org.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Assessment-of-SA-Inventive-Outputs.png\" alt=\"Social innovation research\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"study-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"study-category\">Digital Transformation<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"study-title\">Quantitative Assessment of South Africa's Inventive Outputs: International Patent Analysis<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"study-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg width=\"16\" height=\"16\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<circle cx=\"12\" cy=\"12\" r=\"10\"><\/circle>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<polyline points=\"12 6 12 12 16 14\"><\/polyline>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tPublished: June 2023\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"study-description\">This document has been prepared on the request of NACI in order to identify the inventive activity of South Africans as it is manifested in the form of patents ...<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.naci.org.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Assessment-of-SA-Inventive-Outputs.pdf\" class=\"study-link\">Read Study<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<!-- card 33 -->\n\t\t\t<div class=\"study-card\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"study-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naci.org.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/NACI-Resources-Studie-etc.-Profile-of-Best-Practices-2006.png\" alt=\"Social innovation research\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"study-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"study-category\">Social Innovation<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"study-title\">Development of a Profile of Best Practices in the NSI<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"study-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg width=\"16\" height=\"16\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<circle cx=\"12\" cy=\"12\" r=\"10\"><\/circle>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<polyline points=\"12 6 12 12 16 14\"><\/polyline>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tPublished: June 2023\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"study-description\">This document reports the result of an effort to identify international best practice related to the management of National Systems of Innovation and develop relevant recommendations for South Africa. The report is divided into three main chapters. Chapter one \u201cBest Practice in\n\t\t\t\t\tGovernance\u201d ...<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.naci.org.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/NACI-Resources-Studie-etc.-Profile-of-Best-Practices-2006.pdf\" class=\"study-link\">Read Study<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<!-- card 34 -->\n\t\t\t<div class=\"study-card\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"study-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naci.org.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/NACI-Resources-Studies-etc.-National-system-of-innovation-2006.png\" alt=\"Social innovation research\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"study-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"study-category\">Innovation Policy<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"study-title\">The South African National System of Innovation: Structures, Policies and Performance<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"study-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg width=\"16\" height=\"16\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<circle cx=\"12\" cy=\"12\" r=\"10\"><\/circle>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<polyline points=\"12 6 12 12 16 14\"><\/polyline>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tPublished: June 2023\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"study-description\">This background report has been prepared as an input to the Organisation for\n\t\t\t\t\t\tEconomic Cooperation and Development (OECD) Country Review of the South\n\t\t\t\t\t\tAfrican National ...<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.naci.org.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/NACI-Resources-Studies-etc.-National-system-of-innovation-2006.pdf\" class=\"study-link\">Read Study<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<!-- card 35 -->\n\t\t\t<div class=\"study-card\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"study-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naci.org.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/NACI-Resources-Studie-etc.-Creating-the-Future-Gender-Race-and-SET-Sector-Policies-2006.png\" alt=\"Social innovation research\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"study-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"study-category\">Innovation Policy<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"study-title\">Creating the future - Gender, Race and SET Sector Policies<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"study-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg width=\"16\" height=\"16\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<circle cx=\"12\" cy=\"12\" r=\"10\"><\/circle>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<polyline points=\"12 6 12 12 16 14\"><\/polyline>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tPublished: June 2023\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"study-description\">The goal of this document is to provide a gender, race and SET sector policy framework within which institutions in the SA national system of innovation (NSI) can implement effective measures for ensuring that South African women participate fully in, and benefit from, innovative SET research...<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.naci.org.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/NACI-Resources-Studie-etc.-Creating-the-Future-Gender-Race-and-SET-Sector-Policies-2006.pdf\" class=\"study-link\">Read Study<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<!-- card 36 -->\n\t\t\t<div class=\"study-card\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"study-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naci.org.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/SA-NSI.png\" alt=\"Social innovation research\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"study-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"study-category\">Innovation Policy<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"study-title\">The South African National System of Innovation: Structures, Policies and Performance<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"study-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg width=\"16\" height=\"16\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<circle cx=\"12\" cy=\"12\" r=\"10\"><\/circle>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<polyline points=\"12 6 12 12 16 14\"><\/polyline>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tPublished: June 2023\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"study-description\">This background report has been prepared as an input to the OECD Country Review of the South African National System of Innovation (NSI). The report was drafted ...<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.naci.org.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/404-Not-Found.png\" class=\"study-link\">Read Study<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<!-- card 37 -->\n\t\t\t<div class=\"study-card\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"study-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naci.org.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Required-Physical-Infrastructure.png\" alt=\"Social innovation research\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"study-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"study-category\">Economic Development<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"study-title\">A Study on The Required Physical Infrastructure to attain the Vision of the NSI<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"study-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg width=\"16\" height=\"16\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<circle cx=\"12\" cy=\"12\" r=\"10\"><\/circle>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<polyline points=\"12 6 12 12 16 14\"><\/polyline>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tPublished: June 2023\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"study-description\">Events leading to this investigation of the \u201cCompetitive Aspects of the Required Physical Infrastructure to attain the Vision of the National System for Innovation\u201d commenced with the National Research and Technology Audit, which produced a database of research equipment and generated...<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.naci.org.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Required-Physical-Infrastructure-to-attain-Vission-of-the-NSI-Report.pdf\" class=\"study-link\">Read Study<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<!-- card 38 -->\n\t\t\t<div class=\"study-card\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"study-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naci.org.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/NACI-Resources-Studies-etc.-A-Monitoring-and-Evaluation-Framework-to-Benchmark-2005.png\" alt=\"Social innovation research\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"study-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"study-category\">Digital Transformation<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"study-title\">A Monitoring and Evaluation Framework to Benchmark the perfomance of Women in the NSI<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"study-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg width=\"16\" height=\"16\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<circle cx=\"12\" cy=\"12\" r=\"10\"><\/circle>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<polyline points=\"12 6 12 12 16 14\"><\/polyline>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tPublished: June 2023\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"study-description\">This study was commissioned by the Science, Engineering and Technology for Women (SET4W) Reference Group1, a sub-committee of the National Advisory Council on Innovation (NACI) in the Ministry of Science. The ...<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.naci.org.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/NACI-Resources-Studies-etc.-A-Monitoring-and-Evaluation-Framework-to-Benchmark-2005.pdf\" class=\"study-link\">Read Study<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<!-- card 39 -->\n\t\t\t<div class=\"study-card\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"study-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naci.org.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Advancement-of-Women-in-Science.png\" alt=\"Social innovation research\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"study-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"study-category\">Digital Transformation<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"study-title\">Consultations towards the Advancement of Women in Science, Engineering and Technology: Part 2 Email Discussion<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"study-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg width=\"16\" height=\"16\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<circle cx=\"12\" cy=\"12\" r=\"10\"><\/circle>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<polyline points=\"12 6 12 12 16 14\"><\/polyline>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tPublished: June 2023\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"study-description\">The report provides a detailed account of the methodology utilised for this project, as well as the findings that emerged from the study. We also include in this report a brief discussion ...<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.naci.org.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Consultation-towards-the-Advancement-of-Women-in-Science-Engneerin-and-Tecnology.pdf\" class=\"study-link\">Read Study<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<!-- card 40 -->\n\t\t\t<div class=\"study-card\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"study-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naci.org.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Design-and-Development-of-Monitoring.png\" alt=\"Social innovation research\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"study-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"study-category\">Innovation Policy<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"study-title\">The Design and Development of a Monitoring and Evaluation Framework to Benchmark the Performance of Women in the South African NSI<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"study-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg width=\"16\" height=\"16\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<circle cx=\"12\" cy=\"12\" r=\"10\"><\/circle>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<polyline points=\"12 6 12 12 16 14\"><\/polyline>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tPublished: June 2023\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"study-description\">The overall project has been conceptualised in terms of three phases in the development of a monitoring and evaluation framework of gender impact of the NSI.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.naci.org.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/The-Design-and-Development-of-a-Monitoring-and-Evaluation-Framework-to-Benchmark-The-Performance-of-Women-in-the-South-African-NSI.pdf\" class=\"study-link\">Read Study<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<!-- card 41 -->\n\t\t\t<div class=\"study-card\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"study-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naci.org.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/NACI-Resources-Studies-etc.-Women-in-SET-2005.png\" alt=\"Social innovation research\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"study-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"study-category\">Social Innovation<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"study-title\">Women in SET: Exploring the Facts<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"study-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg width=\"16\" height=\"16\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<circle cx=\"12\" cy=\"12\" r=\"10\"><\/circle>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<polyline points=\"12 6 12 12 16 14\"><\/polyline>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tPublished: June 2023\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"study-description\">In 2004 the National Council for Innovation (NACI) published a study entitled Facing the Facts: Women\u2019s Participation in Science, Engineering and Technology. The study found that in most Science, Engineering and Technology (SET) disciplines, and in the sector as a whole, women are significantly under-represented. In addition, only 6.4% of a ...<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.naci.org.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/NACI-Resources-Studies-etc.-Women-in-SET-2005.pdf\" class=\"study-link\">Read Study<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<!-- card 42 -->\n\t\t\t<div class=\"study-card\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"study-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naci.org.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/NACI-Resources-Studies-etc.-Profile-of-postgraduate-2004.png\" alt=\"Social innovation research\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"study-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"study-category\">Education<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"study-title\">A Profile of Postgraduate Higher Education and the Academic Research community in South Africa<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"study-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg width=\"16\" height=\"16\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<circle cx=\"12\" cy=\"12\" r=\"10\"><\/circle>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<polyline points=\"12 6 12 12 16 14\"><\/polyline>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tPublished: June 2023\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"study-description\">The report provides a profile of the postgraduate sub-sector of HE and the HE research community in South Africa with a view to informing policy- makers and stakeholders of key trends and issues ...<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.naci.org.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/NACI-Resources-Studies-etc.-Profile-of-postgraduate-2004.pdf\" class=\"study-link\">Read Study<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<!-- card 43 -->\n\t\t\t<div class=\"study-card\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"study-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naci.org.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/NACI-Resources-Studies-etc-SA-Innovation-2004.png\" alt=\"Social innovation research\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"study-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"study-category\">Indicator Report<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"study-title\">South African Innovation: Key Facts and Figures<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"study-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg width=\"16\" height=\"16\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<circle cx=\"12\" cy=\"12\" r=\"10\"><\/circle>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<polyline points=\"12 6 12 12 16 14\"><\/polyline>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tPublished: June 2023\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"study-description\">This publication intended to contribute the latest available reliable and valid information to the crucial debate about the value placed in our economy on knowledge and its appropriate use through innovation by the public and private sectors. It is a potentially valuable resource to enrich discussion and to assist South Africa to better make choices in the future. Innovation, and organisational changes associated with it, is a key determinant ...<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.naci.org.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/NACI-Resources-Studies-etc-SA-Innovation-2004.pdf\" class=\"study-link\">Read Study<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<!-- card 44 -->\n\t\t\t<div class=\"study-card\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"study-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naci.org.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Strategy-development-phase.png\" alt=\"Social innovation research\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"study-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"study-category\">Economic Development<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"study-title\">Strategy Development Phase for the Strategic Assessment of the Impact of the Utilisation of Research Findings in South Africa for the National Advisory Council on Innovation -Engagement Report<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"study-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg width=\"16\" height=\"16\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<circle cx=\"12\" cy=\"12\" r=\"10\"><\/circle>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<polyline points=\"12 6 12 12 16 14\"><\/polyline>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tPublished: June 2023\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"study-description\">A strategy for research utilisation was developed from extensive analysis of published information and synthesis of ...<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.naci.org.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Engagement-Report_Strategy-Development-Phase-for-the-Stretegic-Assessment-of-the-Impact-of-the-Utilizationof-Research-Findings-in-South-Africa.pdf\" class=\"study-link\">Read Study<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<!-- card 45 -->\n\t\t\t<div class=\"study-card\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"study-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naci.org.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Key-Facts.png\" alt=\"Social innovation research\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"study-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"study-category\">Economic Development<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"study-title\">South African Science and Technology Key Facts and Figures 2002<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"study-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg width=\"16\" height=\"16\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<circle cx=\"12\" cy=\"12\" r=\"10\"><\/circle>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<polyline points=\"12 6 12 12 16 14\"><\/polyline>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tPublished: June 2023\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"study-description\">The publication of South African Science and Technology: Key Facts and Figures 2002 is part of a wider communication process for providing stakeholders with the information and data needed to enable all of us, working together, to develop effective responses that will serve our nation in years to come. 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Read Study Indicator Report 2013 South African Science, Technology and Innovation Indicators Published: June 2023 South African Science and Technology Indicators booklet was prepared by the Monitoring, Evaluation and Indicators project team of the National Advisory &#8230; Read Study Economic Development Current debates on Innovation Published: June 2023 It is now well established in the literature that innovation constitutes a key process underpinning economic change within capitalism. This broad consensus does not however imply that there is a single perspective that informs policy thinking on innovation. Rather what has been evidenced over&#8230; Read Study Indicator Report 2010 South African Science, Technology and Innovation Indicators Published: June 2023 The South African Science and Technology Indicators 2010, an update of the 2009 report, provides an overall picture of South Africa&#8217;s national system of innovation &#8230; Read Study Innovation Policy Proceedings of the NBAC National Workshop on Feeding the Biotechnology Pipeline Published: June 2023 The National Biotechnology Advisory Committee\u2019s (NBAC) national workshop entitled, Feeding the Biotechnology Pipeline was held on Thursday 30 September 2010 &#8230; Read Study Economic Development Status of Government\u2019s Poverty Reduction \u2013 Focus on DST\u2019s Social Impact Programme Published: June 2023 The objectives of the study were to: Identify existing government poverty alleviation programmes and policies with a special focus on the DST\u2019s STSI&#8230; Read Study Indicator Report NACI Indicators Reference Group Launches \u201cSouth African Science &#038; Technology Indicators 2009\u201d Published: June 2023 The South African Science and Technology Indicators 2009, an update of the 2008 report, provides an overall picture of South Africa\u2019s &#8230; Read Study Education Engaging With Existing University Citylabs and Other Organisations Closely Linked With Grassroots Communities Published: June 2023 The Innovation for Development (INNO4DEV) subcommittee of National Advisory Council on Innovation (NACI) has decided to engage &#8230; Read Study Economic Development Database project Published: June 2023 During the course of 2008\/2009, NACI commissioned the development of a directory of indicators together with a directory of the associated data sources which provided information on the availability of indicator time series. The focus was on South African based data sets and international data sets that &#8230; Read Study Innovation Policy A Review of International Innovation Adaptable to South African Context Published: June 2023 The Innovation for Development (INNO4DEV) sub-committee of the National Advisory Council on Innovation (NACI) commissioned an in-house study on international &#8230; Read Study Social Innovation Multi-Stakeholder Organisations Involved in South African Social Innovation System Published: June 2023 South Africa is remarkably rich with innovative communities and multi-stakeholder organisations involved in innovative social development programmes and initiatives &#8230; Read Study Education Women in Science Annual Review Published: June 2023 The main findings of the research indicate that women in South Africa have made great strides in the past decade in terms of their participation as Postgraduate students and professionals working in SET. 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