The Minister of Science and Technology, Naledi Pandor, will announce the 2008/09 national research and development (R&D) survey results.
Date: Thursday, 9 September 2010
Time: 08h30 to 10h00
Venue: Imbizo Centre; 100 Plein Street, Parliament.
Gross expenditure on research and development (GERD) as a percentage of GDP is a widely accepted indicator of the competitiveness of a country's economy.
GERD comprises an aggregated total of actual expenditure on R&D performed within South Africa by all the five sectors, namely, business, and government including science councils, higher education, and the not-for-profit sectors.
The survey is undertaken by the Centre for Science, Technology and Innovation Indicators (CeSTII) of the Human Sciences Research Council on behalf of the Department of Science and Technology.
For media inquiries please contact:
Zama Mthethwa
Cell: 082 808 3956
E-mail: zama.mthethwa@dst.gov.za
Tommy Makhode
Cell: 082 379 8268
E-mail: tommy.makhode@dst.gov.za
