According to the South African ten-year plan for innovation (see Executive Summary of 10 Yr strategic plan ), the level of economic growth requires continual advances in technological innovation and the production of new knowledge. South Africa has growth targets which include five Grand Challenges:
- The“FarmertoPharma”value chainto strengthen thebio-economy and become a world leader in biotechnology and the pharmaceuticals
- Spacescienceandtechnology–SouthAfrica shouldbecome a key contributortoglobalspace sciencethrough innovations in space sciences, earth observation, communications, navigation and engineering.
- Energysecurity – safe,clean,affordableandreliableenergysupply,
- Globalchangescience-afocusonclimatechange–
- Humanandsocialdynamics – a greater global understanding of shifting social dynamics, and the role of science in stimulating growth and development.
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