Stagnant R&D spending and plummeting patent applications are hampering South Africa’s competitiveness, report finds
South Africa’s national innovation system is losing ground globally, according to the country’s annual Science, Technology and Innovation Indicators Report.
The report, produced by the National Advisory Council on Innovation and published on 26 March, highlights signs of stagnation and “decline” characterised by falling publication momentum, sharply reduced patenting and stalling R&D investment.
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