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- Date Thursday, 21 November 2019
- Time 8.30-12.00
- Venue TIPS, 234 Lange Street, Nieuw Muckleneuk, Pretoria
- For enquiries or to register please contact natasha@tips.org.za
Background South Africa, in line with global trends, aims to transition to an inclusive green economy. Industrial policy is core to this process, notably to ensure a ‘just transition’, consisting of maximising the benefits of the transition and minimising the risks associated with not transitioning; but done in line with…
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- TIPS Green economy and South Africa's industrial policy (1811 Downloads)
- UNEP Green economy Review of South Africa's industrial policy (1186 Downloads)
Due to COVID-19 the format for the annual TIPS Forum will be changing. The TIPS Forum 2020 on Regional Industrial Development will be held as digital sessions, and in two parts: Part 1 Day 1: 28 July 202010:00 – 10:15 Welcome 10:15 – 10:30 Keynote address10:30 – 11:30 Session 1:…
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- Date Tuesday, 03 September 2019
- Venue See programme
APORDE is a two-week high-level annual seminar that brings together academics, policymakers and civil society representatives to investigate economic development options. It is aimed at building capacity in the South, particularly in Africa and founded on the need to broaden perspectives on development thinking and policymaking. Lectures open to the…
- Date Thursday, 13 June 2019
- Time 14.30-16.30
- Venue TIPS Boardroom, 234 Lange Street, Nieuw Muckleneuk, Pretoria
- Main Speakers Rudi Dicks, Neva Magetla
- For enquiries or to register please contact daphney@tips.org.za
AGENDA 14:15 - 14:30 Arrival and coffee / tea 14:30 - 14:45 Opening and welcome by chairperson 14:45 - 16:00 Presentations: Neva Makgetla: Unemployment and GDP in perspectiveRudi Dicks: Accelerating industrial policy to drive growth 16:00 - 16:30 Discussion 16:30 Closure and light snacks BACKGROUND The latest jobs numbers and…
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- Invitation (1243 Downloads)
- Unemployment and GDP in perspective (1239 Downloads)
- Date Monday, 02 September 2019
- Venue Sandton (to be confirmed)
INDUSTRIAL POLICY FOR POLICY MAKERS (IMMP) 2019 3-7 SEPTEMBER 2019 SANDTON, SOUTH AFRICA CALL FOR APPLICATIONS The third edition of the Industrial Policy for Policy Makers (IPPM) training programme will be taking place in September 2019, and will be held alongside the annual African Programme on Rethinking Development Economics (APORDE).…
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- IPPM 2019 Application Form (4379 Downloads)
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- Date Monday, 28 January 2019
- Time 10.00-13.00
- Venue TIPS Boardroom, 234 Lange Street, Nieuw Muckleneuk, Pretoria
- Main Speakers Xolelwa Mlumbi, Neva Makgetla, Faizel Ismail, Christopher Wood
- For enquiries or to register please contact daphney@tips.org.za
AGENDA 10:00 - 10:15 Arrival and coffee / tea 10:15 - 10:30 Opening and welcome by Chairperson: Xolelwa Mlumbi 10:30 - 12:00 Presentations: Neva Makgetla: South Africa's exports and inclusive industrialisationFaizel Ismail: A 'Developmental Regionalism' approach to the AfCFTAChristopher Wood: Tracking imports, trends and anomalies 12:00 - 12:45 Discussion 12:45…
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- Invitation (1368 Downloads)
- AfCFTA and Industrialisation A developmental regionalism approach (1644 Downloads)
Trade & Industrial Policy Strategies (TIPS) In partnership with the DST/NRF South African Research Chair in Industrial Development (SARChI Industrial Development) based at the University of Johannesburg, the Technology Innovation Agency (TIA), Department of Science and Technology (DST), and the Department of Trade and Industry (the dti) will be hosting its 2019 Annual Forum…
- Date Monday, 19 November 2018
- Time 10.30-13.00
- Venue Education and skills for the economy
- Main Speakers Brian Levy (UCT); Carmel Marock (Singizi)
- For enquiries or to register please contact rozale@tips.org.za
AGENDA 10:30 - 10:45: Opening and Welcome 10:45 - 12:00: Presentations: Brian Levy (UCT): The politics and governance of basic education: A tale of two South African provinces Carmel Marock (Singizi): Enhancing education, training and skills outcomes in the manufacturing sector 12:00 - 12:30: Discussion 12:30: Lunch BACKGROUND A well-performing education…
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- Invitation (1580 Downloads)
- The politics and governance of basic education - A tale of two South African provinces (1559 Downloads)
- Enhancing education, training and skills outcomes in the manufacturing sector (1549 Downloads)
- Date Tuesday, 20 November 2018
- Venue IDC Auditorium, 19 Fredman Drive, Sandton, Johannesburg
- Main Speakers Hosted by TIPS and the Government of Flanders
PROGRAMME 8:00 - 9:00 Arrival and Registration 9:00 - 9:15 Opening and Welcome Geraldine Reymenants (Government of Flanders) Gaylor Montmasson-Clair (TIPS) 9:15 - 10:30 Presentation and discussion of research findings Small business development in the adaptation space Shakespear Mudombi and Muhammed Patel (TIPS) The water innovation story Mao…
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- Invitation (1526 Downloads)
- TIPS Small business development in the climate change adaption space in South Africa (1604 Downloads)
- African Centre for Green Economy The South African water innovation story (1842 Downloads)
- AB Farms (1361 Downloads)
- Arumloo (1933 Downloads)
- Bosaq (1507 Downloads)
- EWEF SusTech (1675 Downloads)
- Loo Afrique (1958 Downloads)
- MySmartFarm (1529 Downloads)
- Date Wednesday, 17 October 2018
- Time 10.30-13.00
- Venue TIPS Boardroom, 234 Lange St, Nieuw Muckleneuk, Pretoria
- Main Speakers Carlos Lopes (UCT) Faizel Ismail (TIPS and UCT)
- For enquiries or to register please contact daphney@tips.org.za
AGENDA 10:30 - 10:45: Opening and Welcome 10:45 - 12:00: Presentations by: Carlos Lopes, UCT Faizel Ismail, TIPS and UCT 12:00 - 12:30: Discussion 12:30: LunchBACKGROUND The negotiations for the Continental Free Trade Agreement (CFTA) are underway. Among other things, this massive undertaking has the potential to establish a sizeable market…
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- Invitation (1594 Downloads)
- AfCFTA and Industrialization A developmental regionalism approach (1708 Downloads)
- Date Tuesday, 04 September 2018
- Time 18:30 for 19:00
- Venue SEBS Seminar Room, First Floor, New Commerce Building, West Campus, Wits University
- For enquiries or to register please contact rozale@tips.org.za
Topic: Observations from the Coalface: Five challenges and a Lacuna Speaker: Adeyemi Dipeolu About the Speaker Ambassador Adeyemi Dipeolu is Special Adviser to the President on Economic Matters in the Office of the Vice President of Nigeria. His work and interests have evolved around economic development, trade, industrial policy and…
- Date Friday, 07 September 2018
- Time 9.30-13.00
- Venue TIPS Boardroom, 234 Lange St, Nieuw Muckleneuk, Pretoria
- Main Speakers HOSTED BY TIPS AND GREEN ECONOMY COALITION (GEC)
- For enquiries or to register please contact natasha@tips.org.za
AGENDA 9:30 - 9:45: Opening and Welcome 9:45 - 12:00: Presentations and discussion of research findings Global trends in the circular economy: Experience from developing countries - Nilgün Tas (UNIDO) South Africa's experience with industrial symbiosis - Henry Nuwarinda, National Cleaner Production Centre of South Africa (NCPC-SA)Tea Advancing the development of biomaterials in…
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- Global trends in the circular economy (2126 Downloads)
- Industrial symbiosis programme and progress (2256 Downloads)
- Biomaterials in South Africa Action plan and implementation (1941 Downloads)
- Fostering the alien vegetation added value chain through industrial symbiosis - (1777 Downloads)
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- Date Tuesday, 21 August 2018
- Time 9.30-13.00
- Venue TIPS Boardroom, 234 Lange St, Nieuw Muckleneuk, Pretoria
- Main Speakers HOSTED BY TIPS AND GREEN ECONOMY COALITION (GEC)
- For enquiries or to register please contact natasha@tips.org.za
AGENDA 9:30 - 9:45: Opening and Welcome - Chantal Ramcharan-Kotze (WRC) 9:45 - 12:00: Presentation and discussion of research findings Global water and sanitation market dynamics: Implications from South Africa's industrial development - Gaylor Montmasson-Clair (TIPS) Desalination in South Africa: Panacea or peril for industrial development? - Muhammed Patel (TIPS) Tea Opportunities and constraints for next…
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- Invitation (1487 Downloads)
- Global water and sanitation market dynamics Implications for South Africa's industrial development (1765 Downloads)
- Desalination in South Africa Panacea or peril for industrial development (2102 Downloads)
- Opportunities and constraints for next generation sanitation and industrial development in South Africa (1850 Downloads)
- Protection and creating jobs through better water management - (1422 Downloads)
- Date Tuesday, 10 July 2018
- Time 9.30-13.00
- Venue TIPS Boardroom, 234 Lange St, Nieuw Muckleneuk, Pretoria
- Main Speakers HOSTED BY TIPS AND GLOBAL ECONOMIC GOVERNANCE AFRICA
- For enquiries or to register please contact natasha@tips.org.za
AGENDA 09:30–09:45 Opening and Welcome: Nadira Bayat (Global Economic Governance Africa) 09:45–10:45 Presentation and discussion of research findings: Border economies Border economies at Beitbridge border post, Elisha Tshuma (Zimbabwe Trade Forum) and Christopher Wood (TIPS) Border economies at Chirundu border post, Dale Mudenda (University of Zambia) and Anna Ngarachu (Tutwa…
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- Invitation (1586 Downloads)
- Border economies – key policy findings (1422 Downloads)
- Border economies - A case study of Beitbridge border post (7306 Downloads)
- Border economies in emerging countries – Case of Chirundu border (3181 Downloads)
- The logistics value chain in SADC – issues and scope for intervention (1780 Downloads)
- Date Monday, 03 September 2018
- Venue Sandton (to be confirmed)
- For enquiries or to register please contact rozale@tips.org.za
IMMP 2018 3-7 SEPTEMBER 2018: CALL FOR APPLICATIONS The second edition of the Industrial Policy for Policy Makers (IPPM) training programme will be taking place in September 2018, and will be held alongside the annual African Programme on Rethinking Development Economics (APORDE). This year’s theme for IPPM is: Structural Change,…
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- IPPM 2018 Application form (4626 Downloads)
- Date Friday, 25 May 2018
- Time 10.00-13.00
- Venue TIPS Boardroom, 234 Lange St, Nieuw Muckleneuk, Pretoria
- For enquiries or to register please contact daphney@tips.org.za
Agenda 10:00 - 10:15 Opening and Welcome: Chairperson (Rudi Dicks, DPME) 10:15 - 12:00 Presentation and discussion of research findings Motivation and Constraints of Corporate Firms in South Africa, Neva Makgetla (TIPS) Ownership, Control and Investment in South Africa, Thando Vilakazi and Simon Roberts (CCRED) Economic Transformation in the Top…
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- Invitation (1725 Downloads)
- Corporate ownership in SA (1885 Downloads)
- Ownership, control and investment in South Africa - 24 years on (1968 Downloads)
- Radical economic transformation vs white monopoly capital (1961 Downloads)
- Date Thursday, 22 February 2018
- Time 09.30-13.00
- Venue TIPS Boardroom, 234 Lange St, Nieuw Muckleneuk, Pretoria
- For enquiries or to register please contact natasha@tips.org.za
Development Dialogue: Trade & Industrial Policy Strategies (TIPS) and Green Economy Coalition (GEC) Agenda 9:30 - 9:45: Opening and Welcome 9:45 - 12:00: Presentation and discussion of research findings Regional integration in Southern Africa - A platform for electricity sustainability: Gaylor Montmasson-Clair and Bhavna Deonarain (TIPS) South African municipalities and renewable energy…
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- TIPS Development Dialogue - Electricity beyond the national grid (1547 Downloads)
- Regional integration in Southern Africa - A platform for electricity sustainability (1760 Downloads)
- South African municipalities and renewable energy - New roles and opportunities: (3081 Downloads)
- Energy Democracy Initiative - A community-based approach to the ownership and delivery of renewable energy (2059 Downloads)
- Energy interventions at the firm level Case studies of the SA Industrial Efficiency Project (1948 Downloads)
- Date Thursday, 18 January 2018
- Venue TIPS Boardroom, 234 Lange St, Nieuw Muckleneuk, Pretoria
- For enquiries or to register please contact rozale@tips.org.za
Agenda 9:30 - 9:45: Opening and Welcome 9:45 - 12:00: Presentation and discussion of research findings Spatial industrial policy, SEZs and cities in SA: Shirley Robinson and Roland Hunter (Cities Support Programme) Spatial Dimensions of SEZs and secondary cities: Christopher Wood and Asanda Fotoyi (TIPS) Tea break Urbanization, structural transformation…
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- Spatial industrial policy, special economic zones and cities in South Africa (3352 Downloads)
- Spatial dimensions of SEZs and secondary cities (2118 Downloads)
- Urbanization, structural transformation and rural-urban linkages in South Africa (2497 Downloads)
- Industrial development and spatial planning - lessons from eThekwini (2141 Downloads)
Trade & Industrial Policy Strategies (TIPS) in partnership the South African Research Chair in Industrial Development based at the University of Johannesburg and the Industrial Development Corporation (IDC), and in association with the Department of Trade and Industry (the dti), will be hosting its 2018 Annual Forum on 6-7 June…
- Date Tuesday, 24 October 2017
- Venue TIPS Boardroom, 234 Lange St, Nieuw Muckleneuk, Pretoria
- For enquiries or to register please contact daphney@tips.org.za
AGENDA Chairperson: Nitin Gunga (the dti) 9:00 - 9:15 Opening and Welcome: Eustace Mashimbye (CEO: Proudly South African) 9:15 - 11:30 Presentation and discussion of research findings Retail and manufacturing: Andrew Mukandila (the dti) Supplier development in the retail sector: Dave Kaplan (UCT and TIPS Research Associate) Tea break Adverse…
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- Exploring the linkages between manufacturing and the retail sector in the South African market - Andrew Mukandila (3013 Downloads)
- Developing local suppliers to South African supermarkets – a policy proposal - Dave Kaplan (4436 Downloads)
- Inclusion, exclusion and adverse inclusion: what are policymakers missing - Tracy Ledger (1772 Downloads)
- The spread of supermarkets in the SADC region - Impact on competition and on suppliers - Reena das Nair (2320 Downloads)