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The aim is to enhance the effectiveness of collecting and curating R&D statistics in South Africa through digital means.

May 24, 2026Open Access

Lessons in public sector innovation: digitalising the R&D Survey

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The aim is to enhance the effectiveness of collecting and curating R&D statistics in South Africa through digital means.
Implemented a custom-built online platform for data collection and curation
Engaged a multidisciplinary team from HSRC for development and testing
Conducted a pilot project in early 2022
Improved efficiency in data collection observed during the pilot
Enhanced usability and accessibility of R&D statistics through digital means
Valuable lessons shared for future public sector innovation projects

Abstract

In early 2022, a multidisciplinary HSRC product team piloted a custom-built online platform to improve the collection and curation of South Africa's research and development statistics. Gerard Ralphs, Jacqueline Borel-Saladin and Nazeem Mustapha share lessons from this public-sector innovation project.

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Human Sciences Research Council (Fri,) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a1296d548a0ea1665673f0a https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.14749/32364453