21st Century Foresight Shaping the Future for Sustainable Social, Economic and Environmental Development in South Africa /

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Saritas, Ozcan (Editor), Sokolov, Alexander (Editor), Cele, Mlungisi (Editor)
Summary:IX, 401 p. 183 illus.
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Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer Nature Switzerland : Imprint: Springer, 2024.
Edition:1st ed. 2024.
Series:Science, Technology and Innovation Studies,
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-69557-5
Format: Electronic eBook
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Introduction: 21st Century Foresight
  • Part I: Introduction to Foresight For Science, Technology and Innovation
  • 2. Foresight in the 21st Century & Methodological Advancements
  • 3. Foresight for Science, Technology and Innovation Policy: Relevance and Uses for Emerging Economies
  • 4. Foresight methodology and commonly used methods in the new generation Foresight
  • Part II: Using Foresight For Science, Technology & Innovation: The Case of South Africa
  • 5. South African Foresight for STI (SAForSTI): Background, Rationales and Objectives
  • 6. Research Landscape of South Africa: Current trends in research output, thematic focus, and scientific partnerships
  • 7. Using Big Data for Foresight: Scientometric and Semantic Analysis for South Africa
  • Part III: Science, Technology, and Innovation Domains for South Africa
  • 8. The Circular Economy
  • 9. Educating for 2030
  • 10. Sustainable Energy
  • 11. The Future of Society
  • 12. Health Innovation
  • 13. High-Tech Industrialization
  • 14. ICTs and Smart Systems
  • 15. Food Security
  • 16. Water Security
  • Part IV – Policy Implications
  • 17. Recommendations to Consider for Future Science, Technology and Innovation Foresight Exercises in South Africa and the African Continent.