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Lim Tung, Odile Juliette. "Organic Food Certification in South Africa: A Private Sector Mechanism in Need of State Regulation?" Potchefstroom Electronic Law Journal/Potchefstroomse Elektroniese Regsblad 19 (October 24, 2016): 1. http://dx.doi.org/10.17159/1727-3781/2016/v19i0a584.
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Organic production targets the development of a sustainable cultivation system and a variety of high-quality products with emphasis on environmental protection, biodiversity and high standards of animal protection. In South Africa, the organic sector pioneered private practices and systems in small informal groups to guide the public and private sectors on environmental and sustainability issues. A private certification system for organic products is applicable in the country consisting of network certification and third-party certification in collaboration with foreign and locally-based certification organisations. Local producers also use self-declaratory vendor claims associated with organic labels. A State auditor mechanism is nonetheless applicable with respect to the use of the term “free range” on labels for meat products. South African National Standards (SANS 1369) on Organic Agricultural Production and Processing (OAPP) have been drafted by the South African Bureau of Standards (SABS) but the final version has not yet been made public. There is presently no specific legislation on organic products in the country but draft regulations (under the Agricultural Product Standards Act) on the control and sale of organic products which have not yet been promulgated. With mainly a private organic food certification system, to what extent do South African organic food products respect rules of organic production? This paper looks into the organic food regulation in South Africa and examines how far this private sector mechanism for organic food certification is in need of State regulation.
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Mrema, Alex Lyatonga. "Assessment of Strength Compliance with Standards for Tanzania Eucalyptus Wood Poles Treated with Copper-Chromium-Arsenic Compounds." Tanzania Journal of Engineering and Technology 30, no. 2 (December 31, 2007): 110–18. http://dx.doi.org/10.52339/tjet.v30i2.404.
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Samples of copper-chromium arsenic compounds (CCA) treated Eucalyptus poles for power transmission were sampledfrom a lot following Military Standard MIL-STD 105D, Single sampling, Tightened Inspection, Acceptable Quality Level(AQL) of 4 as provided for in the South African Standard SABS 754:1994 from lots containing 151-500 poles. Sampleswere randomly selected from a lot. Maximum fiber stresses were evaluated taking into account the actual taper in eachpole. The cantilever loading test was performed on the samples following SABS 754:1994. It was found out that theaverage taper for the poles was smaller than that assumed in the standard due to the different pole growthcharacteristics and environment in Tanzania and that the average modulus of elasticity obtained for the poles was lowerthan the average assumed in SABS 754:1994. The poles also showed excessive deflections at working loads. It isrecommended to the Tanzania Bureau of Standards that although SABS 754:1994 is meant to be used for eucalyptuspoles grown in Southern Africa south of the Sahara that are treated with creosote or CCA there is a need to review it totake into account the actual characteristics of the poles grown in Tanzania where they are normally grown in highlandareas with higher rainfall and colder climates.
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GOLDSMITH, RAINER. "A review of: “Proceedings of the First Annual Conference of the Ergonomics Society of Southern Africa”. (Pretoria: Design Institute of South African Bureau of Standards, 1985)." Ergonomics 29, no. 6 (June 1986): 843. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00140138608968319.
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Tully, N. "Short-Term Performance of Integral Solar Water Heaters." Journal of Solar Energy Engineering 108, no. 1 (February 1, 1986): 6–10. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/1.3268067.
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The 8-hr daily test of solar integral or collector/storage domestic water heaters is considered. For the case of no draw-off, it is shown that a computer simulation gives results closely in agreement with an integral equation which involves the collector parameters, the total insolation and the daily temperation variation, but does not require the actual daily ambient temperature. The relationship of this test to integral unit performance when water is drawn off according to various demand patterns is investigated, and it is shown that the short-term efficiency is typically reduced to two thirds of the daily test result, but can be as low as one third. Thus a simple thermal test such as that specified by the South African Bureau of Standards, and other standards organizations, should at best be regarded as a comparison between various units of similar type, although even there the importance of optical efficiency is overemphasized. Simple tests do not provide a guide to performance in actual service.
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Jeffery, Chris. "Standards in South African English." English Academy Review 10, no. 1 (December 1993): 14–25. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10131759385310041.
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de Zwart, Pim. "South African Living Standards in Global Perspective, 1835–1910." Economic History of Developing Regions 26, no. 1 (June 2011): 49–74. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/20780389.2011.583003.
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Viviers, Christa, and Gerda Gericke. "Verified standards of professional practice for South African dietetics professionals. Part 1: The standards." South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition 20, no. 4 (January 2007): 133–40. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/16070658.2007.11734140.
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Kessy, J. G., M. G. Alexander, and H. Beushausen. "Concrete durability standards: International trends and the South African context." Journal of the South African Institution of Civil Engineering 57, no. 1 (2015): 47–58. http://dx.doi.org/10.17159/2309-8775/2015/v57n1a5.
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Mason, R. J. "Deterioration in Standards of Professional Conduct in South African Archaeology." South African Archaeological Bulletin 41, no. 144 (December 1986): 45. http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/3888186.
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Currin, Brent, Nompilo Msibi, Tsebang Chuene, and Andre Kruger. "An investigation into the ethical standards and values of registered property valuers in South Africa." Journal of Economic and Financial Sciences 7, no. 3 (October 31, 2014): 853–70. http://dx.doi.org/10.4102/jef.v7i3.241.
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Ethical issues and standards of property professions are being scrutinised. To date, no research has been carried out on the ethical standards in the property valuation profession in South Africa. This research compared the content of codes of ethics and professional conduct of the South African property valuation profession to international standards, and investigated the ethical standards and moral values held by registered valuers in South Africa. A self-administered survey, administered to 611 professional and professional associate valuers, was used. It measured five constructs of unethical behaviour layered into a survey adapted from Hoyt, Wright and Croft (2002). No statistically significant differences were found between different demographic factors in the ethical beliefs of South African valuers. A literature review comparing South Africa’s codes of conduct with those in the United States of America, Australia and New Zealand showed that the standards of ethics and professional practice in South Africa are not in line with international standards. South African valuers appear to be ethical and resist external pressures which could lead to unethical behaviour.
Dissertations / Theses on the topic "South African Burea of Standards"
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Janse, van Rensburg Heidi. "Standards and indicators for sustainability in South African businesses." Thesis, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/10948/14334.
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Sustainability reporting is becoming increasingly important, and governments and stock exchanges of many countries require or strongly encourage businesses to provide some level of sustainability reporting. South Africa is one of few emerging market economies and the only country in Africa which show substantial sustainability reporting activities. In South Africa, sustainable development has been recognised at a constitutional and legislative level. Companies listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) must integrate sustainability reporting with financial reporting, or explain why they are not complying. Establishing a suitable sustainability reporting framework should therefore be part of the strategic integration of sustainability with other aspects of organisational planning and decision-making. This study suggests such a framework of standards and indicators for sustainability reporting in South African businesses, and evaluates it in South African listed companies. Mixed methods research was used in two phases. In phase 1, a critical analysis of the literature produced a framework of standards and indicators to be used as a measure to evaluate sustainability reporting in South Africa. In phase 2, first hand, original data was collected by performing a quantitative content analysis of sustainability reports of 84 companies listed on the Johannesburg stock exchange with the aim to identify standards and indicators that are applied in the content of sustainability reports in South Africa. Quantitative content analysis involves analysing material and then classifying it into various coding units or themes found in the material - it is a systematic way of converting text to numerical variables for quantitative data analysis.
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Lefakane, Andiswa Petunia. "Implementation standards : practices in South African Social Work and Criminology benchmarked against EAPA-SA standards." Diss., University of Pretoria, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/2263/53422.
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The EAPA-SA Standards document had been formulated by The Standards Committee of
EAPA-SA for the first time in 1999. Two revised editions have been developed since. Even
though the concept of standards originated in the USA, South Africa was one of the first
countries to follow suit in creating a formal framework of practice for employee assistance
practitioners.
The goal of this study was to explore the EAP practices of the members of EAPA-SA,
benchmarked against the different EAPA-SA standards, as part of the projected third
revision process. The project was conducted as part of a group research project launched
by four students, registered for a master s programme in EAPs offered by the Department
of Social Work and Criminology at the University of Pretoria. Each participating student
focused on a particular category of standards under the supervision of Prof Lourie
Terblanche who was previously President of EAPA-SA and the programme manager of
the mentioned master s programme.
The researcher studied the category of Implementation standards which consisted of
policy, standard operating procedures (SOPs), and the implementation plan. The findings
of this study are truly reflective of the stage of application of these standards in the country,
as the majority of responses were reasonably above the average percentile. This signifies
the seriousness of the members in distinguishing themselves as professionals in practice.
The evidence was witnessed and confirmed by the resounding responses of
acknowledging the existence of policy in the workplace, followed by the confirmation of
participation in the policy formulation. This behaviour indicates a grounded understanding
of the mandates of the EAPA-SA standards as the policy sets the tone of the EAP in an
organisation. The acknowledgement of covering all categories of EAP standards during the
development of SOPS by the members was another significant finding that gave evidence
that the members are ensuring the implementation of a well-rounded EA programme.
The researcher also found that a great majority of these members had an implementation
plan in place and that the plan covered all core technologies as prescribed by the
Standards of EAPA-SA.
The findings also unearthed the policy; the SOPs and implementation plan were not just
developed but the members followed through and revised all these sub-standards.
In summary, like any other growing profession there are still gaps that the researcher
identified in the minority of responses such as the non-existence of policy, the lack of
understanding of the difference between policy and SOPs, and the lack of existence of the
implementation plan. Recommendations were made to the EAPA-SA Board in order to fill
these gaps and to assist in updating the EAPA-SA standards.Mini Dissertation (MSW)--University of Pretoria, 2015.
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Monama, Ephenia Naswanyane. "Management and administration practice standards in South African Employee Assistance Programmes." Diss., University of Pretoria, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/2263/53442.
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An Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) is a work-based programme designed to assist employees to identify and resolve both personal and work-related problems that might have a negative impact on performance. In order for the EAP to function effectively there is an identified need for a team of qualified, experiencedand dedicated professionals who are registered with the relevant statutory bodies, who abide by the codes of conduct as well as take cognisance of any issues of confidentiality and proper record maintenance for the success of the programme. Thestudy was conducted amongst EAPA-SA members to benchmark and explore the practice of the management and administration standard as prescribed by EAPA-SA Standards, as well as to identify any operational challenges in adhering to the above standards. A literature review outlines the history of EAPs in South Africa, the definition of concepts, discussions on the seven categories of management and administration standard as well as the theoretical framework upon which the study was grounded namely, General Systems Theory (GST). A quantitative, exploratory research approach was applied to identify and benchmark challenges in the field of practice, in implementing the management and administration standard of the EAPA-SA.The population included EAPA-SA members from both the public and private sectors. A structured questionnaire was administered electronically, using Qualtrics software.
The research findings indicated that EAPA-SA members are aware of the standards document of EAPA-SA and make reference to the document on a regular basis during their practice. Positive highlights include the professional development activities that were considered, proper management of confidentiality and recordkeeping as well as knowledge of and compliance with the ethical requirements as outlined by Standards Committee of the EAPA-SA.However, challenges were experienced in terms of staffing the EAP units, which were reported to be understaffed; there was insufficient consultation and supervision for support and professional growth and it transpired that members do not have indemnity insurance for protection during litigation.
EAPA-SA should considertheinitiative to introduce an undergraduate EAP degree to promote the establishment of a pool of qualified professionals at entry level, monitoring and evaluating compliance with the standards document by both the public and private sectors as well as marketing of the EAPA chapter branches to increase membership in order to create a platform for networking, learningas well as providing professional support.Mini Dissertation (MSW)--University of Pretoria, 2015.
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Qabaka, Brenda. "Factors affecting a performance management system at South African Airways." Thesis, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10948/8360.
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Many organisations are continuously searching for methods which can be used to improve performance. The balanced scorecard is a management system that enables organisations to clarify their vision and strategy and translate them into action. When fully deployed, the balanced scorecard transforms strategic planning from an academic exercise into the nerve centre of an enterprise. A prerequisite for implementing a balanced scorecard is a clear understanding of the organisations vision and strategy. The basis for the vision and the strategy should be the holistic view and the information management receives during systematic strategy work. The research study addresses the integration of South African Airways (SAA) strategy with the performance management system. A comprehensive literature study was performed on performance management and the balanced scorecard. Questionnaires, developed from the literature study, were distributed amongst randomly selected respondents, in order to establish the extent to which South African Airways manages performance. The opinions of the various respondents were compared with the guidelines provided by the literature study in order to identify the best approach of performance measurement to be implemented at South African Airways. The final step of this study entailed the formulation of recommendations. These recommendations are regarded as critical to ensure the successful implementation of a performance management system at South African Airways. The following main recommendations were made: Although the empirical study revealed that South African Airways shares its strategic objectives with its management, it is highly recommended that a balanced scorecard should be used as a measuring approach for performance at South African Airways; Before any organisation can start implementing a balanced scorecard it needs a clear understanding of its vision and strategy. It is the management’s responsibility to define a vision, formulate a strategy and set strategic goals regardless of a balanced scorecard being implemented; The implementation of a balanced scorecard should always be organised as a separate project. Several different procedures describing the building process of a balanced scorecard have been presented. The research shows that, to increase the chance of a successful scorecard implementation, regular feedback must be provided to all employees and managers must hold people accountable for using the system.
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Ndlovu, M., and A. Mji. "Alignment between South African mathematics assessment standards and the TIMSS assessment frameworks." Pythagoras, 2012. http://encore.tut.ac.za/iii/cpro/DigitalItemViewPage.external?sp=1000687.
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Hencke, Rutkowski, Neuschmidt and Gonzalez (2009) make the important remark that the
Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) examines the effectiveness
of curriculum and instruction in relation to student achievement. There is increasing global
interest in and attention paid to the resultant rankings of participating countries, making the
very participation in TIMSS a high-stake local decision. As a consequence of the heightened
(political and educational) stakes, the relevance of the tests to local curricula has come under
sharp scrutiny, which makes the issue of alignment of the South African (SA) curriculum with
TIMSS important for educators, curriculum workers, test developers and policymakers. Hencke
et al. (2009) concede upfront that whilst TIMSS assessments were developed to represent an
agreed-upon framework with as much in common across countries as possible, it was inevitable
that the match between test and curriculum would not be identical in all countries. However, the
more aligned a national curriculum is to what is common across countries the greater the chance
of that country’s students performing well. In other words, rather than reject the common core
assessments as irrelevant it might be beneficial to investigate in depth what discrepancies exist
between SA’s curricula and TIMSS, with special focus on the overlapping content.Mullis, Martin, Ruddock, O’Sullivan and Preuschoff (2009) refer to the TIMSS curriculum model
as consisting of an intended curriculum, an implemented curriculum and an attained curriculum,
all of which are familiar terms in curriculum theory. For instance, Porter (2004, p. 1) suggests
that a curriculum can be divided into four aspects: the intended, enacted, assessed and learned
curriculum. The enacted curriculum refers to instructional events in the classroom whereas the
assessed curriculum refers to student achievement tests. Mullis et al.’s (2009) attained curriculum
refers to student achievement in those tests. For cross-national tests such as TIMSS to be valid, it is
critical that their assessed curricula correspond with the intended national curricula. Moreover,
assessments aligned with the assessment standards can guide instruction and raise achievement
(Martone & Sireci, 2009; Polikoff, Porter & Smithson, 2011). In view of the foregoing it is
expected that, in order to be relevant, cross-national studies or tests should provide curriculum
information that can help countries to improve the quality of their education systems on the basis
of benchmarking performance (Reddy, 2006). This makes curriculum matching analysis a logical
starting point.
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Kubheka, Dumisani. "Non-clinical service practice standards in South African Social Work and Criminology." Diss., University of Pretoria, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/2263/53419.
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This study entitled Non-clinical service practice standards in South African Employee Assistance Programmes was conducted by Moses Dumisani Kubheka following a discussion between the study leader Prof. Terblanche and the MSW class of 2012. It was however, discovered that EAPA-SA Standards document has merely been based on work study group and document analysis. The need for empirical study was therefore necessitated.
The goal of the study was to explore through benchmarking the extent to which non-clinical services are implemented in the practice in a South African context. This research had an applied research goal since the findings will bring about improvement in the field of EAP. The study was approached in a quantitative paradigm. The study had an explorative and descriptive research purpose. A survey design was applied in the study and non-experimental design as no variable were manipulated. An on-line questionnaire was compiled after an intense literature review on non-clinical services was conducted.
The questionnaire was designed using Qualtrics an IT software programme for on-line collection and analysis of quantitative data. (See annexure 4). No sampling was done as all registered EAPA-SA members for the year 2014 were involved in the study. Participants were provided with the link to access the on-line questionnaire and complete it anonymously. The data from completed questionnaires were cleaned and all which were 30 minutes and less were eliminated as the criteria that was set during piloting was 45 minutes and more. The total of 64 responses were analysed; interpreted and presented in a form of tables. It has been discovered through empirical study that, the majority of EAPA-SA membership is females form public sector. Some of the respondents are not directly involved on the production level, but occupies positions as managers and related fields, consultants responsible for training and lecturing in the field of EAP, while others are responsible for the EAP and wellness field in a combined manner. The majority of the respondents (60%) is aware of the EAPA-SA Standards document, however, respondents with more years of experience in the EAP field seem not to utilise the EAPA-SA Standards document, but solely rely on their experience. Reasons and views for non-utilisation of the Standards document, ranged from no access to the Standards document, not aware of the Standards document and the impracticality of the Standards document.
Organisational consultation practice as a core technology is confirmed by most of the respondents (48%). A structured process during organisational consultation is confirmed by 45%. Some of the respondents responded that consultation is seen as Human Resource Management function and if practiced, its only in crisis situation. Dependents of employees are less involved during consultation. HR matters in general, seem to be the matter most frequently consulted about.
Training seem to be practice by the majority of the respondents across all sectors. Reasons for no EAP training ranged from: not part of the policy, lack of knowledge, nor part of SOP, capacity limitation, no independent EAP section, not the role of the consultant and training is too expensive. First-line supervisors seem to be group mostly targeted during supervisory training and EAP services, confidentiality, role of supervisors and referral procedure seem to be the most common content of training. Moreover, data projector, training manuals and brochures seem to be the most utilised training aids, whilst role-plays, emails, case study seem to be less frequently utilised.
Marketing of EAP in practice is done by internal EAP staff in almost all sectors. Marketing strategy is confirmed by the majority from full-time private practice, while application of the seven Ps of marketing mix is confirmed only by 37% of EAP professionals and mostly from the public sector which may be an indication of limited knowledge of theoretical concept. Meetings, brochures and internet seem to be the methods commonly utilised to market EAP.Mini Dissertation (MSW)--University of Pretoria, 2015.
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Caleni, Hlobokazi. "Monitoring and evaluation practice standards in South African Social Work and Criminology." Diss., University of Pretoria, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/2263/62671.
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Employee Assistance Programmes are considered to have grown immensely since an EAP was first introduced in 1986 and formally structured (EAPA-SA, 2010). The first EAPA-SA standards document was developed in 1999 and revised in 2005 and 2010 to ensure it reflects local and international best practices. The goal of the study was to explore the EAP practices of EAPA-SA members benchmarked against EAPA-SA standards. A survey was conducted by a group of students with EAP professionals, specifically registered as EAPA-SA members in 2014, under the supervision of Prof. L. S. Terblanche. The researcher identified the need to benchmark existing EAP practices against the EAPA-SA Standards document to assess whether these practices fulfil their purpose. The research focused on assessing the Monitoring and Evaluation standards of EAPs as applied in SA practices, benchmarked against EAPA-SA standards. The findings reveal less than half of respondents confirmed the existence of a monitoring and evaluation strategy in their practices. Less than half confirmed that monitoring is performed by their EAPs. Evaluation responses were alarming, as few confirmed evaluation of their EAPs. EAP core technologies are also covered by but a few respondents. Internal EAP practitioners were identified as the main persons responsible for monitoring and evaluation. Low percentages of respondents confirmed carrying out EAP evaluations. Avoidance of monitoring and evaluation may be due to anxieties and embarrassment that could arise from any negative findings of the EAP. It is crucial to engage outside, trained evaluators for programme monitoring and evaluation for the purpose of objective programme evaluation.Mini Dissertation (MSW)--University of Pretoria, 2017.
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Le, Roux Martyn. "Defect in the South African construction industry." Thesis, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10948/d1020320.
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Lack of quality in the South African construction industry is causing various problems for different stakeholders. The causes of this lack in quality are due to various different attributes. Corruption has become one of the leading causes with regards to lack of quality. Quality assurance can mitigate or eliminate defects through the implementation of a quality management system. Defects manifest primarily through cracking, dampness, detachment, and water leaks. Defects are categorized as structural, subsidence, acoustic and thermal. In terms of time, defects are either patent or latent, and can be discovered through observation, inspection and various tests. The causes of defects are ultimately due to error or omission, either during design or during the construction phases. Defects may also result due to procurement related factors, such as appointment of incompetent contractors. The result of defects is customer dissatisfaction, rework and disputes. Non-conformance to requirements results in rework and this in turn contributes to time and cost overruns. The aim of this research was to investigate the greatest cause that leads to defects in houses; the most common type of defect; and why projects fail in term of project management terms (due to defects). Results of quantitative research amongst professionals within the construction industry in the Western and Eastern Cape of South Africa as well as literature that has been reviewed form the basis of this study. Architectural practices, consulting engineering practices, and general building contractors were selected on a random sample basis, and surveyed using an online questionnaire. The study revealed that inadequate artisan skills is the biggest cause leading to defects in houses, and that cracks are the most frequent type of defect occurring. Projects fail in project management terms because of defects as the construction time of the projects are increased. The study revealed that construction related causes of defects dominate over design related causes. This study should be of value to both construction industry professionals as well as their clients.
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Potgieter, Paul Stephanus. "South African unit standards for sight-singing, realised in a multi-media study package." Pretoria : [s.n.], 2003. http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-09292004-070324.
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Bugaari, Lynn. "A post restucturing assessment of employee attitudes in South African National Science Council." Thesis, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10948/d1013702.
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Research problem: The restructuring of an organisation can be classified as a transformational intervention (Litwin & Burke, 1992). As such is it has a potential to significantly influence key employee attitudes that are related to employee and organisational performance. Any deterioration in these attitudes could impact negatively on organisational outcomes. As part of the monitoring and review of change interventions, management needs to understand the change in employee attitudes towards their work and management in their business units and towards the broader organisation in order that, if necessary, corrective action can be taken. Research objectives: To address the research problem, research objectives and questions were established. The main objective of the study was to investigate whether there has been a change in attitudes of employees in two business units of a South African National Science Council after the implementation of restructuring in the organisation and the business units. The key attitudes to be measured are job and management satisfaction, perceived organisational support, organisational commitment and a dimension of employee engagement, dedication. Research questions: Four research questions were established and these were; What is the change in employee attitudes post-restructuring? In particular what is the change in employee job satisfaction; management satisfaction, employee engagement, commitment to the organisation and perceived organisational support? What is the relationship between the sub-groups, distinguished by gender, occupational level, race, home language, age, number of years of service and business unit, and employee attitudes pre-restructuring? What is the relationship between the sub-groups distinguished by gender, occupational level, race, home language, age, number of years of service and business unit, and employee attitudes post-restructuring? What is the relationship between the sub-groups distinguished by gender, occupational level, race, home language, age, number of years of service and business unit, and the change in employee attitudes pre and post-restructuring? Research design: The nature of this research is descriptive. In order to solve the research questions the researcher used a pre-test and post-test measurement of employee attitudes. A survey using a structured self-administered questionnaire was used to collect information regarding employee attitudes before and after the restructuring of the organisation and business units. Major findings: The results from the survey showed that there was a change in the levels of organisational commitment, job satisfaction and management satisfaction at the National Science Council after the restructuring had taken place. Also, the impact of the sub-groups in the organisation on affective factors was evident in the level of occupation and employee engagement, race and management satisfaction, the business unit and the levels of perceived organisational support, management satisfaction and employee engagement, home language and employee engagement, the number of years the employee had worked for the organisation and management satisfaction, age and job satisfaction and employee engagement.
Books on the topic "South African Burea of Standards"
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Cilliers, H. Compendium of evaluations of South African and foreign educational qualifications. Pretoria: Human Sciences Research Council, 1987.
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1937-, Smout Michael, and South African Universities' Vice Chancellors' Association., eds. The decade ahead: Challenges for quality assurance in South African higher education. Pretoria: South African Universities' Vice-Chancellors' Association, 2005.
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Fox, Eleanor M., and Mor Bakhoum. Making Markets Work for Africa. Oxford University Press, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780190930998.001.0001.
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This book explores sub-Saharan Africa, markets, economic development and competition policy. Specifically, the book examines the special social-economic-political situation in sub-Saharan African countries at various stages of development, from small and quite undeveloped countries of West Africa to the middle-class economy of South Africa. It considers what these countries do and what they can be expected to do in competition law and policy and relates these realities and capabilities to what has become known as the “international standards” of competition law and policy. The book seeks to determine the fit of developing countries’ needs with developed countries’ standards, and proposes a new way forward that takes on board the UN post-millennium development goals of sustainable inclusive development.
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Roberts, Simon. Barriers to Entry and Implications for Competition Policy. Oxford University Press, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780198810674.003.0012.
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Competition requires rivals. While this rivalry may come from imports, the development of local capabilities and productive capacity for rivalry, including by black industrialists in the South African context, means understanding the barriers to entry that local producers must overcome. Barriers to entry are also critical for the correct balance between the risks of over- and under-enforcement and are one reason why it has been recommended that countries should adopt different standards for competition evaluation. This chapter draws on studies of barriers to entry in different markets in South Africa to consider the nature and extent of these barriers and the implications for competition policy. It highlights issues related to regulatory barriers, consumer switching costs and branding, routes to market, and vertical integration, as well as economies of scale and access to finance.
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van der Vlies, Andrew. Bad Feelings in the Provinces of History. Oxford University Press, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780198793762.003.0003.
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Marlene van Niekerk’s novels Triomf (1994) and Agaat (2004) set new standards for Afrikaans fiction. This chapter canvasses the author’s abiding concerns with the forced adoption of the temporality of another—another political order, another cultural identity—that was at the heart of apartheid ideology, and with the multiple disappointments (missed appointments, frustrated desires) that resulted. Focusing on Agaat, it considers the role of the novel (and of the character Agaat within it) as a prosthesis that makes transmission—and critique—of culture possible. Turning to debates about the shape of World Literature, and the place of South African writing within it, the chapter also asks what the translation of Agaat into English suggests about the fates of writing from a specific national and linguistic context when taken up by a discipline that flattens difference.
Book chapters on the topic "South African Burea of Standards"
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Loock, Coert, and Vanessa Scherman. "Equating examinations and assessment standards in the South African context." In Educational Assessment in a Time of Reform, 37–60. Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2020. | Series: Perspectives on education in Africa: Routledge, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9780429401329-4.
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Ungerer, Leona. "The Relationship of South African Consumers’ Living Standards and Demographic Variables with Their Life Satisfaction." In Cross-Cultural Advancements in Positive Psychology, 135–59. Dordrecht: Springer Netherlands, 2012. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-4611-4_9.
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Putilo, Natalia V., Natalia S. Volkova, Yuliya N. Kashevarova, and Natalia V. Antonova. "Constitutional Bases of Social Rights in South African States and Their Compliance with Generally Accepted International Standards." In Supporting Inclusive Growth and Sustainable Development in Africa - Volume I, 51–65. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-41979-0_5.
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Graves, Kori A. "Pearl S. Buck and the Institutional and Rhetorical Reframing of US and Korean Adoption." In A War Born Family, 187–222. NYU Press, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.18574/nyu/9781479872329.003.0006.
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In 1949, Pulitzer and Nobel Prize–winning author Pearl S. Buck established Welcome House, the first permanent foster home and adoption agency for mixed-race children of Asian descent born in the United States. Throughout the 1950s and 1960s, Buck innovated an institutional model and rhetorical strategy to increase adoptions of US-born and foreign-born mixed-race children of Asian descent. Buck’s strategies were controversial because they represented a break from adoption standards that child welfare professionals devised to promote the best interest of adoptees. Professionals associated with the US Children’s Bureau, the Child Welfare League of America, and International Social Service were critical of Buck’s adoption work and her support of proxy adoptions. But white adoptive families responded to her reframing of mixed-race children as beautiful and intellectually superior hybrids that were model adoptees. Yet, Buck’s efforts to increase African Americans’ adoptions of Korean black children were less effective. Her awareness that transnational adoption would not be a solution for many mixed-race Korean children, and especially Korean black children, led Buck to establish the Pearl S. Buck Foundation and an opportunity center in South Korea to assist mixed-race children and their mothers.
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Cooper, Nathan J. "The South African Constitution – Standards of Environmental Protection." In Environmental Rights, 286–308. Cambridge University Press, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/9781108612500.013.
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Cooper, Antony K., and Derek G. Clarke. "THE SOUTH AFRICAN STANDARD FOR THE EXCHANGE OF DIGITAL GEO-REFERENCED INFORMATION." In Spatial Database Transfer Standards, 154–68. Elsevier, 1991. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/b978-1-85166-677-5.50018-9.
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Wright, Gemma, Matt Padley, and Wanga Zembe-Mkabile. "A South African pilot of the Minimum Income Standards approach." In Minimum Income Standards and Reference Budgets, 97–108. Policy Press, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/j.ctv125jsbv.14.
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Wright, Gemma, Matt Padley, and Wanga Zembe-Mkabile. "A South African pilot of the Minimum Income Standards approach." In Minimum Income Standards and Reference Budgets, 97–108. Policy Press, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.1332/policypress/9781447352952.003.0007.
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This chapter reports the pilot work with the “Minimum Income Standards” (MIS) methodology in South Africa. It talks about the studies in South Africa that present some challenges relating to cultural factors, such as the different connotations of the term “minimum” and “decent standard of living.” It also describes the difficulties of bringing together people with different backgrounds, ethnicities, and languages for reference budget research in the “Rainbow Nation.” The chapter also emphasizes other ethical challenges involved in the study, such as bringing together very wealthy people and very poor people to discuss minimum standards in a highly unequal country context. It reviews important lessons taken from forward budget research in diverse settings where there are often major challenges to overcome.
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Retief, J., C. Barnardo, and M. Dithinde. "Reliability basis for adopting Eurocodes as South African standards." In Applications of Statistics and Probability in Civil Engineering, 999–1007. CRC Press, 2011. http://dx.doi.org/10.1201/b11332-151.
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Govindjee, Avinash. "Employment Protection in South Africa." In Employment Protection Legislation in Emerging Economies, 140–56. IGI Global, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-4134-9.ch007.
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This chapter tests the existing (labour and social security-related) legislation against the South African constitutional framework, as well as international and regional standards. The issues to be addressed specifically include the following: 1) Is the existing legislation pertaining to employment protection, unemployment, and work constitutionally compliant? 2) Is it correct to expect legislation (and state policy) to regulate matters such as job-retention and work creation (for example, by activating the work force and through the creation of public works programmes), and if so, does the present statutory and policy framework address this expectation adequately? 3) To what extent is the legislation compliant with international standards and best practices, and are there fresh approaches to address the present malaise, perhaps emanating from regional standards and experiences? 4) Finally, are there any best practices or lessons learned through the South African experience that should influence developments in other emerging economies?
Conference papers on the topic "South African Burea of Standards"
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Johnson, P. "Introducing national quality of supply (power quality) standards. The South African experience." In International Conference on Electromagnetic Compatibility. IEE, 1997. http://dx.doi.org/10.1049/cp:19971122.
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Wing, S. N. Chan, D. de Canha, and J. H. C. Pretorius. "Conversion of performance parameters amongst the South African, EN 12975 and ASHRAE SWH test standards." In 2017 IEEE Innovative Smart Grid Technologies - Asia (ISGT-Asia). IEEE, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/isgt-asia.2017.8378398.
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Durrheim, Raymond, Artur Cichowicz, R. Ebrahim-Trollope, Friedemann Essrich, Olaf Goldbach, Lindsay Linzer, Steve Spottiswoode, and Ted Stankiewicz. "Guidelines, Standards and Best Practice for Seismic Hazard Assessment and Rockburst Risk Management in South African Mines." In Fourth International Seminar on Deep and High Stress Mining. Australian Centre for Geomechanics, Perth, 2007. http://dx.doi.org/10.36487/acg_repo/711_18.
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Xavier, Ria, Bernard Bekker, and Munyaradzi Justice Chihota. "Smart Inverters in LV networks: A Review of International Codes and Standards, and Opportunities for South Africa." In 2021 Southern African Universities Power Engineering Conference/Robotics and Mechatronics/Pattern Recognition Association of South Africa (SAUPEC/RobMech/PRASA). IEEE, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/saupec/robmech/prasa52254.2021.9377224.
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Métais, Thomas, Stéphan Courtin, Manuela Triay, François Billon, Pascal Duranton, Rudy Briot, Florent Bridier, Cédric Gourdin, and Jean-Pascal Luciani. "An Assessment of the Safety Factors and Uncertainties in the Fatigue Rules of the RCC-M Code Through the Benchmark With the EN-13445-3 Standard." In ASME 2017 Pressure Vessels and Piping Conference. American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/pvp2017-65397.
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The RCC-M code [1] is a well recognized international code and provides rules for the design and the construction of mechanical equipment for pressurized water reactors. It is used today for the nuclear industry exclusively, in countries such as France, South Africa and China and it is the basis for the design of the UK EPR to be built in Hinkley Point. The RCC-M code’s fatigue rules emanate from the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code and are hence very similar, albeit they have evolved in their own way over time to include some R&D results and other evolutions. These rules are published by AFCEN which involves a wide range of international organizations from the nuclear industry such as Apave, Areva, Bureau Veritas, CEA, DCNS, EDF, EDF Energy, ONET-MHI, Rolls-Royce and Westinghouse. The EN-13445-3 [2] is a European standard which is mostly in use today in the conventional industry. Its fatigue rules are a compilation of rules from various national European codes, such as the German AD-Merkblatt, the British Standards, the Eurocodes for civil works and the French CODAP. The rules for fatigue are compiled in Chapters 17 and 18 of EN-13445-3 and have been the result of the work of contributors from major European organizations from the nuclear, oil and gas, chemical and mechanical industries: these include, among others, Areva, the Linde Group, CETIM, TÜV, and the TWI (The Welding Institute). Since the beginning of 2015, AFCEN has created a technical Working Group (WG) on the topic of fatigue with the objective of identifying the Safety Factors and Uncertainties in Fatigue analyses (SFUF) and of potentially proposing improvements in the existing fatigue rules of the code. Nevertheless, the explicit quantification of safety factors and uncertainties in fatigue is an extremely difficult task to perform for fatigue analyses without a comparison to the operating experience or in relation to another code or standard. Historically, the approach of the code in fatigue has indeed been to add conservatism at each step of the analyses which has resulted in a difficult quantification of the overall safety margin in the analyses. To fulfill its mission, the working group has deemed necessary to lead a benchmark with the EN-13445-3 standard given its wide use through other industries. Two cases were identified: either the comparison with EN-13445-3 is possible and in this case, the identification of safety factors and uncertainties is performed in relation to this standard; either the comparison is not possible, in which case the overall conservatism of the RCC-M code is evaluated in relation with operating experience, test results, literature, etc... This paper aims at describing the overall work of the group and focuses more specifically on the results obtained through the benchmark with the EN-13445-3 standard.
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Jewels, Tony, and Nina Evans. "Ethical IT Behaviour as a Function of Environment." In InSITE 2005: Informing Science + IT Education Conference. Informing Science Institute, 2005. http://dx.doi.org/10.28945/2881.
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Research is currently being undertaken to compare attitudes and behaviour towards ethics in information technology between students at an Australian and a South African university. This work provides a background to ethics from the literature from which a behavioural model for micro-level ethical standards is proposed. Using a theoretical underpinning of Fishbein & Azjen’s Theory of Reasoned Action, a survey document has been developed to identify and compare what constructs most affect an individual’s intention to behave in situations requiring ethical considerations.
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Kujala, Pentti, Jorma Kämäräinen, and Mikko Suominen. "Analysis of a suitable ice class of ship hull for Antarctic operations." In SNAME 5th World Maritime Technology Conference. SNAME, 2015. http://dx.doi.org/10.5957/wmtc-2015-153.
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Shipping in ice covered Polar waters is increasing and new ice classed ships are built to replace older ice strengthened fleet. Selection of suitable ice class for ships operation is an important but not simple task. The process of selecting an appropriate ice class is of high importance both from a safety as well as an economical perspective, but the selection process is still based on accumulated experience and traditions within the areas of existing operations. The increased exploitation of the Polar waters, both seasonal periods and geographical areas, as well as the introduction of new international design standards, reduces the relevancy of using existing experience as basis for the selection, and new methods and knowledge have to be developed. Based on the full scale measurements of ice loads during summer 2013-2014 in the Antarctica, the structural strength of the South African research vessel S.A. Agulhas II has been evaluated to assess the suitability of the chosen ice class of the vessel. The new polar code and especially the new Polar Operational Limit Assessment Risk Indexing System (POLARIS)is applied on this vessel to evaluate the suitable ice class. It is found the PC 3 is the most suitable ice class for ships navigating in harsh Antarctic ice conditions.
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Heard, R. G. "The Ultimate Solution: Disposal of Disused Sealed Radioactive Sources (DSRS)." In ASME 2010 13th International Conference on Environmental Remediation and Radioactive Waste Management. ASMEDC, 2010. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/icem2010-40029.
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The borehole disposal concept (BDC) was first presented to ICEM by Potier, J-M in 2005 [1]. This paper repeats the basics introduced by Potier and relates further developments. It also documents the history of the development of the BDC. For countries with no access to existing or planned geological disposal facilities for radioactive wastes, the only options for managing high activity or long-lived disused radioactive sources are to store them indefinitely, return them to the supplier or find an alternative method of disposal. Disused sealed radioactive sources (DSRS) pose an unacceptable radiological and security risk if not properly managed. Out of control sources have already led to many high-profile incidents or accidents. One needs only to remember the recent accident in India that occurred earlier this year. Countries without solutions in place need to consider the future management of DSRSs urgently. An on-going problem in developing countries is what to do with sources that cannot be returned to the suppliers, sources for which there is no further use, sources that have not been maintained in a working condition and sources that are no longer suitable for their intended purpose. Disposal in boreholes is intended to be simple and effective, meeting the same high standards of long-term radiological safety as any other type of radioactive waste disposal. It is believed that the BDC can be readily deployed with simple, cost-effective technologies. These are appropriate both to the relatively small amounts and activities of the wastes and the resources that can realistically be found in developing countries. The South African Nuclear Energy Corporation Ltd (Necsa) has carried out project development and demonstration activities since 1996. The project looked into the technical feasibility, safety and economic viability of BDC under the social, economic, environmental and infrastructural conditions currently prevalent in Africa. Implementation is near at hand with work being done in Ghana with support from the IAEA. Here the site selection is complete and studies are being carried out to test the site parameters for inclusion into the safety assessment.
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Bra¨hler, Georg, K. Froschauer, P. Welbers, and D. Boyes. "The PBMR Fuel Plant: Proven Technology in Advanced Safety Environment." In Fourth International Topical Meeting on High Temperature Reactor Technology. ASMEDC, 2008. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/htr2008-58060.
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The PBMR Fuel Plant (PFP), to be constructed at the Pelindaba site near Johannesburg will fuel the first South African Pebble Bed Modular Reactor. The qualification of the PBMR fuel shall be based on past experience with fuel which was produced in the German NUKEM/HOBEG plant and irradiated in the German AVR reactor. Accordingly, the PFP must produce the same fuel as the German plant did, and consequently, the design of the PFP has in essence to be a copy of the NUKEM/HOBEG plant. As a reminder this plant had been operated in accordance with the German regulatory rules which were defined in the years 1970/80. Since then, the requirements with regard to radiological protection, criticality safety and emission control have been significantly tightened, and of course the PFP must be designed in accordance with the most advanced international norms and standards. The implications which follow from these two potentially conflicting requirements, as defined above, are highlighted, and technical solutions are presented. Hence, the change from administrative criticality safety control to technical control, i.e. the application of safe geometry as far as possible, and the introduction of technical solutions for the remaining safe mass regime will be described. A lot of equipment in the Kernel area and in the recycling areas needed to be redesigned in safe geometry. The sensitive processes for Kernel Calcining, for the Coating and the Overcoating remain under safe mass regime, but the safety against criticality is completely independent from staff activities and based on technical measures. A new concept for safe storage of large volumes of Uranium-containing liquids has been developed. Also, the change from relatively open handling of Uranium to the application of containment enclosures wherever release of radioactivity into the room atmosphere is possible, will be addressed. This change required redesign of all process steps requiring the handling of dry Uranium oxides and uncoated Kernels. Finally, the introduction of processes for the near-total recycling of Uranium and chemicals, as well as for decontamination and purification of liquid and gaseous effluents will be presented. These processes were not available from NUKEM/HOBEG fuel facility and needed to be developed now, also following the above mentioned requirements, with respect to criticality safety and radiological protection.
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African Open Science Platform Part 1: Landscape Study. Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf), 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.17159/assaf.2019/0047.
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This report maps the African landscape of Open Science – with a focus on Open Data as a sub-set of Open Science. Data to inform the landscape study were collected through a variety of methods, including surveys, desk research, engagement with a community of practice, networking with stakeholders, participation in conferences, case study presentations, and workshops hosted. Although the majority of African countries (35 of 54) demonstrates commitment to science through its investment in research and development (R&D), academies of science, ministries of science and technology, policies, recognition of research, and participation in the Science Granting Councils Initiative (SGCI), the following countries demonstrate the highest commitment and political willingness to invest in science: Botswana, Ethiopia, Kenya, Senegal, South Africa, Tanzania, and Uganda. In addition to existing policies in Science, Technology and Innovation (STI), the following countries have made progress towards Open Data policies: Botswana, Kenya, Madagascar, Mauritius, South Africa and Uganda. Only two African countries (Kenya and South Africa) at this stage contribute 0.8% of its GDP (Gross Domestic Product) to R&D (Research and Development), which is the closest to the AU’s (African Union’s) suggested 1%. Countries such as Lesotho and Madagascar ranked as 0%, while the R&D expenditure for 24 African countries is unknown. In addition to this, science globally has become fully dependent on stable ICT (Information and Communication Technologies) infrastructure, which includes connectivity/bandwidth, high performance computing facilities and data services. This is especially applicable since countries globally are finding themselves in the midst of the 4th Industrial Revolution (4IR), which is not only “about” data, but which “is” data. According to an article1 by Alan Marcus (2015) (Senior Director, Head of Information Technology and Telecommunications Industries, World Economic Forum), “At its core, data represents a post-industrial opportunity. Its uses have unprecedented complexity, velocity and global reach. As digital communications become ubiquitous, data will rule in a world where nearly everyone and everything is connected in real time. That will require a highly reliable, secure and available infrastructure at its core, and innovation at the edge.” Every industry is affected as part of this revolution – also science. An important component of the digital transformation is “trust” – people must be able to trust that governments and all other industries (including the science sector), adequately handle and protect their data. This requires accountability on a global level, and digital industries must embrace the change and go for a higher standard of protection. “This will reassure consumers and citizens, benefitting the whole digital economy”, says Marcus. A stable and secure information and communication technologies (ICT) infrastructure – currently provided by the National Research and Education Networks (NRENs) – is key to advance collaboration in science. The AfricaConnect2 project (AfricaConnect (2012–2014) and AfricaConnect2 (2016–2018)) through establishing connectivity between National Research and Education Networks (NRENs), is planning to roll out AfricaConnect3 by the end of 2019. The concern however is that selected African governments (with the exception of a few countries such as South Africa, Mozambique, Ethiopia and others) have low awareness of the impact the Internet has today on all societal levels, how much ICT (and the 4th Industrial Revolution) have affected research, and the added value an NREN can bring to higher education and research in addressing the respective needs, which is far more complex than simply providing connectivity. Apart from more commitment and investment in R&D, African governments – to become and remain part of the 4th Industrial Revolution – have no option other than to acknowledge and commit to the role NRENs play in advancing science towards addressing the SDG (Sustainable Development Goals). For successful collaboration and direction, it is fundamental that policies within one country are aligned with one another. Alignment on continental level is crucial for the future Pan-African African Open Science Platform to be successful. Both the HIPSSA ((Harmonization of ICT Policies in Sub-Saharan Africa)3 project and WATRA (the West Africa Telecommunications Regulators Assembly)4, have made progress towards the regulation of the telecom sector, and in particular of bottlenecks which curb the development of competition among ISPs. A study under HIPSSA identified potential bottlenecks in access at an affordable price to the international capacity of submarine cables and suggested means and tools used by regulators to remedy them. Work on the recommended measures and making them operational continues in collaboration with WATRA. In addition to sufficient bandwidth and connectivity, high-performance computing facilities and services in support of data sharing are also required. The South African National Integrated Cyberinfrastructure System5 (NICIS) has made great progress in planning and setting up a cyberinfrastructure ecosystem in support of collaborative science and data sharing. The regional Southern African Development Community6 (SADC) Cyber-infrastructure Framework provides a valuable roadmap towards high-speed Internet, developing human capacity and skills in ICT technologies, high- performance computing and more. The following countries have been identified as having high-performance computing facilities, some as a result of the Square Kilometre Array7 (SKA) partnership: Botswana, Ghana, Kenya, Madagascar, Mozambique, Mauritius, Namibia, South Africa, Tunisia, and Zambia. More and more NRENs – especially the Level 6 NRENs 8 (Algeria, Egypt, Kenya, South Africa, and recently Zambia) – are exploring offering additional services; also in support of data sharing and transfer. The following NRENs already allow for running data-intensive applications and sharing of high-end computing assets, bio-modelling and computation on high-performance/ supercomputers: KENET (Kenya), TENET (South Africa), RENU (Uganda), ZAMREN (Zambia), EUN (Egypt) and ARN (Algeria). Fifteen higher education training institutions from eight African countries (Botswana, Benin, Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Africa, Sudan, and Tanzania) have been identified as offering formal courses on data science. In addition to formal degrees, a number of international short courses have been developed and free international online courses are also available as an option to build capacity and integrate as part of curricula. The small number of higher education or research intensive institutions offering data science is however insufficient, and there is a desperate need for more training in data science. The CODATA-RDA Schools of Research Data Science aim at addressing the continental need for foundational data skills across all disciplines, along with training conducted by The Carpentries 9 programme (specifically Data Carpentry 10 ). Thus far, CODATA-RDA schools in collaboration with AOSP, integrating content from Data Carpentry, were presented in Rwanda (in 2018), and during17-29 June 2019, in Ethiopia. Awareness regarding Open Science (including Open Data) is evident through the 12 Open Science-related Open Access/Open Data/Open Science declarations and agreements endorsed or signed by African governments; 200 Open Access journals from Africa registered on the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ); 174 Open Access institutional research repositories registered on openDOAR (Directory of Open Access Repositories); 33 Open Access/Open Science policies registered on ROARMAP (Registry of Open Access Repository Mandates and Policies); 24 data repositories registered with the Registry of Data Repositories (re3data.org) (although the pilot project identified 66 research data repositories); and one data repository assigned the CoreTrustSeal. Although this is a start, far more needs to be done to align African data curation and research practices with global standards. Funding to conduct research remains a challenge. African researchers mostly fund their own research, and there are little incentives for them to make their research and accompanying data sets openly accessible. Funding and peer recognition, along with an enabling research environment conducive for research, are regarded as major incentives. The landscape report concludes with a number of concerns towards sharing research data openly, as well as challenges in terms of Open Data policy, ICT infrastructure supportive of data sharing, capacity building, lack of skills, and the need for incentives. Although great progress has been made in terms of Open Science and Open Data practices, more awareness needs to be created and further advocacy efforts are required for buy-in from African governments. A federated African Open Science Platform (AOSP) will not only encourage more collaboration among researchers in addressing the SDGs, but it will also benefit the many stakeholders identified as part of the pilot phase. The time is now, for governments in Africa, to acknowledge the important role of science in general, but specifically Open Science and Open Data, through developing and aligning the relevant policies, investing in an ICT infrastructure conducive for data sharing through committing funding to making NRENs financially sustainable, incentivising open research practices by scientists, and creating opportunities for more scientists and stakeholders across all disciplines to be trained in data management.