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Policy responses to skill formation and industrialization in Namibia: An innovation and triple helix model.
Masiziani, Patrick Nyambe
Masiziani, Patrick Nyambe
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This study aims to investigate, assess and explore policy priorities, achievements, collaborations and linkages with regard to skills generation and industrialisation efforts in Namibia. Such policy areas are viewed as the basis on which an innovation system can be built. By drawing lessons from other countries, a thorough examination of how Namibian institutions are concerned with skills development and industrialisation are at the heart of this study. The study is based on the assumption that a collaborative approach by a range of institutions and organisations is vital in fostering a knowledge-based economy, and that the effects of such interconnectedness are likely to benefit the local people. The country’s National Development Plans (NDP4) articulates aspirations for Namibia to become an industrialised country and an industrial hub for Southern Africa by 2030. Such aspirations could be achieved through the introduction of the recently adopted Industrial Policy; where the focus resides on services and manufacturing sectors in areas where the country has competitive advantage. Industrial development is commonly associated with employment creation and skills development, and the general assumption is that it benefits local people. However, it has to be acknowledged that industrial development requires adequate skills and innovation. Along with this strategic focus, it appears that the Namibian government lacks funding alternatives for postgraduate studies in Science and Technology and innovation development capabilities. From an innovation system perspective, such capabilities are formed through the collaboration of a wide range of participants including government, universities, and the private sector. The key element of this study is to find ways that collaborations amongst institutions can forge ahead policies that include the disadvantaged population in the mainstream economy. The study intends to investigate, assess and explore policy papers using a lens of the existing literature and to provide recommendations and tailor them to suit the specific Namibian context.
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Submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree Magister Technologiae: Comparative Local Development
in the Department of Economics, Faculty of Economics and Finance, Institute for Economic Research on Innovation (IERI) at the Tshwane University of Technology
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2018-05-01
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Tshwane University of Technology
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Policy responses, Skill formation, Industrialization, Namibia, Innovation, Tripple helix model
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