[IRTalk] South African Members of Parliament to get science classes

[Ina Smith]

https://mg.co.za/article/2017-12-09-mps-to-get-science-classes


South African MPs would be offered a science policy orientation course next year, Science and Technology Minister Naledi Pandor told the closing plenary of Science Forum South Africa. The plan is to roll this out to other African countries.

Political buy-in is vital to science and research, particularly in a constrained economic environment. Pandor wants the country to spend 1.5% of its gross domestic product on research and development; this percentage is linked to economic development and job creation. However, South Africa currently spends 0.8%, compared to more developed economies which spend more than 2%, and Pandor's departmental budget has stagnated.


Ina Smith
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