Regional Southern Africa
Contemplating civil society
On 29 and 30 July, a delegation of the knowledge team from HIVOS and ISS visited South Africa. The purpose of the visit was to attend a stocktaking workshop of the ongoing research projects in the region and to prepare for a civil society conference, scheduled for November this year. The visit took place amidst a wave of strikes and (violent) protest in several townships of Johannesburg and Cape town, allegedly caused by public dissatisfaction about public service delivery and stalling wage...
ISS-HIVOS MA research programme 2009
Each year, the Civil Society Building Knowledge Programme supports a number of ISS students to conduct research on issues pertaining to the main questions of the programme. This year, five ISS students were awarded a research grant. Last week, after extensive preparation at ISS and consultation with HIVOS staff and partners, they departed for countries ranging from Uganda to Nicaragua to do their field research. You can find summaries of the research project here.Researchers on the move
Each year, the Civil Society Building Knowledge Programme supports a number of ISS students to conduct research on issues pertaining to the main questions of the programme. This year, five ISS students were awarded a research grant. Last week, after extensive preparation at ISS and consultation with HIVOS staff and partners, they departed for countries ranging from Uganda to Nicaragua to do their field research. You can find summaries of the research projects here. During the next few months...Protecting Indigenous Knowledge in South Africa
In the study 'Protecting Indigenous Knowledge in South Africa', Lidewyde Berckmoes explores the possible role of Intellectual Property Rights in realising an environment conducive for the creation, sharing and use of Indigenous Knowledge for development. The study focussed on different stakeholder positions in the heated but immobile IK and IPR debate. In this study, a solution for the impasse is sought by lookingat IK and IPR through the lens of innovation systems. The study was carried ou...