Research

First Conference (C1)

The first conference of the South African-German Dialogue on Science for Sustainability was successfully hosted at the German Development Institute on behalf of DST and BMBF in Bonn on 16th and 17th June 2008. It brought together delegations from both national systems of innovation for this first meeting.
Title: South African-German Dialogue on Science for Sustainability (C1)
Venue: German Development Institute (DIE) Bonn / Germany
Date: 16 and 17 June 2008

Documents:

Programme

List of Participants

Outcome Statement

Photo album (ppt file)

Presentations:

Session 1: The Research Policy Framework in South Africa and Germany

  • Three Waves of Global Change - The great global Transformation towards 2030/40 (presentation)
    Dirk Messner, German Development Institute (DIE), South Africa

  • Energy, Climate Change & Sustainability - Science and Technology Policy in South Africa (presentation)
    Imraan Patel, Department for Science and Technology (DST), South Africa

Session 2: Science for sustainability - Relevance of innovation system research

  • National innovation systems and international research cooperation - Their contribution to global sustainability (presentation)
    Andreas Stamm and Britta Rennkamp (DIE), Germany

  • Research and Technology Competence for a Sustainable Development in the German Innovation System (presentation)
    Rainer Walz, Fraunhofer Institute for Systems and Innovation Research (ISI), Germany

  • Sustainable Development and the South African System of Innovation (presentation)
    Rasigan Maharajh, Institute for Economic Research on Innovation (IERI), Tshwane University of Technology, South Africa

Session 3: Round Table on Cooperation in S&T for sustainability - Interests and visions of the key actors of the innovation systems in South Africa and Germany

  • Stocktaking: STC between South Africa and Germany related to the challenges of energy security and climate change (presentation)
    Tanja Fröhlich, German Embassy, Pretoria

Statements on experiences and perspectives in cooperation:

  • Statements on experiences and perspectives in cooperation - South Africa´s Universities (presentation)
    Rocky Skeef, National Research Foundation (NRF), South Arica
  • Mining and Environment in South Africa - Germany´s Universities (presentation)
    Peter Wycisk, University of Halle, Germany
  • Basic and Applied Energy Research (presentation)
    Phindile Masangane, South Africa's National Energy Research Institute (SANERI), South Africa
  • Basic Research in Germany (presentation)
    Holger Weiß, Helmholtz Center for Environmental Research (UFZ), Germany
  • Applied Industrial Research in Germany (presentation)
    Eckart Bierdümpel, Fraunhofer Gesellschaft, Germany

Session 4: New challenges for cooperation for sustainable development

  • Ongoing activities and future perspectives on land use management research (presentation)
    Achim Zickler and Rainer Müssner, BMBF, Germany
  • Bilateral environmental cooperation (presentation)
    Judy Beaumont, Department for Environment and Tourism (DEAT), Germany
  • Multilateral Cooperation: EU-South Africa Cooperation in S&T (presentation)
    Nicole Dewandre, EU Commission
  • The portfolio of bilateral S&T cooperation in the light of national & global challenges related to energy security & climate change (presentation)
    Norbert Jürgens, Hamburg University & BIOTA AFRICA, Germany
  • Portfolio of S&T Bilateral Cooperation between Germany and South Africa in Renewable and Sustainable Energy Research (presentation)
    Wikus van Niekerk, Centre for Renewable and Sustainable Energy Studies, Stellenbosch University, South Africa

Session 5: Science meets Policy - New programs, new instruments and better results

  • Final remarks: Sustainable Solutions Science Sustainability - International Science Policy Dialogue for Sustainability (presentation)
    Oliver Diehl, BMBF, Germany