Galaletsang Moticoe
MPhil in Innovation and Development
Study Title:
Adoption of Machine Learning by South African Venture Capital Firms: A Case Study Approach
Summary:
This study explores how South African venture capital firms adopt machine learning (ML) for decision-making, focusing on its usefulness, ease of use, and overall impact. It highlights key drivers, challenges, and insights into data-driven strategies in emerging markets.
Siphiwe Masoka
Study Title:
The Impact of Structural Inequalities on ICT Adoption in South African Universities: A Historical Perspective
Study Summary:
This study explores the historical adoption of ICT in South African universities, focusing on how structural inequalities influence the processes and outcomes of current ICT innovations in higher education.
Study Title:
Assessing the effectiveness of technological innovation at the SABC: A case study of Digital transformation.
Study Summary:
This study aims to assess the effectiveness of technological innovation at the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) through a case study of digital transformation. The research will investigate the impact of digital technologies on the SABC’s operations, content creation, and audience engagement, with a view to identifying best practices, challenges, and opportunities for improvement.
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Simnikiwe Sisilana
Title:听AI and the Skills Gap: Exploring the Impact of AI Tools on the Skills Development and Work Prospects of Knowledge Based Gig Workers.
Summary:听 This research explores how knowledge-based gig workers in South Africa such as IT consultants and digital marketers integrate artificial intelligence into their professional workflows to navigate a global skills gap that threatens to displace 85 million jobs by 2025.听By applying听AI-Enabled Individual Entrepreneurship Theory听and听Dynamic Capabilities Theory, the study investigates whether AI acts as a tool for “knowledge democratization” that enhances worker autonomy and higher-value contract acquisition, or if it exacerbates precarity through algorithmic control.听Utilizing a mixed-methods approach involving surveys and semi-structured interviews, the project aims to provide empirical evidence for how emerging market professionals “sense, seize, and reconfigure” their skill sets to maintain a competitive advantage in a rapidly digitizing economy.
Lehlogonolo Mapatha
Study Title: Innovation Pathways for Water Management Compliance in Mining: A Comparative Analysis of Frugal and Traditional Approaches
Summary: Mapatha Lehlohonolo explores how frugal and traditional innovations support water management compliance in the mining sector, offering insights into cost-effective and sustainable solutions.
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Lubabalo Mgudlwa
Study title: Foresight and Anticipatory Governance for South Africa’s Science, Technology and Innovation Policies.
Summary:听听The research examines the extent to which South Africa has utilised the anticipatory governance approach towards the implementation听of its science, technology and innovation policy, primarily focusing on capacities. It draws lessons from experiences in other parts of the world and highlights key capacities necessary听for the systematic embedding of science, technology and innovation foresight (ForSTI) results.
Khalalelo Mokoena
Study Title:听An innovation driven approach for economic transformation in South African local economies.
Summary: The research explores how innovation-driven approaches can bring economic transformation to local economies by centering local plans around Science, Technology and Innovation, mainly focusing on innovation. It highlights the significant impact of innovative agriculture on value chains, productivity and employment in local economic development.
Xolani Sifundza
MPhil in Innovation and Development