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The rise of the BRICS and resource nationalism: challenge and opportunity for Africa's innovation systems
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Michael Kahn --- Centre for Research on Evaluation, Science and Technology, South AfricaA new ‘scramble for Africa’ is presently underway. Unlike that of the late 19th century, this second scramble does not rely upon the capture of assets through extra-territorial force. This time around the capture is not overtly violent, being advanced... -
Scientometric assessment of selected R&D priority areas in South Africa: A comparison with other BRICS countries
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Xolani Makhoba --- Institute of Technological Innovation, Graduate School of Technology Management, Pretoria South Africa Anastassios Pouris --- Institute of Technological Innovation, Graduate School of Technology Management, Pretoria South AfricaA scientometric analysis of selected research priority areas in South Africa was done using the Web of Science database for the period 2002–2012. The performance of the country in the areas of biotechnology, energy, astronomy and palaeontology in terms of... -
Design patents: A snapshot study of the BRICS economies
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Kashmiri Lal --- CSIR-National Institute of Science, Technology and Development Studies (NISTADS), IndiaThis study is an attempt to examine the profile of design patents among the BRICS economies by examining design patents issued by the United States Patents and Trademark Office (USPTO), for the period 2002–2011. During this period, China was granted... -
The effect of technological innovation on production-based energy and CO2 emission productivity: Evidence from BRICS countries
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Swarup Santra --- The Department of Economics, Satyawati College, IndiaCollectively, Brazil, the Russian Federation, India, China and South Africa (known as BRICS) are emerging as an economic superpower. In 2014, BRICS countries accounted for approximately 40% of the total world population, 30% of the total earth surface and almost... -
Possibilities of Russian hi-tech rare earth products to meet industrial needs of BRICS countries
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: N. Yu. Samsonov --- Institute of Economics and Industrial Engineering SB RAS, Russia A. V. Tolstov --- Institute of Geology and Mineralogy SB RAS, Russia N. P. Pokhilenko --- Institute of Geology and Mineralogy SB RAS, (Academician of Russian Academy of Science), Russia V. A. Krykov --- Institute of Economics and Industrial Engineering SB RAS, Russia S. R. Khalimova --- Institute of Economics and Industrial Engineering SB RAS, RussiaThe prospects of the creation in Russia of a new scientific and technological sector of production from rare earth materials from the unique niobium rare earth Tomtor deposit (Russia, Yakutia) are discussed in this article. The authors show that an... -
Innovation for inclusive development, public policy support and triple helix: perspectives from BRICS
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Chux U. Daniels --- SPRU – Science Policy Research Unit, UK Olga Ustyuzhantseva --- Research Centre for Policy Analysis and Studies of Technologies, Russian Federation Wei Yao --- Research Institute for Development Strategy (RIDS), Zhejiang University, China P.RThis paper investigates the role of innovation in (inclusive) development – subsequently referred to as innovation for inclusive development (IID) and the links to public policy in BRICS (Brazil, Russia India, China and South Africa) countries. To achieve this aim,... -
Science, technology and innovation in BRICS countries: Introduction to the special issue
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Swapan Kumar Patra --- Business School, South Africa Mammo Muchie --- 2DST/NRF SARChI Professor, South AfricaThe BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) economies have been the subject of many scholarly studies in recent years, as well as featuring in the popular media. This special issue of the African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation... -
The BRIC and African Countries’ Informal Economies: Differences, Similarities and Some General Observations
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Aareni Ammal Uruthirapathy --- School of Business, Trent University, Canada Moses N. Kiggundu --- Sprott School of Business, Carleton University, CanadaThis study examines whether African countries can learn from the experiences of BRIC countries that have informal economies. Our analysis revealed that some characteristics of the informal economy are common in both the BRIC and the select African group. The... -
Quantile dependencies across BRICS currency markets in time of crisis: Analysis of the Russia–Ukraine war
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Investment Analysts Journal • Authors: Oluwatomisin J. Oyewole --- Federal University of Agriculture, Nigeria Ismail O. Fasanya --- University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa Mamdouh Abdulaziz Saleh Al-Faryan --- School of Accounting, Economics and Finance, Faculty of Business and Law, University of Portsmouth, UK & Consultant in Economics and Finance, Saudi ArabiaThis paper examines the spillovers across BRICS currency markets during the Russia–Ukraine war. We observe that the connectedness across the BRICS currency markets is stronger during than before the war and the average-based connectedness framework shows a moderate level of... -
Analysis of patents and citations for selected areas of the bioeconomy in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Thabang Lazarus Bambo --- University of Pretoria, South Africa Anastassios Pouris --- University of Pretoria, South AfricaThe South African bioeconomy strategy did not clearly articulate the measurement framework to monitor the implementation of the strategy. This paper provides an analysis of bioeconomy patents, the most prolific organizations and citations at the EPO and USPTO for South... -
Integration among the BRICS stock markets: Filtering out global factors
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Investment Analysts Journal • Authors: Ayesha Sayed --- University of Cape Town, South Africa Ailie Charteris --- University of Cape Town, South AfricaDespite the prominence of the BRICS bloc, little attention has been given to their stock market co-movement. This study investigates the time- and frequency-varying integration of the BRICS stock markets including new BRICS + members with active markets. We explore whether market... -
Investor sentiments and performance of selected ESG indices in BRICS markets during bull and bear conditions
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Investment Analysts Journal • Authors: Damilola Aboluwodi --- Finance, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa Paul-Francois Muzindutsi --- Finance, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa Bomi Nomlala --- Accounting, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South AfricaSustainability concerns are increasingly shaping global investment decisions, prioritising sustainable impacts over mere profit-making. This study examines the performance of Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) funds in emerging markets, focusing on bull and bear market scenarios. A Markov Regime Switching...