Technological capability and transfer for achieving South Africa's development goals

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dc.contributor.authorRennkamp, Britta
dc.contributor.authorBoyd, Anya
dc.date.accessioned2016-02-18T07:14:36Z
dc.date.available2016-02-18T07:14:36Z
dc.date.issued2013
dc.date.updated2016-02-16T11:21:13Z
dc.description.abstractTechnological capability and technology transfer both play important roles in achieving low-carbon development targets and the concepts of both have appeared in national development and climate policy debates. Yet, they differ. Improving capabilities and transfer mechanisms are two differing approaches to technological development. Technology transfer is associated with a key political dynamic within international climate policy, in that developing countries request support from industrialised countries. Whereas technological capability focuses on building internal capabilities and is often framed in the context of national industrial policy plans rather than relying on external support.We argue that technology development, a combination of these approaches, can contribute to South Africa’s low-carbon development through innovation and technology-based mitigation actions that increase domestic technological capabilities. Technological capability needs to become a determinant of mitigation action to effectively contribute to achieving South Africa’s low-carbon development goals. International technology transfer and cooperation should contribute to boosting domestic capabilities to advance technological development. Technology transfer based on pure sales will not contribute to achieving long-term low-carbon development goals. Policy relevance: The case of South Africa offers useful insights for policy makers in developing countries, as it is a country at the crossroads of future energy paths. It is important to engage in technology-based mitigation actions to ensure that technology transfer contributes to a country’s low-carbon development goals. Ensuring that technology transfer contributes to development through job creation and local production is a matter of political choice. Renewable energy technologies can contribute to reducing emissions, no matter where they are from and are built.en_ZA
dc.identifierhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14693062.2013.831299
dc.identifier.apacitationRennkamp, B., & Boyd, A. (2013). Technological capability and transfer for achieving South Africa's development goals. <i>Climate Policy</i>, http://hdl.handle.net/11427/17094en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationRennkamp, Britta, and Anya Boyd "Technological capability and transfer for achieving South Africa's development goals." <i>Climate Policy</i> (2013) http://hdl.handle.net/11427/17094en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationRennkamp, B., & Boyd, A. (2015). Technological capability and transfer for achieving South Africa's development goals. Climate Policy, 15(1), 12-29. DOI: 10.1080/14693062.2013.831299.en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn1469-3062en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Journal Article AU - Rennkamp, Britta AU - Boyd, Anya AB - Technological capability and technology transfer both play important roles in achieving low-carbon development targets and the concepts of both have appeared in national development and climate policy debates. Yet, they differ. Improving capabilities and transfer mechanisms are two differing approaches to technological development. Technology transfer is associated with a key political dynamic within international climate policy, in that developing countries request support from industrialised countries. Whereas technological capability focuses on building internal capabilities and is often framed in the context of national industrial policy plans rather than relying on external support.We argue that technology development, a combination of these approaches, can contribute to South Africa’s low-carbon development through innovation and technology-based mitigation actions that increase domestic technological capabilities. Technological capability needs to become a determinant of mitigation action to effectively contribute to achieving South Africa’s low-carbon development goals. International technology transfer and cooperation should contribute to boosting domestic capabilities to advance technological development. Technology transfer based on pure sales will not contribute to achieving long-term low-carbon development goals. Policy relevance: The case of South Africa offers useful insights for policy makers in developing countries, as it is a country at the crossroads of future energy paths. It is important to engage in technology-based mitigation actions to ensure that technology transfer contributes to a country’s low-carbon development goals. Ensuring that technology transfer contributes to development through job creation and local production is a matter of political choice. Renewable energy technologies can contribute to reducing emissions, no matter where they are from and are built. DA - 2013 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town J1 - Climate Policy LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2013 SM - 1469-3062 T1 - Technological capability and transfer for achieving South Africa's development goals TI - Technological capability and transfer for achieving South Africa's development goals UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/17094 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/17094
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationRennkamp B, Boyd A. Technological capability and transfer for achieving South Africa's development goals. Climate Policy. 2013; http://hdl.handle.net/11427/17094.en_ZA
dc.languageengen_ZA
dc.publisherTaylor and Francisen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentEnergy Research Centreen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Engineering and the Built Environment
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.sourceClimate Policyen_ZA
dc.source.urihttp://www.tandfonline.com/loi/tcpo20#
dc.subject.otherGreenhouse gas mitigation
dc.subject.otherEnergy policy
dc.subject.otherSustainable development
dc.titleTechnological capability and transfer for achieving South Africa's development goalsen_ZA
dc.typeJournal Articleen_ZA
uct.subject.keywordsclimate change mitigationen_ZA
uct.subject.keywordsdeveloping countriesen_ZA
uct.subject.keywordstechnological capabilityen_ZA
uct.subject.keywordstechnology policyen_ZA
uct.subject.keywordstechnology transferen_ZA
uct.subject.keywordsSouth Africaen_ZA
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uct.type.publicationResearchen_ZA
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