Status quo of the South African clothing industry’s university-industry-government collaborations

Mbatha, Sipho; Mastamet-Mason, Anne

doi:10.1080/20421338.2021.1992076

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“…While research collaborations in the CTLF industry have occurred (DTI 2014), literature on collaborations has been non-existent until recently. Mbatha and Mastamet-Mason (2021) assessed the status quo of research collaborations in the CTLF industry of South Africa and found the following. Research collaborations in the CTLF industry of South Africa are at the statist model stage.…”

Section: South African Ctlf-industry Research Collaborationsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…University-produced innovative products are new organic fabric, water pollution reduction machines for textile firms, identification of possible competitive advantage through technical textiles, and an orthopaedic shoe, among others. Mbatha and Mastamet-Mason (2021) found that the nature of research collaborations with the CTLF industry of South Africa contributes to SDGs 8 and 9, as well as Agenda 2063 Goal 1. However, very few universities with CTLF-related programmes have research institutions focused on CTLF that are crucial for accelerating research collaborations.…”

Section: South African Ctlf-industry Research Collaborationsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Strong boundaries exist between universities, industry and government and result in the role played by universities being below par when compared with developed countries. The lack of collaboration between CTLF firms, universities with fashion-related programmes, and government contributes to competitive advantage challenges (Mbatha & Mastamet-Mason 2021;Mbatha 2014). As a result, a persistent literature gap remains regarding CTLF-industry research collaborations at regional levels.…”

Section: South African Ctlf-industry Research Collaborationsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Fewer universities seem to be responsible for the presented state of research collaborations in the CTLF industry of South Africa. While Mbatha and Mastamet-Mason (2021) praise the government for driving research collaborations in the CTLF industry of South Africa, Sihlobo and Mbatha (2022) show that academic staff in South African universities seems to be slow in adapting to the modern role of universities. The recently developed CTLF industry master plan also puts less emphasis on research collaborations as a strategy for achieving its master plan (Barnes & Hartogh 2018).…”

Section: South African Ctlf-industry Research Collaborationsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Government incentives require research collaborations among institutional spheres. Due to existing boundaries (Mbatha & Mastamet-Mason 2021), institutional spheres in the CTLF industry of South Africa have not taken advantage of these incentives.…”

Section: Participant University 4 Explainsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Roles of Practitioners in Industry-Government Research Collaborations of South African Clothing, Textiles, Leather, and Footwear Industry: Implications for SDGs and Agenda 2063

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2022

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This study explores the roles of industry and government in research collaborations from the context of the clothing, textiles, leather, and footwear (CTLF) industry of South Africa. This study further seeks to highlight the implications of the roles of industry and government in SDGs and the African Union Commission Agenda 2063 (hereafter Agenda 2063). Through mixed methods, this study conducted 12 interviews with participants from universities, industry, and government, as well as 22 correctly filled-in questionnaires to address the research questions of this study. The findings highlight that government performs its roles more than the industry when engaging in research collaborations in the South African CTLF industry. The implications of the roles of industry and government to the achievement of SDGs and Agenda 2063 show that the South African CTLF industry contributes to SDGs and Agenda 2063. However, the CTLF industry can contribute even more to SDGs and Agenda 2063 if they take advantage of opportunities presented by research collaborations. This study highlights science, technology and innovation policy gaps that undermine development in the CTLF industry of South Africa and negatively affect the attainment of SDGs and Agenda 2063. This study contributes new knowledge by providing empirical findings on the role of industry and government in research collaborations in the context of the CTLF industry of South Africa. Received: 11 February 2022 / Accepted: 25 April 2022 / Published: 5 July 2022

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Section: South African Ctlf-industry Research Collaborationsmentioning

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Section: South African Ctlf-industry Research Collaborationsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: South African Ctlf-industry Research Collaborationsmentioning

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Section: South African Ctlf-industry Research Collaborationsmentioning

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Examining the Effectiveness of the South African Apparel Industry’s Systems of Innovation

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2023

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The debate on national innovation systems in Africa continues as Africa seeks to lead its development. This paper examines South Africa's apparel industry’s 2007 to 2017 industrial policy action plans (IPAPs). The triple helix theory is used to guide a content analysis. The content analysis shows that the sectoral systems of innovation (SSI) of the South African apparel industry have met coherence policy issues since 2007. This paper also identified underlying policy inconsistencies in the SSI of the South African apparel industry. This paper recommends and suggests that the policy relating to the apparel industry be revised following the identified SSI policy inconsistencies to strengthen the performance of the apparel industry SSI. This paper validates Manzini's (2015) call for a closer look at SSI and identifies one of the approaches to assess policy coherence or inconsistencies in the apparel industry and other industries. Received: 5 September 2022 / Accepted: 1 December 2022 / Published: 5 January 2023

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Status quo of the South African clothing industry’s university-industry-government collaborations

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Roles of Practitioners in Industry-Government Research Collaborations of South African Clothing, Textiles, Leather, and Footwear Industry: Implications for SDGs and Agenda 2063

Roles of Practitioners in Industry-Government Research Collaborations of South African Clothing, Textiles, Leather, and Footwear Industry: Implications for SDGs and Agenda 2063

Examining the Effectiveness of the South African Apparel Industry’s Systems of Innovation

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