Maintaining a global vision and putting money into research and development are essential to have an international impact on research and innovation. It ranks eighth in the 2019 Global Innovation Index, outranking even European giant Germany at ninth. South African National Research Foundation sources research funds from state and external sources. In 2010, Singapore embarked on open innovation model — from research to innovation to enterprise. If we want to be a knowledge-based economy, which thrives on innovation and enterprise, then this is where to invest.

Source: Daily Nation November 12, 2019 02:02 UTC