Document Type	Master's Dissertation
Author	Van der Merwe, Derrick Louis
URN	etd-03012010-170756
Document Title	Study of the South African nanotechnology system
Degree	MEng
Department	Engineering and Technology Management
Supervisor	Advisor Name Title Prof A J Buys Supervisor
Keywords	nanotechnology South Africa
Date	2005-04-01
Availability	unrestricted
Abstract The study of the nanotechnology system in South Africa is an analysis of the South African nanotechnology innovation system, with a discussion of background information regarding nanotechnology awareness, involvement, funding, personnel, education, networking and equipment, and illustration of the level of nanotechnology activities for each product life cycle and per institution. The document contains a classification of nanotechnology industries regarding time to market, market potential, disruptiveness and complexity, identifies innovation hampers for the South African nanotechnology community and ranks nanotechnology national and international nanotechnology buyers, suppliers, competitors and relationships. Lastly, innovative strategies are formulated from information gathered on internal South African nanotechnology strengths and weaknesses, and external nanotechnology opportunities and threats. © 2004, University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria. Please cite as follows: Van der Merwe, DL 2004, Study of the South African nanotechnology system, MEng dissertation, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd < http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-03012010-170756/ > H525/ag
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