27 CENTRE FOR COMPETITION, REGULATION AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (CCRED) CCRED, directed by Prof Simon Roberts, specialises in industrial development, competition and barriers to entry, and regional value chains. CCRED, for example, has secured a research grant to promote the ambitions of the Anti-Corruption Evidence Research Consortium, which seeks to examine cartels as a source of private corruption in SADC countries. The project emphasis is on the steel sector and effective enforcement of competition law in Malawi, Tanzania and Zambia. CCRED and the SA Research Chair in Industrial Development, both from the CBE School of Economics, convened the Digital Industrial Policy Colloquium in November 2018. This conference sought to support the national Department of Trade and Industry by deepening insight into 4IR-related disruption and firm-level responses and directions for industrial policy. The implications for global value chains were deliberated, as well as financing of investment and skills requirements. The colloquium integrated CCRED research findings, international business experience and contributions by leading global experts, such as Dr Antonio Andreoni (SOAS, University of London, UK); Dr Rashmi Banga (United Nations Conference on Trade and Development); Parminder Jeet Singh (IT for Change, India); Prof David Kupfer (Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil); Prof Stefano Ponte (Copenhagen Business School, Denmark); Dr Tim Sturgeon (MIT Industrial Performance Centre, USA) and Dr Jinkeun Yu (Senior Research Fellow, Korea Institute for Industrial Economics and Trade). FOOD EVOLUTION RESEARCH LABORATORY (FERL) FERL, headed by Dr Hema Kesa, is a virtual laboratory within the STH focusing on enhancing the lifestyles of people across generations by focusing on nutrition, health and wellness. FERL was established in partnership with Penn State University. PUBLIC AND ENVIRONMENT ECONOMIC RESEARCH CENTRE (PEERC) The Public and Environment Economic Research Centre, directed by Prof Johane Dikgang, is dedicated to strategic research in environmental economics. CENTRE FOR PUBLIC MANAGEMENT AND GOVERNANCE (CPMG) CMPG, directed by Prof Christelle Auriacombe, caters for professional public sector capacity building by way of a Higher Certificate in Local Governance and an Advanced Certificate in Municipal Governance, which articulate into subsidised programmes in the field of public management and governance. Also noteworthy was the acknowledgement of the standing of the CPMG though the nomination of three students and four staff members to participate in the UN Humanitarian Affairs Asia Peace Summit of Emerging Leaders in Bangkok, in November 2018. UJ CENTRE OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP (UJCE) UJCE, directed by Ms Moipone Molotsi, hosted the ‘Think smart before you start up’ Entrepreneur Fair in partnership with Fasken and ProBono.Org to support entrepreneurs growing streams of new business to success. LEFT: Honours Poster Competition. RIGHT: Doctoral and Master’s (Cum Laude) Graduates 2018.
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