College of Business and Economics | Annual Report 2022 16 informal sector and resettlement. It unlocks the potential of a substantial agenda for university researchers to support innovative attempts to find new ways to achieve just, sustainable LED initiatives and build global consciousness and empathy in progressing towards a sustainable world. 4. The Centre for Competition, Regulation and Economic Development (CCRED) undertakes rigorous research in industrial development, competition and economic regulation, and regional value chains. The aim is to produce knowledge demonstrating the links between inequality and the economy’s structure and identifying opportunities for structural transformation for broader economic participation in South Africa and the region. CCRED further delivers education, training, and capacitybuilding support to empower professionals and institutions responsible for policy-making and implementation in these fields. It includes specialist advice to competition authorities and regulators in competition enforcement and economic development. The Centre collaborates with leading experts in these fields through strategic partnerships with foremost institutions and universities to ensure global relevance. 5. The Centre for Public Management and Governance offers two well-established flagship CEPs. These programmes are integrated academic and professional distance education programmes designed for students, working professionals, and elected local political leaders offered through online technology-enhanced distance learning. The Centre hosts national and global research associates, senior research associates and a distinguished visiting professor, Prof M de Vries (Netherlands). The Centre has international partnerships and engages with organisations such as the South African Local Government Association (SALGA) and the National School of Government (NSG). 6. The Public and Environment Economic Research Centre (PEERC) focuses on essential, applied, strategic research in environmental economics. Governments and development agencies have recognised the critical role of environmental assets for sustainable development. This increased focus on a healthy environment has shifted the fiscal debates worldwide to policies that promote the effective incorporation of environmental concerns into development decision-making. 7. The Technopreneurship Centre is a creativity and innovation hub that addresses industries’ most pressing unresolved challenges, researched and solved by our students, supported by exceptional academics. The Centre fosters collaboration among students and industry partners to build technologies through hackathons. Students structure real-life innovative solutions in intelligent software systems, video games, mobile applications (apps), and other technological solutions that address business, economic and societal challenges required by industries, local communities, and the government. 8. The Centre for Applied Data Science (CADS) is the expression of the passion of the CBE to embed data science into the teaching, research, and community efforts of the college. CADS has established strong national and international partnerships, including TBS Education in France and Sol Plaatje University in South Africa, to enhance its research, teaching, and learning efforts. In 2022, CADS organised the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Day event, which brought together researchers, educators, and practitioners to showcase their ideas and praxis in AI. The event coincided with the official launch of CADS, which was marked by addresses from the outgoing VC, Prof. Marwala, and the current DVC, Prof. Sinha. CADS currently offers two PG qualifications, the Master of Applied Data Science (MADS) and the Doctor of Philosophy (DPhil) in Applied Data Science, with plans to expand its portfolio of programmes to include more PG and UG programmes in the future. 9. The Centre for Work Performance aims to spearhead applied research in the world of work and broader society. We combine theory and practice that embrace applied research in the workplace and communities to contribute to organisational sustainability, broader economic upliftment, growth, and competitiveness. Therefore, the Centre structures activities around five focus areas: Sustainable leadership, Meaningful work and Well-being, 4IR Talent management, Strategic Rewards Management, and Contemporary HR Solutions to deliver empirical research and practice-based research, talent development interventions, training and consultation and community enrichment. 10. The UJ/ETDP-Seta Chair in 4IR conducts fourth industrial revolution research-related projects on behalf of the education, training, and
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