SARChI-ID Policy Seminar Series (IDPSS) IDR Launch 2025 hosted by SARChI-ID, UNIDO and the Industrial Development Corporation SARChI PDRFs, students, and Prof. Rebecca Hanlin at the Science Forum South Africa SARChI-ID continued to play a prominent role in policy engagement and public dialogue on industrial development enabling the integration of research into policy and practice through key stakeholder partnerships. Strong national and international partnerships with key stakeholders in government, industry, and academia. include: The Department of Science, Technology and Innovation (DSTI) The Department of Employment and Labour (DEL). The Institute for Economic Justice (IEJ), Trade and Industrial Policy Strategies (TIPS), and the Southern Centre for Inequality Studies (SCIS). The Technology and Industrialisation for Development (TIDE) Centre at the University of Oxford The University of the West of England (UWE) The United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER) The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO). The ‘Trade and Industrial Policy Strategies (TIPS) Annual Forum’, in partnership with TIPS, and in association with the Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (dtic). Sustainability, innovation, and the 4IR are central themes across research, capacity-building, and public and policy engagement activities that will continue in 2026. The Technology and Industrialisation for Development (TIDE) Centre at the University of Oxford Prof Erika Kraemer-Mbula Chairholder 2025 has been a year of strong momentum for the Chair, marked by a deepening commitment to research that is grounded, collaborative, and responsive to societal priorities. Across our core thematic areas, we have continued to advance rigorous academic work whilst strengthening the ways in which we engage with policymakers, private sector, civil society, and communities. Multistakeholder engagements are not an ‘add-on’ to our research agenda; they are central to how we frame questions, generate evidence, and support pathways to meaningful change. At the same time, we remain firmly committed to academic excellence: ensuring that our work continues to be theoretically informed, methodologically robust, and relevant to African contexts. A central pillar of the Chair’s teaching and learning portfolio is postgraduate capacity development. The Chair plays a significant role in advancing interdisciplinary, socially responsive, and globally relevant teaching and learning. Anchored in the principles of transformative innovation, its programmes equip postgraduate students and emerging scholars with the theoretical foundations, DSI/NRF SARCHI IN TRANSFORMATIVE INNOVATION, 4IR AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT 44 45 College of Business and Economics | Annual Report 2025 College of Business and Economics | Annual Report 2025
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