This forms part of the NWU’s commitment to helping achieve the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which includes SDG 17
Cooperation is key if Africa is to reach her potential. On 19 October, at the OR Tambo Premier Hotel in Johannesburg, the Research Output, Outcomes and Impact Community of Practice was launched by thein conjunction with the Southern African Research and Innovation Management Association to help achieve this goal.
“This is a very important initiative not only for South Africa, but for Africa as a whole. The direction that the world is taking is to look at the impact that research has. So, gone are the days when research is done for the sake of doing research, with the papers published piling up in the libraries and archives.