KSA : KSA 9 (Business Development and Innovation)
Thrust 3 (Business Development)
Programme (Sector Strategic Responses)
Title : Developing a sustainability readiness framework and strategy to drive and guide water and sanitation institutional RDI global competitiveness
ToR ID : 1009893
Contact Person: Dr Chantal Ramcharan-Kotze chantalrk@wrc.org.za
Closing Date : 25 February 2021
Brief description of ToR
The South African Water and Sanitation sector consists of, and is advised by various Research, Development and Innovation (RDI) entities, academic partners, consultancies and internally established units. However, very few have positioned themselves and developed sustainable capabilities to compete globally in new areas such as next generation sanitation in relation to safety and hygiene. The WRC has made significant investments into WASH (water, sanitation and hygiene) research and innovation projects prior to and during the COVID-19 pandemic. Through a partnership with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF), the WRC aims to utilise the case of the University of Kwa Zulu-Natal’s WASH Research and Development Centre (UKZN-WRDC) to develop a framework and strategy that can place a research entity onto a globally competitive pathway, whilst creating local industry impact.
