1. Preparing the nation for the age of digitalization
Prof. Dr. Thomas Wolfgang Thurner
Research Chair „Innovation in Society“

2. Willingness to try out new technologies depends on general attitude towards S&T
autonomous driving
Carsharing
Electric car B
SE (B)
Age
-0,02***
0,98
-0,026***
0,974
-0,035***
0,966
Driver's license
0,22
1,246
0,245**
1,277
0,817***
2,264
Male
1,278
0,005
1,005
0,304**
1,355
Higher education
-0,01
0,99
0,16
1,173
0,14
1,151
City
0,595***
1,813
0,429***
1,536
0,3**
1,35
Income
0,192**
1,212
0,076
1,079
0,259***
1,295
Swartz test: Self-Expression Values
0,262***
1,3
0,159**
1,172
0,221***
1,247
Swartz test: Conservative Values
-0,13**
0,878
-0,083
0,92
0,027
1,027
Attitude to S&T: positive
0,163**
1,177
0,161**
1,175
0,101**
1,106
Attitude to S&T: concerned
-0,028
0,972
-0,002
0,998
-0,018
0,982
Attitude to S&T: negative
-0,03
0,97
-0,04
0,961
-0,122**
0,885
Attitude to novelties: early adopters
0,723***
2,061
0,821***
2,272
0,302**
1,352
Attitude to novelties: majority
0,002
1,002
0,123
1,131
0,201**
1,223
Attitude to novelties: laggards
-0,295
0,745
0,207
1,23
0,322**
1,38

3. SA GERD now mainly financed by government
South African National Survey of Research and Experimental Development, 2016/17, Centre for Science, Technology and Innovation Indicators on behalf of the Department of Science and Technology.

4. GERD by type of research and sector of performance
National Survey of Research and Experimental Development, 2015/16 to 2016/17

5. Innovation as a collaborative activity
Preparing for digitalization requires nation-wide efforts: Made in-China 2025 the smart manufacturing initiative of the USA Germany’s Industry 4.0

6. ...requires education plus training
Education Basis for our interaction. Connected with education Skills training Change rather quickly online learning, MOOCs, and on-the-job learning and training

7. Challenges for skills development
bridging digital divides (associated with both access to technology and the skills to use technology appropriately)
Preparing for resistance
Preparing for increasing numbers of workers without permanent fixed employer to sponsor such education