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HSRC BRICS RESEARCH CENTRE 2016 - 2018

BRICS Research Centre (BRC) Projects and Activities 2016/17 – 2018/19

Contents

• Vision and Mission

• Thematic Focus of the BRC

• Research Approach

• Activities and Projects (2016/17 – 2018/19)

• Research Support Tools

• 3 Priority Projects

• BRC/ AISA Collaboration

• BRC Research Collaboration

• BRC Partnerships

Vision and Mission

Vision

• Be the preferred provider of multidisciplinary BRICS policy research in South Africa.

• Enhance the HSRC commitment to undertake BRICS related research,

• Become South Africa’s preeminent BRICS multi-disciplinary think tank

• Advise to government on policy based research w.r.t. priorities of unemployment,

poverty and inequality

Mission

• Coordinate, facilitate, undertake and manage BRICS related research

• contribute towards BRICS multi-disciplinary research in South Africa.

• Mobilize HSRC research capacity and South African research networks to contribute

towards the BRICS long-term strategy with technical and institutional support

The Thematic Focus of the BRICS Research

Centre

• The five pillars of the BRICS Long Term strategy are:

• Economic Growth and Development

• Peace, Security and International Relations

• Social Justice, Sustainable Development and Quality of

Life

• Political and Economic Governance

• Knowledge and Innovation

• Other research focus areas include:

• African economic integration, growth and development

• Research collaboration with BRICS member countries

• Servicing national government department and other

stakeholders

Research Approach

• Address developmental challenges of

unemployment, poverty and inequality in South

Africa, Africa and in BRICS

• Collects, analyzes and publishes data relevant to

the five pillars as defined in the BRICS Long Term

Strategy;

• Informs the effective formulation and monitoring

of policy objectives, target indicators, policy

instruments, financing requirements and monitoring

and evaluation mechanisms;

• Stimulates public debate through the dissemination

of fact-based research results through seminars,

conferences and peer reviewed publication; and

• Encourages research collaboration, networks and

institutional linkages with members of the BRICS

Think Tank Council (BTTC), academics, researchers

from the five BRICS countries, South African

researchers, academics, key partners in South Africa

and Africa in general, policy-makers, civil society

groups, and multi-lateral agencies .

Unemployment

PovertyInequality

Activities and Projects: 2016/17Research Projects• Global Financial Crisis Impact on BRICS &

Emerging Economies targeting employment in

response to poverty and inequality: South

Africa case study

• Provision of Social Housing to address the

right to shelter and against homelessness,

poverty and inequality in BRICS

• Youth risk behaviour, vulnerability, capability

and impacts on youth unemployment: South

Africa case study

• Building a Fair World Order: BRICS and the

Rule of Law

• Inequality in Education and Skills Panel data

survey across BRICS

• Public Health Indicators for Non-

Communicable Indicators

• Financing Clean Technology to address

Climate Change in BRICS

• BRICS Trade Dynamics & the reform of WTO

Conferences and Seminars

• Global Financial Crisis Conference

• Seminars with Academic Forum Participants

and partners

• International Seminars with NIPFP, Renmin

University, Zheijiang University, Federal

University of Santa Maria

• HSRC Research Conference

Activities and Projects: 2017/18

New Research Projects• BRICS Trade Dynamics, Global Value

Chains and the World Trade

Organization (NC)

• Xenophobia & the impacts of migration

on local communities - lessons for

BRICS: A case study of African migration

in three communities across three

metropolitan areas in South Africa (RIA)

• Options for a Reserve Currency for the

BRICS Countries (RN)

• The African footprint: Promoting Peace &

Security through Development (BS)

• Pathways through Education Training

and the Labour Market: Proposal for

BRICS Youth Panel Study (MC)

Conferences and Seminars• Seminars with Academic Forum Participants

and partners

• International Seminars

Activities and Projects: 2018/19

New Research Projects• Projects to roll over from 2016 and

2017 and be refreshed

Conferences and Seminars• 10th BRICS Summit and supporting

events

Research Support ToolsBRICS Data Warehouse• Data warehouse informs all BRC

research

• Develop Warehouse based on

publically produced data from the

BRICS, HSRC Data Archive

• Relevant Data (eg):

• Stats SA Census and Surveys

• DoHS Housing Data

• Treasury – Budgets and Spending

• HSRC Surveys such as

• SANHANES

• SASAS

• SAPI

• TIMSS

• INNOV

• MRC – Youth Risk Behaviour

Survey

BRC Website• Restructure HSRC funded SA BRICS

Think Tank Website into BRC Site

• Disseminate papers, publications,

BRICS news, seminar recording,

popularise BRICS activities, build

public profile, communicate with

stakeholders

• Ensure linkage with the HSRC site

BRC Social Media• Elevate public profile

• Provide real time updates on public

engagements

• Interact with stakeholders during event

• Profiles on YouTube, Twitter and

Facebook

Team: KC, PHD Intern, NRF Trainee

Research Support: Data Warehouse

CHINA

National Surveys

Surveys

Government

delivery

INDIA

National Surveys

Surveys

Government

delivery

BRICS Data

Warehouse

RUSSIA

National Surveys

Surveys

Government

delivery

BRAZIL

National Surveys

Surveys

Government

delivery

Financial Data

Budgets, expenditure,

national accounts

Stats SA Surveys

Census, IES, GHS,

LFS, etc.

HSRC Surveys

SASAS, SANHANES,

INNOV, TIMMS, etc.

Government

delivery

Housing, School data,

Public Health, etc.

Automated

Models

BRC Website

HSRC

Researchers

Require regular data feeds

Global Financial Crisis (GFC): Impact on BRICS & Emerging Economies

Targeting Employment in Response to Poverty & Inequality (South Africa)

Research Objectives• Review and update the first UNDP study on “An

Employment-Targeted Economic Program for

South Africa”.

• Mass unemployment has a direct bearing on

mass poverty

• Target major reduction in unemployment and

spreading of economic well-being in a

sustainable manner

• Investigate large-scale credit subsidies to the

economy

• Targeted social service spending

• Explore relevance for BRICS and emerging

economies in Africa in particular.

Research Outputs

• Updated Model

• Revised paper

• Journal

Publication

• Book chapter?

• Conference:

Global Financial

Crisis (Sept

2016)

Team

JJ

BS

KC

ES

Required Data• Unemployment trends data

• Foreign Direct Investment

• National Accounts

• GDP Related data

• Household Surveys, Census

• HSRC National Innovation Survey

• HSRC Social Attitudes Survey

• HSRC Spatial aspects of unemployment

Research Partners

• AISA, NMMU

• University of Massuchussets-

Amherst

• DIRCO

• NIPFP

• Renmin University

• Zheijiang University

GFC Impacts: Targeting Employment in Response to Poverty &

Inequality

• Update Pollin et al (2005) Model

with recent data and analysis

• Propose a package of employment

targeted polices taking into account

poverty, inequality, inflation and

debt

Employment

Targeting

Promote

Investment

Fiscal

Stimulus

Public Credit

Allocation

Development

finance

Capital Flow

Management

Inflation

Control

Tax reform

Unemployment

PovertyInequality

Affordable Social Housing & the right to shelter to address poverty and

inequality in BRICS (SA Pilot in 3 Municipalities)

Research Objectives• This research will review sustainable public

housing policy in South Africa and other

BRICS countries to learn lessons for

financing social housing policy taking

account of socio-economic disparities &

Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

• New analysis will focus on applying the

Housing Stock Delivery Model at a

municipal level in SA, Brazil and China.

• Additional BRICS partners will be lobbied

to join the study as the study progresses.

Research Outputs

• Updated paper

• Revised paper at

Municipal level

• 2 Publications in

Habitat

International

• Seminar

Team

JJ

KC

PHD Intern

Required Data

• Department of Human Settlements

Delivery data

• HSRC SASAS

Research Partners

• China Development Bank

• IPEA, Brazil

• Curtin Univercity

Affordable Social Housing & the right to shelter to address

homelessness, poverty and inequality in BRICS (South Africa)

Youth risk behaviour, vulnerability, capability and impacts

on youth unemployment in South Africa

Research Objectives• Use Youth risk behaviour surveys the

project to develop a composite youth risk

behaviour index to measure the vulnerability

of young people

• Vulnerability index will incorporate risks that

will undermine and compromise their

capabilities for accessing the labour market

in South Africa and other BRICS countries.

Research Outputs

• Develop paper

• Seminar

Team

JJ

KC

BM

BS

Required Data

• Youth risk behaviour surveys 2008,

2010 and 2011

Research Partners

• PHHSI

• BRICS Partners

Youth risk behaviour, vulnerability, capability and impacts

on youth unemployment in South Africa

Province

Dwelling

Type

Rural

Urban

Access

Road To

Services

Pocket

Money

Father

Employed

Mother

Employed

Formal

Informal

Dwelling

Water

Source

Inside

Water

Piped

Toilet

Inside

Flush

Toilet

EC 76% 37% 35% 73% 35% 37% 76% 32% 75% 34% 58%

NW 79% 47% 35% 80% 45% 41% 79% 42% 92% 39% 68%

MP 78% 49% 32% 77% 47% 44% 78% 45% 86% 39% 67%

LP 88% 25% 28% 73% 41% 37% 88% 37% 85% 33% 58%

WC 79% 77% 70% 80% 63% 61% 79% 66% 96% 70% 92%

KZ 84% 82% 58% 81% 53% 49% 84% 58% 92% 59% 80%

FS 82% 66% 39% 77% 48% 45% 82% 49% 92% 52% 83%

NC 88% 61% 42% 78% 47% 44% 88% 57% 93% 57% 85%

GP 86% 91% 68% 82% 58% 57% 86% 66% 95% 68% 92%

Province

Threatened

Weopon 6

Month

Assaulted

Partner 6

Month

Forced

Sex

Frequent

Smoker

Binge

Drinking

Used

Dagga

Used

Inhalants Used TIK

Used

Mandrax

Used

Cocaine

Used

Heroin

EC 9% 10% 7% 3% 20% 6% 13% 5% 4% 5% 4%

NW 8% 11% 6% 4% 29% 7% 7% 5% 5% 4% 5%

MP 9% 11% 9% 3% 27% 9% 9% 7% 6% 5% 6%

LP 11% 10% 11% 4% 16% 9% 10% 8% 8% 8% 8%

WC 10% 10% 5% 8% 38% 12% 9% 6% 4% 3% 3%

KZ 7% 7% 5% 5% 22% 9% 12% 4% 4% 4% 4%

FS 11% 16% 9% 8% 35% 12% 10% 6% 6% 7% 6%

NC 9% 10% 7% 9% 36% 10% 8% 6% 6% 6% 6%

GP 8% 11% 6% 6% 30% 11% 15% 6% 5% 5% 6%

Capability

Vulnerability

BRC Intra-HSRC Collaboration (2016 – 2019)

Research Projects

• Building a Fair World Order: BRICS and the

Rule of Law (HSRC, DGSD)

• BRICS/Africa related projects: Migration,

Employment targeting to address poverty &

inequality; China & Africa (HSRC, AISA)

Conferences and Seminars

• HSRC BRICS Seminar Series

• Participation in the BRICS Academic Forum

• Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA) and the

Blue Economy (HSRC DGSD)

• Forum of China Africa Cooperation ( FOCAC)

(HSRC/AISA)

• Global Financial Crisis (NMMU) – Sept 2016

International EngagementsThemes * Nature of collaboration

Edges of housing provision & ownership Delft University, Netherlands & Curtin University,

Australia

BTTC Working Group 1 – Promoting economic

Cooperation, growth & development

Department of Economics, Rhodes University

BTTC Working Group 1 – Promoting economic

Cooperation, growth & development

Department of Economics, Wits University

Development of Socio-economic indicator database Statistics South Africa

International Monetary Institute (IMI), Renmin

Universty, Beijing

Dr. Josie, member of the Academic Committee

BRC association with Centre for Internet Finance

and Innovation (CiFI), Zhejiang University,

Hangzhou

Dr. Josie, member of the Academic Committee

BRC BRICS development policy formulation with

the Observor Research Foundation (ORF), New

Delhi

Dr. Josie, member of panel of experts on priorities for

the BRICS New Development Bank in New Delhi, and

priorities on climate change for the COP 21 Conference

in Paris, Krish Chetty, on ICT policy in BRICS

T20 Meetings in Beijing, Lima & Berlin. T20 is the

organized group of think tanks from G20 countries

Dr. Josie participation in T20 Kickoff meeting submitting

priorities in preparation for China’s hosting of 2016 G20

Raisina Dialogues, ORF, New Delhi Jaya Josie

Presentation of papers on the Blue Economy and

Operation Phakisa on behalf of DIRCO, Perth

Australia

Dr. Josie invitation to present expert intervention and

submissions to the Indian Ocean Rim Association and

related fora.

BRC PartnershipsStakeholder organisation (SO) * How programme engages/d with SOSouth African BRICS Think Tank (SABTT) Through an SLA Agreement with the NIHSS

BRICS Think Tank Council members Directly

Department of Higher Education & Training (DHET) Through the office of Director Simon Mothlanke

Department of International Relations & Cooperation (DIRCO) Through the Office of Deputy Director General, Ambassodor

Dr. Anil Sooklal, and Director, Nelia Barnard

Statistics South Africa (StatsSA) Through the Office of DDG Mr. Joe de Beer & Mr. Risenga

Maluleke

Presidential Remuneration Review Commission (PRRC) Through Commission Secretary Advocate Phuti Setati

School of Economics, Curtin University of Technology,

Australia

Through Prof. Jeff Petchey

Department of Economics, Rhodes University Through David Fryer & Nikki Cataneo

Department of Economics, University of Western Cape Through Dr. Seeraj Mohamed

Department of Sociology: University of Cape Town Through Prof Ari Sitas

South African Reserve Bank (SARB) Through head of research, Dr. Rashaad Cassim

Financial & Fiscal Commission (FFC) Through Chair Mr. Bongani Khumalo

South African Network on Inequality/ Oxfam Through Pooven Moodely, Sibulele Poswayo, Marianne

Buenaventura

National Institute on Humanities and Social Sciences Through Dr Sarah Mosoetsa

Institute for Economic Research on Innovation Through Dr Rasigan Maharajh

SAAIA Through Elizabeth Sidiropoulos

Faculty of Business and Economic Sciences, NMMU Through Prof Ronney Ncwadi

Office for International Education, NMMU Through Dr Nico Jooste

School of Information Sciences, University of Stellenbosch Through Christiaan Maasdorp

The Presidency Through Mrs Mastoera Sadan

African Centre for the Constructive Resolution of Disputes

(ACCORD)

Through Candice Moore

Council for the Development of Social Science Research in

Africa (CODESRIA)

Prof. Mkandawira

University of Addis Ababa Through Prof. Tassew Woldehana