Marginalized Knowledge: An Agenda for Indigenous Knowledge Development and Integration with Other Forms of Knowledge

Knowledge Development (KD)

The main objective of KD is to provide strategic leadership in the field of research and development on IKS. The directorate operates within the National Systems of Innovation (NSI) of the Department of Science and Technology DST. It is also guided by national priorities like HIV/AIDS, poverty, skills development, and quality of life. The objectives of KD are the:

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  Facilitation of the positioning of IKS within NSI
  
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  Co-ordination of IKS Research Agenda
  
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  Establishment of IKS Chairs
  
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  Establishment of IKS Centres of Excellence
  
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  Establishment of IKS Laboratories
  
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  Advancing international and regional partnership in research, scholarship and professional programmes
  

The directorate achieves these objectives by setting up national research agendas in collaboration with knowledge holders and practioners, researchers, leaders, government departments, science councils, and academic institutions (NIKSO, nd: 6).