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    A ‘Third Umpire’ for policing in South Africa: applying body cameras in the Western Cape

    Igarape Institute, 2015
    Technological innovations are having a profound effect on the form and content of policing. But what are the possibilities for the use of these new technologies for improving law enforcement in the global South? A new initiative led by the Brazil-based Igarapé Institute is testing this question.
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    Emerging economies as sources of investment and appropriate technology: evidence from India

    Research and Information System for Developing Countries, 2008
    The BICS countries (Brazil, India, China, and South Africa) have developed strong linkages with fellow developing countries in the realms of trade, investment and technology. This paper analyses the major trends in India’s linkages with other developing countries with specific focus on technology.
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    South-south technology transfer: criteria for evaluation of public policies in the BRICS countries

    BRICS Policy Center / Centro de Estudos e Pesquisas BRICS, 2013
    This Policy Brief reviews the existing literature concerned with analytical and conceptual models to evaluate technology transfer (TT) practices in cooperation projects, aiming at contributing to the formulation of effective public policies for the technological development in the BRICS countries.
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    Regional co-operation in the telecommunications sector via CRASA

    South African Institute of International Affairs, 2013
    This case study examines the telecommunications sector in Southern Africa and the role that the Communications Regulators’ Association Southern Africa (CRASA) plays in encouraging policy harmonisation between member states of the Southern African Development Community (SADC).
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    The role of public sentiment and social media in the evolving China–Africa relationship

    South African Institute of International Affairs, 2013
    The demands of public diplomacy have shifted with the development of social media technologies. Increasingly, governments are required to gauge and respond to public sentiment over and above the one-way communication of broadcast media.
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    The ICT Landscape in BRICS Countries: Brazil, India, China

    Directorate-General for Research - European Commission, 2012
    BRIC countires are becoming major players as producers of ICT goods and services.The aim of this report is to take a closer look at the ICTs landscape in BRICS countries Brazil, India and China. It documents the size of the ICT sector for each of the three countries covered and assesses their R&D expenditures.