Arrival of the German Development Institute (DIE) Country Working Group

19 February 2009

IERI is pleased to welcome the DIE country working group consisting of Dr. Andreas Stamm, team leader, geographer and DIE staff member, and five young professionals from different disciplines (Political Science, Business Management, Latin American Studies) who are trained at the DIE for a career in German and international development cooperation agencies.

The team will be working in South Africa until the end of April 2009 on their project:

South Africa's Innovation System and its Contribution to Sustainable Development Patterns. Case studies: Forestry/Wood Value Chain, Renewable Energies and Hydrogen/Fuel Cells Technologies.

Further details can be found in the linked document.