Rasigan Maharajh Curriculum Vitae Version 20140308
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Rasigan Maharajh Curriculum Vitae Version 20140308 Date of Birth 8 November 1969 Place of Birth Durban, e’Thekwini, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa al Nationality South African 1 on s Race Black r Gender Male Pe Civil Status Single, in Domestic Partnership, with one Child Postal Address 221 Harvard Street, Apartment 3, Cambridge, MA, 02139 Mobile Telephone +1 617 642 1650 tact Facsimile +1 617 266 8303 on Electronic Mail [email protected] C Social Media óExtensive experience in the application of evidence-based research, policy formulation and strategy facilitation at local, national, regional, continental and international levels. cies n óGlobally networked capacity to develop and assemble monitoring, evaluation and learning frameworks. ete óIntensive capabilities in conceptualising, contextualising and generating policies, strategies, scenarios, and omp programme design. C e or óPublic Policy Analysis and Strategy Formulation, with emphasis on the Political Economy of Science and Technology, C Research and Development, Systems of Innovation and Sustainable Development. 1Nota bene: The use of this appellation cannot be construed as an endorsement of its veracity. Rather it merely reflects a historically- determined South African Category that currently serves the purposes of measuring the redress of apartheid prescriptions. Rasigan Maharajh is currently an Associate Research Fellow of the Tellus Institute in Boston and Visiting Scholar at the George Perkins Marsh Institute of Clark University in Worcester, United States of America. He is also the founding Chief Director of the Institute for Economic Research on Innovation in the Faculty of Economics and Finance at Tshwane University of Technology in the Republic of South Africa where his primary research foci include evolutionary political economy, innovation systems and public policies in the context of the global knowledge commons, economic development, social cohesion and democratic governance. Since 2014, he has also been appointed as Deputy Director the Centre of Excellence in Scientometrics and Science Policy of the National Research Foundation of South Africa. Rasigan re-joined academia in 2004, after various activist deployments including as: Head of Policy at the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (1997 - 2004); and, National Coordinator of the Science and Technology Policy Transition Project for South Africa’s first democratic government (1995 - 1997). Prior to 1995, and whilst formally engaged in adult education and human development variously as: Senior Researcher at the Education Policy Unit of the University of Natal (1994); National Coordinator and Researcher at Operation Upgrade of Southern Africa (1993); Research Assistant at the Macro-Education Policy Unit of the University of Durban-Westville (1992); Research Assistant and Desk-Top Publisher at the Labour and Community Project of the South African Council for Higher Education (1988 - 1990); and Casual Labourer at Pick and Pay Supermarkets (1985 - 1987); Rasigan simultaneously held elected leadership positions within the organised student, youth and labour structures of the United Democratic Front, the Congress of South African Trade Unions and the African National Congress. Rasigan graduated with a Doctor of Philosophy degree from the Forskningspolitiska Institutet of Lund University in Sweden. He is also an alumnus of the University of KwaZulu-Natal of South Africa and the Harvard Business School of the United States. Rasigan has produced and contributed to numerous monographs, peer-reviewed articles in accredited scientific journals, chapters in academic books and other seminars and colloquia. He serves on the editorial board of a scientific journal, is an active peer reviewer and a frequent member of scientific committees for academic conferences. Rasigan holds appointments to the governing boards of public and private enterprises, and is also a Ministerial Representative to the Council of Rhodes University (2012 – 2017). He is an elected Senator of Tshwane University of Technology (2012 – 2015). ) Rasigan is an active member of the Global Network for the Economics of Learning, Innovation and Competence- building Systems (Globelics) and serves on the Scientific Board for the Africa Region (AfricaLICS). words Rasigan is a member of the Steering Group of the South Africa Forum for International Solidarity where he convenes < 600 < the Working Group on Foreign Policy. He also recently served as the Interim Coordinator of the Campaign to ( te Advance a Global Citizens Movement for a Great Transition. o N Rasigan is an active member of the National Education Health and Allied Workers Union (NEHAWU), its Academic ical Forum within the Local Branch, and also serves on the National Executive Committee Subcommittee on ph Education. a ogr Rasigan has also worked in and presented his research in over thirty countries. He has been a Visiting Professor and i B Researcher in Brazil, Cuba, Kenya, India, Sweden, United States whilst also holding current faculty ief r appointments at the Sustainability Institute and the Centre for Research on Evaluation, Science and B Technology (CREST); both affiliated to Stellenbosch University in South Africa. General and Higher Education and Training Lund University Doctor of Philosophy (Sweden) Forskningspolitiska Institutet, School of Economics and Management Dissertation Title: Innovating beyond Racial Capitalism: A Contribution towards the Analysis of the Political Economy of Post-Apartheid South Africa Supervised by Claes Brundenius, Mats Benner and Mikael Klintman Public Defence Chaired by Christer Gunnarsson; and Opponent: Luc Soete. 2011 Harvard University Senior Executive Programme for Southern Africa Harvard Business (United States of School America) (Alumnus Status) 1999 University of Bachelor of Arts (Honours) Economic History KwaZulu-Natal Dissertation Title: Conceptualising the Transition in South Africa: 1990 - 1994 (South Africa) Supervised by Bill Freund 1994 Harvard University Education Policy Analysis and Planning Certificate (United States of Harvard Institute for International Development America) Kennedy School of Government 1993 University of Bachelor of Arts KwaZulu-Natal Economic History & Sociology Majors (South Africa) 1992 Reservoir Hills Matriculation Secondary School (South Africa) 1987 Further Education and Training Cynefin Centre for Complexity Fundamentals & Certification Course Organisational Taught by Dave Snowden Complexity Participation sponsored by IBM & CSIR 2004 Think Tools AG Basic, Intermediate & Advance Methodology & Application Modules Taught by Albrecht von Müller Participation sponsored by German Technical Cooperation (GTZ) & CSIR 1999 Council for Scientific Advanced Leadership Programme & Industrial Research Certificate of Outstanding Merit 1998 Global Business Basic & Advanced Scenario Development & Planning Modules Taught by Napier Collins, Network (GBN) James Ogilvy & Peter Swartz Participation sponsored by Department of Arts, Culture, Science & – 8 Technology of South Africa 199 1997 Development Contact Logical Framework Matrix Methodology Network (DCN) Participation sponsored by the European Commission 1993 Declaration of Interest Venture Name Status 2 Entity Details and Registration Enterprises Southern African Node Member of the Board of 2007/025306/08 of the Millennium Directors www.sampnode.org.za Project Freedom to Innovate Member of the Board of 2006/020829/08 South Directors Africa Academia CAAST-Net Plus External Advisory Science, Technology and Innovation Cooperation between Sub- Committee Saharan Africa and Europe http://www.caast-net- (2013 - 2018) plus.org/ AfricaLICS Scientific Board Member (2012 – 2017) http://www.globelics.org/regional-lics/africa-lics/ Tshwane University of Senate Elected Member Technology (2012 - 2015) http://www.tut.ac.za/ Rhodes University Council Ministerial Appointee (2012 – 2017) http://www.ru.ac.za/ Annual GLOBELICS Scientific Review Global Network for Economics of Learning, Innovation, International Committee: Tshwane 2005, and Competence Building Systems www.globelics.org Conference (III, IV, VI, Trivandrum 2006, Mexico VII, VIII, IX, X, XI) City 2008, Dakar 2009, Kuala Lumpur 2010, Buenos Aires 2011, Hangzhou 2012, Ankara 2013. LAUNCH Council International Council USA-Based Collaboration between NIKE Incorporated, (2010) National Aeronautics and Space Administration, United States Agency for International Development, and the US Department of State launch.org XXV World Conference International Scientific International Association for Science Parks of the International Committee www.iasp.ws/publico/index.jsp?enl=5 Association for Science (2008) Parks Atlanta Science Scientific Advisory Georgia Institute for Technology & National Science and Technology Committee Foundation of United States of America Policy (2007) www.atlantaconference.org/past- conferences/2007/index.php Conference Innovation and Scientific Committee Routledge (Taylor & Francis group) Development (2011 - ) http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/RIAD African Journal of Editorial Committee ISSN: 2042-1338 (print) ISSN: 2042- Science, Technology, (2009 – 2012) 1346 (online) www.ajstid.com Innovation and Development Innovate! South African Contributing Editor Eclectic Media House Innovator (2006 – 2009) The Journal of Advisory Committee Axius Publishing Limited Convergence: (2004 – 2007) http://www.axius.co.za/?q=con,15,Archive Excellence in Transition 2 Registered at the Companies and Intellectual Property Commission