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DUT’s BRICS Research Work Honoured with a Prestigious

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Prof Netswera recounted, “Without the collective efforts of over 69 academics from all our BRICS nations participating in the various Communities of Practice and over 70 Capacity Development Fellows (Master and Doctoral students), this Prize would not have been won. This team has in the past two years produced over 8 books, two special issues of journals and numerous independent journal articles through reputable publishers like Palgrave, Routledge and Springer. More books and journal articles ...
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The 3rd BRICS Research Institute Conference in Beijing, China.

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The 3rd BRICS Research Institute Conference, held from September 25 to 27, 2024, in Beijing, China. The conference themed “Growth and sustainability of livelihoods in the BRICS countries: knowledge sharing in social justice, governance and multilateralism" represented a significant gathering of scholars and practitioners dedicated to exploring the multifaceted dimensions of BRICS nations—namely Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa, Egypt and by invitation to this particular event, Indones...
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Roundtable Discussion on The Road to BRICS 2024- Agenda Process Politics

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On 30 July 2024, the Ocean Regions Research Programme at the Department of Political Sciences, at the University of Pretoria (UP) led by Prof Maxi Schoeman, hosted a roundtable discussion titled “On the Road to BRICS 2024: Agenda, Process, Politics.” The event held on the 21st floor of the Humanities and Social Sciences Building at UP main campus was facilitated by Dr Yu-Shan Wu officially opened the meeting and subsequently handed over to Prof Christopher Isike, Head of the Politics departme...
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Strengthening post-pandemic socio-economic recovery

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Since its establishment in 2009, and subsequent to the joining of South Africa in 2010, the five BRICS member states have agreed to focus their cooperation on the three basic pillars which are (i) Political and Security, (ii) Economic and Finance, and (iii) Cultural and People-to-People exchange. For the 15th BRICS Summit in South Africa, the theme is, “BRICS and Africa: Partnership for Mutual Accelerated Growth, Sustainable Development and Inclusive Multilateralism.” With 19 potential BRICS m...
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The BRICS and COVID-19:Navigating a Sustainable Post-Pandemic Recovery

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Over the years, the BRICS has continued to be the growth engine of the world. The bloc has much-untapped potential to influence the global economy and bring in a new era of regional cooperation, reinforce multilateralism, and align global governance where issues of the Global South are prioritised. Table 1 provides an overview of BRICS in key economic indicators vis-à-vis G7 countries and Emerging Markets and Developing Economies. Read more
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Strengthen International Regulatory Cooperation among BRICS for greater social and economic development in the post pandemic era

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Despite the profound and far-reaching impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, throughout the world, the momentum of economic globalisation cannot be changed. Confronted by multiple global problems, including sluggish economic recovery, severe inflation, food insecurity, and energy crisis, the international community needs to further strengthen international economic cooperation and maintain the global value chain. This is to promote economic globalisation in a more open, inclusive, balanced, and win-w...
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Public-Private Partnership as a basis for strengthening BRICS post pandemic recovery

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The BRICS have chosen the route towards internationalisation, economic integration and modernisation and support economic entities, intended for strategic interests of the partner countries. In its essence public-private partnership (PPP) is a platform where public and private investors come together to find mutually beneficial resolution of financial and economic problems. It is important to note that PPP does not mean any transfer of assets from public to private institutions, but represents ...
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Multilateralism and Global Governance from the BRICS Perspective: An Investigation of Academic Literature of the BRICS countries

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This study selected the representative academic databases from the five BRICS countries as data sources, utilising bibliometric methods to review the scholarly work of BRICS nations on global governance and multilateralism. Specifically, Brazil used the official database CAPES of its Ministry of Education for literature collection. CAPES indexes many academic journal articles published domestically and abroad in Brazil, covering disciplines in science, technology, medicine, humanities and socia...
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Real reform of the multilateral system starts with the UNSC

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The war in Ukraine and the multiple challenges ranging from the Covid-19 pandemic to the real and present danger of climate change and the burgeoning debt crisis have once again underscored the urgent need for real reform of the multilateral system. India has been saying so at the UN for thirty years, we have been saying it at G20 over the last decade and we have been talking about it at these BRICS forums each year. Five years ago, at the BRICS leaders retreat in Johannesburg, Prime Minister N...
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Transforming the Education sector through AI-Powered Knowledge Diffusion and Skills Development in BRICS

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In 2023, Artificial Intelligence (AI) entered the public discourse becoming a household term. The conversation has ranged from AI making human labour redundant to an AI-based super intelligenceemerging in the near future, triggering an extinction level event across society (Vallance, 2023). The AIheadlines have been especially shocking, with an Open Letter signed by notable Western AI experts calling for a six-month pause on AI development, given its potential exponential increase in capabiliti...
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