Government and public bodies in South Africa
The Innovative EcoSystems registry lists 40 government and public bodies in South Africa.
Government and public bodies set policy, fund programs and run the economic development work that shapes a regional innovation ecosystem.
The largest concentrations are in Pretoria (23), Johannesburg (5) and Cape Town (3).
South Africa scores 42.9 out of 100 on the IEPA (2024 edition), ranking 84 of 117 economies.
See South Africa on the IEPA ↗
40 government and public bodies
- Academy of Science of South Africa
Government or public body · Pretoria · assaf.org.za - Agricultural Research Council of South Africa
Government or public body · Pretoria · arc.agric.za - CapeNature
Government or public body · Cape Town · capenature.co.za - City of Cape Town
Government or public body · Cape Town · capetown.gov.za - Council for Geoscience
Government or public body · Pretoria · geoscience.org.za - Council for Scientific and Industrial Research
Government or public body · Pretoria · csir.co.za - Council on Higher Education
Government or public body · Pretoria · che.ac.za - Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development
Government or public body · Pretoria · dalrrd.gov.za - Department of Arts and Culture
Government or public body · Pretoria · dac.gov.za - Department of Correctional Services
Government or public body · Pretoria · dcs.gov.za - Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
Government or public body · Pretoria · dffe.gov.za - Department of Health
Government or public body · Pretoria · gov.za - Department of Higher Education and Training
Government or public body · Pretoria · dhet.gov.za - Department of International Relations and Cooperation
Government or public body · Pretoria · dirco.gov.za - Department of Science,Technology and Innovation
Government or public body · Pretoria · dst.gov.za - Department of Trade, Industry and Competition
Government or public body · Pretoria · thedtic.gov.za - Education Labour Relations Council
Government or public body · Centurion · elrc.org.za - eThekwini Municipality
Government or public body · Durban · durban.gov.za - Gauteng Department of Agriculture and Rural Development
Government or public body · Johannesburg · gdard.gpg.gov.za - Government of South Africa
Government or public body · Pretoria · gov.za - ICSU Regional Office for Africa
Government or public body · Closed · Pretoria · icsu.org - Institute for Deciduous Fruit, Vines and Wine
Government or public body · Stellenbosch · arc.agric.za - Kamiesberg Local Municipality
Government or public body · Garies · kamiesbergmun.co.za - KwaZulu-Natal Department of Community Safety & Liaison
Government or public body · Pietermaritzburg · kzncomsafety.gov.za - Mpumalanga Deparment of Health
Government or public body · Middelburg · mpuhealth.gov.za - Nama Khoi Local Municipality
Government or public body · Springbok · namakhoi.gov.za - National Arts Council of South Africa
Government or public body · Johannesburg · nac.org.za - National Health Laboratory Service
Government or public body · Johannesburg · nhls.ac.za - National Institute for Communicable Diseases
Government or public body · Johannesburg · nicd.ac.za - National Treasury
Government or public body · Pretoria · treasury.gov.za - Rand Water
Government or public body · Johannesburg · randwater.co.za - South African Council for Natural Scientific Professions
Government or public body · Pretoria · sacnasp.org.za - South African National AIDS Council
Government or public body · Pretoria · sanac.org.za - South African National Parks
Government or public body · Pretoria · sanparks.org - South African National Space Agency
Government or public body · Pretoria · sansa.org.za - South African Population Research Infrastructure Network
Government or public body · Durban · saprin.mrc.ac.za - South African Weather Service
Government or public body · Pretoria · weathersa.co.za - Umgeni Water Amanzi
Government or public body · Pietermaritzburg · umgeni.co.za - Water Research Commission
Government or public body · Pretoria · wrc.org.za - Western Cape Department of Health
Government or public body · Cape Town · westerncape.gov.za