Knowing is not
enough: engaging in the knowledge economy

Stellenbosch  Symposium / IFLA Presidential Meeting 2010

The knowledge economy
is based on the
production,
distribution,
and use of Knowledge
as the main
driver of growth, wealth creation,
and employment
 across all industries

 

 
Venue
 
The Wallenberg Research Centre is situated at the Stellenbosch Institute for Advanced Study (STIAS) on the historic and picturesque 2.6ha, Mostertsdrift estate, in the heart of Stellenbosch.  The estate was the first settlement and farm in the Cape and was allocated to STIAS by Stellenbosch University. 

The University bought the property in 1996 and made it available to STIAS in 2001. However, it was only in 2005 when a donation from the Marianne and Marcus Wallenberg foundation enabled STIAS to build a modern research and seminar centre that the Institute came into its own.

Here, sustainable architecture and beautiful, tranquil surroundings have been fused to form a ‘Creative Space For The Mind’ where top researchers and intellectual leaders are nurtured and encouraged to find innovative and sustainable solutions to issues facing the world and in particular the country and the continent of Africa.

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