Use science and innovation for development • Increase land availability near economic centres for youth,
military veterans and seniors.
THE ANC WILL:
• Establish a Human Settlement Bank for affordable financing.
• Support innovation in green technologies, climate change
adaptation and mitigation, and decarbonisation • Upgrade informal settlements and provide basic services.
programmes
• Strengthen regulation of rental prices and protect consumers.
• Increase research and development spending and prioritise
areas like industrialisation, climate change and technologies • Improve access to clean water and increase bulk water
like virtual reality, augmented reality, blockchain, infrastructure.
artificial intelligence and the internet of things.
• Expand sanitation access through alternative technologies.
• Foster development of new and existing industries, increase
patent development and strengthen local innovation systems, • Address challenges with wastewater treatment plants.
including green energy technologies.
• Ensure safe drinking water and prevent pollution of water
• Contribute to the African Union’s goal of producing sources.
100,000 PhD graduates in science, technology, engineering
and mathematics in the next decade. • Manage rapid urbanisation through a sustainable model of
compact, connected cities and towns, urban and rural areas,
Build more houses and provide basic services to all including the development of new cities and towns.
THE ANC WILL:
• Continue building subsidised housing for vulnerable groups.
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