Dr Moses Sithole, a mathematician and a statistician, is Research Director, Centre for Science, Technology and Innovation Indicators at South Africa’s Human Sciences Research Council. He has studied and worked in universities and science councils in Australia, the UK, Swaziland and South Africa, respectively. He is internationally recognised for his work in agriculture, health, and consumer science, as well as and especially science, technology and innovation. Dr Sithole leads the team that performs the South African Business Innovation Survey.