Dr Petrus Letaba

Dr Petrus Letaba
+27 (0)12 420 8308
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  • PhD in Technology Management, University of Pretoria, South Africa
  • Masters in Business Administration, University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa
  • Postgraduate Diploma in Business Management, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
  • BSc Honours (Chemistry), University of Pretoria, South Africa
  • BSc (Physics and Chemistry)
  • IEEE
  • IEEE Technology and Engineering Management
  • Technology planning in developing countries
  • Technology planning for the fourth industrial revolution
  • Technology assessment
  • Technology Management – MTIM and MEM
  • Strategic Technology and Innovation Management - MTIM
  • Short Course Module in Technology Management - PEM
  • Sociotechnical transition technology roadmaps
  • Transformative technology foresight
  • Patents analysis and development of new science and technology indicators
  • Letaba, P. T., & Pretorius, M. W. (2021). Toward sociotechnical transition technology roadmaps: a proposed framework for large-scale projects in developing countries. IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management, 69(1), 195-208.
  • Maja, M. M., & Letaba, P. (2022). Towards a data-driven technology roadmap for the bank of the future: Exploring big data analytics to support technology roadmapping. Social Sciences & Humanities Open, 6(1), 100270.
  • Letaba, P. T., & Zulu, S. (2021). The development of a technology roadmap for ferrochrome producers. South African Journal of Industrial Engineering, 32(2), 100-109.
  • Letaba, T. P., Pretorius, M. W., & Pretorius, L. (2018). Innovation profile from the perspective of technology roadmapping practitioners in South Africa. South African Journal of Industrial Engineering, 29(4), 171-183.
  • Moeketsi, T. C., & Letaba, T. P. (2022). Leapfrogging pathway for fourth industrial revolution: a case of process innovation within an automotive subsidiary firm. South African Journal of Industrial Engineering, 33(4), 81-93.
  • Letaba, P. T., & Mamphiswana, R. (2023, July). Analysis of the Relationship between Technology Foresighting Generations and Tools. In 2023 Portland International Conference on Management of Engineering and Technology (PICMET) (pp. 1-5). IEEE.
  • Letaba, P. T., Pretorius, M. W., & Pretorius, L. (2014, June). The use of bibliometrics in the development of technology roadmaps: Planning for industrial impact of emerging technologies. In 2014 International Conference on Engineering, Technology and Innovation (ICE) (pp. 1-8). IEEE.
  • Letaba, P., Pretorius, M. W., & Pretorius, L. (2015, August). Analysis of the intellectual structure and evolution of technology roadmapping literature. In 2015 Portland International Conference on Management of Engineering and Technology (PICMET) (pp. 2248-2254). IEEE.
  • Malinga, L., Strauss, A., Letaba, P., & Pretorius, M. W. (2022, June). Technology roadmapping and 4IR in defence: Case of command and control systems. In 2022 IEEE 28th International Conference on Engineering, Technology and Innovation (ICE/ITMC) & 31st International Association for Management of Technology (IAMOT) Joint Conference (pp. 1-8). IEEE.
  • Letaba, P., Pretorius, M. W., & Pretorius, L. (2018). The use of technology development envelope and technology roadmapping principles for developing countries as a basis for long-term technology planning in South Africa. In 27th Annual Conference of the International Association for Management of Technology, IAMOT.

 

 

 

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