ABSTRACT

The article examines critical success factors in high technology projects by comparing the Square Kilometre Array, the Pebble Bed Modular Reactor and the Reactor Conversion Project in the context of a historical view of South African technology policy. These three complex endeavours illustrate rather well what mistakes can be made in the conceptualising and in the execution of such projects. The article argues that the confluence of a range of diverse factors such as sufficient prototyping, understanding and balancing political stakeholders, getting the organisational culture right and managing ambitions and aspirations are necessary for success to be achieved.

中文翻译：

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技术，政策和政治：高科技基础设施项目的关键成功因素

摘要

本文通过比较南非技术政策的历史观点，通过比较平方公里阵列，卵石床模块化反应堆和反应堆转化项目，研究了高科技项目中的关键成功因素。这三项复杂的工作很好地说明了在此类项目的概念化和执行过程中会犯哪些错误。文章认为，各种因素的融合，例如足够的原型设计，理解和平衡政治利益相关者，正确地组织组织文化以及管理雄心和抱负，都是取得成功所必需的。