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2. Acronyms and Abbreviations

AFS APP

Annual Financial Statements

Annual Performance Plan

B-BBEE

Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment

BISG BRR CPD CRF CIPC CPSI

Business Information Systems Group

Business Regulation and Reputation

Corporation for Public Deposits

Corporate Registers Forum

Companies and Intellectual Property Commission

Centre for Public Service Innovation

DSI

Department of Science and Innovation

the dtic

The Department of Trade, Industry and Competition

EPO FAS

European Patent Office

Financial Accounting Supplements

GRAP

Generally Recognised Accounting Practice

I&C

Innovation and Creativity

IP IT

Intellectual Property

Information Technology

iXBRL

inline eXtensible Business Reporting Language

NPA

National Prosecuting Authority

NT

National Treasury

PFMA

Public Finance Management Act

PPDMISA

Protection, Promotion, Development, and Management of Indigenous Knowledge

SARB SDLC

South African Reserve Bank

Software Development Life Cycle

SEC

Social and Ethics Committee

SMMEs

Small, Medium or Micro Enterprises

SSC SSE

Self-Service Centre

Substantive Search Examination

TVET WIPO XBRL

Technical and Vocational Education and Training (colleges)

World Intellectual Property Office

eXtensible Business Reporting Language

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