The dominant thinking among academics has been that innovation thrives when there is free mobility of knowledge and other related resources. However, the 2010s saw the rise of inward-looking protectionist movements around the world, typified by the election of Donald Trump as President of the United States of America and the results of the Brexit referendum in the United Kingdom. 

Is the rise of protectionism in the global north a good or bad thing for the advancement of technological innovations in South Africa? Support your answer.

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