ROADS PAVEMENT FORUM

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ROADS PAVEMENT FORUM

• ROODE VALLEI COUNTRY LODGE
• PRETORIA
• 13 November 2001

TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER CENTRES Kenny Kistan
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Structure of the Presentation

• Background to T2 Centres
• What is Technology Transfer
• SA T2 Centres
• KZN
• SANRAL
• CSIR
• Future Plans

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FHWA-Background

• Technology Transfer (T2) Centers
• 57 Technology Transfer (T2) Centers
• Provide training and technical assistance to
  local governments
• Delivery system for LTAP
• Serve engineers, supervisors, managers, and
  technical support staff of small cities,
  counties, and towns

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FHWA-Background

• Technology Transfer (T2) Centers
• Training is the focus of the program
• Provided through workshops, mobile training vans,
  hands-on training, field demonstrations, and
  lending of instructional training materials
  including videotapes, instructor manuals, and
  student workbooks
• Partnership effort with funding provided from
  Federal, State, local agency resources,
  universities and the private sector

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What is Technology Transfer?
The process by which existing knowledge,
facilities or capabilities are utilized to
fulfill public and private needs
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Transportation Technology Transfer

• Contributes to.
• Creating the condition for
• sustainable development
• Creating the environment that
• promotes the exchange of
• innovations in transportation that
• stimulate local
• economic growth
• and trade

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Technology Transfer

• Access to best practices
• Link to international technology arena
• Generates/fosters networking opportunities

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Technology Transfer

• Avoids duplication
• Bridges the theoretical with the practical
• Conducts/facilitates appropriate training
• Builds local capacity

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Technology Transfer

• Establishing a yearly work plan that coincides
  with the strategic plan
• Maintaining an effective performance monitoring
  process
• Developing/maintaining/monitoring a strategic
  plan that is ingrained with needs of the
  stakeholders

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T2 Centers (SA)
1995 - 1 Center FHWA/NDOT
2000 2 Centers CSIR-Transportek/FHWA KwaZulu-Nat
al/FHWA
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Operations (KwaZulu-Natal)

• Research and Scoping activities
• Departmental policy on alternate technologies to
  regraveling
• Scoping of high performance low cost river
  crossing structures
• Scoping of appropriate technology world wide for
  application in the Department
• Best Practice Technology
• Experiential training (ATE) programme
• Placed students mainly out in the field
  maintenance and construction

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TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER FOCUS AREAS

• EXCHANGE OF TECHNICAL INFORMATION
• JOINT RESEARCH PROJECTS
• EDUCATION AND TRAINING
• IMPLEMENTATION
• DEVELOPMENT OF TRAINING MANUALS
• RDP TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE

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EXCHANGE OF TECHNICAL INFORMATION

• CONTRACTOR DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP
• WORKSHOPS ON DESIGN POLICIES - TRH 3 12
• SCANNING TOURS ON SA PAVEMENT
• AUDIO VISUAL MATERIAL - GRANULAR BASE CONSTRUCTION

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JOINT RESEARCH PROJECTS EDUCATION AND TRAINING

• NEW HMA DESIGN
• TRAC PROGRAMME
• DEVELOPMENT OF COURSE MATERIAL FOR A B TECH
  DEGREE AND NATIONAL DIPLOMA IN CIVIL ENGINEERING
• STUDENT EXCHANGE PROGRAMME

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IMPLEMENTATION

• OPERATIONAL COSTS
• NEWSLETTER
• AUDIO VISUAL PRODUCTION ON DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS
• PUBLICATIONS ON PROJECTS

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DEVELOPMENT OF TRAINING MANUALS

• LICT SERIES - PRACTICAL TRAINING MANUALS ON
  LABOUR INTENSIVE CONSTRUCTION
• SERIES 1-8
• SERIES 9-16 - VIDEOS

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RDP TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE

• DEMONSTRATION PROJECT PHUTHADJITHABA/GEORGE
• COMMERCIALISATION OF GRADER TEAM IN THE NORTHERN
  CAPE
• RURAL ACCESS ROAD SITEBE KOMKULU
• HLABATSHANE ROAD PROJECT
• COMMUNITY SAFETY ROAD SAFETY

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Operations (CSIR Transportek)

• MAIN PURPOSE
• Clearing House
• Established information centre
• Sourcing documentation
• Lending procedures (electronically)
• NEWSLETTER(S)
• SA T2 NEWSLETTER
• Transportek T2 newsletter

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ACTIVITIES OF THE CENTRE

• Clearing house for all transport information
• Directory of contacts
• Website operation maintenance
• Regular joint newsletters
• Training courses NQF/SAQA compliance
• Demonstration projects

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ACTIVITES -CONTINUED

• Fully functional information centre
• National Advisory committee

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SUCCESS TO DATE

• Newsletter ready
• Joint newsletter - to be released.
• Information Delivery Vehicle joint
  participation by industry.
• Identification of needs letters to s/holders
• Website-http//tsquare.csir.co.za
• Info. Centre resourced
• Mailing list - finalised

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Success-cont.

• Joint Training Courses Two with KZN-DOT-T2
  Centre one with Northern Province DOT
• Appointed Regional T2 Centre by ASANRA
• Purpose to coordinate T2 Centres in SADC

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Future Plans

• Co-ordination of resources, centers
• Linkages with AA etc
• Delivery to industry
• Monitoring (advisory board)
• Implementation
• Regular SA T2 newsletter
• Clearing house activities
• Major role in support of regions
• In next year establishment of 1-2 further centers

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Future Plans

• Information vehicle
• Proven technology USA
• On-line active library access, co-ordinated
  training programmes
• Sustainable funding mechanisms
• Regional T2 Centre-ASANRA