Presented to the Portfolio Committee

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• Presented to the Portfolio Committee
• May 2008

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Outline

• Introduction Strategic overview
• Key strategic objectives
• Recent outputs
• Ten year innovation Plan
• Performance indicators
• Resources Human and financial
• Public entities reporting to DST
• Conclusion

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Vision and mission

• Vision
• To create a prosperous society that derives
  enduring and equitable benefits from science and
  technology
• Mission
• To develop, coordinate and manage a National
  System of Innovation that will bring about
  maximum human capital, sustainable economic
  growth and improved quality of life for all

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Strategic Overview and key Policy Developments
Creation of DST
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Strategic Overview and key Policy Developments
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Strategic Overview and key Policy Developments
2004/5-2010/11

• Strategic Management Framework sets specific
  areas of DST involvement across NSI

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DST five principle goals

• To develop the innovation capacity of the science
  system and contribute to socio-economic
  development
• To develop appropriate human capital for
  research, development and innovation (RDI)
• To build world-class RDI infrastructure
• Position SA as a strategic international RDI
  partner and destination
• Develop South Africas knowledge-generation
  capacity

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Key deliverables linked to goals

• Development of strong innovation chains in
  biotech, nanotech, the H2 economy, space science,
  ICT and manufacturing
• Application of technologies to address poverty
  and improve the quality of life of South
  Africans
• Development of a healthy and diverse flux of
  young people seeking and finding careers in
  science and engineering
• Accomplishment of notable successes in turning
  trends in global science to the national
  advantage, for example in astronomy and space
  science.

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Some recent outputs

• BRICs led to
• Establishment of 3 drug discovery companies
  working on compounds for the potential treatment
  of HIV and TB (Elevation Biotech, Arvir and
  iThemba Pharmaceuticals) and BEE clinical
  organisation (African Clinical Research
  Organisation)
• Complete sequencing of genome of a strain of
  extremely drug resistant TB
• ICGEB was launched by President Thabo Mbeki on 10
  September 2007
• SARCHI awarded 72 Research Chairs
• 1/3 of target of 210 chairs

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Some recent outputs

• Innovation Honours Bursary awarded to 280
  students
• 83 are blacks, 55 women
• Pilot with R10m, 98 used on core project, 2 on
  admin
• 70 students to pursue MSc and PhD studies
• 125 unemployed SET graduates were deployed to 22
  Science Centres
• Centres of excellence (CoEs) attracted 313
  postgraduate students since 2004 and produced
  publications

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Some recent outputs

• IKS Research Chair (on traditional medicines and
  health systems) awarded to the University of
  KwaZulu Natal
• Launch of SA Earth Observation System Strategy
• Coordinate earth observation data to assist with
  planning
• DSTs continuing participation in EU framework
  programmes
• R70m leveraged, 47 projects approved in 07/08
• Nanotechnology and nanoscience programme
• 2 innovation centres set up

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RD survey results

• The 2005/06 RD survey results indicate
• GERD is 0.92 of GDP on target for 1 by 2008
• business continues to be the major performer of
  in-house research (58.3 percent)
• 57 000 researchers and support staff in the
  public and private sectors, with about 17 000 FTE
  researchers.
• HRD is one the DSTs main focus area, with a
  concerted effort to increase innovation and
  engineering skills
• 1/3 of programme money to HCD R200m

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Ten year innovation plan

• Investment plan based on strategic priorities

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Medium term initiatives

• Establish and operationalise TIA
• Establish and operationalise the Space Agency
• Implement innovation plan
• Grand challenge implementation plans
• Human capital development strategy
• International engagement strategy
• Technology transfer strategy
• IPR bill

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Performance indicators
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Performance indicators
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Selected output targets
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Selected output targets
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Selected output targets
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Financial resources
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Growth in financial resources
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2008/09 per programme distr (R000)
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2008/09 Economic classification (R000)
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Human Resources
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Public Entities and Agencies Reporting to DST

• Council for Scientific and Industrial Research
  (CSIR)
• National Research Foundation (NRF)
• Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC)
• Africa institute of South Africa (AISA)
• Tshumisano
• South African National Energy Research
• Academy of Science of South Africa

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Conclusion

• Medium term outputs driven by
• National RD strategy
• Ten year innovation plan
• Performance satisfactory
• Steady growth in resources
• Establishment of innovation instruments
• Continued focus on HCD and innovation skills
• Public entities aligned to implement innovation
  plan

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DankieEnkosiHa khensaRe a lebogaRo livhuwa
Siyabonga Siyathokoza Thank you