THE ANNUAL

PERFORMANCE PLAN

Presentation to the
Portfolio Committee
by
Dr. Phil Mjwara
13 March 2013

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 (NSI) that
will bring about maximum human capital,
sustainable economic growth and
improved quality of life for all.
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Goals (1)
Five Strategic-Oriented Goals
To develop appropriate science, technology
and innovation human capital to meet the
needs of society.
To enhance South Africas knowledgegeneration capacity.

Goals (2)
Five Strategic-Oriented Goals
To develop the innovation capacity of the
NSI.
To build world-class STI infrastructure.
To position South Africa as a strategic
international RDI partner and destination.

Strategic Overview (1)

OECD
Review of
SA NSI
New Public S&T
missions
Biotechnology
ICT
Advanced
Mnfg
Astronomy

Creation
of DST

TIA

SANSA
IPR

Developi
ng the
NSI
S&T
Mission
s

1996

2002

2004

Knowledgebased economy
Grand
challenges
Human capital
development

2007

2009
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Strategic Overview
(2)
1996
White Paper on Science
&Technology
Introduced the concept of a National
System of Innovation (NSI).
Shifting focus from science to science,
technology and innovation.
Meeting the national imperatives,
enhance quality of life and economic
growth and competitiveness.

1996 Strategic
White Paper onOverview
Science and
Technology
(3)
Importance of leadership, coordination and
cooperation in making NSI effective.
Governments role was expected to see to it
that different components of NSI are in
place, interact, and that there is an agreed
set of goals and objectives.

Strategic Overview
(4)
2002 National Research and Development
Strategy (NRDS)
NRDS rests on 3 pillars:
Innovation.
Human capital development.
Governance and coordination.

Strategic Overview
(5)
2002 National Research and Development
Strategy
(NRDS
A target of 1% GERD.
Technology missions.
Science missions.

Strategic Overview
(6)
KNOWLEDGE-BASED ECONOMY

RESOURCE-BASED ECONOMY

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Four Pillars of
Knowledge- Based
Economy

Economic and
Institutional Regime
Interconnect Education
ed
Interdepend
Information
Infrastructure

ent
Innovation

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Crosscutting
enablers

Grand
Challenges

Enable
rs

Ten-Year Innovation Plan

(2008-2018)
Technology Development and Innovation

BioEconomy

Space
Science

Energy

Global
Chang
e

Human &
Social
Dynamic
s

Human Capital:
Centres of Excellence, South African Research Chairs
Initiative, Professional Development Programme, etc.
Knowledge Infrastructure:
Science Councils, State-Owned Enterprises, Global
Projects
International Cooperation:
Regional and Continental Partnerships

Investment plan based on strategic

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Strategic Overview
(7)
Recent Achievements
Increased human capital development
(HCD) support from 5 131 in 2009/10 to

7 083 postgraduate in 2011/12.

Increased research support from 2 422 in
2009/10 to 2 866 researchers in

2011/12.

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Strategic Overview
(8)
Recent Achievements
Increased publications by NRF funded
researchers from 2 753 in 2009/10 to 4
777 in 2011/12.
More than 20 new research chairs
awarded.

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Strategic Overview
(9)
Recent Achievements
About 1 918 SMMEs supported through the
Technology Stations Programme in
2011/12 compared to 1 594 in 2009/10.
About 632 livelihood job opportunities
created, sustained or improved compared
to 396 in 2009/10.

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Strategic Overview
(11)
Recent Achievements
Multipurpose Fluorination Pilot Plant was
established in June 2012.
The development of local manufacturing
capability of Active Pharmaceutical
Ingredients (APIs) for ARVs through the
Ketlaphela project.

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Fluorochemical
Expansion Initiative (FEI)

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FEI Benefits
To increase beneficiation from 5% to 25% of fluorspar.
Potential 1 000 direct jobs.
Envisaged R1 billion increase in value of exports.
Supported about 103 students.
133 publications and conference papers and 7
patents.
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Rationale for Ketlaphela

Project

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Economic Benefits

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GERD (SA, 1991

2009)

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SELECTED TARGETS (1)

Objective

Indicator

Annual
Target

Support
ongoing
research
and
development
and
demonstration
of
technology-based
solutions
with
the
intention of promoting
the
commercialisation
and use thereof.

Number of
MeerKAT
antennae
designed and
installed.

4 MeerKAT
antennae
designed
and
installed by
31
March
2014.

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SELECTED TARGETS (2)

Objective

Indicator

Annual
Target

To
support
ongoing
research
and
development
and
demonstration
of
technology
based
solutions
with
the
intention of promoting
the
commercialisation
and use thereof.

Number
of
technology
solutions
that
are
either
commercialised
or used by the
community
in
the
areas
of
space science,
energy
or
bioscience.

15
technology
solutions
by
31
March 2014

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SELECTED TARGETS (3)

Objective

Indicator

Annual Target

To provide system
based
leadership,
including regulatory
and
compliance
functions,
and
support that seek to
optimize
the
commercialisation
and
use
of
technology
based
solutions.

Number
of
guidelines
and practice
note to the
IPR PFRD Act
approved by
the
Minister
and gazetted.

3 Guidelines and
1
Dispute
Practice Note to
the IPR-PFRD Act
approved by the
Minister
and
gazetted by 31
March 2014.

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SELECTED TARGETS (4)

Objective

Indicator

Annual
Target

To
secure
South
African and foreign
funds for knowledge
production,
technology transfer,
enhanced
innovation, and STI
human
capital
development
in
Africa.

Amount (expressed
in Rand millions) of
foreign
STI
funds
secured
for
knowledge
production,
technology transfer,
enhanced innovation,
and STI HCD.

R300m
by
31
March
2014.

2525

SELECTED TARGETS (5)

Objective

Indicator

Annual
target

To
increase
the
number
of
South
African postgraduate
students participating
in
international
knowledge
production,
technology
transfer
and STI human capital
development
to
support the NSI.

Number of South
African
postgraduate
students
participating
in
international
knowledge
production,
technology
transfer and STI
HCD.

855
postgradua
te students
by
31
March
2014.

2626

SELECTED TARGETS (6)

Objective

Indicator

Annual
Target

To contribute to the
development
of
representative,
highlevel human capital able
to
pursue
locally
relevant and globally
competitive
research
and innovation activities.

Total number of
postgraduate
students
awarded
bursaries.

11
208
postgraduat
e students
awarded
bursaries
by
31
March
2014.

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SELECTED TARGETS (7)

Objective

Indicator

Annual
Target

To
support
and
promote
research
that develops basic
sciences.

Number of Institute
for
Scientific
Information
(ISI)accredited research
articles published by
NRF-funded
researchers.

5 500 ISIaccredited
research
articles by
31
March
2014.

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SELECTED TARGETS (8)

Objective

Indicator

Annual Target

To promote public
engagement
on
science,
technology
and
innovation.

Total number of
participants
in
science awareness
and
engagement
programmes
as
reflected in the NRF
project reports and
those
of
other
service providers.

904
646
people
participated
in
science
awareness
and
engagement
programmes
by 31 March
2014.
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SELECTED TARGETS (9)

Objective
To
strategically
develop
priority
science areas in
which South Africa
enjoys
a
competitive
advantage,
by
promoting
internationallycompetitive
research
and
training
activities
and outputs.

Indicator
Number
of
Indigenous
knowledge -based
technological
innovations (such
as cosmeceuticals,
nutraceuticals,
functional
foods,
indigenous
teas
and
coffees)
developed
and
registered
as
intellectual
property.

Annual Target
3 Indigenous
knowledgebased
technological
innovations
developed
and
registered as
intellectual
property by
31
March
2014.
3030

SELECTED TARGETS (10)

Objective

Indicator

Annual
Target

To identify, grow
and sustain a niche
of high-potential STI
capabilities
for
sustainable
development
and
for the greening of
society
and
the
economy.

Number
knowledge
innovation
products.

of 2 knowledge
and
and
innovation
products by
31
March
2014.

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SELECTED TARGETS (11)

Objective

Indicator

To
inform
and
influence
how
science
and
technology can be
used to transform
rural and socioeconomic
development,
government
planning
and
service
delivery,
and the building of
sustainable human

Number
livelihoods
sustained
improved.

Annual
Target
of 400
created livelihood
or opportunitie
s
created,
sustained or
improved by
31
March
2014.

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SELECTED TARGETS (12)

Strategic objective

Indicator

Annual
Target

To identify, grow and sustain

niche
high-potential
R&D
capabilities that improve the
competitiveness of existing
and
emerging
economic
sectors and that facilitate the
development of new targeted
industries
with
growth
potential
in
aerospace,
advanced
manufacturing,
chemicals, mining, advanced
metals and ICTs.

Number of
small and
medium
enterprises
provided
with
technology
support.

2 300
SMMEs
receiving
technolog
y support
by
31
March
2014.

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SELECTED TARGETS (13)

Strategic objective

Indicator

Annual
Target

To identify, grow and

sustain
niche
highpotential
R&D
capabilities that improve
the competitiveness of
existing and emerging
economic sectors and
facilitate
the
development
of
new
targeted industries with
growth
potential
in
aerospace,
advanced
manufacturing,

Number
of
Master's
and
PhD
students
fully funded or
co-funded
in
designated
niche
areas
(advanced
manufacturing,
aerospace,
chemicals,
mining,
advanced

245
Master's
and
PhD
students
fully
funded or
co-funded
in
designate
d
niche
areas by
31 March
34
2014.34

SELECTED TARGETS (14)

Strategic objective

Indicator

Annual
Target

To
identify,
grow
and
sustain niche high-potential
R&D
capabilities
that
improve
the
competitiveness of existing
and emerging economic
sectors and facilitate the
development
of
new
targeted industries with
growth
potential
in
aerospace,
advanced
manufacturing, chemicals,
mining, advanced metals

Number
of
companies on
a
register
receiving
technology
assistance
packages
(TAPs).

72
companie
s
on
a
register
receiving
TAPs
by
31 March
2014.

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SELECTED TARGETS (15)

Objective

Indicator

To
facilitate
the vacancy rate
development
of
a reduced to a
competent,
productive set rate.
and
representative
workforce
within
the
Department.

Annual
Target
Vacancy
rate
reduced to
7% by 31
March
2014.

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SELECTED TARGETS (16)

Objective

Indicator

Annual Target

To proactively partner
with the Department in
optimising
organisational
performance
and
improving levels of
compliance
with
relevant
policies,
frameworks
and
legislative
requirements.

Number
of
enterprise
architecture
development
lifecycle steps
developed
and
implemented.

2
enterprise
architecture
development
lifecycle steps
developed and
implemented by
31 March 2014.

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DST Medium Term Budget

(1)
R thousand
Programmes
Administration
Research Development and
Innovation
International Cooperation and
Resources
Human Capital and Knowledge
Systems
Socio Economic Partnerships

Total
Compensation of employees
Goods and services
Transfers and subsidies

2013/14

268 158
1 627 145
148 430

2014/15

290 960
1 603
851
157 186

2 476 821 2 683

537
1 677 601 1 864
656
6 198
6 600
155
190
260 733 283 818
193 341 203 425
5 741 903 6 110

2015/16

309 183
1 702
027
164 362
3 417
836
2 050
912
7 644
320
300 996
208 994
7 131
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DST Medium Term Budget

(2)

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DST Public Entities budget

(1)

DST Public Entity

Annual DST
Allocation
(R000)
R 808 996

Council for Scientific and

Industrial Research (CSIR)
Human Sciences Research
R 223 630
Council (HSRC)
Academy of Science of South R20 744
Africa (ASSAf)

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DST Public Entities Budget

(2)
DST public entity

Annual DST
allocation
(R000)

National Research
Foundation (NRF)
Technology Innovation
Agency (TIA)

R 1 476 445
R 521 081

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DST Public Entities Budget (

DST public entity

Annual DST
allocation
(R000)

Africa Institute of South

Africa (AISA)
South Africa National Space
Agency (SANSA)

R 35 237
R 148 908

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DST Public Entities Budget

(4)

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DST Public Entities (1)

Implementing Agencies
Council for Scientific and Industrial
Research (CSIR).
National Research Foundation (NRF).
Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC).
Africa institute of South Africa (AISA).

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DST Public Entities

(2)

Implementing Agencies

Technology Innovation Agency (TIA).

Academy of Science of South Africa
(ASSAf).
South African National Space Agency
(SANSA).
National Advisory Council on Innovation
(NACI).

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Conclusion (1)
Medium term outputs driven by MTSF,
NRDS and TYIP.
Performance satisfactory.
Steady growth in resources but more is
required.
Establishment of innovation instruments.
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Conclusion (2)
Continued focus on HCD, R&D and
infrastructure.
Public entities aligned to implement
government priorities.
Robust Monitoring and Evaluation System
is being put in place.

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Dankie
Enkosi
Ha khensa
Re a leboga
Ro livhuwa
Siyabonga
Siyathokoza
Thank You

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