Annual Performance Plan 2021/2022

AnnualPerformancePlan2021/2022

RP92/2021ISBN: 978-0-621-49249-8

1DEPARTMENT SCIENCE AND INNOVATION | ANNUAL PERFORMANCE PLAN FINANCIAL YEAR 2021/22

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Executive Authority Statement 3

Remarks by Deputy Minister 9

Accounting Officer Statement 11

Official Sign-Off 13

PART A: MANDATE 15

1. Legislative and other mandates 16

2. Updates to institutional policies and strategies 17

3. Updates to relevant court rulings 17

PART B: STRATEGIC FOCUS 19

4. Situational Analysis 20

5. The 2019-2024 Medium-Term Strategic Framework and STI 24

6. Overview Of 2019/20 Budget and MTEF Estimates and Expenditure Trends 26

PART C: MEASURING PERFORMANCE 31

Institutional Programme Performance Information 32

Programme 1: Administration 40

Chief Directorates 40

Explanation of planned performance over the medium term 46

Programme 2: Technology Innovation 48



Programme 3: International Cooperation and Resources 62



Programme 4: Research Development and Support 73



Programme 5: Socio-economic Innovation Partnerships 86



DSI Public Entities 100

Infrustructure Projects 103

PART D: TECHNICAL INDICATOR DESCRIPTIONS 105

Programme 1: Administration 106

Programme 2: Technology Innovation 112

Programme 3: International Cooperation and Resources 127

Programme 4: Research Development and Support 136

Programme 5: Socio-economic Innovation and Partnerships 148

List of Abbreviations 161

2 DEPARTMENT SCIENCE AND INNOVATION | ANNUAL PERFORMANCE PLAN FINANCIAL YEAR 2021/22


EXECUTIVE AUTHORITY STATEMENT

We come from a dark and painful past and in our efforts to create a new, just and equitable society, we recognise the need to align public institutions with the post-1994 democratic project, and have introduced policy interventions to achieve our vision of a democratic, non-racist and non-sexist society.

We are also alive to the reality that, because of its apartheid past, our country is characterised by the endemic and interconnected challenges of inequality, unemployment and poverty. Therefore, in addition to achieving institutional effectiveness in the new dispensation, our public institutions need to respond to our country’s most urgent social and economic challenges. For this, we will require high-end skills and expertise.

We need to continue building a robust national system of innovation that serves all South Africans, regardless of race, sex or creed. Since the 1996 White Paper on Science and Technology, we have been working towards a national system of innovation that will improve the lives of all South Africans through science, technology and innovation (STI).

This was to be achieved by using STI to progressively increase economic growth and enhance participation in the economy, and to ensure the innovative capacity of the country is fully exploited. The 2019 White Paper on

Science, Technology and Innovation aims to strengthen policy intent in areas where the Department has encoun-tered challenges in implementation. It gives the Depart-ment a greater opportunity for using STI in support of South Africa’s inclusive development.

Furthermore, the 2019 White Paper and the decadal plan for STI currently under development, provide the impetus for an organisational restructuring towards a leaner, more agile organisation with concentrated capability in critical areas. The adoption of the new White Paper was informed by the continued evolution of STI policy, and various reviews of the STI landscape.

The reviews assessed performance against the vision, high-level goals and various specific initiatives set out at the time, such as resource allocation, regulatory policy, performance level, human resource development, and research infrastructure. The reviews found that much improvement had been made, but that more needed to be done in some areas.

When the COVID-19 pandemic began in 2020, we and our entities were well prepared to play our part in fighting it. For instance, the South African Radio Astronomy Observatory provided systems engineering and project management support for the design and manufacture of ventilators. Other entities in the national system of innovation responded to the pandemic by developing continuous positive airway pressure solutions under the guidance of the National Ventilator Project, deploying DSI-funded infrastructure to expand testing facilities, and the manufacturing of molecular biology enzymes, reagents and testing kits, as well as assisting with data modelling and analysis to track the spread of the pandemic. The Human Sciences Research Council carried out surveys to measure the public response to COVID-19 and the effects of lockdown.

Looking ahead, efforts to stimulate employment as part of economic recovery include various platforms and programmes established or supported by the Department. We intend to employ about 1 000 health promotion agents, 300 Enviro Champs through the Duzi Umngeni Conservation Trust, a Water Graduate Employment Programme with 450 beneficiaries (to be implemented by the Water Research Commission) and an experiential learning programme with 150 beneficiaries to be implemented by the CSIR. We are also working to support the Presidential Youth Employment Initiative with funding from the Presidency.

The Department plays a critical role in the science diplomacy arena, and as a facilitator of the STI agenda across Africa


South Africa participates in large international institutions and projects, including the Group on Earth Observations, the International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, and the Square Kilometre Array

As part of its expanded mandate, the DSI is championing several strategic initiatives on behalf of government. One example is the South African Affiliate of the World Economic Forum’s Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution, which aims to address technology governance challenges that prevent innovation and the effective deployment of technologies for development.

In spite of the extraordinary challenges that have been occasioned by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Department is proud to have maintained its reputation as a department that is responsive to national priorities. The Department has achieved over 80% of its predetermined objectives

Science in the past four years. In November 2020, the Auditor-General of South Africa gave the Department yet another award for a clean audit finding for the 2019/20 financial year, and the Director-General Phil Mjwara received an award for the best performing Accounting Officer.

I would like to thank him, Deputy Minister Manamela, and all the Department’s employees, for making these achievements possible.

Dr BE Nzimande, MPMINISTER OF HIGHER EDUCATION, SCI-ENCE AND INNOVATION


MATSENO KA TONA (MORERO WA MOŠOMO WA NGWAGA LE NGWAGA)

Re tšwa nakong ye thata gape ye bohloko gomme maitekong rena a go aga setšhaba se seswa, sa toka le tekatekano, re lemoga nyakego ya go bapiša diinstitšhušene tša setšhaba ka protšeke ya temokrasi ka morago ga 1994, gomme re tsebagaditše magato a pholisi a go fihlelela pono ya rena ya setšhaba sa temokrasi, sa go hloka semorafe le go se kgetholle ka bong.

Gape re phela ka nnete ya gore, ka lebaka la dinako tša yona tša kgatelelo, naga ya rena e na le ditlhohlo tše di atilego le tše di kopantšwego tša tlhokego ya tekatekano, tlhokego ya mešomo le tša bohloki. Efela, go tlaleletša go phihlelelo ya go šoma botse ga institšhušene mo peakanyong ye mpsha, diinstitšhušene tša rena tša setšhaba di swanela go šogana le ditlhohlo tša tšhoganetšo tša ikonomi le leago tša naga ya rena. Go se, re tla nyaka tsebo le mabokgoni a maemo a godimo.

Re swanela go tšwelapele go aga sestemo ya bosetšhaba ye maatla ya boithomelo yeo e lego ya Maafrika Borwa ka moka, go sa lebelelwe morafe, bong goba tumelo. Go tloga mola go bago le Pego ya go Tsebiša ya Saense le Theknolotši ya 1996, re be re šogana le go aga sestemo ya bosetšhaba ya boithomelo yeo e tlogo kaonafatša maphelo a Maafrika Borwa ka moka ka saense, theknolotši le boithomelo (STI).

Se se be se swanela go fihlelelwa ka go šomiša STI go oketša kgolo ya ikonomi kgato ka kgato le go godiša bokgathatema ka ikonoming, le go kgonthiša gore bokgoni bja boithomelo bja naga bo šomišitšwe ka botlalo. Pego ya go Tsebiša ya Saense, Theknolotši le Boithomelo ya 2019 maikemišetšo a yona ke go matlafatša maikemišetšo a pholisi mo makaleng ao Kgoro e itemogetšeng ditlhohlo phethagatšong. Go fa Kgoro monyetla wa go šomiša STI go thekga tlhabollo ya go akaretša ya Afrika Borwa.

Gape, Pego ya go Tsebiša ya 2019 le peakanyo ya ngwagasome ya STI ye gabjalo e lego ka fase ga tlhabollo, go fa tlhohleletšo ya peakanyoleswa ya mokgatlo go ba le mokgatlo wo o nago le bophelo go feta pele, go lekanela le go ba le bokgoni bjo bontši ka makaleng a bohlokwa. Kamogelo ya Pego ya go Tsebiša ye mpsha e bakilwe ke ebolušene ye e tšwetšego pele ya ya pholisi ya STI, le ditshekatsheko tša go fapana tša ponagalo ya STI.

Ditshekatsheko di lekotše tiro kgahlanong le pono, diphegello tša boemo bja godimo le maiteko a mangwe a o laeditšwego nako yeo, go swana le kabo ya methopo, pholisi ya taolo, boemo bja tiro, tlhabollo ya mothopo ya bomotho, le mananeokgoparara la dinyakišišo. Ditshekatsheko di hweditše gore kaonafatšo ye ntši e dirilwe, eupša tše dingwe gape di swanela go dirwa ka makaleng a mangwe.

Ge COVID-19 e thoma ka 2020, rena le dihlongwa tša rena re be re itokišitše gabotse go bapala karolo ya go e lwantšha. Mohlala, Setiši sa Astronomi ya Radio ya Afrika Borwa se fane ka thekgo ya mekgwa ya boentšenere le taolo ya protšeke ya popego le tšweletšo ya dibenthileita. Dihlongwa tše dingwe ka sestemong ya bosetšhaba ya boithomelo di ikarabetše go leuba ka go tšweletša ditharollo tša kgatelelo ya tsela ya moya ye botse ye e tšwelagopele ka fase ga tlhahlo ya Protšeke ya Bosetšhaba ya Dibenthileita, go phethagatša mananeokgoparara a go thekgwa ka ditšhelete ke DSI go oketša mafelo a go direla diteko, le go tšweletša diensime tša payolotši tša molekule, ditswaki le dikhiti tša diteko, gape le go thuša ka go dira mmotlolo wa datha le phetleko go lota mohlala wa phatlalalo ya leuba. Lekgotla la Dinyakišišo tša Disaense tša Bomotho le dirile dinyakišišwana go ela karabo ya setšhaba go COVID-19 le dikhuetšo tša tswalelo ya naga.

Ge go lebelelwa pele, maiteko a go hlohleletša mešomo bjalo ka karolo ya tsošološo ya ikonomi a akaretša dipolatefomo tša go fapana le mananeo ao a hlomilwego goba thekgilwego ke Kgoro. Re ikemišeditše go thwala dietšente tša kaonafatšo ya maphelo tše 1000, Dithwadi tša Tikologo tše 300 ka go šomiša Trasete ya Pabalelo ya Umngeni Duzi, Lenaneo la Meetse la Mešomo ya Dialoga la go ba le baholegi ba 450 (go tla go phethagatšwa ke Khomišene ya Dinyakišišo tša Meetse) le lenaneo la go ithuta boitemogelo la go ba le baholegi ba 150 leo le tlogo phethagatšwa ke CSIR. Gape re šogana le go thekga Protšeke ya Bopresidente ya Mešomo ya Baswa ya go thekgwa ka ditšhelete go tša Kantorong ya Bopresidente.

Kgoro e bapala karolo ye bohlokwa tikologong ya maano ya saense, gomme bjalo ka mosepediši wa lenaneo la STI go kgabaganya Afrika, Afrika Borwa e kgathatema ka diprotšekeng le diinstitšhušeneng tše kgolo tša boditšhabatšhaba, go akaretšwa Group on Earth Observations, Sentha ya Boditšhabatšhaba ya Boentšenere bja Leabela le Payotheknolotši, le Square Kilometre Array.

Bjalo ka taelo ye e katološitšwego, DSI e etile pele diprotšeke tše mmalwa tša maano legatong la mmušo. Mohlala wo motee ke Boleloko bja Afrika Borwa bja Sentha ya Rebolušene ya Intasteri ya Bone ya Foramo ya Ikonomi ya Lefase, yeo maikemišetšo a yona e lego go šogana le ditlhohlo tša pušo tša theknolotši tšeo di thibelago boithomelo le tšhomišo ye botse ya ditheknolotši tša tlhabollo.

Ka ntle ga ditlhohlo tša go makatša tšeo di hlotšwego ke leuba la COVID-19, Kgoro e ikgantšha ka go ba e bolokile seriti sa yona bjalo ka kgoro yeo e arabago dintlhakgolo


tša bosetšhaba. Kgoro e fihleletše ka godimo ga 80% ya dinepo tša yona tšeo di beakantšwego peleng tša Saense mo mengwageng ye mene ya go feta. Ka Nofemere 2020, Molekodipharephare wa Dipuku wa Afrika Borwa o file Kgoro sefoka se sengwe gape sa kutullo ya tekolo ya dipuku ya go hlweka sa ngwaga wa ditšhelete wa 2019/20, gomme Molaodipharephare Phil Mjwara o amogetše sefoka sa Mohlankedi wa Matlotlo wa go šoma botse.

Ke rata go mo leboga, Motlatšatona Manamela, le bašomi ba Kgoro ka moka, go dira gore diphihlelelo tše di kgonagalo.

Ngaka BE Nzimande, MPTONA YA THUTO YA GODIMO, SAENSE LE BOITHOMELO


ISANDULELO SIKANGQONGQOSHE (UHLELO LOKUSEBENZA KONYAKA)

Siqhamuka esikhathini esimnyama nesibuhlungu kakhulu. Emizamweni yethu yokusungula umphakathi omusha, siphawule isidingo sokuhlela ngokuqondile izikhungo zomphakathi kanye nephrojekthi yango-1994 yentando yeningi futhi sethule ukungenelela kwenqubomngomo ukuze sifinyelele umgomo wethu womphakathi ongacwasi ngokohlanga nangokobulili.

Kanti futhi siphila esikhathini lapho sizibonela khona ukuthi ngenxa yobandlululo olwabakhona esikhathi esedlule, izwe lethu linenkinga yokuxhumana ngenxa yokungalingani, ukuntuleka kwemisebenzi kanye nendlala. Ngakho, ngaphezu nje kokufinyelela ukusebenza ngendlela efanele kwezikhungo kule nkathi entsha, izikhungo zethu zomphakathi kufanele zisabele ngokushesha ezidingweni eziphuthumayo ezweni lethu, izinselele zezenhlalo nezomnotho. Ukuze sifinyelele lokho, silindele amakhono nobuchwepheshe okusezingeni eliphezulu.

Kudingeka siqhubeke sisungula uhlelo oluqinile oluhlanganisa zonke izikhungo oluzosebenzela bonke abantu baseNingizimu Afrika, kungakhathaliseki uhlanga, ubulili noma inkolo. Kusukela ephepheni Elimhlophe leSayensi, Ezobuchwepheshe lango-1996, besilokhu sisebenzela ekufinyeleleni uhlelo oluhlanganisa zonke izikhungo oluzothuthukisa izimpilo zabo bonke abantu baseNingizimu Afrika ngokusebenzisa isayensi, ezobuchwepheshe kanye nokusungula (i-STI). Lokhu bekufanele kufezwa ngokusebenzisa i-STI ukuthuthukisa kancane kancane ezomnotho, kukhulise ukuhlanganyela kwezomnotho futhi kuqinisekise ukuthi amandla amasha ezwe asetshenziswa ngokuphelele. IPhepha Elimhlophe leSayensi, Ezobuchwepheshe kanye Nokusungula lihloselwe ukuqinisa inqubomgomo egxile kakhulu ezindaweni lapho uMnyango obe nezinkinga khona ekwenzeni ngokoqobo okushiwo inqubomgomo. Kunikeza uMnyango ithuba elihle kakhulu lokusebenzisa i-STI ekusekeleni intuthuko ebandakanya wonke umuntu eNingizimu Afrika.

Ngaphezu kwalokho, iPhepha Elimhlophe lango-2019 kanye nohlelo oseluneminyaka engu-10 lwe-STI okwamanje okusasetshenzelwa kukho ukuhlinzekela ngomfutho wokwakhiwa kabusha kwenhlangano esheshayo ngokwengeziwa enekhono ekugxileni ezindaweni ezibucayi. Ukwamukelwa kwePhepha Elimhlophe elisha kwaziswa ngokuqhubeka kwenqubomngomo ye-STI kanye nokubuyekezwa okuhlukahlukene kwe-STI.

Ukubuyekezwa kuhlolwe ukusebenza kuqhathaniswa nomgomo, izinhloso ezisezingeni eliphakeme kanye nezinhlelo ezahlukahlukene ezibekiwe ngaleso sikhathi, ezinjengokwabiwa kwezinsizakusebenza, inqubomgomo

yokulawula, izinga lokusebenza, ukuthuthukiswa kwabasebenzi kanye nengqalasizinda yocwaningo. Ukubuyekezwa kutholakale ukuthi sekwenziwe ngcono kakhulu, kodwa kuningi okusamele kwenziwe kwezinye izindawo.

Lapho kuqala ubhubhane lwe-COVID-19 ngo-2020, thina kanye nezinhlangano besikulungele kahle kakhulu ukudlala indima yethu ekulweni nayo. Ngokwesibonelo, i-South African Radio Astronomy Observatory yanikeza uhlelo lobunjiniyela kanye nokubhekela iphrojekthi ebisekela ukusungulwa kanye nokukhiqizwa kwemishini yokuphefumula. Ezinye izinhlangano ohlelweni lukazwelonke lokusungula izinto ezintsha zaphendula kulo bhubhane ngokwenza izixazululo eziqhubekayo zemishini yokusiza ukuphefumula ngaphansi kokuqondiswa yi-National Ventilator Project, zisebenzisa ingqalasizinda exhaswe yi-DSI ukukhulisa izindawo zokuhlola, kanye nokwenziwa kwama-enzyme ama-molecular biology, ama-reagents kanye namakhithi okuhlola kanye nokusiza ngokufaniswa kwemininingwane yabantu nokuhlaziywa ukulandelela ukusabalala kobhubhane. I-Human Sciences Research Council yenze ucwaningo ukukala lokho okushiwo umphakathi ku-COVID-19 kanye nemiphumela yokuvaleleka ezindlini.

Uma sibuka phambili, imizamo yokukhuthaza ukuqashwa njengengxenye yokuvuselelwa komnotho ifaka phakathi izinkundla nezinhlelo ezahlukahlukene ezisungulwe nezasekelwa nguMnyango. Sihlose ukuqasha ama-ejenti okukhuthaza ezempilo abalelwa ku-1 000, ama-Enviro Champs angu-300 ngokusebenzisa i-Duzi Umngeni Conservation Trust, i-Water Graduate Employment Programme enabangu-450 abazohlomula kuyo (ezosetshenziswa yiKhomishini Yezocwaningo Lamanzi) kanye nohlelo lokufunda ngamava oluzozuzisa abantu abangu-150 okufanele lusungulwe yi-CSIR. Okunye esisebenzela kukho ukuxhasa uHlelo lukaMongameli Lokuqashwa Kwentsha ngezimali ezivela eHhovisi likaMongameli.

UMnyango udlala indima ebaluleke kakhulu emkhakheni wezesayensi wezokuxhumana, njengomgqugquzeli we-ajenda ye-STI e-Afrika yonkana, iNingizimu Afrika ibamba iqhaza ezikhungweni ezinkulu nasemisebenzini yamazwe omhlaba, okubandakanya i-Group on Earth Observations, i-International Center for Genetic Engineering, i-Biotechnology kanye ne-Square Kilometre Array

Njengengxenye yegunya layo elandisiwe, i-DSI iqhuqhuzela imizamo eminingi yamasu egameni likahulumeni. Esinye sezibonelo, i-South African Affiliate of the World Economic Forum’s Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution, ehlose


ukubhekana nezinkinga zokuphatha ezobuchwepheshe ezivimbela ukusungulwa kanye nokusatshalaliswa kahle kwentuthuko kwezobuchwepheshe.

Naphezu kwezinkinga ezinkulu ezibangelwe ubhubhane lwe-COVID-19, uMnyango uyaziqhenya ngokugcina isithunzi sawo njengomnyango ophendula izinto ezisemqoka kuzwelonke. Umnyango usuzuze ngaphezu kuka-80 wamaphesenti wezinhloso zawo ezinqunywe kusengaphambili iSayensi eminyakeni emine edlule. NgoNovemba 2020, uMcwaningimabhuku-Jikelele waseNingizimu Afrika wanikeza uMnyango omunye umklomelo wokutholwa kwamabhuku awo ezimali onyaka ka-2019/20 ungenacala, kwathi uMqondisi-Jikelele uPhil Mjwara wathola umklomelo wesiphathimandla esisebenza kahle kakhulu.

Ngithanda ukumbonga kakhulu, IPhini LikaNgqongqoshe uManamela kanye nabo bonke abasebenzi boMnyango ngokwenza lokhu esikufinyelele kube impumelelo.

UDr BE Nzimande, MPUNGQONGQOSHE WEZEMFUNDO EPHAKEME, ISAYENSI KANYE NEZOKUSUN-GULWA


REMARKS BY DEPUTY MINISTER

(ii) transdisciplinary transformation; (iii) institutional transformation; (iv) transformation through the translation of science and innovation into societal benefit and fundamental economic transformation; (v) transformation through citizen science (public engagement); and (vi) the digital transformation of the NSI.

Further to this, in 2020/21, the Department approved a new postgraduate funding policy that provides for full-cost support for certain groups of students, namely, the financially disadvantaged, students with disabilities, and exceptional academic achievers. The implementation of the policy will commence in 2021/22, with the consequence that comparably fewer postgraduate students will receive funding, but more will receive comprehensive funding.

The Department will also finalise a tracer study on PhDs who graduated between 2001 and 2017/18. The South African Women in Science Awards, the South African Research Chairs Initiative, the centres of excellence, research grants, internships and special programmes such as Thuthuka have contributed to improving female representation, which has increased to 46% of the scientific workforce and, going beyond demographics, has seen a new type of knowledge generated.

Going forward, while maintaining gains achieved on gender transformation, more effort is required to promote participation of black researchers towards achieving a more inclusive NSI.

To enhance its work in increasing knowledge generation and innovation outputs, the Department will focus on investments that are geared towards supporting the translation of publicly financed intellectual property (IP) into social and economic value, using NIPMO’s database of disclosures of publicly financed IP as a basis for tracking the utilisation of IP via the conclusion of commercial agreements and the introduction of products and services to the public.

Under the HDI Development Grant, the DSI and the Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) will develop targeted programmes aimed at ensuring that a critical mass of publishing academics is established at HDIs, and at increasing research outputs per capita. DHET, through its Research Outputs Policy, rewards research outputs produced by researchers in public higher education institutions, while science councils, as public research institutions, do not benefit from the subsidy programme.

An interdepartmental task team has been established to look at a subsidy programme for researchers in the science

If the national system of innovation (NSI) is to grow its contribution to achieving South Africa’s national priorities, it is necessary to focus on enabling the modernisation of key sectors of the economy, such as manufacturing, agriculture and mining, to ensure that these sectors are competitive and can contribute to higher GDP growth.

The NSI has to exploit new industries based on new sources of growth, e.g. the Fourth Industrial Revolution and the circular economy, increase the NSI contribution to exports by putting in place measures to accelerate the conversion of research ideas and knowledge into products and services and supporting grassroots innovators.

It has to accelerate inclusivity and support new entrants into the economy, by among others, supporting SMMEs and co-operatives via targeted research, development and innovation (RDI) instruments and using technological advancement to contribute to an STI-enabled capable state for improved service delivery and decision making.

Building on existing work, the Department will enhance its contribution to the development of human capabilities and skills for the economy by continuing to expand the transformation agenda in all its strategic STI focus areas over the medium term. In this regard, transformation is viewed in six dimensions: (i) demographic transformation;


councils and other recognised research institutions, and the inclusion of a subsidy for innovation and other creative outputs. The task team will consider the expansion of the Research Output Submission System to include research outputs produced outside the university system. This is in line with the development of regulations that enable the DSI to declare research institutions that are eligible for National Research Foundation funding.

The research chairs established through the South African Research Chairs Programme and the centre of excellence have been instrumental in increasing the country’s research outputs. During the MTEF the focus will be on ensuring alignment between the research outputs produced and the national priorities, to ensure that research conducted directly responds to the country’s developmental needs.

Using knowledge for inclusive development, the Department will advance its work towards an inclusive and responsive NSI, characterised by equitable access to the knowledge infrastructure. This is a vital part of reimagining the NSI within a broader concept of innovation, in line with the national development profile and social dynamics.

A multi-tiered package to support the commercialisation of grassroots innovations is being implemented. This will include technology development; compliance with industry standards (where applicable); the protection of IP; and mentorship. We will focus on strengthening partnerships with relevant government departments and research institutions, organisations responsible for compliance and setting standards, higher education and post-school institutions, the private sector and non-profit organisations.

The commercialisation of grassroots innovation and access to publicly available IP will be pursued in line with the DSI’s commitment to deploying locally developed technology solutions. The instruments used will include technology demonstrations, agroprocessing facilities, and support for entrepreneurs.

The Department recognises that, to build a coherent system addressing the Sustainable Development Goals and the effects of climate change, a digital economy is required. The DSI will contribute to this through focused programmes that enable innovation and build capacity in the post-school system in domains such as data science, artificial intelligence, the Internet of Things and cybersecurity. Capacity to use 5G and other wireless technologies optimally must also be developed, enabling the state and citizens to take advantage of digital economy opportunities.

For all of this to be possible, we will continue to rely on the capable management and staff of the Department and its entities.

Mr B Buti Manamela, MPDEPUTY MINISTER HIGHER EDUCATION, SCIENCE AND INNOVATION


ACCOUNTING OFFICER STATEMENT

Over the next medium term, the Department of Science and Innovation (DSI) will continue to fund, support and facilitate an STI-enabling ecosystem and set out performance indicators and medium-term targets in support of the six institutional outcomes and 22 outcome indicators.

To achieve a transformed, inclusive, responsive and coherent national system of innovation (NSI), the Department will strive to improve the alignment of the NSI’s contribution to the National Development Plan (NDP). This will be directed primarily through the decadal plan, though which the 2019 White Paper on Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) will be implemented.

The decadal plan will define critical STI interventions and missions/priorities for the country between 2020 and 2030, taking into account the recommendations of various reviews, and will guide the establishment of new NSI institutions, make proposals for the geospatial location and distribution of the new institutions, and propose new institutional forms to expedite the implementation of missions and critical research areas such as astronomy.

We are of the view that, if the NSI is to grow its contribution to addressing national priorities, it is necessary to focus on, among others, modernising sectors of the economy such as manufacturing, agriculture and mining to ensure that

these sectors are competitive and can contribute to higher GDP growth; exploiting new industries based on new sources of growth, e.g. the Fourth Industrial Revolution and the circular economy; increasing the NSI contribution to exports by putting in place measures to accelerate the conversion of research ideas and knowledge into products and services; and supporting grassroots innovators.

Human capabilities and skills for the economy and for development

The 2019 White Paper on Science, Technology and Innovation identifies the lack of transformation in the NSI as a challenge that needs to be addressed urgently. To develop the necessary human capabilities and skills for the economy and for development, the DSI will continue to expand the transformation agenda in all its strategic STI focus areas over the medium term. In our view, transformation is to be considered across six dimensions, namely, demographic transformation; transdisciplinary transformation; institutional transformation; transformation through the translation of science and innovation into societal benefit and fundamental economic transformation; transformation through citizen science (public engagement); and digital transformation of the national system of innovation. Increased knowledge generation and innovation outputs

To increase knowledge generation and innovation outputs, our interventions will seek to increase South Africa’s share of global publication outputs, increase the proportion of prototypes, technology demonstrators and pilot plants that advance industrialisation, and improve the percentage increase in patent and design applications filed from publicly financed research and development (R&D).

To achieve this, the Department will measure and track the number of outputs commercialised as a result of support provided in designated areas, e.g. licences; assignments; options of varying natures (such as directed research and joint ventures); start-ups, spinouts and new companies created; and distribution, manufacturing and sales agreements for products, processes and services.

The commercialisation of products, processes and services may involve other departments, entities and market players, and may therefore fall outside the Department’s control.

Knowledge utilisation for economic development

We recognise knowledge as a critical ingredient for economic development. To strengthen the nexus between knowledge production and economic development, the


Department will focus on revitalising existing industries and stimulating R&D-led industrial development. This we will do by, among others, continuing to scale up our network of technology stations and platforms in order to provide cross-cutting, cross-sector technological support for SMMEs, entrepreneurs and co operatives.

We also recognise that access to technological support is essential in new product/process development (or improvement) and in developing prototypes and concept demonstrators. Therefore, the Department will also continue managing a portfolio of projects that have potential for creating new industries or rejuvenating existing industries.

The current projects in this portfolio are the Aeroswift additive manufacturing machine, the Mining Extraction Research, Development and Innovation Programme, the bioeconomy programme, the Hydrogen South Africa (HySA) programme, and the fourth phase of the Fluor Chemicals Expansion Initiative.

Knowledge utilisation for inclusive development

In order to realise the objective of knowledge utilisation for inclusive development, the Department will be advancing its commitment to an inclusive and responsive NSI, characterised by equitable access to knowledge infrastructure. These outcomes are premised on inclusion, and are key to reimagining the NSI as both inclusive and having a broader concept of innovation, in line with the national development profile and social dynamics.

A multi-tiered package will be used to support the commercialisation of grassroots innovations. The key aspects will include technology development, compliance with industry standards (where applicable), protection of intellectual property (IP), and mentorship. These aspects are key to enabling the participation of grassroots innovators, who are often marginalised in technology-based economic development opportunities.

As part of enhancing the use of IP generated from publicly funded research, the DSI will facilitate access to this IP, working with relevant partners. There will be a more deliberate focus on IP related to solutions that enable and improve access to basic services; strengthen the capacity of the state in service delivery; and promote the inclusion of women, young people, and people living with disabilities.

Innovation in support of a capable and developmental state

To achieve the strategic objective of fostering innovation that supports a capable and developmental state, the Department will seek to increase the number of use cases of decision-support systems, of demonstrators that have successfully introduced a new way of delivering a service,

and of district/metropolitan municipalities supported with technology-based applications as part of the District Development Model for Service Delivery Improvement, together providing evidence of informed integration of innovation in service delivery.

One of the implementation challenges facing the DSI is that it doesn’t have a provincial or local footprint, which can be a challenge in implementing national STI interventions. However, through the Regional Innovation Support Programme, the DSI is contributing to the development of innovation ecosystems and a capable and developmental state.

Furthermore, a concerted effort is being made to increase the spatial footprint of innovation support so that innovation can enable localised socio-economic development. Provincial growth and development and local economic development strategies will be studied to enable the Department to better align its innovation-support interventions with the District Development Model. In order to address South Africa’s climate and Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) obligations, technologies for the circular economy must be included to enable the transition to a low-carbon economy. To build a coherent system to address both the SDGs and climate change effects, a digital economy is also required. The DSI will contribute to this through focused programmes that enable innovation and build capacity in the post-school system in ICT domains such as data science, artificial intelligence, the Internet of things and cybersecurity. South Africa’s capacity to use 5G and other wireless technologies optimally must also be developed, enabling the state and citizens to take advantage of digital economy opportunities.

All of these programmes and interventions are aimed at supporting our long-term strategic goal of a transformed, inclusive, responsive and coherent national system of innovation that is able to support a capable and developmental state.

Dr Phil MjwaraDIRECTOR-GENERAL


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Mr David Mmakola Acting DDG: Institutional Planning and Support

Ms Nombuyiselo MokoenaDDG: Corporate Services

Dr Mmboneni Muofhe DDG: Technology Innovation

Mr Daan du Toit DDG: International Cooperation Resources

Prof. Yonah SeletiActing DDG: Research Development and Support

Mr Imraan PatelDDG: Socio-economic Innovation Partnerships

Mr Robert ShakuActing Chief Financial Officer

Dr Phil MjwaraAccounting Officer

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1. LEGISLATIVE AND OTHER MANDATES

Academy of Science of South Africa Act, 2001

Establishes the Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf) to promote common ground in scientific thinking across all disciplines, including the physical, mathematical and life sciences, as well as human, social and economic sciences; to encourage and promote innovative and independent scientific thinking; to promote the optimum intellectual development of all people; to advise and facilitate appropriate action in relation to the country’s needs, opportunities and challenges; and to link South Africa with high-level scientific communities within the Southern African Development Community, the rest of Africa and internationally.

Astronomy Geographic Advantage Act, 2007

Provides for the preservation and protection of areas in South Africa uniquely suited to optical and radio astronomy, and for intergovernmental cooperation and public consultation on matters concerning such areas.

Human Sciences Research Council Act, 2008

Provides for the continued existence of the Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC), which carries out research that generate critical and independent knowledge relative to all aspects of human and social development.

Income Tax Act, 1962

Section 11D of the Income Tax Act gives the Minister responsible for science and innovation authority to approve scientific and/or technological research and development (R&D) undertaken or funded in South Africa by the private sector for a 150% tax deduction on qualifying R&D expenditure.

Intellectual Property Rights from Publicly Financed Research and Development Act, 2008

Provides for the more effective use of intellectual property emanating from publicly financed R&D through the establishment of the National Intellectual Property Management Office (NIPMO), the Intellectual Property Fund, and offices of technology transfer at higher education institutions and science councils.

National Advisory Council on Innovation Act, 1997

Establishes the National Advisory Council on Innovation to advise the minister responsible for science and technology and, through the minister, the Cabinet, on the role and contribution of science, mathematics, innovation and technology in achieving national objectives.

National Research Foundation Act, 1998

Establishes the National Research Foundation (NRF) to promote basic and applied research and human capital development in the various fields of science and technology and to coordinate the implementation of the DSI-led science engagement programme.

Natural Scientific Professions Act, 2003

Establishes the South African Council for Natural Scientific Professions (SACNASP) and legislates the registration of professional natural scientists, scientists-in-training, technologists and technologists-in-training.

Protection, Promotion and Protection, Promotion, Development and Management of Indigenous Knowledge Act, 2019

Provides for the protection, promotion, development and management of indigenous knowledge; the establishment and functions of the National Indigenous Knowledge Systems Office; the registration of indigenous knowledge and the management of rights of indigenous knowledge communities; the recognition of prior learning; and the facilitation and coordination of indigenous knowledge-based innovation.

Scientific Research Council Act, 1988

Refers to the activities of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), which undertakes R&D for socio-economic growth.

South African National Space Agency Act, 2008

Establishes the South African National Space Agency (SANSA) to promote space science research, cooperation in space-related activities, and the creation of an environment conducive to industry’s development of space technologies.

Technology Innovation Act, 2008

Establishes the Technology Innovation Agency (TIA) to promote the development and exploitation of discoveries, inventions, innovations and improvements in the public interest.


2. UPDATES TO INSTITUTIONAL POLICIES AND STRATEGIES

National Development Plan and science, technology and innovation

The National Development Plan (NDP) is a long-term vision for the country that provides a broad strategic framework to guide key government choices and actions, focusing on the critical capabilities needed to transform the economy and society. The NDP highlights the centrality of science, technology and innovation (STI) in sustainable socio-economic development and addressing societal challenges such as education, health, food security, water shortages and climate change, and in accelerating economic transformation in South Africa. It also acknowledges that the difference between countries that are able to tackle poverty effectively by growing and developing their economies, and those that cannot, is the extent of their ability to grasp and apply insights from STI and use them creatively.

The NDP proposed a phased approach in entrenching the contribution of STI to economic growth. The first phase (2012-2017) focused on intensifying research and development spending, emphasising opportunities linked to existing industries and emerging ones. The second (2018-2023) is focused on laying the foundations for more intensive improvements in productivity, where innovation across state, business and social sectors starts to become pervasive and ultimately part of the third phase (2024-2030), which focuses on consolidating the gains of the second phase with greater emphasis on innovation, improved productivity, more intensive pursuit of a knowledge economy and better exploitation of comparative and competitive advantages in an integrated continent. The current DSI 2020-2025 Strategic Plan covers the end of the second phase and the beginning of the third.

2019 White Paper on Science, Technology and Innovation

The Department of Science and Innovation (DSI) derives its mandate from the 2019 White Paper on Science, Technology and Innovation, which emphasises inclusivity, transformation, partnerships to address policy coherence, the development of human capabilities, knowledge expansion, innovation performance and increased investment that will result in the economic, socio-political and intellectual benefits of STI being enjoyed by all South Africans.

The White Paper draws from what worked in the past and introduces a number of policy shifts, including the following:• Increasing the focus on inclusivity, transformation and

linkages in the national system of innovation (NSI).

• Enhancing the innovation culture in society and government.

• Improving policy coherence and budget coordination across government.

• Developing a more enabling environment for innovation.

• Increasing the spatial footprint of innovation.

• Innovation for inclusive development including a greater focus on social and grassroots innovation.

• Expanding the research system.

• Developing human capabilities.

• Accelerating the implementation of the pan-African STI agenda.

• Increasing investment in the NSI.

The Department is in the process of finalising a decadal plan for STI through which the 2019 White Paper will be implemented.

2019-2024 Medium-Term Strategic Framework

In his State of the Nation Address in June 2019, the President of the Republic of South Africa identified the following seven government apex priorities that will play a catalytic role in achieving the NDP targets:

• Priority 1: Building a capable, ethical and developmental state.

• Priority 2: Economic transformation and job creation.

• Priority 3: Education, skills and health.

• Priority 4: Consolidating the social wage through reliable and quality basic services.

• Priority 5: Spatial integration, human settlements and local government.

• Priority 6: Social cohesion and safe communities.

• Priority 7: A better Africa and world.

While the apex priorities are all interrelated, the Department’s focus and commitments are mainly on priorities 2 and 3.

3. RELEVANT COURT RULINGS

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4. SITUATIONAL ANALYSIS

Discussed below are the salient external and internal environmental shifts influencing the Department’s performance and 2021/22 performance plan, including the medium-term targets.

4.1 External environment analysisSouth Africa’s political transition is known as one of the most remarkable political feats of the past century. The new dispensation in 1994, the South African “negotiated democratic state”, inherited an ailing science and technology system, with challenges that included the financial consequences of the termination of apartheid technology missions (such as military dominance in the subcontinent and energy self-sufficiency) by the apartheid government between 1990 and 1994, as well as the strategic risks faced by the Southern African Development Community (SADC) from a human, economic and security perspective.

(a) Triple challenge of inequality, unemployment and poverty

In its systematic country diagnosis report on South Africa in April 20181, the World Bank asserts that, although South Africa has made significant progress since 1994, its economic transition from a system of exclusion under

segregation remains incomplete. In the period 1994-2018, poverty significantly declined but the extent of inequality remained extremely high. Using different measures, South Africa consistently emerges as one of the most unequal countries in the world. In fact, in the period 1994 to 2006, inequality increased. This is evidenced by findings of widening wealth inequality, the labour market being split into two extremes, with a small number of people in highly paid jobs mainly in the formal sector, but most people getting by through often informal and far lower paying jobs. Income polarisation is distinguishable through the high concentration of low-income earners, very few high-income earners and small number of middle-income earners. Inequality of opportunity is also high and can be measured by the influence of race, parental education and occupation, gender and locality of birth. It is arguable that certain policies introduced by the democratic government have exacerbated the extent of inequality. The World Bank further states that, in its view, lack of skills is one of the key constraints to reducing poverty and inequality in South Africa.

South Africa’s high unemployment rate remains its key challenge and the country’s economy struggles to create sufficient employment opportunities, the economy shared 2, 2 million jobs in the second quarter of 2020 according to the latest Quarterly Labour Force Survey Quarter two released by Statistics South Africa in September 2020.

1 An Incomplete Transition: Overcoming the Legacy of Exclusion in South Africa. Systematic Country Diagnostic. World Bank, 2018.


The results indicate that the number of employed persons decreased by 2, 2 million to 14, 1 million in the second quarter of 2020 compared to the first quarter of 2020. This unprecedented change is the largest quarter one to quarter two decline since the survey began in 2008.

(b) Sustainable Development Goals

As a member of the United Nations, South Africa is committed to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, agreed to by all members of the United Nations in 2015, which sets out 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The 2030 Agenda recognises the role and contribution of STI in the implementation of all 17 SDGs, with dedicated programmes of support emerging from the STI community. In implementing the 2030 Agenda, the STI community’s contribution includes research to strengthen evidence-informed decision making, and providing innovative solutions to ensure that no one is left behind, e.g. equitable access to basic services (water, energy, education and health services). The DSI supports various engagements to help municipalities localise the SDGs.

South Africa has a national working group to develop an integrated and harmonised national approach to the implementation and monitoring of the SDGs. The working group, led by Statistics South Africa, published a self-assessment report, South Africa’s Voluntary National Review, in 2019. The report evaluated what has been done and determined the remaining obstacles to ridding South Africa of extreme poverty. The Department has supported the working group by coordinating the NSI to achieve maximum impact from efforts to achieve the SDGs, by identifying strategic partnerships and mobilising resources, assisting in the development of indicators at regional and national level, and crystallising the role of STI in the implementation of the SDGs. The Department hosts an annual STI multi-stakeholder forum and various dialogues to enable engagement and collective planning and implementation of STI activities in support of Agenda 2030. These dialogues engage on responses to the interrelated and complex SDGs, e.g. the food-water-energy nexus (SDGs 2, 6, and 7).

(c) COVID-19 pandemic

On 23 March 2020, the President declared a national disaster and announced measures to combat the spread of the coronavirus in South Africa, including a lockdown, and a R500 billion stimulus package to reignite the economy after the first two levels of lockdown. The social and economic relief package was intended to support various initiatives across the country, and a Special Adjustment Budget to allow for this was tabled by the Minister of Finance in June 2020.

Parts of the package are to be derived from the implementation of budget cuts across government and public entities. The cuts were focused on the compensation of employees, because of the general delay in filling vacant posts under the lockdown, and on spending categories related to activities restricted under the lockdown, such as foreign travel, venues and catering. This created savings that could be used for COVID-19 interventions. For example, the Presidential Youth Employment Initiative (PYEI) was introduced as an employment stimulus based on the allocation of R100 billion for job creation and retention as part of the R500 billion stimulus package.

Initially, the economy was completely locked down, with South Africa’s borders closed and restrictions on movement for all citizens to reduce the rate of infections. A risk-based approach saw the initial lockdown adjusted from level 5 in March 2020 to level 1 in September 2020. In December 2020, the President reintroduced a lockdown adjusted to level 3 to mitigate the high rate of infections, averaging 20 000 new cases per day, and in response to the new coronavirus variant identified in South Africa in November 2020.

By the end of January 2021, the total number of COVID-19 cases identified in South Africa was 1 453 761, with 44 164 deaths reported. A new chapter in the country’s battle against COVID-19 will began with vaccines from several suppliers to vaccinate about 42 million (67%) of the South Africans population by the end of 2021.

4.2 Internal environmental analysis The 1996 White Paper on Science and Technology, which introduced the notion of a national system of innovation, was intended to improve the lives of all South Africans through STI. This was to be achieved “through progressively increasing economic growth and enhanced participation in the economy” and “through the innovative and pervasive personal and social development of the nation’s people”. In June 2019, the name of the Department was changed from the Department of Science and Technology to the Department of Science and Innovation, signifying a leadership role for the Department in advancing overall government policy on innovation (as articulated in the 2019 White Paper on STI).

The 2019 White Paper is intended to strengthen policy intent in areas where the DSI has encountered challenges in implementation. It gives the DSI a greater opportunity for using STI in support of South Africa’s inclusive development. The 2019 White Paper and the decadal plan for STI currently under development, also provide the impetus for an organisational restructuring towards a leaner, more agile organisation with concentrated capability in critical areas.


The Department is associated with excellence and high levels of performance, attaining over 80% of its predetermined objectives and spending 99% of its budget in the past four years. In November 2020, the Auditor-General of South Africa gave the Department yet another award for a clean audit finding for the 2019/20 financial year, and an award for the best performing Accounting Officer. While the DSI does not have provincial and local government, and relies on staff at national level to identify and build the relations necessary to integrate STI into provincial and local government agendas, this poses a risk to the execution of the Department’s mandate, as does the high vacancy rate of 23,08%, with 22,40% at Senior Management Service level.

(a) Reviews of the existing STI policy mix

The adoption of the new White Paper was part of the continued evolution of STI policy, and was informed by

ministerial reviews of the STI landscape in 2010 and 2012, and a 2017 National Advisory Council on Innovation (NACI) review of the 1996 White Paper. The reviews assessed performance against the vision, high-level goals and various specific initiatives set out at the time, such as policy formulation and resource allocation; regulatory policy; financing at performance level; human resource development and capacity building; and science and technology infrastructure. The reviews found that much improvement had been made, but that more needed to be done in some areas.

In 2016, the National Research Foundation commissioned the Centre for Research, on Evaluation, Science and Technology (CREST) to undertake a comprehensive assessment of the state of the South African research enterprise. The insights of the CREST study, published in 2019, are summarised below.

Figure 1: Summary of CREST study findings on the state of the South African research enterprise


The review of the 1996 White Paper and 2019 CREST publication both indicate that the national system of innovation is yet to realise its full potential. The NSI needs to be better coordinated to respond to national imperatives and increase its contribution to socio-economic transformation.

The Department is currently developing an implementation plan for the 2019 White Paper on STI, the decadal plan for STI. This is informed by various reviews, including the 2020 NACI reviews on the 2002 National Research and Development Strategy, the Ten-Year Innovation Plan (2008-2018) and the Higher Education, Science, Technology and Innovation Institutional Landscape Review, which analyses the strengths and weaknesses of the NSI and the efficacy of the existing policy mix. The decadal plan is also informed by the South Africa Foresight Exercise for Science, Technology and Innovation 2030, which identified nine STI domains for particular focus, namely, (i) the circular economy, (ii) education for the future, (iii) sustainable energy, (iv) the future of society, (v) health innovation, (vi) high-tech industrialisation, (vii) ICTs and smart systems (viii) nutrition security, and (ix) water security.

The new era of STI policy is targeted at increasing the responsiveness of the NSI and its contribution to socio-economic imperatives and national priorities. It places greater emphasis on technology and innovation deployment and the use of innovation in support of a capable state and service delivery improvement.

(b) The NSI and DSI response to the COVID-19 pandemic

On 7 April 2020, Intel announced that it was pledging an additional $50 million globally for a technology initiative in response to the pandemic. The initiative is accelerating access to technology at the point of patient care, speeding up scientific research and ensuring access to online learning for students. The continued reality in managing the pandemic and the post COVID-19 recovery show that accelerating access to digital infrastructure is not only helping to combat the pandemic, but also enabling new technology and scientific discovery to prepare South Africa for future crises, and supporting the rebuilding of the South African economy in the short and long-term.

Intel South Africa Corporation, in collaboration with Dell Technologies, intends to support the upgrade of the CSIR’s Centre for High Performance Computing (CHPC) to the value of more than R10 million, to establish a dedicated COVID-19 response platform. The platform will enable the government and scientists to speed up research considerably, as well as tracking outbreaks, using advanced analytics to facilitate lockdown levels, reducing time to treatment and the isolation of people that have come into contact with infected individuals, and ultimately getting the outbreak under control more quickly. This platform will also be able to support other African countries, specifically

those that do not have the scientific and health care facilities or the finances and technical skills to respond in such a way. The selection of the CHPC was motivated by South Africa’s response when the pandemic hit the country, when the CHPC’s OpenStack Cloud initiative provided computational and data support to the national Department of Health for its dashboards, including much-needed data analysis for decision-making processes. For example, it provided detailed information through geospatial mapping to enable an understanding of students’ locations, network coverage and relevant resources in the country, so that online learning preparedness could be assessed.

The Department’s budget allocation for 2020/21 has been revised downwards from R8 797 393 to R7 362 088. An amount of R324 175 million was redirected to COVID-19-related responses. The pandemic has been an opportune time for the South African science system to demonstrate its relevance and support of national priorities and South Africa’s socio-economic imperatives. Entities such as the CSIR and the Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC), as well as other platforms and programmes established or supported by the Department, have responded to the situation in a variety of ways, including the development of continuous positive airway pressure solutions under the guidance of the National Ventilator Project, the deploy-ment of DSI-funded infrastructure to expand testing facilities, and the manufacturing of molecular biology enzymes, reagents and testing kits. The South African Radio Astronomy Observatory (SARAO) provided systems engineering and project management support for the design and manufacture of ventilators.

In managing the budget cuts, the Department attempted to absorb them internally as far as possible, in areas least likely to affect delivery on its mandate. The budget cuts have impacted the Department’s plans in the following broad areas:

• Infrastructure (the Square Kilometre Array, the National Integrated Cyberinfrastructure System and the South African Research Infrastructure Roadmap).

• Human capital development programmes that support established researchers (the South African Research Chairs Initiative, the centres of excellence and research grants).

• Human capital in designated areas of advanced manufacturing, aerospace, chemicals, mining, ICTs and the Industry Innovation Programme, including the Sector Innovation Fund and the green economy.

• Scaling back and/ or delaying a number of long-term R&D initiatives.

• Science awareness initiatives.

• The generation of knowledge and innovation products.


The following interventions across the NSI are part of the employment stimulus:

• Health promotion agents (1 000 beneficiaries) to be implemented by the HSRC.

• Enviro Champs (300 beneficiaries) to be implemented by the Duzi Umngeni Conservation Trust.

• Water Graduate Employment Programme (400 beneficiaries) to be implemented by the Water Research Commission (WRC).

• Experiential learning programme (189 beneficiaries) to be implemented by the CSIR in partnership with the Southern African Society for Cooperative Education (SASCE).

• The Department introduced a new output performance indicator, “number of Presidential Youth Employment Initiative (PYEI) beneficiaries” with a target of 1,700 beneficiaries, and secured ringfenced funding of R44 999 000 from the employment stimulus fund. This was supplemented by savings to facilitate effective implementation of the programme and to exceed the target of 1,700.

(c) International cooperation

The Department has achieved significant success in the development of STI partnerships with a pan-African focus, including many bilateral STI cooperation initiatives co-funded with African partner governments. At a multilateral level, the five-year Science Granting Councils Initiative, led in South Africa by the National Research Foundation (NRF), strengthened the capacities of science granting councils in sub-Saharan Africa to support research and evidence-based policies that will contribute to economic and social development. A three-year pilot of the African Open Science Platform was completed in 2019. Engagements undertaken at multilateral level, in both the African Union and the Southern African Development Community (SADC), proved to be especially successful, for example, the creation of a post dedicated to the role

of STI in advancing regional integration by the SADC Secretariat on its personnel establishment (for which the Department provided seed funding over many years). The Department also continued to actively champion a focus on STI in various bi-regional AU partnership initiatives, mostly related to China, the European Union and Japan.

The Department enjoys respect among its peers in the science diplomacy arena, with South Africa known for producing world-class research outputs (with quality in many disciplines above the world average, participation in large/global research institutions and projects like CERN (the European Organisation for Nuclear Research), the European Synchrotron Radiation Facility, the Square Kilometre Array, the Southern African Large Telescope, the Group on Earth Observations and the International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, and as a facilitator of the STI agenda across Africa.

As part of its expanded mandate, the DSI has been appointed to champion several strategic initiatives on behalf of government, such as the South African Affiliate of the World Economic Forum’s Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution, which is focused on understanding and dealing with technology governance challenges that prevent innovation and the effective deployment of technologies.

5. THE 2019-2024 MEDIUM-TERM STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK AND STI

The NDP, as the overarching government framework for the socio-economic transformation of South Africa, has been divided into five-year implementation plans, the second of which is the 2019-2024 Medium Term Strategic Framework (MTSF). The 2019-2024 MTSF is premised on three pillars with seven associated apex priorities. Over the medium-term period, the DSI will contribute to and report on the following apex priorities:

Figure 2: Summary of pillars and priorities


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PERFORMANCE


INSTITUTIONAL PROGRAMME PERFORMANCE INFORMATION

Internally, the Department is organised into five budget programmes to deliver on its mandate and contribute to the 2019-2024 MTSF Apex Priorities, as well as the recently launched South African Economic Reconstruction and Recovery Plan, through six institutional outcomes with the associated 22 outcome indicators as indicated below. The budget programmes are as follows:

• Programme 1: Administration.

• Programme 2: Technology Innovation.

• Programme 3: International Cooperation and Resources.

• Programme 4: Research Development and Support.

• Programme 5: Socio-economic Innovation Partnerships.

The DSI is supported in the execution of its mandate by the following agencies/science councils and entities:

• The National Research Foundation (NRF).

• The Technology Innovation Agency (TIA).

• The South African National Space Agency (SANSA).

• The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR).

• The Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC).

• The National Advisory Council on Innovation (NACI).

• The Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf).

• The South African Council for Natural Scientific Professions (SACNASP).

Over the next medium term, the DSI will continue to fund, support and facilitate an STI-enabling ecosystem and set out performance indicators and medium-term targets in support of the six institutional outcomes and 22 outcome indicators.

Outcome 1: A transformed, inclusive, responsive and coherent NSIIn support of Outcome 1, the Department has identified and adopted the following four outcome indicators to measure over the Strategic Plan period:

1.1 Number of formalised partnerships between different categories of actor in the NSI that advance decadal plan priorities.

1.2 Number of missions introduced and adopted by Cabinet over the next five years that crowd in resources and capabilities across the NSI.

1.3 Percentage increase in investment support by government that advances GERD towards 1,1% of GDP.

1.4 Number of signed strategies that give effect to the agreed dimensions of transformation to be effected in the NSI.

Through these outcomes, the Department will strive to improve the alignment of the NSI’s contribution to the NDP. This will be directed primarily through the decadal plan, though which the 2019 White Paper on STI will be implemented. The decadal plan will define critical STI interventions and missions/priorities for the country between 2020 and 2030, taking into account the recommendations of various reviews, and will guide the establishment of new NSI institutions, make proposals for the geospatial location and distribution of the new institutions, and propose new institutional forms to expedite the implementation of missions and critical research areas such as astronomy.

If the NSI is to grow its contribution to addressing national priorities, it is necessary to focus on the following:

• Enabling the modernisation of sectors of the economy such as manufacturing, agriculture and mining to ensure that these sectors are competitive and can contribute to higher GDP growth.

• Exploiting new industries based on new sources of growth, e.g. the Fourth Industrial Revolution and the circular economy.

• Increasing the NSI contribution to exports by putting in place measures to accelerate the conversion of research ideas and knowledge into products and services.

• Supporting grassroots innovators.

• Accelerating inclusivity and supporting new entrants into the economy, by supporting SMMEs and co-operatives via targeted research, development and innovation (RDI) instruments.

• Use technological advancement to contribute to an STI-enabled capable state for improved service delivery and decision making.

The 2019 White Paper on Science, Technology and Innovation proposes that a “whole-of-society” approach be the cornerstone of the NSI’s contribution to national priorities. The NSI is made up of actors from government, the private sector, higher education institutions (HEIs), research organisations and civil society. Traditionally, partnerships between NSI players have been between HEIs or research councils and government or the private sector.


Over the Strategic Plan term, more effort will be directed towards the formalisation of partnerships aligned to the mission approach of the decadal plan, with a particular emphasis on non-traditional NSI players such as NGOs and civil society youth organisations.

In increasing the number of formalised partnerships between different categories of NSI actors, interdepartmental teams have been established to propose areas of synergy and the efficient use of budgets towards the goals of the NDP, such as increased PhD production, increased knowledge and innovation outputs, and increased PhD qualifications specifically among staff across both the higher education and the science council and research facilities system. Bearing in mind that some subsets of the system are already operating optimally (80% of all PhDs and knowledge outputs are produced by five universities), the parts of the system that are not operating optimally, or that are under-represented and underserved, should receive particular attention. Historically disadvantaged institutions and individuals will receive targeted development support and funding to ensure that they contribute as much as possible to the research and knowledge enterprise.

On the international front, the DSI’s intention is to ensure a far greater focus on innovation partnerships involving South Africa, moving away from relatively small-scale, collaborative academic projects towards market-oriented research projects. There is a prominent role for STI in the achievement of the SDGs, and the DSI will continue using the SDGs to guide its multilateral policy framework for international engagement and cooperation with a view to facilitating a range of partnerships. These will be with development cooperation agencies, philanthropic organisations and multilateral bodies that make resources available to assist efforts to put STI at the service of South African society, or to leverage South African STI expertise to contribute to global development and advance South Africa’s foreign policy. Foreign policy includes the country’s international trade and investment agenda, especially the involvement of SMMEs in international cooperation activities and public-private partnerships.

The DSI will continue with its active leadership role in implementing the AU’s Science, Technology and Innovation Strategy for Africa (STISA-2024), maximising benefits for the NSI and improving coordination so that strategic synergies can be exploited, especially in African STI partnerships, such as between the SADC and the AU. The Department will pursue initiatives supporting the AU’s Agenda 2063 and the SADC’s Regional Indicative Strategic Development Plan. Bilateral cooperation through plans of action agreed to with other African partners will be prioritised.

Outcome 2: Human capabilities and skills for the economy and for developmentIn support of Outcome 2, the Department has identified the following five outcome indicators to measure over the strategic plan period:

2.1 Number of DSI-funded PhDs graduating annually as a contribution to the NDP target of 100 PhDs per million population by 2030.

2.2 Artisans and technicians absorbed into the economy in sectors where the DSI has active programmes.

2.3 Percentage increase of women and black researchers in the South African research workforce.

2.4 Percentage increase of PhD-qualified teaching and research staff.

2.5 Improved knowledge of science among citizens.

The 2019 White Paper on Science, Technology and Innovation identifies the lack of transformation in the NSI as a challenge that needs to be addressed urgently. The DSI will continue to expand the transformation agenda in all its strategic STI focus areas over the medium term. Transformation is to be considered in six dimensions: (i) demographic transformation; (ii) transdisciplinary transformation; (iii) institutional transformation; (iv) transformation through the translation of science and innovation into societal benefit and fundamental economic transformation; (v) transformation through citizen science (public engagement); and (vi) digital transformation of the national system of innovation.

In 2020/21, the Department approved a new postgraduate funding policy that provides for full-cost support for certain groups of students, namely, the financially disadvantaged, students with disabilities, and exceptional academic achievers. The implementation of the policy will commence in 2021/22, with the consequence that comparably fewer postgraduate students will receive funding, but more will receive comprehensive funding. The Department will also finalise a tracer study on PhDs who graduated between 2001 and 2017/18. The South African Women in Science Awards, the South African Research Chairs Initiative, the centres of excellence, research grants, internships and special programmes such as Thuthuka have contributed to improving female representation, which has increased to 46% of the scientific workforce and, going beyond demographics, has seen a new type of knowledge generated. Going forward, while maintaining gains achieved on gender transformation, more effort is required to promote participation of black researchers towards achieving a more inclusive NSI.


The science engagement campaign, guided by the Science Engagement Strategy, advances the intentions of the White Paper on STI to build a science-aware and science-literate society.

At transdisciplinary transformation level, the Department has mainstreamed the themes in research grants covering all knowledge fields using four unique instruments, namely the Indigenous Knowledge Systems (IKS) Biennial Interface Conference, which brings research grant holders, knowledge holders and students together under specific themes; the annual Indigenous Knowledge Systems Conference and Expo, which showcases innovation across the fields of IKS; the Global Change Biennial Conference, which brings together researchers in Earth Systems Science, cutting across multiple disciplines; and the South African Research Infrastructure Roadmap, a strategic instrument that earmarks multidisciplinary and transdisciplinary access to research infrastructure. Marine and polar science, and the palaeosciences, are research areas that use research instruments that promote transdisciplinary transformation, including the Habitable Planet programme under the Applied Centre for Climate and Earth Systems Science (ACCESS), which introduces black students to the concept of Earth systems science.

Formal collaboration between the DSI and the Department of Basic Education dates back to 2004 and continues to encourage learners to participate in science, technology, engineering, mathematics and innovation (STEMI) subjects. The DSI has signed direct collaboration agreements with seven provincial departments of education, which has led to selected schools in these provinces participating in initiatives that contribute to the building of a STEMI human capital pipeline. In 2021/22, attention will be given to the remaining two provinces, while learners’ STEMI activities will be expanded in the provinces already collaborating with the DSI.

The DSI, with its entities, will continue supporting high-level human capital development (HCD) for the NSI through bursary support for postgraduate training in science, engineering and technology (SET). This is also intended to transform the NSI’s human resource base through postgraduate studies, particularly at PhD level, in terms of gender and race. Postgraduate funding in engineering will be a specific focus, in line with the recommendations of the Academy of Science of South Africa’s 2019 Status of Postgraduate Research Training in Engineering in South Africa report.

This DSI-commissioned study recommends the production of more master’s and doctoral degrees in engineering in line with the innovation and economic development priorities of the country, as identified in different sector master plans and the decadal plan for STI currently under development. Liaison between various DSI and Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) budget programmes will

contribute to the development of other upstream skills required for the country’s economic sectors.

The DSI and its entities, particularly the National Research Foundation, have enjoyed strong collaboration with the DHET in research development and support. The DSI, NRF and DHET will continue supporting the collaborations fostered with industry through the Ikusasa Student Financial Aid Programme to extend the initiative to postgraduate support. Between 2017/18 and 2019/20, the DHET provided R621 million in funding to the NRF for awarding postgraduate bursaries.

To address the high unemployment rate, especially among the youth, the Department, through the NRF, has been implementing the DSI-NRF Internship Programme. The Statistics SA Quarterly Labour Force Survey for the second quarter of 2020 has estimated youth (ages 15 to 34 years) unemployment to be at 44,7%. This is exacerbated by lack of workplace skills and formal work experience among graduates. The Internship Programme places unemployed SET and human and social sciences graduates at various research performing and research policy institutions throughout the country, allowing them to gain work experience under the supervision of mentors who are experts in their fields. In 2019/20, 1 091 interns were hosted by over 100 institutions.

The emerging researcher segment of the HCD pipeline continues to receive less funding than other parts of the pipeline, such as the next generation of researchers and established researchers’ segments. Financial resources need to be reprioritised in this area, as recommended in the CREST Study on Building a Cadre of Emerging Scholars for Higher Education in South Africa, to help increase the percentage of senior lecturers and lecturers who are PhD-qualified and publishing.

On the international front, the DSI will continue pursuing international HCD opportunities for South Africans, including access to global research infrastructure, specifically initiatives targeted at historically disadvantaged institutions and individuals as part of the DSI transformation framework.

In 2020/21, key science engagement stakeholders such as HEIs, science councils, government departments and relevant non-governmental organisations were consulted on the set of impact indicators on which to base a survey to measure South Africans’ relationships with science. The survey sample framework and technical report format has been approved by Exco. The focus in 2021/22 will be on developing data collection instruments, taking the DSI closer to the first survey, planned for 2023/24, dedicated to assessing the progress being made towards a society that is science-aware and scientifically literate as envisaged in the White Paper on STI. In sustaining the science awareness and engagement campaign to achieve this,


key initiatives such as the annual National Science Week, science centres-based activities and school-level science engagement, which were placed on hold in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, will resume in 2021/22, using a hybrid approach comprising virtual and physical participation by the target publics. The Cofimvaba Science Centre in the Eastern Cape will be launched to mark the piloting of an intergovernmental model for developing and managing science centres, which will be instrumental in informing a future policy approach to the development and support framework in South Africa.

The Department will also support the development of critical high-end skills in selected technology areas such as the bioeconomy, space science and technology, energy, intellectual property management, nanotechnology, robotics, photonics and areas of technology convergence that are important in building a knowledge society. This will be done in the form of specialised training interventions, and graduate and postgraduate student support in these areas. Support will also be directed towards the development of technical and artisan skills that will contribute to the deployment of newly developed innovations.

Outcome 3: Increased knowledge generation and innovation outputsIn support of Outcome 3, the Department has identified the following three outcome indicators to measure over the strategic plan period:

3.1 Increase South Africa’s share (percentage) of global publication outputs.

3.2 Percentage increase in prototypes, technology demonstrators and pilot plants that advance industrialisation.

3.3 Percentage increase in patent applications and design applications filed from publicly financed R&D.

South Africa’s research productivity compares favourably with countries such as Mexico, Chile, Greece, Malaysia, Turkey and Poland when it comes to world share and world rank. South Africa’s research outputs trebled between 1996 and 2014, and its world share of publications doubled from 0,4% to 0,88%. This contribution is higher than the ratio of the country’s population size relative to the global population. The target over the strategic plan term is to improve research productivity to 1% of global output.

South African universities account for 80% of research outputs, with science councils, national facilities and other public research institutions making up the rest. Measured against comparator countries, South African universities have lower ratios of PhD-qualified staff and the recently completed CREST Study on Building a Cadre of Emerging Scholars for Higher Education in South Africa shows that even PhD-qualified staff do not publish as a norm. Research productivity will be increased by fast-tracking

interventions aimed at PhD qualification attainment in the first place, and capacity-building interventions aimed at inculcating a research publication scholarship among the PhD-qualified staff. Underperforming research institutions such as historically disadvantaged institutions (HDIs) and universities of technology are to be targeted with customised programmes in line with their missions. This will include ring-fenced budget support for HCD and infrastructure grants.

The DSI will focus on investments that are geared towards supporting the translation of publicly financed intellectual property (IP) into social and economic value, using NIPMO’s database of disclosures of publicly financed IP as a basis for tracking the utilisation of IP via the conclusion of commercial agreements and the introduction of products and services to the public.

The DSI, with DHET, under the HDI Development Grant, will develop targeted programmes aimed at ensuring that a critical mass of publishing academics is established at HDIs, and at increasing research outputs per capita. DHET, through its Research Outputs Policy, rewards research outputs produced by researchers in public higher education institutions, while science councils, as public research institutions, do not benefit from the subsidy programme. An interdepartmental task team has been established to look at a subsidy programme for researchers in the science councils and other recognised research institutions, and the inclusion of a subsidy for innovation and other creative outputs. The task team will consider the expansion of the Research Output Submission System to include research outputs produced outside the university system. This is in line with the development of regulations that enable the Department to declare research institutions that are eligible for NRF funding.

The research chairs established through the South African Research Chairs Programme and the centre of excellence have been instrumental in increasing the country’s research outputs. During the MTEF the focus will be on ensuring alignment between the research outputs produced and the national priorities, to ensure that research conducted directly responds to the country’s developmental needs. Therefore, this requires a joint research agenda setting to improve utility of research outputs produced, including the involvement of relevant government departments to promote a transparent and seamless value chain from the formulation of research questions to the translation of research outputs into policies and innovations. Some progress has been made through the establishment of communities of practice, but more effort is required to maintain and expand this progress. Collaboration among researchers is key in achieving this. The promotion of multidisciplinary, transdisciplinary and intra-disciplinary research through local and international partnerships becomes even more critical.


Over the strategic plan term, the Department will measure and track the number of outputs commercialised as a result of support provided in designated areas, e.g. licences; assignments; options of varying natures (such as directed research and joint ventures); start-ups, spinouts and new companies created; and distribution, manufacturing and sales agreements for products, processes and services. The commercialisation of products, processes and services may involve other departments, entities and market players, and therefore may fall outside the Department’s control.

The Department provides funding support in the form of research infrastructure grants to researchers and institutions across the innovation value chain. The grants include support for innovation infrastructure in the form of pilot plants, incubators, technology demonstrators and specialised facilities. The implementation of the South African Research Infrastructure Roadmap (SARIR) will continue over the MTSF period, with all 13 research infrastructures approved in the first edition of the roadmap being established or rolled out.

The implementation of the following projects of the National Integrated Cyberinfrastructure System (NICIS) will continue: (i) the National e-Science Postgraduate Teaching and Training Platform, which offers a multi-institutional, multidisciplinary structured e-science master’s degree (postgraduate teaching and training programme), which is to be expanded in terms of the disciplines covered and institutions being added; (ii) increasing the number of awards offered through the National e-Research Support Programme; (iii) additional regional Tier 2 data nodes being established; and (iv) the National Big Data Strategy for Research, Development and Innovation being implemented.

An NDP target, under the theme “expanding access to communication technology”, is 100% broadband penetration by 2020. The DSI is contributing to this target through the roll-out of the South African National Research Network (SANReN) project. It is estimated that SANReN’s projected total available broadband capacity by the 2024/25 financial year will be 7 100 Gbps, which will be achieved through the addition of several new network links and sites, the upgrading of existing links and transmission equipment, and the activation of additional international West Africa Cable System (WACS) capacity. This translates into giving more than a million users access to broadband connectivity.

The Multiwavelength Astronomy Strategy seeks to position South African as a vibrant hub for astronomy facilities and sciences – harnessing South Africa’s geographical advantage of clear, dark skies and radio silence in the Northern Cape. For South Africa to become one of the leading nations in the discipline of astronomy, it has to develop world-class infrastructure and the requisite skills, allowing for notable scientific discoveries – this is already being made possible

by the completed MeerKAT telescope. The focus in the 2020-2025 period is on enhancing the scientific capabilities of the MeerKAT through the installation of S-band and L-band receivers, and expanding the MeerKAT by an additional 20 dishes. The DSI will also be working closely with the South African Radio Astronomy Observatory (SARAO) and the Northern Cape government to ensure socio-economic benefits to the surrounding communities and to enhance public awareness of the project and the opportunities it presents.

The SKA Organisation is progressing well with preparations for SKA Phase 1, and South Africa continues to play an active role in the project. It was one of seven countries (with Australia, China, Italy, the Netherlands, Portugal and the United Kingdom) to sign a treaty establishing the SKA Observatory on 12 March 2019. Other countries are expected to join later as the project progresses. South Africa is also working on getting the SKA Observatory treaty ratified by Parliament. The SKA Observatory is an intergovernmental organisation tasked with the construction and operations of the SKA radio telescope. The quality of astronomy infrastructure will allow world-class research.

The implementation of the Protection, Promotion, Development and Management of Indigenous Knowledge Act, 2019, will lead to the development of new policy initiatives. Regulations will have to be facilitated to enable the DSI to lead the implementation of the Act. A special services delivery unit (SSDU) will be established to serve as the authority regulating the IKS sector. The registration of indigenous knowledge through the National Recordal System will run on the SSDU platform. The setting up of institutional units for the recognition of prior learning in IKS disciplines will be a novel contribution by the DSI to developing human capabilities in ways currently outside the mainstream.

In the coming medium-term period, the Department aims to create capability for knowledge brokerage. The Earth Systems Science Research Programme, introduced under the Global Change Research Plan, has been a driver of several programmes under the NRF, the South African National Biodiversity Institute, the CSIR and the Agricultural Research Council. The intention is for the knowledge generated through these programmes to be entered into databases for analytics so that the outputs of knowledge products and services can be deployed in science services to solve problems arising from the climate change crisis, environmental degradation, desertification, loss of biodiversity, etc.

The establishment of an IK-based Bioinnovation Institute will be essential for interfacing and mainstreaming the wealth timeless African wisdoms for applied integral research, inclusive innovation, local technology transfer, holistic enterprise development and conscious commercialisation.


The institute will be a precursor for the establishment of world-class natural products industries on the African continent.

Outcome 4: Knowledge utilisation for economic development – (a) revitalising existing traditional industries and (b) stimulating R&D-led industrial development

In support of Outcome 4, which involves (a) revitalising existing (traditional) industries and (b) stimulating R&D-led industrial development, the Department has identified the following four outcome indicators to measure progress over the strategic plan period:

4.1 Rand value of RDI investment attracted to support RDI needs identified through the sector master plan process.

4.2 Number of SMMEs/co-operatives whose performance has improved or who have secured new opportunities through support provided by the DSI and its entities.

4.3 Percentage increase in the commercialisation of granted intellectual property rights from publicly funded research and development (R&D).

4.4 Number of new R&D-led industrial development opportunities initiated by the DSI.

The Department is participating in the development of a number of sectoral master plans that will be implemented over the strategic planning period, including agriculture, the oceans economy, energy, mining and health. In partnership with other national, provincial and local government departments, the DSI will implement common flagship programmes in support of priority sectors as reflected in the national reimagined/revitalised industrial strategy.

Energy security remains a serious challenge for South Africa, with rolling blackouts caused by a lack of generating capacity at the country’s utility, leading to constrained economic growth, and crippling not only SMMEs but also production in the industrial sector. Progress in the electrification of rural households is hindered by difficult terrain which impedes the deployment of bulk infrastructure, while the growth of informal households in urban areas continues to be exacerbated by the steady influx of residents from rural areas of the country, leading to a decline in the percentage of households electrified in the economic hubs of Gauteng and the Western Cape. Partnering with the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy, the DSI will continue deploying fuel cells at government buildings and critical infrastructure such as airports, as well as rural formal and urban informal settlements, to assess whether alternative technologies such as fuel cells can reduce the impact of rolling blackouts on service delivery, as well as speed up the rate of electrification. Using industrial ports as the nerve centres for scaling up the use of clean hydrogen is a

critical step in the process of building a hydrogen economy in South Africa.

The recently released Integrated Resource Plan gives a clear indication that, while solar and wind technologies have an important role in the country’s electricity mix, a just transition requires STI to speed up the penetration of abatement technologies to minimise greenhouse gas and pollutant emissions from existing and future fossil-based power-generation installations. A carbon capture and use flagship programme will therefore be introduced through a public-private partnership to find solutions that will protect the sustainable development of the country while revitalising existing sectors of the economy.

The role of energy storage in both the mobility and utility sector has been emphasised by the Green Transport Strategy recently released by the Department of Transport, as well as the announcement of Eskom on the roll-out of utility scale batteries in support of the country’s power system. Building on the successful launch of the pilot plant for the manufacturing of lithium-ion battery precursor materials, the Energy Storage Research, Development and Innovation Programme is putting in place strategic international partnerships (with Argonne National Laboratory) to speed up the commercialisation of technologies in the portfolio while strengthening relationships with local private-sector partners. The focus will be on producing precursor materials based on manganese in the early part of the value chain, and using South Africa’s abundant mineral resources of fluorspar as a source of electrolytes for lithium-ion batteries.

The introduction of new R&D-led/based products, processes and/or services into the market requires government to create the necessary enabling frameworks, to develop appropriate skills (including expert knowledge in the discipline and relevant to the technology, but also translational and technology commercialisation skills) and infrastructure to enable innovation, to support the demonstration and piloting of new technologies and upscale these where and when appropriate, and to ensure that suitable IP protection and support mechanisms are in place.

The indigenous knowledge-based bioinnovation sector will focus on interfacing and mainstreaming, through organised institutionalisation, the creation of high-end products (traditional medicines, cosmeceuticals and nutraceuticals, including herbal beverages), enterprise development (SMME support) and the commercialisation of natural products.

The IK-Based Bioinnovation Institute framework is being finalised. The aim is to ensure the alignment of various players in the innovation system in order to create a seamless process from concept generation and applied research, to product development and commercialisation.


Priority will be given to the development of COVID-19 solutions in terms of antiviral therapies, immune modulators, nutraceuticals and health supplements. This will be done under guidelines produced by the World Health Organization’s African Regional Expert Committee on Traditional Medicine for COVID-19, which is chaired by a South African. The committee has endorsed a protocol for phase III clinical trials of herbal medicine for COVID-19.

Building on the partnership with WHO, the development of a proprietary African medicines policy, and establishment of the African medicines clinical trials working group and registration committees have also become areas of focus for South Africa. There is collaboration with the South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (SAHPRA). This initiative facilitates the advanced development of IK-based products and the upscaling of SMMEs, and the manufacturing and commercialisation of natural products in a properly regulated environment. Both the Technology Innovation Agency (TIA) and the Industrial Development Corporation have created a value-chain that will close existing commercialisation chasms and promote the flow of knowledge, research, innovation and commercialisation.

The DSI leads the RDI aspect of the national master plan programme on medicinal cannabis and hemp. The focus is on developing medicines, nutraceuticals and cosmeceuticals from cannabis. This work is being done together with other government departments in collaboration with civil society, academia and business, and is grounded on the principles of socio-economic transformation, especially the inclusion of for women and youth.

The National Intellectual Property Management Office (NIPMO), which is the implementing office for the Intellectual Property Rights from Publicly Financed Research and Development Act (IPR Act), stimulates greater economic and social returns (from IP generated through R&D activities conducted using public funds), through a number of interventions, including financial support for the offices of technology transfer (OTTs) at various research institutions, and the Intellectual Property Fund. By the end of 2018/19, NIPMO had provided financial support in excess of R176 million for, among other things, the creation of 132 posts for highly skilled individuals through the OTT Support Fund. Furthermore, financial support for the statutory protection and maintenance of IP rights has exceeded R160 million since the inception of the IP Fund. Both areas will continue receiving support in the 2021/22 financial year. These interventions are all aimed at equipping institutions to increase knowledge utilisation to advance economic and social development, through the recognition and protection of IP.

The Department will continue to scale-up its network of technology stations/platforms in order to provide cross-cutting/cross-sector technological support for SMMEs, potential entrepreneurs and co-operatives. Access to

technological support is essential in new product/process development (or improvement) and in developing prototypes and concept demonstrators.

The Department will also continue managing a portfolio of projects with the potential of creating new industries or rejuvenating existing industries. The current projects in this portfolio are the Aeroswift additive manufacturing machine, the mining extraction RDI programme, the bioeconomy, hydrogen fuel cells, and the fourth phase of the Fluorochemicals Expansion Initiative.

Outcome 5: Knowledge utilisation for inclusive developmentIn support of Outcome 5, the Department has identified the following outcome indicators to measure over the strategic plan period:

5.1 Grassroots innovations whose commercialisation has been facilitated by the support/access of the multi-tiered support package provided by the DSI.

5.2 Publicly financed IP made available in support of grassroots innovators.

In focusing on these two outcomes, the DSI will be advancing its commitment to an inclusive and responsive NSI, characterised by equitable access to the knowledge infrastructure. These outcomes premised on inclusion are key for reimagining the NSI as inclusive with a broader concept of innovation in line with the national development profile and social dynamics. In using the multi-tiered package to support the commercialisation of grassroots innovations, the key aspects will include technology development; compliance with industry standards (where applicable); and protection of IP and mentorship. These aspects are key in enabling the participation of grassroots innovators, who are often marginalised in technology-based economic development opportunities. As part of enhancing the use of IP generated from publicly funded research, the DSI will facilitate access to this IP, working with relevant partners. There will be a more deliberate focus on IP related to solutions that enable and improve access to basic services; strengthen the capacity of the state in service delivery; and promote the inclusion of women, young people, and people living with disabilities.

In pursuing the two outcomes, the DSI will focus on strengthening partnerships with relevant government departments and research institutions, organisations responsible for compliance and setting standards, higher education and post-school institutions, the private sector and non-profit organisations. These partners are all key in providing a systemic and approach comprehensive support to grassroots innovation, ensuring that its potential role in economic development is realised and enhanced. The focus on facilitating the commercialisation of grassroots innovation and its access to publicly available


IP will be pursued in line with the commitment for the deployment of locally developed technology solutions. The instruments used will include technology demonstrations, agroprocessing facilities, and support for entrepreneurs.

While focused on technology development and commercialisation, the aim of knowledge for inclusive development is innovation deployment, i.e. ensuring that creative ideas find expression in the market. The following are some ways of promoting inclusive development:

• Encouraging science-based risk-taking to enable innovations to be tested for market readiness and transforming the use or application of conventional products or services.

• Full value chain assessment and development (e.g. in the creation of technology platforms and preclinical capabilities).

• Coordinating stakeholders and role players to maximise transmission to market opportunity (e.g. using stakeholder committees to steer programmes).

• Co-funding to ensure that the limited resources of the DSI are extended (e.g. through partnerships with other government departments or the private sector).

• Adopting an NSI approach, which recognises that skills, resources and opportunities are highly dynamic, and that networking and facilitating partnerships beyond public support is essential.

Outcome 6: Innovation in support of a capable and developmental stateIn support of Outcome 6, the Department has identified the following four outcome indicators to measure over the strategic plan period:

6.1 Increase in the number of use cases of decision-support systems.

6.2 Number of demonstrators that have successfully introduced a new way of delivering a service.

6.3 Number of district/metropolitan municipalities supported with technology-based applications as part of the District Development Model for Service Delivery Improvement.

6.4 Evidence of informed integration of innovation in service delivery.

The DSI is a national department that does not have a provincial or local footprint, which can be a challenge in implementing national STI interventions. However, through the Regional Innovation Support Programme, the DSI is contributing to the development of innovation ecosystems and a capable and developmental state. A concerted effort is being made to increase the spatial footprint of innovation support so that innovation can enable localised socio-economic development. Provincial growth and development and local economic development strategies will be studied to enable the Department to better align its innovation-support interventions with the District Development Model.

Since service delivery is implemented at local government level, this is where technology deployment in support of a capable state is needed. It is necessary to pilot technologies that facilitate service delivery to ensure appropriate technology deployment – for waste management, water and wastewater management, housing, sanitation and energy provision, among others. In order to address South Africa’s climate and SDG obligations, technologies for the circular economy must be included to enable the transition to a low-carbon economy.

To build a coherent system to address both SDGs and climate change effects, a digital economy is required. The DSI will contribute to this through focused programmes that enable innovation and build capacity in the post-school system in ICT domains such as data science, artificial intelligence, the Internet of Things and cybersecurity. Capacity to use 5G and other wireless technologies optimally must also be developed, enabling the state and citizens to take advantage of digital economy opportunities.


Purpose

To provide strategic policy and planning alignment, ensure effective governance, risk management, and monitoring and evaluation (M&E) within DSI and among entities, and provide strategic science communication and branding of the activities of the DSI, its entities and the national system of innovation (NSI).

PROGRAMME 1: Administration

Chief directoratesProgramme 1 is organised around two focus areas, namely, administration, policy, budgeting and planning. The Programme consists of the following components:

The Ministry and the Office of the Director-General

Supports the Minister, Deputy Minister and Director-General by providing professional and executive support. This component is responsible for the systems and


mechanisms for handling Parliamentary questions and replies, Cabinet matters, correspondence, submissions and memoranda. It also coordinates activities within the Department to assist in steering the NSI towards the development of a knowledge-intensive economy with higher productivity levels.

Enterprise Risk Management

Provides and drives an enabling environment in support of the identification, management and oversight of risks across strategic, tactical and operational levels in the Department. This role includes ensuring that countering fraud and/or corruption is made an integral part of strategy, operations and administration within the Department.

Policy, Planning, Governance, Monitoring and Evaluation

Supports the DSI leadership in steering the NSI by facilitating the coordination of selected cross-cutting issues in the Department, strategic and operational planning, monitoring and evaluation for the Department and its public entities, and governance of the public entities, in order to assist the Department and its entities to contribute to the realisation of departmental and national priorities.

Internal Audit

Serves as the primary assurance tool for improving the Department’s governance, risk management and management controls by providing insight and recommendations based on the analysis and assessment of data and business processes, including annual performance information.

Human Resources Management

Ensures that the Department is able to (a) provide a professional service through accurate, consistent and best employment practices in all its activities; (b) attract, retain and motivate employees who share the organisational vision; (c) champion organisational transition, with a view to ensuring that change is embraced; (d) set performance standards and manage performance against them; (e) promote an environment that supports the personal and career development of all employees so that they can reach their full potential and contribute better to the achievement of the Department’s strategic objectives; (f) instil a culture of service excellence; and (g) provide an environment that promotes health, wellness and safety, and embraces the value of diversity.

Finance

Ensures the effective, efficient and economical use of financial resources in line with financial prescripts, through the development and implementation of financial systems, policies, frameworks and procedures. This includes budget planning and expenditure monitoring, and the management

of procurement, acquisition, logistics, assets and financial transactions.

Information Systems and Knowledge Management

Is responsible for the delivery of services that support the Department’s strategic plan and individual units’ objectives through the effective use of information technology, the institutionalisation of knowledge management, and the preservation of the Department’s institutional memory. Its purpose is to align the Information Systems and Knowledge Management Strategy with the business strategy to ensure that the Department achieves optimum use of its resources. In addition, the chief directorate is tasked with the responsibility of providing cutting-edge technologies that will optimise the use of information in a reliable and secure manner. This includes the implementation of effective and efficient business systems that meet users’ needs, the provision of reliable IT infrastructure, and creating capacity for proper information management and business intelligence.

Science Communication

Provides strategic communication support to raise local and international awareness of the objectives and activities of the Department, its entities and the NSI, as well as to ensure effective communication among DSI, entity and NSI stakeholders. It seeks to provide the public with timely, accurate and clear information that is widely accessible to all South Africans about government policies, programmes, plans, services and initiatives in a non-partisan way, thus making it accountable to the public it serves. Its overall focus is to create public awareness and brand the Department as a custodian of developments, benefits and opportunities in publicly funded STI initiatives across the country’s science system. Through the branding of the Department and its entities, it will demonstrate how the Department is “Making sure it’s possible”, and how, through the DSI’s various initiatives, STI can transform and empower society. It promotes dialogue between citizens and government, including on policy, and establishes partnerships with a range of stakeholders, including the private sector, higher and post-school education institutions, and research institutions.

Legal Services

Responsible for ensuring that the interests of the Department are protected against any legal risk. The component ensures that the Department complies with all relevant legislation and takes a proactive approach to dealing with matters that have the potential to give rise to conflict or legal challenges.

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ed a

udit

opin

ion

with

no

finan

cial

mat

ters

in

the

aud

it re

port

from

the

A

udito

r-Gen

eral

by

30

Sept

embe

r 20

21

Unq

ualifi

ed a

udit

opin

ion

with

no

finan

cial

mat

ters

in

the

aud

it re

port

from

the

A

udito

r-Gen

eral

by

30

Sept

embe

r 20

22

Unq

ualifi

ed a

udit

opin

ion

with

no

finan

cial

mat

ters

in

the

aud

it re

port

from

the

A

udito

r-Gen

eral

by

30

Sept

embe

r 20

23

PROG

RAMM

E 1


PROG

RAMM

E 1

Out

com

eO

utpu

tO

utpu

t pe

rfor

man

ce

indi

cato

r

Ann

ual T

arge

ts

Aud

ited

per

form

ance

Est

imat

ed

perf

orm

ance

Med

ium

Ter

m E

xpen

ditu

re

Fra

mew

ork

peri

od

2017

/18

2018

/19

2019

/20

2020

/21

2021

/22

2022

/23

2023

/24

A t

rans

form

ed,

incl

usiv

e,

resp

onsiv

e an

d co

here

nt N

SI

Med

ia a

nd

mar

ketin

g in

itiat

ives

to

profi

le t

he D

SI

and

its e

ntiti

es

Num

ber

of

med

ia p

latfo

rms

used

to

prom

ote

the

DSI

and

its

entit

ies

--

-Si

x pl

atfo

rms

(prin

t, br

oadc

ast,

onlin

e,

med

ia li

aiso

n,

stak

ehol

der

enga

gem

ent

and

soci

al m

edia

) to

pr

ofile

the

DSI

an

d its

ent

ities

by

31 M

arch

202

1

Six

plat

form

s (p

rint,

broa

dcas

t, on

line,

m

edia

liai

son,

st

akeh

olde

r en

gage

men

t an

d so

cial

med

ia)

to

profi

le t

he D

SI

and

its e

ntiti

es b

y 31

Mar

ch 2

022

Six

plat

form

s (p

rint,

broa

dcas

t, on

line,

m

edia

liai

son,

st

akeh

olde

r en

gage

men

t an

d so

cial

med

ia)

to

profi

le t

he D

SI

and

its e

ntiti

es b

y 31

Mar

ch 2

023

Six

plat

form

s (p

rint,

broa

dcas

t, on

line,

m

edia

liai

son,

st

akeh

olde

r en

gage

men

t an

d so

cial

med

ia)

to

profi

le t

he D

SI

and

its e

ntiti

es

by

31

Mar

ch

2024

Num

ber

of

bran

ding

in

itiat

ives

de

velo

ped

and

impl

emen

ted

--

-Tw

o na

tiona

l th

emat

ic

cam

paig

n re

port

s on

the

br

andi

ng r

oll-o

ut

initi

ativ

es b

y 31

Mar

ch 2

021

Two

natio

nal

them

atic

ca

mpa

ign

repo

rts

on t

he

bran

ding

rol

l-out

in

itiat

ives

by

31 M

arch

202

2

Two

natio

nal

them

atic

ca

mpa

ign

repo

rts

on t

he

bran

ding

rol

l-out

in

itiat

ives

by

31 M

arch

202

3

Two

natio

nal

them

atic

ca

mpa

ign

repo

rts

on t

he

bran

ding

rol

l-out

in

itiat

ives

by

31 M

arch

202

4


Tab

le 3

: Ind

icat

ors,

ann

ual a

nd q

uart

erly

tar

gets

for

the

2021

/22

finan

cial

yea

r

No.

Out

put

perf

orm

ance

in

dica

tor3

Ann

ual t

arge

tQ

uart

er 1

Qua

rter

2Q

uart

er 3

Qua

rter

4

1.D

SI p

ublic

ent

ities

’ ann

ual

perfo

rman

ce p

lans

an

d C

SIR

shar

ehol

der

com

pact

app

rove

d by

the

M

inist

er a

nd s

igne

d by

the

ch

airp

erso

ns o

f the

boa

rds

DSI

pub

lic e

ntiti

es’ 2

022/

23

annu

al p

erfo

rman

ce p

lans

(N

RF, H

SRC

, TIA

, SA

NSA

, N

AC

I and

ASS

Af)

and

CSI

R sh

areh

olde

r co

mpa

ct

appr

oved

by

the

Min

ister

an

d sig

ned

chai

rper

sons

of

the

boar

ds b

y 31

Mar

ch

2022

(N

on-c

umul

ative

targ

et)

No

targ

etN

o ta

rget

Firs

t dr

aft A

PPs

and

shar

ehol

der

com

pact

s fo

r D

SI p

ublic

ent

ities

sub

mitt

ed

to N

T an

d th

e D

PME

by 3

0 O

ctob

er 2

021

for

conc

urre

nce

Seco

nd a

nd fi

nal d

raft

APP

s an

d sh

areh

olde

r co

mpa

cts

for

DSI

pub

lic

entit

ies

appr

oved

by

the

Min

ister

and

sig

ned

by t

he

chai

rper

son

of t

he b

oard

s by

Fe

brua

ry 2

022

2.A

ppro

ved

deca

dal p

lan

to

impl

emen

t th

e 20

19 W

hite

Pa

per

on S

cien

ce T

echn

olog

y an

d In

nova

tion

Fina

lisat

ion

of t

he d

ecad

al

plan

and

app

rova

l by

Cab

inet

by

30 Ju

ne 2

021

(Non

-cum

ulat

ive ta

rget

)

Cab

inet

app

rova

l of t

he

deca

dal p

lan

Con

sulta

tion

with

NSI

st

akeh

olde

rsA

lignm

ent

of s

trat

egic

pla

ns

and

APP

s of

the

DSI

and

its

ent

ities

and

the

CSI

R sh

areh

olde

r co

mpa

ct t

o th

e de

cada

l pla

n pr

iorit

ies

Alig

nmen

t of

SP

and

APP

s of

the

DSI

and

its

entit

ies

and

the

CSI

R sh

areh

olde

r co

mpa

ct t

o th

e de

cada

l pla

n pr

iorit

ies

3.Pe

rcen

tage

of a

ppro

ved

fund

ed p

ositi

ons

fille

d an

nual

ly

85%

of a

ll ap

prov

ed fu

nded

po

sitio

ns fi

lled

by 3

1 M

arch

20

22(N

on-c

umul

ative

targ

et)

No

targ

etN

o ta

rget

No

targ

et85

% o

f all

appr

oved

fund

ed

posit

ions

fille

d by

31

Mar

ch

2022

4.U

nqua

lified

aud

it op

inio

n w

ith n

o fin

anci

al m

atte

rs in

th

e au

dit

repo

rt fr

om t

he

Aud

itor-G

ener

al

Unq

ualifi

ed a

udit

opin

ion

with

no

finan

cial

mat

ters

in

the

aud

it re

port

from

th

e A

udito

r-Gen

eral

by

30

Sept

embe

r 20

21(N

on-c

umul

ative

targ

et)

No

targ

etU

nqua

lified

aud

it op

inio

n w

ith n

o fin

anci

al m

atte

rs in

th

e au

dit

repo

rt fr

om t

he

Aud

itor-G

ener

al

No

targ

etN

o ta

rget

PROG

RAMM

E 1

3 Th

e te

chni

cal i

ndic

ator

des

crip

tion

for

each

out

put

perfo

rman

ce in

dica

tor

deta

iling

sour

ce d

ata,

met

hod

of c

alcu

latio

n, m

eans

of v

erifi

catio

n, e

tc., i

s se

t ou

t in

Par

t D

.


No.

Out

put

perf

orm

ance

in

dica

tor3

Ann

ual t

arge

tQ

uart

er 1

Qua

rter

2Q

uart

er 3

Qua

rter

4

5.N

umbe

r of

med

ia p

latfo

rms

used

to

prom

ote

the

DSI

an

d its

ent

ities

Six

plat

form

s (p

rint,

broa

dcas

t, on

line,

med

ia

liaiso

n, s

take

hold

er

enga

gem

ent

and

soci

al

med

ia)

to p

rofil

e th

e D

SI

and

its e

ntiti

es b

y 31

Mar

ch

2022

(Non

-cum

ulat

ive ta

rget

)

Six

plat

form

s (p

rint,

broa

dcas

t, on

line,

med

ia

liaiso

n, s

take

hold

er

enga

gem

ent

and

soci

al

med

ia)

to p

rofil

e th

e D

SI

and

its e

ntiti

es

Six

plat

form

s (p

rint,

broa

dcas

t, on

line,

med

ia

liaiso

n, s

take

hold

er

enga

gem

ent

and

soci

al

med

ia)

to p

rofil

e th

e D

SI

and

its e

ntiti

es

Six

plat

form

s (p

rint,

broa

dcas

t, on

line,

med

ia

liaiso

n, s

take

hold

er

enga

gem

ent

and

soci

al

med

ia)

to p

rofil

e th

e D

SI

and

its e

ntiti

es

Six

plat

form

s (p

rint,

broa

dcas

t, on

line,

med

ia

liaiso

n, s

take

hold

er

enga

gem

ent

and

soci

al

med

ia)

to p

rofil

e th

e D

SI

and

its e

ntiti

es

6.N

umbe

r of

bra

ndin

g in

itiat

ives

dev

elop

ed a

nd

impl

emen

ted.

Two

natio

nal t

hem

atic

ca

mpa

ign

repo

rts

on t

he

bran

ding

rol

l-out

initi

ativ

es

by 3

1 M

arch

202

2(C

umul

ative

targ

et)

No

targ

etO

ne r

oll-o

ut b

rand

ing

initi

ativ

es (

them

atic

bi

llboa

rds

and

soci

al m

edia

) ac

ross

pro

vinc

es a

nd

met

ropo

litan

mun

icip

aliti

es

No

targ

etTw

o ro

ll-ou

t br

andi

ng

initi

ativ

es (

them

atic

bi

llboa

rds

and

soci

al m

edia

) ac

ross

pro

vinc

es a

nd

met

ropo

litan

mun

icip

aliti

es

3 Th

e te

chni

cal i

ndic

ator

des

crip

tion

for

each

out

put

perfo

rman

ce in

dica

tor

deta

iling

sour

ce d

ata,

met

hod

of c

alcu

latio

n, m

eans

of v

erifi

catio

n, e

tc., i

s se

t ou

t in

Par

t D

.

PROG

RAMM

E 1


Exp

lana

tion

of p

lann

ed p

erfo

rman

ce o

ver

the

med

ium

ter

m

Ove

r the

med

ium

-ter

m, t

he b

udge

t pro

gram

me

aim

s to

pro

vide

cen

tral

ised

stra

tegi

c ad

min

istra

tive

supp

ort;

stra

tegi

c po

licy

and

plan

ning

alig

nmen

t; ef

fect

ive

corp

orat

e go

vern

ance

, ris

k m

anag

emen

t an

d m

onito

ring

and

eval

uatio

n; s

trat

egic

sci

ence

com

mun

icat

ion

with

sta

keho

lder

s on

the

act

iviti

es o

f th

e D

SI a

nd t

he N

SI; a

nd e

ffect

ive

hum

an r

esou

rce

man

agem

ent

with

in t

he D

epar

tmen

t, in

clud

ing

staf

fing,

hum

an r

esou

rce

deve

lopm

ent,

perfo

rman

ce m

anag

emen

t, la

bour

rel

atio

ns a

nd h

uman

res

ourc

e ad

min

istra

tive

syst

ems.

Effe

ctiv

e fin

anci

al m

anag

emen

t pra

ctic

es, in

clud

ing

man

agem

ent a

ccou

ntin

g, fin

anci

al a

ccou

ntin

g an

d su

pply

cha

in m

anag

emen

t and

ass

et m

anag

emen

t, w

ill be

impl

emen

ted,

in li

ne

with

the

req

uire

men

ts o

f the

Pub

lic F

inan

ce M

anag

emen

t Act

(PF

MA

).

Part

icul

ar a

tten

tion

will

be g

iven

to

effe

ctiv

e ca

sh fl

ow m

anag

emen

t w

ithin

the

org

anisa

tion

to e

nsur

e th

at t

he D

epar

tmen

t re

mai

ns w

ithin

its

bud

geta

ry a

lloca

tions

, tak

ing

cogn

isanc

e of

the

curr

ent e

cono

mic

env

ironm

ent a

nd fi

scal

con

stra

ints

. The

mon

itorin

g an

d ev

alua

tion

of th

e fin

anci

al m

anag

emen

t of p

ublic

ent

ities

rep

ortin

g to

the

Dep

artm

ent

will

be s

tren

gthe

ned.

The

bud

get

prog

ram

me

supp

orts

tw

o of

the

six

dep

artm

enta

l out

com

es t

hat

have

bee

n ad

opte

d, n

amel

y, a

tran

sfor

med

, incl

usiv

e, r

espo

nsiv

e an

d co

here

nt

NSI

; and

inno

vatio

n in

sup

port

of a

cap

able

and

dev

elop

men

tal s

tate

.

The

tabl

e be

low

set

s ou

t ho

w t

he m

ediu

m-t

erm

bud

get

allo

catio

n (2

021/

22 –

R32

8 19

6; 2

022/

23 –

R32

2 55

0; a

nd 2

023/

24 –

R33

3 29

3) w

ill be

use

d to

rea

lise

the

budg

et

prog

ram

me

outp

uts

iden

tified

in b

oth

the

2021

/22

Ann

ual P

erfo

rman

ce P

lan

and

the

2021

/22

Ann

ual O

pera

tiona

l Pla

n.

Rec

onci

ling

perf

orm

ance

tar

gets

wit

h th

e bu

dget

and

MT

EF

Tab

le 4

: Adm

inis

trat

ion

expe

ndit

ure

esti

mat

es

R’0

00P

rogr

amm

eE

xpen

ditu

re o

utco

me

Adj

uste

dap

prop

riat

ion

Med

ium

-ter

m e

xpen

ditu

re e

stim

ates

2017

/18

2018

/19

2019

/20

2020

/21

2021

/22

2022

/23

2023

/24

Min

istry

8 25

08

949

2 89

6 5

886

5 51

55

559

5 55

9

Inst

itutio

nal p

lann

ing

and

supp

ort

196

466

201

424

170

099

141

180

169

004

171

181

171

504

Cor

pora

te s

ervi

ces

145

640

166

993

144

235

151

434

148

119

150

107

150

506

Offi

ce a

ccom

mod

atio

n7

548

2 15

634

846

5

607

5 55

85

703

5 72

4

TO

TA

L35

7 90

437

9 52

235

2 07

6 30

4 10

732

8 19

633

2 55

033

3 29

3C

ompe

nsat

ion

of e

mpl

oyee

s16

7 50

717

9 73

416

1 36

917

1 90

117

0 01

017

0 18

417

0 18

3

Goo

ds a

nd s

ervi

ces

151

683

174

834

160

103

113

208

140

069

143

686

144

236

Tran

sfer

s an

d su

bsid

ies

17 5

2614

595

22 7

2315

594

15 2

6415

665

15 7

26

Paym

ents

for

capi

tal a

sset

s21

085

10 2

417

774

3 40

42

853

3 01

53

148

Paym

ents

for

finan

cial

ass

ets

103

118

107

--

--

TO

TA

L35

7 90

437

9 52

235

2 07

630

4 10

732

8 19

633

2 55

033

3 29

3

PROG

RAMM

E 1


Tab

le 5

: Upd

ated

key

ris

ks a

nd m

itig

atio

n –

Adm

inis

trat

ion

Out

com

eK

ey r

isks

Mit

igat

ion

acti

on

Out

com

e 1:

A t

rans

form

ed, in

clus

ive,

re

spon

sive

and

cohe

rent

NSI

Sub-

optim

al im

plem

enta

tion

of t

he 2

019

Whi

te P

aper

.Es

tabl

ishm

ent

of M

inist

ers’

Scie

nce,

Tec

hnol

ogy

and

inno

vatio

n st

ruct

ure

(Min

ister

ial l

evel

com

mitt

ee

for

scie

nce

tech

nolo

gy a

nd in

nova

tion)

Esta

blish

men

t of

the

Pre

siden

cy-le

vel S

TI P

lena

ry.

Pres

enta

tion

of t

he fi

nalis

ed D

ecal

Pla

n to

Clu

ster

s an

d in

corp

orat

e in

put

rece

ived

.

Insu

ffici

ent

dem

onst

ratio

n of

soc

io-

econ

omic

impa

ct o

f STI

.M

&E

deve

lopm

ent

of s

ocio

-eco

nom

ic a

nd e

nviro

nmen

tal o

utco

me

and

impa

ct in

dica

tors

.V

irtu

al B

row

n ba

g se

ssio

ns w

ith D

SI t

o ra

ise a

war

enes

s on

pla

nnin

g an

d M

&E

linka

ges

(to

inte

rnal

ise

the

Whi

te P

aper

). (D

ue t

o lo

ckdo

wn

mea

sure

s im

pose

d)

Misa

lignm

ent

of E

ntity

obj

ectiv

es w

ith D

SI’s

obje

ctiv

es.

No

actio

n pl

ans

requ

ired

as a

ll co

ntro

ls ar

e ef

fect

ive

and

the

resid

ual r

isk e

xpos

ure

is eq

ual t

o re

quire

d re

sidua

l risk

exp

osur

e. T

his

a lo

w r

isk, m

anag

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t w

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Purpose

To promote technology development and the protection and utilisation of publicly funded intellectual property for innovation with socio-economic impact.

PROGRAMME 2: Technology Innovation


Chief directoratesThe Programme is made up of four chief directorates and one specialised service delivery unit.

Bioinnovation

Bioinnovation leads the implementation of the national Bio-economy Strategy, which was approved by Cabinet in 2013 and is intended to ensure that the bioeconomy makes a significant contribution to the South African economy. The strategy focuses on the following:

• Strengthening the research and innovation competencies that form the strategic foundation for the bio-based NSI.

• Developing and/or supporting strategic RDI programmes that provide for new knowledge and innovation outcomes related to the government’s priority requirements.

• Coordinating role players across the NSI to ensure that appropriate skills, knowledge and competencies are made available to maximise socio-economic impact.

• Mainstreaming applied IKS-based R&D, inclusive innovation and local manufacturing to support commercialisation models for sustainable livelihoods and improved quality of life.

The chief directorate has four directorates managing thematic priorities aligned to its focus areas, namely, Agriculture, Indigenous Knowledge-Based Technology Innovation, Industry and Environment, and Health Innovation.

Hydrogen and Energy

The chief directorate supports the reduction in greenhouse gas emissions and air pollution, contributing to a more diverse and sustainable energy mix by enabling the widespread commercialisation of battery, fuel cell, renewable and low-carbon technologies based on publicly funded intellectual property rights. It supports the competitiveness and penetration of clean and alternative energy technologies through research, development and validation efforts with current technologies in terms of cost and performance while fostering strategic partnerships with the public and private sectors to reduce the institutional and market barriers to their commercialisation.

The chief directorate has three directorates managing thematic priorities aligned to its focus areas, namely, Hydrogen and Energy, Transport Fuels and Renewable Energy, and Power.

Space Science and Technology

The government recognises the potential role of space science and technology to contribute to a wide spectrum of South Africa national priorities, creating jobs and

reducing poverty and inequality through natural resource management, urban and rural development planning, and infrastructure monitoring and evaluation.

The chief directorate supports the creation of an environment conducive to the implementation of the National Space Strategy and the South African Earth Observation Strategy, as well as addressing the development of space technologies, innovative solutions and human capital to respond to national priorities and boost socio-economic growth. The chief directorate also plays a critical oversight function over the South African National Space Agency (SANSA).

The chief directorate has two directorates managing thematic priorities aligned to its focus areas, namely, Earth Observation and Space Science.

Innovation Priorities and Instruments

The chief directorate supports and strengthens the innovation policy package (and related interventions) with the aim of creating and sustaining an enabling environment for innovation, technology development, and the utilisation, including commercialisation, of publicly funded R&D initiatives. It does this by identifying, developing, creating and supporting policy and institutional structures that facilitate technology development and its progression into national and international markets.

The chief directorate also supports the development and implementation of emerging technologies, in areas such as synthetic biology, structural biology, systems biology and functional genomics (collectively comprising the South African BioDesign Initiative), nanotechnology, photonics and robotics, and converging technologies that have the potential to influence and affect social and economic development positively. These emerging technologies are being brought together under the Converging Technologies Platform, which seeks to emphasise their role in providing solutions to complex social and economic challenges in their integrated form.

The chief directorate supports the building of innovation and entrepreneurship culture through industry internships in partnership with the Technology Top 100 companies. It has oversight of the Technology Innovation Agency (TIA) and also augments seed, technology development and commercialisation funding. The chief directorate implements the Innovation Fund, which seeks to promote the commercialisation of publicly funded R&D.

The chief directorate has two directorates managing thematic priorities aligned to its focus areas, namely, Emerging Research Areas and Innovation Instruments.

PROG

RAMM

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National Intellectual Property Management Office

NIPMO, established as the implementing agency for the IPR Act, is currently located in the Department as a specialised service delivery unit. NIPMO’s mandate is to ensure that intellectual property from publicly financed research and development is identified, protected, utilised and commercialised for the benefit (social, economic, military or any other) of the people of South Africa.

NIPMO ensures this mandate through numerous enabling mechanisms and the enforcement of compliance provisions, as set out in the IPR Act. NIPMO supports offices of technology transfer (OTTs) at institutions (27 higher education institutions and 11 institutions listed in Schedule 1 of the IPR Act, which are mostly science councils) by providing funding assistance for the salaries of technology transfer professions in the OTT, associated capacity development, operational costs as well as technology

transfer-related costs for business case development, intellectual property audits, and techno-economic feasibility analyses, among other things. Funding support is also provided as a rebate through the Intellectual Property Fund for intellectual property prosecution and maintenance costs in line with the NIPMO guideline. In order to drive the use of research for socio-economic impact, NIPMO provides incentives to IP creators to encourage them to disclose, protect and utilise their creations. NIPMO also oversees the Innovation Bridge Portal and the commercialisation project management system as an effective means to strategically fund technology development and provide a platform for technologies to find partners and reach the market. Lastly, NIPMO develops guidelines, practice notes and interpretation notes, including on approvals and mandatory reporting requirements, which provide clarity on how to interpret and apply the IPR Act.

By providing this mix of enabling and compliance services, NIPMO contributes towards increasing the rate of

knowledge utilisation from publicly funded R&D, thereby contributing to economic development in South Africa.

Planned policy initiatives over the medium termPlanned policy initiatives Key actions

Innovation Fund (previously called the Sovereign Innovation Fund) to support the commercialisation of locally developed IP

• Present progress to ESIEID Cluster• Ultimately present implementation update to Cabinet

The amendment of the IPR Act • Review, adapt (where appropriate) and implement recommendations of the Ministerial Review Panel

Institutional review of TIA and SANSA • Review, adapt (where appropriate) and implement the recommendations of the Ministerial Review Panel

• Appointed SANSA Review Panel

Business case for commercial space launch capability in South Africa

• Cabinet

Hydrogen Society Roadmap • Present to Economic Sectors, Investment, Employment and Infrastructure Development Cluster

• Ultimately present to Cabinet

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nova

tion

Part

ners

hips

(SH

IP),

Hyd

roge

n So

uth

Afr

ica

(HyS

A)

and

the

Agr

icul

tura

l Bio

econ

omy

Inno

vatio

n Pa

rtne

rshi

p Pr

ogra

mm

e (A

BIPP

).

PROG

RAMM

E 2


PROG

RAMM

E 2

Out

com

eO

utpu

tO

utpu

t pe

rfor

man

ce

indi

cato

r

Ann

ual T

arge

ts

Aud

ited

per

form

ance

Est

imat

ed

perf

orm

ance

Med

ium

Ter

m E

xpen

ditu

re

Fra

mew

ork

peri

od

2017

/18

2018

/19

2019

/20

2020

/21

2021

/22

2022

/23

2023

/24

Incr

ease

d kn

owle

dge

gene

ratio

n an

d in

nova

tion

outp

uts

Disc

losu

res

rece

ived

from

pu

blic

ly fi

nanc

ed

rese

arch

and

de

velo

pmen

t in

stitu

tions

Num

ber

of

disc

losu

res

rece

ived

from

pu

blic

ly fi

nanc

ed

rese

arch

and

de

velo

pmen

t in

stitu

tions

by

NIP

MO

239

new

di

sclo

sure

s re

port

ed b

y pu

blic

ly fu

nded

in

stitu

tions

by

31

Mar

ch 2

018

311

new

di

sclo

sure

s re

port

ed b

y pu

blic

ly fu

nded

in

stitu

tions

by

31

Mar

ch 2

019

258

new

di

sclo

sure

s re

port

ed b

y pu

blic

ly fu

nded

in

stitu

tions

by

31

Mar

ch 2

020

225

disc

losu

res

rece

ived

from

pu

blic

ly fi

nanc

ed

rese

arch

and

de

velo

pmen

t in

stitu

tions

by

NIP

MO

by

31 M

arch

202

1

235

disc

losu

res

rece

ived

from

pu

blic

ly fi

nanc

ed

rese

arch

and

de

velo

pmen

t in

stitu

tions

by

NIP

MO

by

31 M

arch

202

2

250

disc

losu

res

rece

ived

from

pu

blic

ly fi

nanc

ed

rese

arch

and

de

velo

pmen

t in

stitu

tions

by

NIP

MO

by

31 M

arch

202

3

250

disc

losu

res

rece

ived

from

pu

blic

ly fi

nanc

ed

rese

arch

and

de

velo

pmen

t in

stitu

tions

by

NIP

MO

by

31 M

arch

202

4

Disc

losu

res

licen

sed

annu

ally

N

umbe

r of

di

sclo

sure

s lic

ense

d fo

r th

e fir

st t

ime

rece

ived

from

pu

blic

ly fi

nanc

ed

rese

arch

and

de

velo

pmen

t in

stitu

tions

and

re

cipi

ents

as

repo

rted

by

NIP

MO

New

New

New

New

15 d

isclo

sure

s lic

ense

d fo

r th

e fir

st t

ime

rece

ived

from

pu

blic

ly fi

nanc

ed

rese

arch

and

de

velo

pmen

t in

stitu

tions

and

re

cipi

ents

as

repo

rted

by

NIP

MO

by

31 M

arch

202

2

18 d

isclo

sure

s lic

ense

d fo

r th

e fir

st t

ime

rece

ived

from

pu

blic

ly fi

nanc

ed

rese

arch

and

de

velo

pmen

t in

stitu

tions

and

re

cipi

ents

as

repo

rted

by

NIP

MO

by

31 M

arch

202

3

20 d

isclo

sure

s lic

ense

d fo

r th

e fir

st t

ime

rece

ived

from

pu

blic

ly fi

nanc

ed

rese

arch

and

de

velo

pmen

t in

stitu

tions

and

re

cipi

ents

as

repo

rted

by

NIP

MO

by

31 M

arch

202

4

Impr

ove

the

filin

g of

pu

blic

ly fu

nded

in

telle

ctua

l pr

oper

ty r

ight

s5

Num

ber

of

inte

llect

ual

prop

erty

rig

hts

filed

bas

ed o

n RD

I con

duct

ed

in d

esig

nate

d ar

eas

--

-4

inte

llect

ual

prop

erty

rig

hts

filed

bas

ed o

n RD

I con

duct

ed

in d

esig

nate

d ar

eas

by

31 M

arch

202

1

4 in

telle

ctua

l pr

oper

ty r

ight

s fil

ed b

ased

on

RDI c

ondu

cted

in

des

igna

ted

area

s by

31

Mar

ch 2

022

4 in

telle

ctua

l pr

oper

ty r

ight

s fil

ed b

ased

on

RDI c

ondu

cted

in

des

igna

ted

area

s by

31

Mar

ch 2

023

4 in

telle

ctua

l pr

oper

ty r

ight

s fil

ed b

ased

on

RDI c

ondu

cted

in

des

igna

ted

area

s by

31

Mar

ch 2

024

5 Se

vera

l chi

ef d

irect

orat

es c

ontr

ibut

e to

war

ds t

he s

uppo

rt fo

r m

aste

r’s a

nd d

octo

ral s

tude

nts.

Con

trib

utio

ns m

ay c

ome

from

maj

or p

roje

cts

such

SH

IP, H

ySA

and

ABI

PP.


Out

com

eO

utpu

tO

utpu

t pe

rfor

man

ce

indi

cato

r

Ann

ual T

arge

ts

Aud

ited

per

form

ance

Est

imat

ed

perf

orm

ance

Med

ium

Ter

m E

xpen

ditu

re

Fra

mew

ork

peri

od

2017

/18

2018

/19

2019

/20

2020

/21

2021

/22

2022

/23

2023

/24

Tech

nolo

gy

dem

onst

ratio

ns,

prot

otyp

es,

prod

ucts

an

d se

rvic

es

deve

lope

d6

Num

ber

of

tech

nolo

gy

dem

onst

ratio

ns,

prot

otyp

es,

prod

ucts

an

d se

rvic

es

deve

lope

d

--

-10

tec

hnol

ogy

dem

onst

ratio

ns,

prot

otyp

es,

prod

ucts

an

d se

rvic

es

deve

lope

d in

de

signa

ted

ener

gy, s

pace

, In

nova

tion

Prio

ritie

s an

d In

stru

men

ts, a

nd

bioe

cono

my

area

s by

31

Mar

ch 2

021

10 t

echn

olog

y de

mon

stra

tions

, pr

otot

ypes

, pr

oduc

ts

and

serv

ices

de

velo

ped

in

desig

nate

d en

ergy

, spa

ce,

Inno

vatio

n Pr

iorit

ies

and

Inst

rum

ents

, and

bi

oeco

nom

y ar

eas

by

31 M

arch

202

2

7 te

chno

logy

de

mon

stra

tion,

pr

otot

ypes

, pr

oduc

ts

and

serv

ices

de

velo

ped

in

desig

nate

d en

ergy

, spa

ce,

Inno

vatio

n Pr

iorit

ies

and

Inst

rum

ents

, and

bi

oeco

nom

y ar

eas

by

31 M

arch

202

3

5 te

chno

logy

de

mon

stra

tion,

pr

otot

ypes

, pr

oduc

ts

and

serv

ices

de

velo

ped

in

desig

nate

d en

ergy

, spa

ce,

Inno

vatio

n Pr

iorit

ies

and

Inst

rum

ents

, and

bi

oeco

nom

y ar

eas

by

31 M

arch

202

4

Know

ledg

e ut

ilisat

ion

for

econ

omic

de

velo

pmen

t –

(a)

revit

alisi

ng

exist

ing

(tra

ditio

nal)

indu

strie

s an

d (b

) st

imul

atin

g R&

D-

led

deve

lopm

ent

Dep

loye

d st

atio

nary

fu

el c

ells

and/

or o

ther

cl

ean

ener

gy

tech

nolo

gies

.

Num

ber

of

stat

iona

ry fu

el

cell

syst

ems/

cl

ean

ener

gy

tech

nolo

gies

de

ploy

ed in

pa

rtne

rshi

p w

ith

loca

l and

dist

rict

mun

icip

aliti

es

in r

ural

and

in

form

al

sett

lem

ents

--

-2

stat

iona

ry fu

el

cell

syst

ems/

clea

n en

ergy

te

chno

logi

es

depl

oyed

in

part

ners

hip

with

lo

cal a

nd d

istric

t m

unic

ipal

ities

in

rur

al a

nd

info

rmal

se

ttle

men

ts b

y 31

Mar

ch 2

021

2 st

atio

nary

fuel

ce

ll sy

stem

s/cl

ean

ener

gy

tech

nolo

gies

de

ploy

ed in

pa

rtne

rshi

p w

ith

loca

l and

dist

rict

mun

icip

aliti

es

in r

ural

and

in

form

al

sett

lem

ents

by

31 M

arch

202

2

2 st

atio

nary

fuel

ce

ll sy

stem

s/cl

ean

ener

gy

tech

nolo

gies

de

ploy

ed in

pa

rtne

rshi

p w

ith

loca

l and

dist

rict

mun

icip

aliti

es

in r

ural

and

in

form

al

sett

lem

ents

by

31 M

arch

202

3

2 st

atio

nary

fuel

ce

ll sy

stem

s/cl

ean

ener

gy

tech

nolo

gies

de

ploy

ed in

pa

rtne

rshi

p w

ith

loca

l and

dist

rict

mun

icip

aliti

es

in r

ural

and

in

form

al

sett

lem

ents

by

31 M

arch

202

4

SMM

Es a

ssist

-ed

/ sup

port

ed

with

bus

ines

s de

velo

pmen

t an

d co

mm

erci

al-

isatio

n

Num

ber

of S

M-

MEs

con

trac

ted

and/

or a

ssist

ed

for

busin

ess

deve

lopm

ent

and

com

mer

cial

-isa

tion

--

-10

SM

MEs

ass

ist-

ed w

ith b

usin

ess

deve

lopm

ent

and

com

mer

cial

i-sa

tion

by

31 M

arch

202

1

9 SM

MEs

ass

ist-

ed w

ith b

usin

ess

deve

lopm

ent

and

com

mer

cial

i-sa

tion

by

31 M

arch

202

2

25 S

MM

Es a

ssist

-ed

with

bus

ines

s de

velo

pmen

t an

d co

mm

erci

ali-

satio

n by

31

Mar

ch 2

023

35 S

MM

Es a

ssist

-ed

with

bus

ines

s de

velo

pmen

t an

d co

mm

erci

alisa

-tio

n by

31

Mar

ch 2

024

56

Seve

ral c

hief

dire

ctor

ates

con

trib

ute

tow

ards

the

sup

port

for

mas

ter’s

and

doc

tora

l stu

dent

s. C

ontr

ibut

ions

may

com

e fro

m m

ajor

pro

ject

s su

ch S

HIP,

HyS

A a

nd A

BIPP

.

PROG

RAMM

E 2


PROG

RAMM

E 2

Out

com

eO

utpu

tO

utpu

t pe

rfor

man

ce

indi

cato

r

Ann

ual T

arge

ts

Aud

ited

per

form

ance

Est

imat

ed

perf

orm

ance

Med

ium

Ter

m E

xpen

ditu

re

Fra

mew

ork

peri

od

2017

/18

2018

/19

2019

/20

2020

/21

2021

/22

2022

/23

2023

/24

Com

mer

cial

ou

tput

s in

de

signa

ted

area

s7

Num

ber

of

com

mer

cial

ou

tput

s in

de

signa

ted

area

s

5 co

mm

erci

al

outp

uts

in

desig

nate

d ar

eas

by 3

1 M

arch

20

18

7 co

mm

erci

al

outp

uts

in

desig

nate

d ar

eas

by 3

1 M

arch

20

19

11 c

omm

erci

al

outp

uts

in

desig

nate

d ar

eas

by 3

1 M

arch

20

20

4 co

mm

erci

al

outp

uts

in

desig

nate

d ar

eas

by 3

1 M

arch

20

21

4 co

mm

erci

al

outp

uts

in

desig

nate

d ar

eas

by 3

1 M

arch

20

22

5 co

mm

erci

al

outp

uts

in

desig

nate

d ar

eas

by 3

1 M

arch

20

23

5 co

mm

erci

al

outp

uts

in

desig

nate

d ar

eas

by 3

1 M

arch

20

24

Blac

k em

ergi

ng

farm

ers

bene

fitin

g fro

m

tech

nolo

gy/

inno

vatio

n su

ppor

t pr

ogra

mm

es

Num

ber

of

blac

k em

ergi

ng

farm

ers

(sub

siste

nce,

sm

all-s

cale

, an

d po

tent

ial

com

mer

cial

fa

rmer

s)

bene

fitin

g fro

m

tech

nolo

gy/

inno

vatio

n su

ppor

t pr

ogra

mm

es

--

-20

0 bl

ack

emer

ging

fa

rmer

s (s

ubsis

tenc

e,

smal

l-sca

le,

and

pote

ntia

l co

mm

erci

al

farm

ers)

be

nefit

ing

from

te

chno

logy

/ in

nova

tion

supp

ort

prog

ram

mes

by

31 M

arch

202

1

200

blac

k em

ergi

ng

farm

ers

(sub

siste

nce,

sm

all-s

cale

, an

d po

tent

ial

com

mer

cial

fa

rmer

s)

bene

fitin

g fro

m

tech

nolo

gy/

inno

vatio

n su

ppor

t pr

ogra

mm

es b

y 31

Mar

ch 2

022

300

blac

k em

ergi

ng

farm

ers

(sub

siste

nce,

sm

all-s

cale

, an

d po

tent

ial

com

mer

cial

fa

rmer

s)

bene

fitin

g fro

m

tech

nolo

gy/

inno

vatio

n su

ppor

t pr

ogra

mm

es b

y 31

Mar

ch 2

023

300

blac

k em

ergi

ng fa

rmer

s (s

ubsis

tenc

e,

smal

l-sca

le,

and

pote

ntia

l co

mm

erci

al

farm

ers)

be

nefit

ing

from

te

chno

logy

/ in

nova

tion

supp

ort

prog

ram

mes

by

31 M

arch

202

4

7 Se

vera

l chi

ef d

irect

orat

es c

ontr

ibut

e to

war

ds t

he s

uppo

rt fo

r m

aste

r’s a

nd d

octo

ral s

tude

nts.

Con

trib

utio

ns m

ay c

ome

from

maj

or p

roje

cts

such

SH

IP, H

ySA

and

ABI

PP.


Tab

le 8

: Ind

icat

ors,

ann

ual a

nd q

uart

erly

tar

gets

for

the

2021

/22

finan

cial

yea

r

No.

Out

put

perf

orm

ance

in

dica

tor8

Ann

ual t

arge

tQ

uart

er 1

Qua

rter

2Q

uart

er 3

Qua

rter

4

1.N

umbe

r of

dec

ision

-sup

port

to

ols

utilis

ed in

all

sphe

res

of

gove

rnm

ent

2 de

cisio

n-su

ppor

t to

ols

deve

lope

d an

d/or

m

aint

aine

d by

31

Mar

ch 2

022

(Non

-cum

ulat

ive ta

rget

)

No

targ

etN

o ta

rget

No

targ

et2

deci

sion-

supp

ort

tool

s de

velo

ped

and/

or

mai

ntai

ned

by 3

1 M

arch

20

22

2.N

umbe

r of

str

ateg

ic a

nd

tech

nica

l eng

agem

ents

with

SA

NSA

and

TIA

to

ensu

re

alig

nmen

t w

ith n

atio

nal

prio

ritie

s

8 st

rate

gic

and

tech

nica

l en

gage

men

ts w

ith S

AN

SA

and

TIA

to

alig

nmen

t w

ith

natio

nal p

riorit

ies

by

31 M

arch

202

2(N

on-c

umul

ative

targ

et)

2 st

rate

gic

and

tech

nica

l en

gage

men

ts w

ith S

AN

SA

and

TIA

to

alig

nmen

t w

ith

natio

nal p

riorit

ies

by 3

0 Ju

ne

2021

2 st

rate

gic

and

tech

nica

l en

gage

men

ts w

ith S

AN

SA

and

TIA

to

alig

nmen

t w

ith

natio

nal p

riorit

ies

by 3

0 Se

ptem

ber

2021

2 st

rate

gic

and

tech

nica

l en

gage

men

ts w

ith S

AN

SA

and

TIA

to

alig

nmen

t w

ith

natio

nal p

riorit

ies

by 3

1 D

ecem

ber

2021

2 st

rate

gic

and

tech

nica

l en

gage

men

ts w

ith S

AN

SA

and

TIA

to

alig

nmen

t w

ith

natio

nal p

riorit

ies

by 3

1 M

arch

202

2

3.Pr

ovisi

on o

f spa

ce w

eath

er

info

rmat

ion

for

the

avia

tion

indu

stry

in S

outh

Afr

ica

and

the

Afr

ican

con

tinen

t

3 ne

w P

rodu

cts

and

/ or

Ser

vice

s de

velo

ped

(link

ed t

o H

igh

Freq

uenc

y Pr

opag

atio

n an

d / o

r G

loba

l N

avig

atio

n Sa

tellit

e Sy

stem

ap

plic

atio

ns)

by 3

1 M

arch

20

22(C

umul

ative

targ

et)

No

targ

et

1 P

rodu

ct a

nd/ o

r Se

rvic

es

deve

lope

d N

o ta

rget

3 ne

w P

rodu

cts

and/

or

serv

ices

dev

elop

ed b

y 3

1 M

arch

202

2

4.N

umbe

r of

mar

itim

e do

mai

n aw

aren

ess

(MD

A)

miss

ions

co

mpl

eted

in s

uppo

rt o

f the

O

cean

s Ec

onom

y Ph

akisa

Laun

ch o

f 3 C

ubeS

ats

for

MD

ASa

t co

nste

llatio

n by

30

Dec

embe

r 20

21(N

on-c

umul

ative

targ

et)

Flig

ht A

ccep

tanc

e Re

view

co

mpl

eted

No

targ

etLa

unch

of 3

Cub

eSat

s fo

r M

DA

Sat

cons

tella

tion

Com

miss

ioni

ng a

nd

oper

atio

n of

the

3 s

atel

lites

5.N

umbe

r of

pos

tgra

duat

e st

uden

ts (

mas

ter’s

and

do

ctor

al)

supp

orte

d in

de

signa

ted

ener

gy, s

pace

, In

nova

tion

Prio

ritie

s an

d In

stru

men

ts a

nd

bioe

cono

my

area

s

190

post

grad

uate

stu

dent

s (m

aste

r’s a

nd d

octo

ral)

supp

orte

d in

des

igna

ted

ener

gy, s

pace

, Inn

ovat

ion

Prio

ritie

s an

d In

stru

men

ts

and

bioe

cono

my

sect

ors

by

31 M

arch

202

2(N

on-c

umul

ative

targ

et)

No

targ

etN

o ta

rget

No

targ

et19

0 po

stgr

adua

te s

tude

nts

(mas

ter’s

and

doc

tora

l) su

ppor

ted

in d

esig

nate

d en

ergy

, spa

ce, I

nnov

atio

n Pr

iorit

ies

and

Inst

rum

ents

an

d bi

oeco

nom

y se

ctor

s by

31

Mar

ch 2

022

8 Th

e te

chni

cal i

ndic

ator

des

crip

tion

for

each

out

put

perfo

rman

ce in

dica

tor

deta

iling

sour

ce d

ata,

met

hod

of c

alcu

latio

n, m

eans

of v

erifi

catio

n, e

tc., i

s se

t ou

t in

Par

t D

.

PROG

RAMM

E 2


PROG

RAMM

E 2

No.

Out

put

perf

orm

ance

in

dica

tor8

Ann

ual t

arge

tQ

uart

er 1

Qua

rter

2Q

uart

er 3

Qua

rter

4

6.N

umbe

r of

art

isans

and

/or

tech

nici

ans

trai

ned

in s

pace

, en

ergy

and

bio

-eco

nom

y

20 a

rtisa

ns a

nd/o

r te

chni

cian

s tr

aine

d in

spa

ce,

ener

gy a

nd b

io-e

cono

my

by

31 M

arch

202

2(N

on-c

umul

ative

targ

et)

No

targ

etN

o ta

rget

No

targ

et20

art

isans

and

/or

tech

nici

ans

trai

ned

in s

pace

, en

ergy

and

bio

-eco

nom

y by

31 M

arch

202

2

7.N

umbe

r of

tra

inee

s up

skille

d in

inte

llect

ual p

rope

rty

man

agem

ent

and

tech

nolo

gy

tran

sfer

250

trai

nees

ups

kille

d in

inte

llect

ual p

rope

rty

man

agem

ent

and

tech

nolo

gy

tran

sfer

ski

lls b

y 31

Mar

ch

2022

(Non

-cum

ulat

ive ta

rget

)

150

trai

nees

ups

kille

dN

o ta

rget

100

trai

nees

ups

kille

dN

o ta

rget

8.N

umbe

r of

disc

losu

res,

rece

ived

from

pub

licly

fin

ance

d re

sear

ch a

nd

deve

lopm

ent

inst

itutio

ns b

y N

IPM

O

235

disc

losu

res

rece

ived

fro

m p

ublic

ly fi

nanc

ed

rese

arch

and

dev

elop

men

t in

stitu

tions

by

NIP

MO

by

31

Mar

ch 2

022

(Non

-cum

ulat

ive ta

rget

)

130

disc

losu

res

rece

ived

fro

m p

ublic

ly fi

nanc

ed

rese

arch

and

dev

elop

men

t in

stitu

tions

by

NIP

MO

No

targ

et10

5 di

sclo

sure

s re

ceiv

ed

from

pub

licly

fina

nced

re

sear

ch a

nd d

evel

opm

ent

inst

itutio

ns b

y N

IPM

O

No

targ

et

9.N

umbe

r of

disc

losu

res

licen

sed

for

the

first

tim

e re

ceiv

ed fr

om p

ublic

ly

finan

ced

rese

arch

and

de

velo

pmen

t in

stitu

tions

and

re

cipi

ents

as

repo

rted

to

NIP

MO

15 d

isclo

sure

s lic

ense

d fo

r th

e fir

st t

ime

rece

ived

from

pu

blic

ly fi

nanc

ed r

esea

rch

and

deve

lopm

ent

inst

itutio

ns

and

reci

pien

ts a

s re

port

ed

to N

IPM

O b

y 31

Mar

ch

2022

(Non

-cum

ulat

ive ta

rget

)

8 di

sclo

sure

s lic

ense

d fo

r th

e fir

st t

ime

rece

ived

from

pu

blic

ly fi

nanc

ed r

esea

rch

and

deve

lopm

ent

inst

itutio

ns

and

reci

pien

ts a

s re

port

ed

by N

IPM

O

No

targ

et

7 di

sclo

sure

s lic

ense

d fo

r th

e fir

st t

ime

rece

ived

from

pu

blic

ly fi

nanc

ed r

esea

rch

and

deve

lopm

ent

inst

itutio

ns

and

reci

pien

ts a

s re

port

ed

by N

IPM

O

No

targ

et

10.

Num

ber

of in

telle

ctua

l pr

oper

ty r

ight

s fil

ed b

ased

on

RD

I con

duct

ed in

de

signa

ted

area

s

4 in

telle

ctua

l pro

pert

y rig

hts

filed

bas

ed o

n RD

I co

nduc

ted

in d

esig

nate

d ar

eas

by 3

1 M

arch

202

2(N

on-c

umul

ative

targ

et)

No

targ

etN

o ta

rget

No

targ

et4

inte

llect

ual p

rope

rty

right

s fil

ed b

ased

on

RDI

cond

ucte

d in

des

igna

ted

area

s

11.

Num

ber

of t

echn

olog

y de

mon

stra

tions

, pro

toty

pes,

prod

ucts

and

ser

vice

s de

velo

ped.

10 t

echn

olog

y de

mon

stra

tions

, pro

toty

pes,

prod

ucts

and

ser

vice

s de

velo

ped

in d

esig

nate

d en

ergy

, spa

ce, a

nd

bioe

cono

my

area

s by

31

Mar

ch 2

022

(Non

-cum

ulat

ive ta

rget

)

No

targ

etN

o ta

rget

No

targ

et10

tec

hnol

ogy

dem

onst

ratio

ns, p

roto

type

s, pr

oduc

ts a

nd s

ervi

ces

deve

lope

d in

des

igna

ted

ener

gy, s

pace

, and

bi

oeco

nom

y ar

eas


No.

Out

put

perf

orm

ance

in

dica

tor8

Ann

ual t

arge

tQ

uart

er 1

Qua

rter

2Q

uart

er 3

Qua

rter

4

12.

Num

ber

of s

tatio

nary

fuel

ce

ll sy

stem

s/cl

ean

ener

gy

tech

nolo

gies

dep

loye

d in

pa

rtne

rshi

p w

ith lo

cal a

nd

dist

rict

mun

icip

aliti

es in

rur

al

and

info

rmal

set

tlem

ents

2 st

atio

nary

fuel

cel

l sys

tem

s/cl

ean

ener

gy t

echn

olog

ies

depl

oyed

in p

artn

ersh

ip

with

loca

l and

dist

rict

mun

icip

aliti

es in

rur

al a

nd

info

rmal

set

tlem

ents

by

31 M

arch

202

2(N

on-c

umul

ative

targ

et)

No

targ

etN

o ta

rget

No

targ

et2

stat

iona

ry fu

el c

ell s

yste

ms/

clea

n en

ergy

tec

hnol

ogie

s de

ploy

ed in

par

tner

ship

w

ith lo

cal a

nd d

istric

t m

unic

ipal

ities

in r

ural

and

in

form

al s

ettle

men

ts

13.

Num

ber

of S

MM

Es

cont

ract

ed a

nd/o

r as

siste

d w

ith b

usin

ess

deve

lopm

ent

and

com

mer

cial

isatio

n

9 SM

MEs

ass

isted

with

bu

sines

s de

velo

pmen

t an

d co

mm

erci

alisa

tion

by

31 M

arch

202

2(N

on-c

umul

ative

targ

et)

No

targ

etN

o ta

rget

No

targ

et9

SMM

Es c

ontr

acte

d an

d/or

ass

isted

with

bu

sines

s de

velo

pmen

t an

d co

mm

erci

alisa

tion

14.

Num

ber

of c

omm

erci

al

outp

uts

in d

esig

nate

d ar

eas

4 co

mm

erci

al o

utpu

ts in

de

signa

ted

area

s by

31

Mar

ch 2

022

(Non

-cum

ulat

ive ta

rget

)

No

targ

etN

o ta

rget

No

targ

et4

com

mer

cial

out

puts

in

desig

nate

d ar

eas

15.

Num

ber

of b

lack

em

ergi

ng

farm

ers

(sub

siste

nce,

sm

all-s

cale

and

pot

entia

l co

mm

erci

al fa

rmer

s)

bene

fitin

g fro

m t

echn

olog

y/in

nova

tion

supp

ort

prog

ram

mes

200

blac

k em

ergi

ng fa

rmer

s be

nefit

ing

from

tec

hnol

ogy/

in

nova

tion

supp

ort

prog

ram

mes

by

31 M

arch

202

2(N

on-c

umul

ative

targ

et)

No

targ

etN

o ta

rget

No

targ

et20

0 bl

ack

emer

ging

farm

ers

bene

fitin

g fro

m t

echn

olog

y/in

nova

tion

supp

ort

prog

ram

mes

PROG

RAMM

E 2


PROG

RAMM

E 2

Exp

lana

tion

of p

lann

ed p

erfo

rman

ce o

ver

the

med

ium

ter

m

Ove

r th

e m

ediu

m-t

erm

, the

bud

get

prog

ram

me

will

supp

ort

five

of t

he o

utco

mes

iden

tified

in t

he D

epar

tmen

t’s 2

020-

2025

Str

ateg

ic P

lan,

nam

ely,

(i) A

tra

nsfo

rmed

, inc

lusiv

e,

resp

onsiv

e an

d co

here

nt N

SI; (

ii) H

uman

cap

abilit

ies

and

skills

for

the

econ

omy

and

for

deve

lopm

ent;

(iii)

Incr

ease

d kn

owle

dge

gene

ratio

n an

d in

nova

tion

outp

ut; (

iv)

Know

ledg

e ut

ilisat

ion

for e

cono

mic

dev

elop

men

t in

(a) r

evita

lisin

g ex

istin

g in

dust

ries a

nd (b

) stim

ulat

ing

R&D

-led

indu

stria

l dev

elop

men

t; an

d (v

) Kno

wle

dge

utilis

atio

n fo

r inc

lusiv

e de

velo

pmen

t.

In 2

021/

22, t

he b

udge

t pr

ogra

mm

e w

ill do

the

follo

win

g to

ens

ure

that

15

outp

uts

are

real

ised:

• En

sure

tha

t fla

gshi

ps t

hat

profi

le S

outh

Afr

ica’s

NSI

cap

abilit

ies

will

incl

ude

non-

trad

ition

al N

SI p

artic

ipan

ts a

nd e

xten

d to

are

as t

hat

have

bee

n pr

evio

usly

mar

gina

lised

.

• Su

ppor

t th

e de

velo

pmen

t of

crit

ical

hig

h-en

d sk

ills in

the

bio

econ

omy,

spac

e sc

ienc

e an

d te

chno

logy

, ene

rgy,

inte

llect

ual p

rope

rty,

nano

tech

nolo

gy, r

obot

ics,

phot

onic

s an

d ar

eas

of te

chno

logy

con

verg

ence

that

are

impo

rtan

t in

build

ing

a kn

owle

dge

soci

ety. T

his

will

be d

one

in th

e fo

rm o

f spe

cial

ised

trai

ning

inte

rven

tions

(fo

rmal

or

info

rmal

), an

d gr

adua

te a

nd p

ostg

radu

ate

stud

ent

supp

ort.

• Su

ppor

t th

e de

velo

pmen

t of

tec

hnic

al a

nd a

rtisa

n sk

ills t

o su

ppor

t th

e de

ploy

men

t of

new

ly d

evel

oped

inno

vatio

ns, a

s w

ell a

s te

chno

logy

diss

emin

atio

n.

• M

ake

inve

stm

ents

gea

red

tow

ards

sup

port

ing

the

tran

slatio

n of

pub

licly

fina

nced

IP in

to s

ocia

l and

eco

nom

ic v

alue

. Thr

ough

NIP

MO

, a d

atab

ase

of d

isclo

sure

s of

pub

licly

fin

ance

d IP

will

be u

sed

as a

bas

is fo

r tra

ckin

g th

e ut

ilisat

ion

of IP

thro

ugh

the

conc

lusio

n of

com

mer

cial

agr

eem

ents

and

the

intr

oduc

tion

of p

rodu

cts

and

serv

ices

to th

e pu

blic

.

• Pa

rtic

ipat

e in

the

deve

lopm

ent o

f a n

umbe

r of

sec

tor

mas

ter

plan

s (O

cean

s Ec

onom

y, Re

new

able

Ene

rgy,

Hea

lth a

nd A

gric

ultu

re)

that

will

be im

plem

ente

d ov

er th

e st

rate

gic

plan

ning

per

iod,

in p

artn

ersh

ip w

ith o

ther

gov

ernm

ent

depa

rtm

ents

, at

natio

nal, p

rovi

ncia

l and

loca

l lev

el.

• Im

plem

ent

com

mon

flag

ship

s in

sup

port

of

prio

rity

sect

ors.

In im

plem

entin

g th

e In

nova

tion

Fund

, sup

port

new

and

impr

oved

inno

vatio

ns a

imed

at

prov

idin

g so

ciet

al a

nd

econ

omic

sol

utio

ns.

• Su

ppor

t the

dep

loym

ent o

f IP

from

pub

licly

fina

nced

res

earc

h an

d de

velo

pmen

t in

way

s th

at w

ill be

nefit

the

mar

gina

lised

. The

em

phas

is w

ill be

on

enha

ncin

g se

rvic

e de

liver

y im

prov

emen

ts a

nd t

he e

cono

mic

upl

iftm

ent

of r

ural

com

mun

ities

, the

urb

an p

oor,

wom

en, y

oung

peo

ple

and

peop

le w

ith d

isabi

litie

s. Th

ese

inst

rum

ents

use

d w

ill in

clud

e te

chno

logy

dem

onst

ratio

ns, a

grop

roce

ssin

g fa

cilit

ies,

and

supp

ort

for

entr

epre

neur

s.

The

tabl

e be

low

set

s ou

t how

the

med

ium

-ter

m b

udge

t allo

catio

n (2

021/

22 –

R1

780

222;

202

2/23

– R

1 78

3 28

3; a

nd 2

023/

24 –

R1

793

320)

will

be u

sed

to r

ealis

e th

e bu

dget

pr

ogra

mm

e ou

tput

s id

entifi

ed o

ver

the

med

ium

-ter

m.


Rec

onci

ling

perf

orm

ance

tar

gets

wit

h th

e bu

dget

and

MT

EF

Tab

le 9

: Tec

hnol

ogy

Inno

vati

on e

xpen

ditu

re e

stim

ates

R’0

00P

rogr

amm

eE

xpen

ditu

re o

utco

me

Adj

uste

dap

prop

riat

ion

Med

ium

-ter

m e

xpen

ditu

re e

stim

ates

2017

/18

2018

/19

2019

/20

2020

/21

2021

/22

2022

/23

2023

/24

Offi

ce o

f the

Dep

uty

Dire

ctor

-Gen

eral

4 37

45

247

6 39

23

979

4 70

64

757

4 76

7

Spac

e Sc

ienc

e 19

1 82

317

0 13

222

5 24

422

5 93

424

9 16

221

0 35

921

1 12

4

Hyd

roge

n an

d En

ergy

147

467

164

828

176

850

183

350

188

159

193

595

197

487

Bioe

cono

my

161

933

215

302

194

877

204

663

203

875

209

117

209

871

Inno

vatio

n Pr

iorit

ies

and

Inst

rum

ents

52

6 79

353

1 36

057

8 06

470

6 15

91

079

649

1 10

9 63

51

113

874

NIP

MO

88

164

62 0

9355

246

54 2

3654

671

55 8

2055

997

TO

TA

L1

120

554

1 14

8 96

21

236

673

1 37

8 32

11

780

222

1 78

3 28

31

793

320

Com

pens

atio

n of

em

ploy

ees

44 9

8045

440

43 8

2452

212

51 6

2351

685

51 6

91

Goo

ds a

nd s

ervi

ces

13 8

1520

133

23 6

0912

359

23 1

5223

763

23 8

48

Tran

sfer

s an

d su

bsid

ies

1 06

1 70

21

083

375

1 16

9 23

91

313

750

1 70

5 44

71

707

835

1 71

7 78

1

Paym

ents

for

capi

tal a

sset

s-

--

--

--

Paym

ents

for

finan

cial

ass

ets

5714

1-

--

-

TO

TA

L1

120

554

1 14

8 96

21

236

673

1 37

8 32

11

780

222

1 78

3 28

31

793

320

PROG

RAMM

E 2


Tab

le 1

0: U

pdat

ed k

ey r

isks

and

mit

igat

ion

– T

echn

olog

y In

nova

tion

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PROG

RAMM

E 2


Purpose

To develop, promote and manage international partnerships that strengthen the national system of innovation (NSI) and enable the exchange of knowledge, capacity, innovation and resources between South Africa and its international partners, particularly in Africa, in support of South African foreign policy through science, knowledge and innovation diplomacy.

PROGRAMME 3:International Cooperation and Resources

Chief directorates

International Resources

Works to increase the flow of international funding into South African STI initiatives, as well as African regional and continental programmes, through foreign investment promotion efforts, and fostering strategic partnerships with partners such as the European Union, as well as foundations and philanthropic organisations and the multinational private sector.

Multilateral Cooperation and Africa

Advances and facilitates South Africa’s participation in bilateral STI cooperation initiatives with other African

partners, in African multilateral programmes, especially SADC and AU programmes, and in broader multilateral STI partnerships, with a strategic focus on South-South cooperation and the Sustainable Development Goals.

Overseas Bilateral Cooperation Promotes and facilitates South Africa’s bilateral STI cooperation with partners in Europe, the Americas, Asia and Australasia, especially for STI HCD, for collaborative research and innovation, and to secure partners’ support for joint cooperation with other African partners.


PROG

RAMM

E 3

Planned policy initiatives over the medium term

Planned policy initiatives Key actionsAfrican Strategy • Consult with NSI role players

• Implement plans of action with bilateral partners• Support SADC Regional Indicative Strategic Development Plan

initiatives• Support AU Agenda 2063 initiatives

EU engagements • The future of the European South African Science and Technology Advancement Programme

• Framework Programme participation• Sector Budget Support funding• European and Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership

participation• Africa-EU Policy Dialogue• SA-EU Strategic Partnerships Dialogue Facility


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RAMM

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2023

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with

glo

bal

scie

nce

lead

ers

to a

dvan

ce

natio

nal p

riorit

ies

in m

ultil

ater

al

foru

ms

by

31 M

arch

202

2

12 e

ngag

emen

ts

with

glo

bal

scie

nce

lead

ers

to a

dvan

ce

natio

nal p

riorit

ies

in m

ultil

ater

al

foru

ms

by

31 M

arch

202

3

12 e

ngag

emen

ts

with

glo

bal

scie

nce

lead

ers

to a

dvan

ce

natio

nal p

riorit

ies

in m

ultil

ater

al

foru

ms

by

31 M

arch

202

4

Inte

rnat

iona

l STI

in

itiat

ives

focu

sed

on S

DG

s su

ppor

ted

by

Sout

h A

fric

a

Num

ber

of

inte

rnat

iona

l STI

in

itiat

ives

focu

sed

on S

DG

s su

ppor

ted

by

Sout

h A

fric

a

--

-8

new

in

tern

atio

nal S

TI

initi

ativ

es fo

cuse

d on

SD

Gs

supp

orte

d by

So

uth

Afr

ica

by

31 M

arch

202

1

8 ne

w

inte

rnat

iona

l STI

in

itiat

ives

focu

sed

on S

DG

s su

ppor

ted

by

Sout

h A

fric

a by

31

Mar

ch 2

022

8 ne

w

inte

rnat

iona

l STI

in

itiat

ives

focu

sed

on S

DG

s su

ppor

ted

by

Sout

h A

fric

a by

31

Mar

ch 2

023

8 ne

w

inte

rnat

iona

l STI

in

itiat

ives

focu

sed

on S

DG

s su

ppor

ted

by

Sout

h A

fric

a by

31

Mar

ch 2

024

PROG

RAMM

E 3


Tab

le 1

2: I

ndic

ator

s, a

nnua

l and

qua

rter

ly t

arge

ts fo

r th

e 20

21/2

2 fin

anci

al y

ear

No.

Out

put

perf

orm

ance

in

dica

tor9

Ann

ual t

arge

tQ

uart

er 1

Qua

rter

2Q

uart

er 3

Qua

rter

4

1.N

umbe

r of

inte

rnat

iona

l re

sour

ce-le

vera

ging

en

gage

men

ts u

nder

take

n by

th

e D

epar

tmen

t

43 d

edic

ated

inte

rnat

iona

l re

sour

ce-le

vera

ging

en

gage

men

ts u

nder

take

n 31

Mar

ch 2

022

(Non

-cum

ulat

ive ta

rget

)

5 in

tern

atio

nal r

esou

rce-

leve

ragi

ng e

ngag

emen

ts6

inte

rnat

iona

l res

ourc

e-le

vera

ging

eng

agem

ents

21 in

tern

atio

nal r

esou

rce-

leve

ragi

ng e

ngag

emen

ts11

inte

rnat

iona

l res

ourc

e-le

vera

ging

eng

agem

ents

2.N

umbe

r of

Sou

th A

fric

an

stud

ents

par

ticip

atin

g in

inte

rnat

iona

l tra

inin

g pr

ogra

mm

es

326

new

Sou

th A

fric

an

stud

ents

par

ticip

atin

g in

inte

rnat

iona

l tra

inin

g pr

ogra

mm

es a

s pa

rt o

f co

oper

atio

n in

itiat

ives

fa

cilit

ated

by

DSI

by

31 M

arch

202

2(N

on-c

umul

ative

targ

et)

10 S

outh

Afr

ican

stu

dent

s pa

rtic

ipat

ing

in in

tern

atio

nal

trai

ning

pro

gram

mes

50 S

outh

Afr

ican

stu

dent

s pa

rtic

ipat

ing

in in

tern

atio

nal

trai

ning

pro

gram

mes

82 S

outh

Afr

ican

stu

dent

s pa

rtic

ipat

ing

in in

tern

atio

nal

trai

ning

pro

gram

mes

184

Sout

h A

fric

an s

tude

nts

part

icip

atin

g in

inte

rnat

iona

l tr

aini

ng p

rogr

amm

es

3.N

umbe

r of

cap

acity

-bui

ldin

g in

itiat

ives

for

inte

rnat

iona

l co

oper

atio

n sp

ecifi

cally

ta

rget

ing

hist

oric

ally

di

sadv

anta

ged

inst

itutio

ns

and

indi

vidu

als

32 c

apac

ity-b

uild

ing

initi

ativ

es

for

inte

rnat

iona

l coo

pera

tion

spec

ifica

lly t

arge

ting

hist

oric

ally

disa

dvan

tage

d in

stitu

tions

and

indi

vidu

als

by

31 M

arch

202

2(N

on-c

umul

ative

targ

et)

2 ca

paci

ty-b

uild

ing

initi

ativ

es

for

inte

rnat

iona

l coo

pera

tion

6 ca

paci

ty-b

uild

ing

initi

ativ

es

for

inte

rnat

iona

l coo

pera

tion

8 ca

paci

ty-b

uild

ing

initi

ativ

es

for

inte

rnat

iona

l coo

pera

tion

16 c

apac

ity-b

uild

ing

initi

ativ

es fo

r in

tern

atio

nal

coop

erat

ion

4.N

umbe

r of

inte

rnat

iona

l po

licy

dial

ogue

s an

d te

chni

cal e

xcha

nges

to

supp

ort

the

polic

y in

tent

s of

th

e W

hite

Pap

er o

n ST

I

34 in

tern

atio

nal p

olic

y di

alog

ues

and

tech

nica

l ex

chan

ges

the

polic

y in

tent

s of

the

Whi

te P

aper

on

STI

by 3

1 M

arch

202

2(N

on-c

umul

ative

targ

et)

8 in

tern

atio

nal p

olic

y di

alog

ues

and

tech

nica

l ex

chan

ges

to s

uppo

rt t

he

polic

y in

tent

s of

the

Whi

te

Pape

r on

STI

4 in

tern

atio

nal p

olic

y di

alog

ues

and

tech

nica

l ex

chan

ges

to s

uppo

rt t

he

polic

y in

tent

s of

the

Whi

te

Pape

r on

STI

11 in

tern

atio

nal p

olic

y di

alog

ues

and

tech

nica

l ex

chan

ges

to s

uppo

rt t

he

polic

y in

tent

s of

the

Whi

te

Pape

r on

STI

11 in

tern

atio

nal p

olic

y di

alog

ues

and

tech

nica

l ex

chan

ges

to s

uppo

rt t

he

polic

y in

tent

s of

the

Whi

te

Pape

r on

STI

5.N

umbe

r of

STI

initi

ativ

es

targ

etin

g ob

ject

ives

of

Age

nda

2063

sup

port

ed

15 n

ew S

TI in

itiat

ives

ta

rget

ing

obje

ctiv

es o

f A

gend

a 20

63 s

uppo

rted

by

31 M

arch

202

2(N

on-c

umul

ative

targ

et)

No

targ

et1

STI i

nitia

tives

sup

port

ing

Age

nda

2063

2 ST

I ini

tiativ

es s

uppo

rtin

g A

gend

a 20

6312

STI

initi

ativ

es s

uppo

rtin

g A

gend

a 20

63

9 Th

e te

chni

cal i

ndic

ator

des

crip

tion

for

each

out

put

perfo

rman

ce in

dica

tor

deta

iling

sour

ce d

ata,

met

hod

of c

alcu

latio

n, m

eans

of v

erifi

catio

n, e

tc., i

s se

t ou

t in

Par

t D

.

PROG

RAMM

E 3


No.

Out

put

perf

orm

ance

in

dica

tor9

Ann

ual t

arge

tQ

uart

er 1

Qua

rter

2Q

uart

er 3

Qua

rter

4

6.N

umbe

r of

STI

initi

ativ

es

targ

etin

g th

e ob

ject

ives

of

the

SAD

C R

ISD

P su

ppor

ted

17 n

ew S

TI in

itiat

ives

ta

rget

ing

the

obje

ctiv

es o

f th

e SA

DC

RIS

DP

supp

orte

d by

31

Mar

ch 2

022

(Non

-cum

ulat

ive ta

rget

)

2 ST

I ini

tiativ

es s

uppo

rtin

g th

e SA

DC

RIS

DP

4 ST

I ini

tiativ

es s

uppo

rtin

g th

e SA

DC

RIS

DP

6 ST

I ini

tiativ

es s

uppo

rtin

g th

e SA

DC

RIS

DP

5 ST

I ini

tiativ

es s

uppo

rtin

g th

e SA

DC

RIS

DP

7.N

umbe

r of

STI

pla

ns o

f ac

tion

impl

emen

ted

with

bi

late

ral A

fric

an p

artn

ers

6 ST

I pla

ns o

f act

ion

impl

emen

ted

with

bila

tera

l A

fric

an p

artn

ers

by31

Mar

ch 2

022

(Non

-cum

ulat

ive ta

rget

)

No

targ

et1

STI p

lan

of a

ctio

n im

plem

ente

d w

ith b

ilate

ral

Afr

ican

par

tner

s

2 ST

I pla

n of

act

ion

impl

emen

ted

with

3 ST

I pla

n of

act

ion

impl

emen

ted

with

bila

tera

l A

fric

an p

artn

ers

8.N

umbe

r of

eng

agem

ents

w

ith g

loba

l sci

ence

lead

ers

to a

dvan

ce n

atio

nal p

riorit

ies

in m

ultil

ater

al fo

rum

s

12 e

ngag

emen

ts w

ith

glob

al s

cien

ce le

ader

s to

ad

vanc

e na

tiona

l prio

ritie

s in

m

ultil

ater

al fo

rum

s by

31

Mar

ch 2

022

(Non

-cum

ulat

ive ta

rget

)

1 en

gage

men

t w

ith a

glo

bal

scie

nce

lead

er3

enga

gem

ents

with

a g

loba

l sc

ienc

e le

ader

3 en

gage

men

t w

ith a

glo

bal

scie

nce

lead

er5

enga

gem

ent

with

a g

loba

l sc

ienc

e le

ader

9.N

umbe

r of

inte

rnat

iona

l STI

in

itiat

ives

focu

sed

on S

DG

s su

ppor

ted

by S

outh

Afr

ica

8 ne

w in

tern

atio

nal S

TI

initi

ativ

es fo

cuse

d on

SD

Gs

supp

orte

d by

Sou

th A

fric

a by

31

Mar

ch 2

022

(Non

-cum

ulat

ive ta

rget

)

1 in

tern

atio

nal S

TI in

itiat

ives

fo

cuse

d on

SD

Gs

supp

orte

d by

Sou

th A

fric

a

No

targ

et1

inte

rnat

iona

l STI

initi

ativ

es

focu

sed

on S

DG

s su

ppor

ted

by S

outh

Afr

ica

6 in

tern

atio

nal S

TI in

itiat

ives

fo

cuse

d on

SD

Gs

supp

orte

d by

Sou

th A

fric

a

PROG

RAMM

E 3


Exp

lana

tion

of p

lann

ed p

erfo

rman

ce o

ver

the

med

ium

ter

m

Ove

r th

e m

ediu

m-t

erm

the

bud

get

prog

ram

me

will

dire

ctly

and

/or

indi

rect

ly s

uppo

rt a

ll ni

ne o

f the

Dep

artm

ent’s

out

com

es id

entifi

ed in

the

202

0-20

25 S

trat

egic

Pla

n.

In 2

021/

22, t

he b

udge

t pr

ogra

mm

e w

ill do

the

follo

win

g to

ens

ure

that

nin

e ou

tput

s ar

e re

alise

d:

• U

se in

tern

atio

nal c

oope

ratio

n op

port

uniti

es t

o ad

vanc

e th

e tr

ansf

orm

atio

n of

the

NSI

.

• C

oord

inat

e ap

prop

riate

form

al p

artn

ersh

ips w

ith p

refe

rred

inte

rnat

iona

l par

tner

s thr

ough

join

t pla

nnin

g w

ith o

ther

DSI

Pro

gram

mes

, with

a sp

ecifi

c fo

cus o

n th

e im

plem

enta

tion

of t

he d

ecad

al p

lan

for

the

NSI

.

• Im

plem

ent

join

t pr

ogra

mm

es fo

r th

e co

ordi

natio

n of

ski

lls w

ith t

he D

epar

tmen

t of

Hig

her

Educ

atio

n an

d Tr

aini

ng a

nd t

he N

atio

nal R

esea

rch

Foun

datio

n as

impl

emen

tatio

n pa

rtne

r to

incr

ease

the

num

ber

of S

outh

Afr

ican

s gr

adua

ting

and

rece

ivin

g qu

alifi

catio

ns t

hrou

gh in

tern

atio

nal t

rain

ing

and

exch

ange

pro

gram

mes

.

• Pr

omot

e in

tern

atio

nal p

artn

ersh

ips

to in

crea

se k

now

ledg

e pr

oduc

tion

and

know

ledg

e ut

ilisat

ion,

esp

ecia

lly in

the

cont

ext o

f the

focu

s on

STI

in th

e Su

stai

nabl

e D

evel

opm

ent

Goa

ls.

• Su

ppor

t effo

rts

to r

evita

lise

exist

ing

indu

strie

s an

d se

curin

g in

tern

atio

nal f

undi

ng o

r pa

rtne

rshi

ps, w

hile

sup

port

ing

R&D

-led

indu

stria

l dev

elop

men

t and

par

tner

ship

s fo

r R&

D-

rela

ted

activ

ities

. In th

e up

com

ing

year

the

focu

s w

ill be

on

alig

ning

inte

rnat

iona

l ind

ustr

ial R

&D

par

tner

ship

s in

whi

ch S

outh

Afr

ica

is pa

rtic

ipat

ing

to s

uppo

rt th

e So

uth

Afr

ican

in

dust

ry m

aste

r pl

ans.

• A

ctiv

ely

adva

nce

incl

usiv

e de

velo

pmen

t th

emes

in in

tern

atio

nal p

artn

ersh

ips,

with

a s

peci

fic f

ocus

on

Sout

h A

fric

an g

rass

root

s in

nova

tors

, and

adv

anci

ng A

fric

an r

egio

nal

coop

erat

ion

and

inte

grat

ion,

and

Sou

th-S

outh

coo

pera

tion.

• U

se te

chni

cal e

xcha

nges

with

inte

rnat

iona

l par

tner

s to

acc

ess

rele

vant

sci

entifi

c ev

iden

ce fo

r tra

nsla

tion

into

adv

ice

to in

form

the

inte

grat

ion

of in

nova

tion

into

ser

vice

del

iver

y, su

ppor

t dec

ision

sup

port

sys

tem

s. The

Bud

get p

rogr

amm

e w

ill pu

rsue

and

sha

re it

s le

arni

ng to

initi

ativ

es s

uppo

rtin

g A

gend

a 20

63 a

nd th

e SA

DC

Reg

iona

l Ind

icat

ive

Stra

tegi

c D

evel

opm

ent

Plan

(RI

SDP)

.

The

tabl

e be

low

set

s ou

t ho

w t

he m

ediu

m-t

erm

bud

get

allo

catio

n (2

021/

22 –

R14

8 11

2; 2

022/

23 –

R14

7 93

1; a

nd 2

023/

24 –

R14

6 80

4) w

ill be

use

d to

rea

lise

the

budg

et

prog

ram

me

outp

uts

iden

tified

ove

r th

e m

ediu

m-t

erm

.

PROG

RAMM

E 3


Rec

onci

ling

perf

orm

ance

tar

gets

wit

h th

e bu

dget

and

MT

EF

Tab

le 1

3: I

nter

nati

onal

Coo

pera

tion

and

Res

ourc

es e

xpen

ditu

re e

stim

ates

R’0

00P

rogr

amm

eE

xpen

ditu

re o

utco

me

Adj

uste

dap

prop

riat

ion

Med

ium

-ter

m e

xpen

ditu

re e

stim

ates

2017

/18

2018

/19

2019

/20

2020

/21

2021

/22

2022

/23

2023

/24

Offi

ce o

f the

Dep

uty

Dire

ctor

-Gen

eral

6 08

15

300

6 66

54

276

4 96

95

009

5 02

3

Mul

tilat

eral

Coo

pera

tion

and

Afr

ica

31 3

5336

123

30 5

0027

551

32 0

5732

517

32 5

81

Inte

rnat

iona

l Res

ourc

es

61 4

8161

851

61 4

8856

601

66 8

4368

184

68 3

85

Ove

rsea

s Bi

late

ral C

oope

ratio

n 37

764

41 8

9837

374

28 3

7442

756

43 3

8043

477

TO

TA

L13

6 67

914

5 17

213

6 02

711

6 80

214

6 62

514

9 09

014

9 46

6

Com

pens

atio

n of

em

ploy

ees

51 0

2651

796

48 3

5753

805

53 2

1753

261

53 2

67

Goo

ds a

nd s

ervi

ces

21 4

2625

201

19 7

913

296

18 9

0419

402

19 4

78

Tran

sfer

s an

d su

bsid

ies

64 2

2468

165

67 8

7959

701

74 5

0476

427

76 7

21

Paym

ents

for

capi

tal a

sset

s-

10-

--

--

Paym

ents

for

finan

cial

ass

ets

3-

--

--

-

TO

TA

L13

6 67

914

5 17

213

6 02

711

6 80

214

6 62

514

9 09

014

9 46

6

PROG

RAMM

E 3


Tab

le 1

4: U

pdat

ed k

ey r

isks

and

mit

igat

ion

– In

tern

atio

nal C

oope

rati

on a

nd R

esou

rces

Out

com

eK

ey r

isks

Mit

igat

ion

acti

on

Out

com

e 1:

A t

rans

form

ed, in

clus

ive,

re

spon

sive

and

cohe

rent

NSI

Neg

ativ

e pe

rcep

tion

by fo

reig

n pa

rtne

rs

of S

A a

s a

viab

le d

estin

atio

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vest

men

ts.

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pen

and

regu

lar

dial

ogue

to

dete

rmin

e w

hich

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isk fa

ctor

s is

chal

leng

ing/

thre

aten

ing

the

part

ners

hips

(C

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uous

dia

logu

e an

d re

view

s w

ith in

tern

atio

nal p

artn

ers)

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of i

nter

est

and/

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nwilli

ngne

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tern

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nal p

artn

ers

to s

hare

STI

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pert

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nd r

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rces

with

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th A

fric

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rmat

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of m

utua

lly b

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ateg

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artn

ersh

ips

with

par

tner

s of

prio

rity

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rest

to

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th A

fric

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essin

g of

inap

prop

riate

and

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leva

nt

inte

rnat

iona

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erie

nce

and

expe

rtise

is

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alig

ned

with

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th A

fric

an n

eeds

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volv

emen

t of

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th A

fric

an t

echn

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exp

ertis

e in

all

phas

es o

f pla

nnin

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d ex

ecut

ion

of

inte

rnat

iona

l cap

acity

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ldin

g in

itiat

ives

des

igne

d to

sup

port

Sou

th A

fric

an p

riorit

ies.

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elop

men

t of

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ub-o

ptim

al C

ontin

enta

l Sy

stem

of I

nnov

atio

n in

par

tner

ship

with

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uth

Afr

ica.

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intly

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al c

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ratio

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mm

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obje

ctiv

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out

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cing

par

tner

ship

s w

ith S

outh

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ica.

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autio

us c

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ltatio

n w

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nal p

artn

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ficia

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in A

fric

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ghlig

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g va

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tion

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outh

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ican

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utio

n.

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tilat

eral

inst

itutio

nal c

halle

nges

res

ultin

g in

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ays

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ontin

enta

l or

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onal

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l im

pact

ing

prog

ress

of A

U o

r SA

DC

in

itiat

ives

.

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plem

enta

tion

of in

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ives

to

adva

nce

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inen

tal a

nd r

egio

nal a

gend

a no

t co

nstr

aine

d by

in

stitu

tiona

l fra

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orks

.

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rnal

geo

polit

ical

fact

ors

nega

tivel

y im

pact

ing

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h A

fric

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fluen

ce o

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atio

nal S

TI d

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akin

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lose

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str

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oope

ratio

n w

ith D

IRC

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nd o

ther

rel

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t de

part

men

ts in

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tilat

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gage

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ts in

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nal a

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llianc

es t

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ds S

TI

prio

ritie

s.

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com

e 2:

Hum

an c

apab

ilitie

s an

d sk

ills

for

the

econ

omy

and

for

deve

lopm

ent

Relu

ctan

ce b

y SA

stu

dent

s to

stu

dy (

in

othe

r Afr

ican

cou

ntrie

s).

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prov

e na

tiona

l coo

rdin

atio

n of

inve

stm

ent

role

pla

yers

in s

tude

nts

stud

ying

abr

oad

to e

nsur

e th

e ef

fect

ive

leve

ragi

ng o

f int

erna

tiona

l par

tner

ship

s.

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elop

men

t of

a S

ub-o

ptim

al C

ontin

enta

l Sy

stem

of I

nnov

atio

n in

par

tner

ship

with

So

uth

Afr

ica.

• Jo

intly

ben

efici

al c

oope

ratio

n pr

ogra

mm

es n

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iate

d pr

ovid

ing

for

inve

stm

ent

acco

rdin

g to

ca

paci

ties

and

alig

ned

with

join

t st

rate

gic

obje

ctiv

es.

Out

com

e 3:

Incr

ease

kno

wle

dge

gene

ratio

n an

d in

nova

tion

outp

ut.

Con

stra

int

abilit

y to

leve

rage

res

ourc

es t

o in

vest

in in

tern

atio

nal p

artn

ersh

ips.

• Pr

oact

ive

enga

gem

ent

to s

ensit

ize in

tern

atio

nal p

artn

ers

of t

he r

etur

n on

inve

stm

ent

in

coop

erat

ing

with

Sou

th A

fric

a, as

wel

l as

impr

oved

inte

rnal

SA

NSI

coo

rdin

atio

n in

inte

rnat

iona

l in

vest

men

t

Dev

elop

men

t of

a S

ub-o

ptim

al C

ontin

enta

l Sy

stem

of I

nnov

atio

n in

par

tner

ship

with

So

uth

Afr

ica.

• Jo

intly

ben

efici

al c

oope

ratio

n pr

ogra

mm

es n

egot

iate

d pr

ovid

ing

for

inve

stm

ent

acco

rdin

g to

ca

paci

ties

and

alig

ned

with

join

t st

rate

gic

obje

ctiv

es.

PROG

RAMM

E 3


Out

com

eK

ey r

isks

Mit

igat

ion

acti

on

Old

(lo

ngst

andi

ng)

deve

lopm

ent

para

digm

s sk

ewin

g A

fric

an o

bjec

tives

as

set

out

in e

.g. A

gend

a 20

63 a

nd t

here

fore

also

in

fluen

cing

par

tner

ship

s w

ith S

outh

Afr

ica.

• C

autio

us c

onsu

ltatio

n w

ith in

tern

atio

nal p

artn

ers

and

bene

ficia

ries

in A

fric

a, hi

ghlig

htin

g va

lue

addi

tion

of S

outh

Afr

ican

con

trib

utio

n.

Mul

tilat

eral

inst

itutio

nal c

halle

nges

res

ultin

g in

del

ays

at c

ontin

enta

l or

regi

onal

leve

l im

pact

ing

prog

ress

of A

U o

r SA

DC

in

itiat

ives

.

• Im

plem

enta

tion

of in

itiat

ives

to

adva

nce

cont

inen

tal a

nd r

egio

nal a

gend

a no

t co

nstr

aine

d by

in

stitu

tiona

l fra

mew

orks

.

Out

com

e 4:

Kno

wle

dge

utilis

atio

n fo

r ec

onom

ic d

evel

opm

ent

– (a

) re

vital

ising

ex

istin

g in

dust

ries

and

(b)

stim

ulat

ing

R&D

-le

d in

dust

rial d

evel

opm

ent

Dev

elop

men

t of

a S

ub-o

ptim

al C

ontin

enta

l Sy

stem

of I

nnov

atio

n in

par

tner

ship

with

So

uth

Afr

ica.

• Jo

intly

ben

efici

al c

oope

ratio

n pr

ogra

mm

es n

egot

iate

d pr

ovid

ing

for

inve

stm

ent

acco

rdin

g to

ca

paci

ties

and

alig

ned

with

join

t st

rate

gic

obje

ctiv

es.

Old

(lo

ngst

andi

ng)

deve

lopm

ent

para

digm

s sk

ewin

g A

fric

an o

bjec

tives

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set

out

in e

.g. A

gend

a 20

63 a

nd t

here

fore

also

in

fluen

cing

par

tner

ship

s w

ith S

outh

Afr

ica.

• C

autio

us c

onsu

ltatio

n w

ith in

tern

atio

nal p

artn

ers

and

bene

ficia

ries

in A

fric

a, hi

ghlig

htin

g va

lue

addi

tion

of S

outh

Afr

ican

con

trib

utio

n.

Exte

rnal

geo

polit

ical

fact

ors

nega

tivel

y im

pact

ing

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h A

fric

an in

fluen

ce o

f in

tern

atio

nal S

TI d

ecisi

on-m

akin

g.

• C

lose

and

str

ateg

ic c

oope

ratio

n w

ith D

IRC

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nd o

ther

rel

evan

t de

part

men

ts in

mul

tilat

eral

en

gage

men

ts in

clud

ing

to e

xplo

it su

ppor

t fro

m r

egio

nal a

nd o

ther

str

ateg

ic a

llianc

es t

owar

ds S

TI

prio

ritie

s.

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com

e 5:

Kno

wle

dge

utilis

atio

n fo

r in

clus

ive

deve

lopm

ent

Dev

elop

men

t of

a S

ub-o

ptim

al C

ontin

enta

l Sy

stem

of I

nnov

atio

n in

par

tner

ship

with

So

uth

Afr

ica.

• Jo

intly

ben

efici

al c

oope

ratio

n pr

ogra

mm

es n

egot

iate

d pr

ovid

ing

for

inve

stm

ent

acco

rdin

g to

ca

paci

ties

and

alig

ned

with

join

t st

rate

gic

obje

ctiv

es.

Mul

tilat

eral

inst

itutio

nal c

halle

nges

res

ultin

g in

del

ays

at c

ontin

enta

l or

regi

onal

leve

l im

pact

ing

prog

ress

of A

U o

r SA

DC

in

itiat

ives

.

• Im

plem

enta

tion

of in

itiat

ives

to

adva

nce

cont

inen

tal a

nd r

egio

nal a

gend

a no

t co

nstr

aine

d by

in

stitu

tiona

l fra

mew

orks

.

Exte

rnal

geo

polit

ical

fact

ors

nega

tivel

y im

pact

ing

Sout

h A

fric

an in

fluen

ce o

f in

tern

atio

nal S

TI d

ecisi

on-m

akin

g.

• C

lose

and

str

ateg

ic c

oope

ratio

n w

ith D

IRC

O a

nd o

ther

rel

evan

t de

part

men

ts in

mul

tilat

eral

en

gage

men

ts in

clud

ing

to e

xplo

it su

ppor

t fro

m r

egio

nal a

nd o

ther

str

ateg

ic a

llianc

es t

owar

ds S

TI

prio

ritie

s.

Out

com

e 6:

Inno

vatio

n in

sup

port

of a

ca

pabl

e an

d de

velo

pmen

tal s

tate

Mul

tilat

eral

inst

itutio

nal c

halle

nges

res

ultin

g in

del

ays

at c

ontin

enta

l or

regi

onal

leve

l im

pact

ing

prog

ress

of A

U o

r SA

DC

in

itiat

ives

.

• Im

plem

enta

tion

of in

itiat

ives

to

adva

nce

cont

inen

tal a

nd r

egio

nal a

gend

a no

t co

nstr

aine

d by

in

stitu

tiona

l fra

mew

orks

.

Exte

rnal

geo

polit

ical

fact

ors

nega

tivel

y im

pact

ing

Sout

h A

fric

an in

fluen

ce o

f in

tern

atio

nal S

TI d

ecisi

on-m

akin

g.

• C

lose

and

str

ateg

ic c

oope

ratio

n w

ith D

IRC

O a

nd o

ther

rel

evan

t de

part

men

ts in

mul

tilat

eral

en

gage

men

ts in

clud

ing

to e

xplo

it su

ppor

t fro

m r

egio

nal a

nd o

ther

str

ateg

ic a

llianc

es t

owar

ds S

TI

prio

ritie

s.

PROG

RAMM

E 3


Purpose

To provide an enabling environment for research and knowledge production that promotes the strategic development of basic sciences and priority science areas, through science promotion, human capital development, and the provision of research infrastructure and relevant research support, in pursuit of South Africa’s transition to a knowledge economy.

PROGRAMME 4:Research Development and Support

Chief directorates

Human Capital and Science Promotion

This chief directorate formulates and implements policies and strategies that address the availability of human capital for STI, and that provide fundamental support for research activities. The chief directorate provides strategic direction and support to institutions mandated to develop human capital and increase knowledge production, as well as interfacing with relevant stakeholders in this regard. In addition, the chief directorate is responsible for the development of a society that is scientifically literate and critically engaged with science through public engagement in STI and enhancing youth access to STI.

The chief directorate has three directorates managing thematic priorities aligned to its focus areas, namely, Research Development, Science Promotion, and Research Support.

Basic Sciences and Infrastructure

Facilitates the strategic implementation of research and innovation equipment and facilities to promote knowledge production in areas of national priority and to sustain R&D-led innovation. The chief directorate also promotes the development and strengthening of basic or foundational sciences, (such as physics, chemistry, mathematics, statistics, computer science, biological and life sciences, geographic and geological sciences), theoretical and computational sciences, data sciences, and the human and social sciences, including digital humanities.

The chief directorate has two directorates managing thematic priorities aligned to its focus areas, namely, Cyberinfrastructure and Basic Sciences.

Science Missions

Promotes the development of research and the production of scientific knowledge and human capital in science areas


in which South Africa enjoys a geographic advantage. These areas include the dynamics of climate change and its impact on Earth systems, Antarctic and marine research, the palaeosciences, and indigenous knowledge systems (IKS). The chief directorate has four directorates managing thematic priorities aligned to its focus areas, namely, Marine, Polar Research and Palaeosciences; Knowledge Management; Indigenous Knowledge Policy and Advocacy and Earth Systems Sciences.

Astronomy

This chief directorate supports the development of astronomical sciences around the new Multiwavelength Astronomy Strategy. The strategy highlights the current

status of astronomy in South Africa, its importance to the South African socio-economic landscape, the astronomy heritage in South Africa and how this could be further strengthened, and a strategic approach for continued investments in astronomy in South Africa. The strategy sets out strategic objectives and a strategic agenda defined by the key priority areas for astronomy, also outlining relevant cross-cutting support programmes needed to give effect to the shared vision.

The chief directorate has two directorates managing thematic priorities aligned to its focus areas, namely, Multiwavelength Astronomy, and the Astronomy Management Authority.

PROG

RAMM

E 4


Planned policy initiatives Key actionsNational open science policy • Policy framework for establishment of a SA research cloud

Transformation policy • Increase participation of women and black researchers, and those based historically disadvantaged universities

• Increase production of research outputs that have higher potential of utility through alignment of DSI initiative and involvement of relevant stakeholders in the formulation of research agenda

Recognition of research outputs produced by research institutions (excluding universities)

• Expansion of the Research Output Submission System to include other role players within the NSI

DSI/NRF Postgraduate Funding Policy • Implementation and monitoring of the Postgraduate Funding Policy

Reporting on postgraduate support across all DSI Programmes

• Implementation of the Framework on Corporate Reporting throughout the DSI

PhD tracer study • Completion and presentation to the Minister of the PhD tracer study

Astro-tourism strategy • Undertaking a consultative process for the development of an astro-tourism strategy

Astronomy institute • Review of the astronomy institutional landscape


PROG

RAMM

E 4

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d te

chni

cal

enga

gem

ents

be

twee

n N

RF,

SAC

NA

SP

and

ASS

Af t

o al

ignm

ent

with

na

tiona

l prio

ritie

s by

31

Mar

ch

2022

12 s

trat

egic

an

d te

chni

cal

enga

gem

ents

be

twee

n N

RF,

SAC

NA

SP

and

ASS

Af t

o al

ignm

ent

with

na

tiona

l prio

ritie

s by

31

Mar

ch

2023

12 s

trat

egic

an

d te

chni

cal

enga

gem

ents

be

twee

n N

RF,

SAC

NA

SP

and

ASS

Af t

o al

ignm

ent

with

na

tiona

l prio

ritie

s by

31

Mar

ch

2024

PROG

RAMM

E 4


Tab

le 1

6: I

ndic

ator

s, a

nnua

l and

qua

rter

ly t

arge

ts fo

r th

e 20

21/2

2 fin

anci

al y

ear

No.

Out

put

perf

orm

ance

in

dica

tor11

Ann

ual t

arge

tQ

uart

er 1

Qua

rter

2Q

uart

er 3

Qua

rter

4

1.To

tal n

umbe

r of

PhD

st

uden

ts a

war

ded

burs

arie

s an

nual

ly a

s re

flect

ed in

the

re

port

s fro

m t

he N

RF a

nd

othe

r re

leva

nt e

ntiti

es

2 00

0 Ph

D s

tude

nts

awar

ded

burs

arie

s an

nual

ly

as r

eflec

ted

in t

he r

epor

ts

from

the

NRF

and

oth

er

rele

vant

ent

ities

by

31 M

arch

202

2(C

umul

ative

targ

et)

1 00

0 Ph

D s

tude

nts

awar

ded

an a

nnua

l bur

sary

as

refl

ecte

d in

the

rep

orts

fro

m t

he N

RF a

nd o

ther

re

leva

nt e

ntiti

es b

y 30

June

20

21

1 50

0 Ph

D s

tude

nts

awar

ded

an a

nnua

l bur

sary

as

refl

ecte

d in

the

rep

orts

fro

m t

he N

RF a

nd o

ther

re

leva

nt e

ntiti

es b

y 30

Se

ptem

ber

2021

1 80

0 Ph

D s

tude

nts

awar

ded

an a

nnua

l bur

sary

as

refl

ecte

d in

the

rep

orts

fro

m t

he N

RF a

nd o

ther

re

leva

nt e

ntiti

es b

y 31

D

ecem

ber

2021

2 00

0 Ph

D s

tude

nts

awar

ded

an a

nnua

l bur

sary

as

refl

ecte

d in

the

rep

orts

fro

m t

he N

RF a

nd o

ther

re

leva

nt e

ntiti

es b

y 31

Mar

ch

2022

2.To

tal n

umbe

r of

pip

elin

e po

stgr

adua

te s

tude

nts

awar

ded

burs

arie

s an

nual

ly

as r

eflec

ted

in t

he r

epor

ts

from

the

NRF

and

oth

er

rele

vant

ent

ities

6 20

0 pi

pelin

e po

stgr

adua

te

stud

ents

aw

arde

d bu

rsar

ies

annu

ally

as

refle

cted

in t

he

repo

rts

from

the

NRF

and

ot

her

rele

vant

ent

ities

by

31 M

arch

202

2(C

umul

ative

targ

et)

3 20

0 pi

pelin

e po

stgr

adua

te

stud

ents

aw

arde

d an

ann

ual

burs

ary

as r

eflec

ted

in t

he

repo

rts

from

the

NRF

and

ot

her

rele

vant

ent

ities

by

30

June

202

1

4 70

0 pi

pelin

e po

stgr

adua

te

stud

ents

aw

arde

d an

ann

ual

burs

ary

as r

eflec

ted

in t

he

repo

rts

from

the

NRF

and

ot

her

rele

vant

ent

ities

by

30

Sept

embe

r 20

21

5 60

0 pi

pelin

e po

stgr

adua

te

stud

ents

aw

arde

d an

ann

ual

burs

ary

as r

eflec

ted

in t

he

repo

rts

from

the

NRF

and

ot

her

rele

vant

ent

ities

by

31

Dec

embe

r 20

21

6 20

0 pi

pelin

e po

stgr

adua

te

stud

ents

aw

arde

d an

ann

ual

burs

ary

as r

eflec

ted

in t

he

repo

rts

from

the

NRF

and

ot

her

rele

vant

ent

ities

by

31

Mar

ch 2

022

3.To

tal n

umbe

r of

gra

duat

es

and

stud

ents

pla

ced

in D

SI-

fund

ed w

ork

prep

arat

ion

prog

ram

mes

in S

ETI

inst

itutio

ns

750

grad

uate

s an

d st

uden

ts

plac

ed in

DSI

-fund

ed w

ork

prep

arat

ion

prog

ram

mes

in

SETI

inst

itutio

ns b

y 31

Mar

ch 2

022

(Cum

ulat

ive ta

rget

)

450

grad

uate

s an

d st

uden

ts

plac

ed in

DSI

-fund

ed w

ork

prep

arat

ion

prog

ram

mes

in

SETI

inst

itutio

ns

550

grad

uate

s an

d st

uden

ts

plac

ed in

DSI

-fund

ed w

ork

prep

arat

ion

prog

ram

mes

in

SETI

inst

itutio

ns

650

grad

uate

s an

d st

uden

ts

plac

ed in

DSI

-fund

ed w

ork

prep

arat

ion

prog

ram

mes

in

SETI

inst

itutio

ns

750

grad

uate

s an

d st

uden

ts

plac

ed in

DSI

-fund

ed w

ork

prep

arat

ion

prog

ram

mes

in

SETI

inst

itutio

ns b

y 31

Mar

ch

2022

4.N

umbe

r of

res

earc

h in

fras

truc

ture

gra

nts

awar

ded

25 r

esea

rch

infr

astr

uctu

re

gran

ts a

war

ded

by

31 M

arch

202

2(N

on-c

umul

ative

targ

et)

No

targ

etC

all f

or p

ropo

sals

on

awar

ding

of r

esea

rch

infr

astr

uctu

re g

rant

s iss

ued

No

targ

et25

ann

ual r

esea

rch

infr

astr

uctu

re g

rant

s aw

arde

d by

31

Mar

ch 2

022

5.To

tal a

vaila

ble

broa

dban

d ca

paci

ty p

rovi

ded

by

SAN

ReN

per

ann

um

5 80

0 G

bps

tota

l ava

ilabl

e br

oadb

and

capa

city

pro

vide

d by

SA

NRe

N b

y

31 M

arch

202

2 (N

on-c

umul

ative

targ

et)

No

targ

etN

ew li

nks

and

upgr

ade

plan

fin

alise

d by

30

Sept

embe

r 20

21

No

targ

et5

800

Gbp

s to

tal a

vaila

ble

broa

dban

d ca

paci

ty p

rovi

ded

by S

AN

ReN

by

31 M

arch

20

22

11

The

tech

nica

l ind

icat

or d

escr

iptio

n fo

r ea

ch o

utpu

t pe

rform

ance

indi

cato

r de

tailin

g so

urce

dat

a, m

etho

d of

cal

cula

tion,

mea

ns o

f ver

ifica

tion,

etc

., is

set

out

in P

art

D.

PROG

RAMM

E 4


No.

Out

put

perf

orm

ance

in

dica

tor11

Ann

ual t

arge

tQ

uart

er 1

Qua

rter

2Q

uart

er 3

Qua

rter

4

6.To

tal n

umbe

r of

res

earc

hers

aw

arde

d re

sear

ch g

rant

s th

roug

h N

RF-m

anag

ed

prog

ram

mes

as

refle

cted

in

the

NRF

pro

ject

rep

orts

3 00

0 re

sear

cher

s aw

arde

d re

sear

ch g

rant

s th

roug

h N

RF-m

anag

ed p

rogr

amm

es

as r

eflec

ted

by t

he N

RF

proj

ect

repo

rts

by

31 M

arch

202

2(C

umul

ative

targ

et)

1 20

0 re

sear

cher

s aw

arde

d re

sear

ch g

rant

s th

roug

h N

RF-m

anag

ed p

rogr

amm

es

1 70

0 re

sear

cher

s aw

arde

d re

sear

ch g

rant

s th

roug

h N

RF-m

anag

ed p

rogr

amm

es

2 00

0 re

sear

cher

s aw

arde

d re

sear

ch g

rant

s th

roug

h N

RF-m

anag

ed p

rogr

amm

es

3 00

0 re

sear

cher

s aw

arde

d re

sear

ch g

rant

s th

roug

h N

RF-m

anag

ed p

rogr

amm

es

as r

eflec

ted

by t

he N

RF

proj

ect

repo

rts

by 3

1 M

arch

20

22

7.N

umbe

r of

res

earc

h ar

ticle

s pu

blish

ed b

y N

RF-fu

nded

re

sear

cher

s an

d ci

ted

in t

he

Thom

son

Reut

ers W

eb o

f Sc

ienc

e C

itatio

n D

atab

ase

as

refle

cted

in t

he N

RF p

roje

ct

repo

rts

7 00

0 in

tern

atio

nally

ac

cred

ited

rese

arch

art

icle

s fro

m r

esea

rche

rs a

war

ded

rese

arch

gra

nts

by

31 M

arch

202

2(N

on-c

umul

ative

targ

et)

No

targ

etN

o ta

rget

No

targ

et7

000

inte

rnat

iona

lly

accr

edite

d re

sear

ch a

rtic

les

from

res

earc

hers

aw

arde

d re

sear

ch g

rant

s by

31

Mar

ch

2022

8.N

umbe

r of

add

ition

al

rece

iver

s in

stal

led

on t

he

Mee

rKAT

tel

esco

pe t

o en

hanc

e th

e pe

rform

ance

of

the

Mee

rKAT

tel

esco

pe

Prod

uctio

n pl

an fo

r th

e L-

band

rec

eive

rs fo

r th

e ad

ditio

nal 2

0 M

eerK

AT

ante

nnas

app

rove

d by

SKA

SA

Pro

ject

Dire

ctor

31

Mar

ch 2

022

(Non

-cum

ulat

ive ta

rget

)

SKA

SA

Pro

ject

Dire

ctor

ap

prov

ed p

rodu

ctio

n pl

an b

y 30

June

202

1

SKA

SA

Pro

ject

app

rove

d pr

ogre

ss r

epor

t w

ith

refe

renc

e to

pro

duct

ion

plan

pr

ovid

ed b

y 30

Sep

tem

ber

2021

SKA

SA

Pro

ject

app

rove

d pr

ogre

ss r

epor

t w

ith

refe

renc

e to

pro

duct

ion

plan

pr

ovid

ed b

y 31

Dec

embe

r 20

21

Prod

uctio

n pl

an a

ppro

ved

for

the

L-ba

nd r

ecei

vers

for

the

addi

tiona

l 20

Mee

rKAT

an

tenn

as b

y 31

Mar

ch 2

022

9.N

umbe

r of

com

pone

nts

of t

he IK

lega

l arc

hite

ctur

e im

plem

ente

d

Laun

ch o

f the

Nat

iona

l Re

cord

al S

yste

m fo

r re

gist

ratio

n an

d ac

cess

to

indi

geno

us k

now

ledg

e by

31

Mar

ch 2

022

(Non

-cum

ulat

ive ta

rget

)

IK d

ata

qual

ity c

heck

ed

and

sync

hron

ised

from

IKS

Doc

umen

tatio

n C

entr

es t

o th

e N

RS c

entr

al s

erve

r by

30

June

202

1

An

IK R

egist

ratio

n

Requ

irem

ents

Spe

cific

atio

n de

velo

ped

by 3

0 Se

ptem

ber

2021

Test

ing

the

regi

stra

tion

and

acce

ss a

pplic

atio

ns in

a

cont

rolle

d en

viro

nmen

t by

30

Dec

embe

r 20

21

Laun

ch o

f the

Nat

iona

l Re

cord

al S

yste

m fo

r re

gist

ratio

n an

d ac

cess

to

IK

by 3

1 M

arch

202

2

PROG

RAMM

E 4


No.

Out

put

perf

orm

ance

in

dica

tor11

Ann

ual t

arge

tQ

uart

er 1

Qua

rter

2Q

uart

er 3

Qua

rter

4

10.

Num

ber

of in

itiat

ives

co

nduc

ted

to p

rom

ote

publ

ic a

war

enes

s of

an

d en

gage

men

t w

ith

scie

nce

thro

ugho

ut t

he

coun

try,

as r

eflec

ted

in t

he

repo

rts

of t

he N

RF a

nd

othe

r im

plem

entin

g an

d co

llabo

rativ

e pa

rtne

rs.

9 in

itiat

ives

pro

mot

ing

publ

ic a

war

enes

s of

and

en

gage

men

t w

ith s

cien

ce

cond

ucte

d, a

s re

flect

ed in

th

e re

port

s of

the

NRF

and

ot

her

impl

emen

ting

and

colla

bora

tive

part

ners

by

31 M

arch

202

2(C

umul

ative

targ

et)

(1)

Cofi

mva

ba S

cien

ce

Cen

tre

laun

ched

by

30 Ju

ne

2021

(2)

Nat

iona

l Sci

ence

Wee

k co

nduc

ted

by 3

0 Se

ptem

ber

2021

(3

) ST

EMI O

lym

piad

s an

d C

ompe

titio

ns C

omm

unity

of

Pra

ctic

e C

onfe

renc

e co

nduc

ted

by 3

0 Se

ptem

ber

2021

(4) T

hree

mai

n ST

EMI

Oly

mpi

ads

and

com

petit

ions

co

nduc

ted

targ

etin

g le

arne

rs

in a

ll ni

ne p

rovi

nces

by

31

Dec

embe

r 20

21(5

) So

uth

Afr

ican

Ass

ocia

tion

of S

cien

ce a

nd T

echn

olog

y C

entr

es c

onfe

renc

e he

ld b

y D

ecem

ber

2021

(6) T

hree

Tal

ent

Dev

elop

men

t ca

mps

co

nduc

ted

for

sele

cted

le

arne

rs in

all

nine

pro

vinc

es

by 3

1 D

ecem

ber

2021

(7) A

t le

ast

20 s

cien

ce

cent

res

supp

orte

d by

the

D

SI c

ondu

cted

sci

ence

en

gage

men

t ac

tiviti

es

thro

ugho

ut t

he y

ear

(8)

Inte

llect

ual p

rope

rty

man

agem

ent

trai

ning

co

nduc

ted

for

educ

ator

s in

pr

ovin

ces

that

hav

e sig

ned

colla

bora

tion

agre

emen

ts

with

the

DSI

by

31 M

arch

20

22(9

) Tw

o m

ains

trea

m m

edia

-ba

sed

(rad

io a

nd t

elev

ision

) sc

ienc

e co

mm

unic

atio

n ac

tiviti

es c

ondu

cted

by

31

Mar

ch 2

022

11.

Firs

t So

uth

Afr

ican

pub

lic

rela

tions

hip

with

sci

ence

su

rvey

rep

ort

publ

ished

Dat

a co

llect

ion

inst

rum

ents

fo

r th

e Fi

rst

Sout

h A

fric

an

publ

ic r

elat

ions

hip

with

sc

ienc

e su

rvey

pro

duce

d by

31

Mar

ch 2

022

(Non

-cum

ulat

ive ta

rget

)

No

targ

etN

o ta

rget

No

targ

etD

ata

colle

ctio

n in

stru

men

ts

for

the

first

Sou

th A

fric

an

publ

ic r

elat

ions

hip

with

sc

ienc

e su

rvey

pro

duce

d by

31

Mar

ch 2

022

12.

Num

ber

of s

trat

egic

and

te

chni

cal e

ngag

emen

ts w

ith

NRF

, SA

CN

ASP

and

ASS

Af

to e

nsur

e al

ignm

ent

with

na

tiona

l prio

ritie

s

12 s

trat

egic

and

tec

hnic

al

enga

gem

ents

bet

wee

n N

RF,

SAC

NA

SP a

nd A

SSA

f to

alig

nmen

t w

ith n

atio

nal

prio

ritie

s by

31

Mar

ch 2

022

(Non

-cum

ulat

ive ta

rget

)

3 bi

late

ral e

ngag

emen

t re

port

3 bi

late

ral e

ngag

emen

t re

port

s3

bila

tera

l eng

agem

ent

repo

rts

3 bi

late

ral e

ngag

emen

t re

port

PROG

RAMM

E 4


Exp

lana

tion

of p

lann

ed p

erfo

rman

ce o

ver

the

med

ium

ter

m

Ove

r th

e m

ediu

m-t

erm

the

bud

get

prog

ram

me

will

supp

ort

the

2019

Whi

te P

aper

aim

ed a

t es

tabl

ishin

g a

grea

ter

role

for

STI i

n th

e ac

hiev

emen

t of

the

Nat

iona

l Dev

elop

men

t Pl

an’s

core

obj

ectiv

es a

nd t

he U

nite

d N

atio

n’s

Sust

aina

ble

Dev

elop

men

t G

oals

(SD

Gs)

, whi

le r

espo

ndin

g to

the

risk

s an

d op

port

uniti

es o

f the

four

th in

dust

rial r

evol

utio

n.

Prog

ram

me

4’s

cont

ribut

ion

to t

he im

plem

enta

tion

of t

he n

ew W

hite

Pap

er w

ill fo

cus

on t

he fo

llow

ing:

• Th

e de

velo

pmen

t of

a m

ore

scie

nce-

awar

e ci

tizen

ry.

• U

pgra

ding

and

exp

andi

ng r

esea

rch

infr

astr

uctu

re, in

clud

ing

cybe

rinfr

astr

uctu

re (

thro

ugh,

for

exam

ple,

the

est

ablis

hmen

t of

a n

atio

nal r

esea

rch

infr

astr

uctu

re fu

nd a

t N

atio

nal

Trea

sury

with

long

-ter

m p

lann

ing

horiz

ons)

.

• A

ccel

erat

ing

know

ledg

e de

velo

pmen

t th

roug

h in

crea

sed

supp

ort

for

rese

arch

, par

ticul

arly

in t

he fu

ndam

enta

l disc

iplin

es in

bot

h th

e na

tura

l sci

ence

s an

d th

e hu

man

ities

and

so

cial

sci

ence

s, an

d th

e en

dors

emen

t of

ope

n da

ta a

nd o

pen

scie

nce.

• Ex

pand

ing

the

STI i

nstit

utio

nal l

ands

cape

with

a fo

cus

on h

uman

cap

abilit

ies,

skills

and

kno

wle

dge

(thr

ough

pub

licat

ions

) req

uire

d by

the

econ

omy

and

bein

g su

ppor

tive

of in

ter

and

tran

sdisc

iplin

ary

appr

oach

es t

o kn

owle

dge

deve

lopm

ent.

• Ex

pand

ing

the

incl

usiv

ity a

nd t

rans

form

atio

n of

the

nat

iona

l sci

ence

sys

tem

by

ensu

ring

signi

fican

t gro

wth

in t

he p

artic

ipat

ion

of b

lack

peo

ple

and

wom

en in

the

res

earc

h an

d de

velo

pmen

t w

orkf

orce

, as

wel

l as

in d

octo

ral g

radu

atio

n ra

tes.

• En

hanc

ing

Sout

h A

fric

a’s g

eogr

aphi

c ad

vant

age

by c

ontin

uing

to s

uppo

rt s

cien

tific

prog

ress

in fi

elds

suc

h as

ast

rono

my,

pala

eosc

ienc

es, m

arin

e sc

ienc

es, e

arth

sys

tem

s sc

ienc

es

and

indi

geno

us k

now

ledg

e sy

stem

s. an

d

• H

arne

ssin

g th

e po

tent

ial o

f big

dat

a to

rea

lise

econ

omic

, soc

ial, s

cien

tific

and

indu

stria

l ben

efits

for

Sout

h A

fric

a.

In 2

021/

22, t

he b

udge

t pr

ogra

mm

e w

ill do

the

follo

win

g to

ens

ure

that

13

outp

uts

are

real

ised:

• Th

e 20

19 W

hite

Pap

er o

n Sc

ienc

e, Te

chno

logy

and

Inno

vatio

n ha

s id

entifi

ed a

lack

of t

rans

form

atio

n in

the

NSI

as

a ch

alle

nge

that

nee

ds to

be

addr

esse

d ur

gent

ly. T

he b

udge

t pr

ogra

mm

e is

ther

efor

e im

plem

entin

g th

e M

inist

eria

l Gui

delin

es o

n A

chie

ving

Equ

ity in

the

Dist

ribut

ion

of B

ursa

ries,

Scho

lars

hips

and

Fel

low

ship

s to

acc

eler

ate

raci

al a

nd

gend

er t

rans

form

atio

n of

the

stu

dent

bod

y. O

ver

85%

of b

ursa

ry a

nd in

tern

ship

ben

efici

arie

s ar

e fro

m p

revi

ously

mar

gina

lised

gro

ups,

nam

ely,

blac

k pe

ople

and

wom

en.

• C

ontin

ue s

uppo

rt fo

r hu

man

cap

ital d

evel

opm

ent a

nd r

esea

rch

capa

city

– P

hDs

and

pipe

line

(hon

ours

, BTe

ch, m

aste

r’s)

post

grad

uate

stu

dent

s aw

arde

d bu

rsar

ies,

rese

arch

ers

rece

ive

rese

arch

gra

nts

thro

ugh

prog

ram

mes

man

aged

by

the

NRF

and

oth

er r

elev

ant

entit

ies,

and

rese

arch

infr

astr

uctu

re g

rant

s ar

e aw

arde

d to

res

earc

hers

and

inst

itutio

ns

acro

ss t

he e

ntire

inno

vatio

n va

lue

chai

n w

ith d

irect

fund

ing

from

the

Pro

gram

me.

• Im

plem

ent

the

DSI

/NRF

Pos

tgra

duat

e Fu

ndin

g Po

licy

appr

oved

by

the

Min

ister

, whi

ch is

alig

ned

to t

he N

atio

nal S

tude

nt F

inan

cial

Aid

Sch

eme

to c

ater

for

finan

cial

ly d

epriv

ed

stud

ents

, offe

ring

full-

cost

-of-s

tudy

sup

port

for

thr

ee g

roup

s of

stu

dent

s, na

mel

y, th

e fin

anci

ally

nee

dy, p

ostg

radu

ate

stud

ents

with

a d

isabi

lity,

and

exce

ptio

nal

acad

emic

ac

hiev

ers.

• Th

roug

h bi

late

ral e

ngag

emen

ts, t

he D

SI a

nd t

he D

HET

will

cont

inue

effo

rts

tow

ards

bet

ter

alig

nmen

t be

twee

n th

e D

HET

’s St

affin

g So

uth

Afr

ica

Uni

vers

ities

Fra

mew

ork

(SSA

UF)

and

the

DSI

/NRF

HC

D in

itiat

ives

incl

udin

g bu

rsar

ies

for

pipe

line

(und

ergr

adua

te t

o po

stgr

adua

te)

stud

ents

.

• Th

roug

h th

e So

uth

Afr

ican

Nat

iona

l Res

earc

h N

etw

ork

(SA

NRe

N)

the

DSI

will

cont

inue

to

prov

ide

broa

dban

d co

nnec

tivity

to

all t

he m

ain

cam

puse

s of

all

HEI

s, sc

ienc

e co

unci

ls, n

atio

nal f

acilit

ies

and

othe

r pu

blic

res

earc

h pe

rform

ing

inst

itutio

ns.

PROG

RAMM

E 4


• Th

e D

SI w

ill al

so b

e w

orki

ng c

lose

ly w

ith th

e So

uth

Afr

ican

Rad

io A

stro

nom

y O

bser

vato

ry (

SARA

O)

and

the

Nor

ther

n C

ape

gove

rnm

ent t

o en

sure

soc

io-e

cono

mic

ben

efits

fo

r co

mm

uniti

es n

ear

astr

onom

y in

fras

truc

ture

, and

to

enha

nce

publ

ic a

war

enes

s of

the

pro

ject

and

the

opp

ortu

nitie

s it

pres

ents

.

• Re

gist

ratio

n of

indi

geno

us k

now

ledg

e th

roug

h th

e N

atio

nal R

ecor

dal S

yste

m w

ill ru

n on

the

Spe

cial

Ser

vice

s D

eliv

ery

Uni

t pl

atfo

rm fo

r th

e Re

cogn

ition

of P

rior

Lear

ning

in

Indi

geno

us K

now

ledg

e Sy

stem

s. T

his

will

allo

w t

he D

SI c

ontr

ibut

e to

non

-mai

nstr

eam

way

s of

dev

elop

ing

hum

an c

apab

ilitie

s, am

ong

othe

r th

ings

.

The

tabl

e be

low

set

s ou

t how

the

med

ium

-ter

m b

udge

t allo

catio

n (2

021/

22 –

R4

949

244;

202

2/23

– R

5 09

3 25

9; a

nd 2

023/

24 –

R5

192

081)

will

be u

sed

to r

ealis

e th

e bu

dget

pr

ogra

mm

e ou

tput

s id

entifi

ed o

ver

the

med

ium

-ter

m.

Rec

onci

ling

perf

orm

ance

tar

gets

wit

h th

e bu

dget

and

MT

EF

Tab

le 1

7: R

esea

rch

Dev

elop

men

t an

d S

uppo

rt e

xpen

ditu

re e

stim

ates

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00P

rogr

amm

eE

xpen

ditu

re o

utco

me

Adj

uste

dap

prop

riat

ion

Med

ium

-ter

m e

xpen

ditu

re e

stim

ates

2017

/18

2018

/19

2019

/20

2020

/21

2021

/22

2022

/23

2023

/24

Offi

ce o

f the

Dep

uty-

Dire

ctor

Gen

eral

4 54

33

820

2 31

94

133

3 95

13

973

3 97

4

Hum

an C

apita

l and

Sci

ence

Pro

mot

ion

2 37

9 55

02

447

150

2 62

9 80

22

282

971

2 69

3 34

42

758

935

2 76

9 49

1

Scie

nce

Miss

ions

201

731

223

348

239

201

202

771

249

773

256

036

256

975

Basic

Sci

ence

and

Infr

astr

uctu

re97

7 48

81

095

294

978

717

757

026

1 14

7 62

31

190

711

1 24

1 25

9

Ast

rono

my

733

156

750

834

728

392

498

347

854

553

883

604

920

382

TO

TA

L4

296

468

4 52

0 44

64

578

431

3 74

5 24

84

949

244

5 09

3 25

95

192

081

Com

pens

atio

n of

em

ploy

ees

38 7

6437

853

39 9

1539

270

38 8

5338

876

38 8

78

Goo

ds a

nd s

ervi

ces

13 2

7915

313

12 7

818

840

16 3

92

16 8

3416

897

Tran

sfer

s an

d su

bsid

ies

4 24

4 37

44

467

265

4 52

5 73

43

697

138

4 89

3 99

95

037

549

5 13

6 30

6

Paym

ents

for

capi

tal a

sset

s-

12-

--

--

Paym

ents

for

finan

cial

ass

ets

513

1-

--

-

TO

TA

L4

296

468

4 52

0 44

64

578

431

3 74

5 24

84

949

244

5 09

3 25

95

192

081

PROG

RAMM

E 4


Tab

le 1

8: K

ey r

isks

– R

esea

rch

Dev

elop

men

t an

d S

uppo

rt

Out

com

eK

ey r

isks

Mit

igat

ion

acti

on

Out

com

e 1:

A t

rans

form

ed, in

clus

ive,

re

spon

sive

and

cohe

rent

NSI

Hig

h at

triti

on r

ate

of p

ostg

radu

ate

stud

ents

•

A jo

int

DH

ET/D

SI r

epor

t to

the

Min

ister

on

an e

ffici

ent

holis

tic fi

nanc

ial a

id e

cosy

stem

for

both

und

ergr

adua

te a

nd p

ostg

radu

ate

stud

ents

sup

port

. (th

e jo

int

repo

rt w

ill cr

eate

syn

ergi

es

betw

een

DSI

and

DH

ET b

ursa

ry s

uppo

rt a

nd w

ill m

ake

reco

mm

enda

tions

to

leve

rage

thi

rd

part

y su

ppor

t su

ch a

s in

dust

ry a

nd in

tern

atio

nal p

artn

ers)

.•

Impl

emen

tatio

n of

the

Hist

oric

ally

Disa

dvan

tage

d in

stitu

tions

(H

DI)

/ - D

evel

opm

ent

Prog

ram

me

(DP)

/ Fra

mew

ork,

also

cal

led

Prof

Sib

usiso

Bhe

ngu

Dev

elop

men

t Pr

ogra

mm

eRev

iew

and

Re

port

ing

on t

he E

xten

sion

Supp

ort

for

Mas

ters

and

PhD

stu

dent

s

Use

of p

ublic

fund

s to

sup

port

po

stgr

adua

te s

tude

nts

in a

reas

tha

t do

not

co

ntrib

ute

to S

outh

Afr

ica’s

soc

ioec

onom

ic

deve

lopm

ent

and

grow

th n

eeds

(pr

iorit

y ar

eas)

.

• Re

view

and

upd

ate

the

list

of p

riorit

y ar

eas

info

rmed

by

the

Whi

te P

aper

and

the

Dec

adal

Pla

n.

(res

earc

h pr

iorit

izat

ion

docu

men

t).

Out

com

e 2:

Hum

an c

apab

ilitie

s an

d sk

ills

for

the

econ

omy

and

for

deve

lopm

ent

Hig

h at

triti

on r

ate

of p

ostg

radu

ate

stud

ents

• A

join

t D

HET

/DSI

rep

ort

to t

he M

inist

er o

n an

effi

cien

t ho

listic

fina

ncia

l aid

eco

syst

em fo

r bo

th u

nder

grad

uate

and

pos

tgra

duat

e st

uden

ts s

uppo

rt. (

the

join

t re

port

will

crea

te s

yner

gies

be

twee

n D

SI a

nd D

HET

bur

sary

sup

port

and

will

mak

e re

com

men

datio

ns t

o le

vera

ge t

hird

pa

rty

supp

ort

such

as

indu

stry

and

inte

rnat

iona

l par

tner

s).

• Im

plem

enta

tion

of t

he H

istor

ical

ly D

isadv

anta

ged

inst

itutio

ns (

HD

I) / -

Dev

elop

men

t Pr

ogra

mm

e (D

P)/ F

ram

ewor

k, al

so c

alle

d Pr

of S

ibus

iso B

heng

u D

evel

opm

ent

Prog

ram

me.

• U

pdat

es a

nd R

epor

ting

on t

he E

xten

sion

Supp

ort

for

Mas

ters

and

PhD

stu

dent

s.

Use

of p

ublic

fund

s to

sup

port

po

stgr

adua

te s

tude

nts

in a

reas

tha

t do

not

co

ntrib

ute

to S

outh

Afr

ica’s

soc

ioec

onom

ic

deve

lopm

ent

and

grow

th n

eeds

(pr

iorit

y ar

eas)

.

• Re

view

and

upd

ate

the

list

of p

riorit

y ar

eas

info

rmed

by

the

Whi

te P

aper

and

the

Dec

adal

Pla

n.

(Res

earc

h pr

iorit

izat

ion

docu

men

t).

Out

com

e 3:

Incr

ease

d kn

owle

dge

gene

ratio

n an

d in

nova

tion

outp

utFa

ilure

to

prov

ide

qual

ity (

acqu

isitio

n of

new

, rep

lace

men

t an

d/or

upg

rade

of

exist

ing

infr

astr

uctu

re)

and

com

petit

ive

wor

ld-c

lass

res

earc

h in

fras

truc

ture

(bo

th

phys

ical

infr

astr

uctu

re a

nd n

on-p

hysic

al

cybe

rinfr

astr

uctu

re)

to e

nsur

e a

sust

aina

ble

enab

ling

envi

ronm

ent

for

rese

arch

and

in

nova

tion.

• Re

view

Impl

emen

tatio

n an

d im

pact

eva

luat

ion

of t

he N

atio

nal E

quip

men

t Pr

ogra

mm

e (N

EP).

• D

evel

op E

valu

atio

n Fr

amew

ork

for

5 ye

ar r

evie

w o

f the

SA

RIR

proj

ects

.

Dec

line

or s

tagn

atio

n of

the

res

earc

h an

d in

nova

tion

outp

uts.

• Im

plem

enta

tion

of t

he p

olic

y re

com

men

datio

ns e

man

atin

g fro

m t

he fi

ndin

gs o

f the

Sile

nt

Maj

ority

stu

dy. (

Impl

emen

tatio

n of

the

Pol

icy

Reco

mm

enda

tions

whi

ch w

ill le

vera

ge r

esou

rces

fro

m t

he D

HET

, USA

f and

ASS

Af).

PROG

RAMM

E 4


Out

com

eK

ey r

isks

Mit

igat

ion

acti

on

Dec

line

or s

tagn

atio

n of

the

res

earc

h an

d in

nova

tion

outp

uts.

• Im

plem

enta

tion

of t

he p

olic

y re

com

men

datio

ns e

man

atin

g fro

m t

he fi

ndin

gs o

f the

Fiv

e-Ye

ar

Revi

ew o

f the

Sou

th A

fric

an R

esea

rch

Cha

irs In

itiat

ive

(SA

RChI

)

Stag

nant

sci

entifi

c ou

tput

from

geo

grap

hic

adva

ntag

e kn

owle

dge

area

s.•

Fina

lise

the

deve

lopm

ent

of a

nd a

ppro

val o

f the

Reg

ulat

ions

for

the

Indi

geno

us K

now

ledg

e A

ct.

• Es

tabl

ishm

ent

of S

peci

al S

ervi

ces

Del

iver

y U

nit

(SSD

U)

as IK

S A

utho

rity

Regu

latin

g th

e se

ctor

.

Failu

re t

o bu

ild a

cap

able

Sou

th A

fric

an

agen

cy fo

r Sc

ienc

e an

d Te

chno

logy

A

dvan

cem

ent

(SA

AST

A)

that

dilig

ently

, ef

fect

ivel

y an

d ef

ficie

ntly

coo

rdin

ates

sc

ienc

e en

gage

men

t pr

ogra

mm

e.

• Fi

nalis

e an

d jo

intly

ado

pt S

AA

STA

Bus

ines

s Pl

an b

y D

SI a

nd N

RF (

Busin

ess

Plan

art

icul

atin

g th

e op

erat

ing

mod

el a

nd r

esou

rce

requ

irem

ents

).

Una

ttra

ctiv

e sc

ienc

e en

gage

men

t ca

mpa

ign/

prog

ram

me

to t

he in

tend

ed

bene

ficia

ries

(loss

of i

nter

est

by c

itize

ns

due

to t

he in

abilit

y re

latin

g to

and

en

gage

with

the

sci

ence

mes

sage

s be

ing

com

mun

icat

ed).

• D

evel

op a

nd a

dopt

a p

lan

to t

rain

faci

litat

ors

of v

ario

us s

tudy

mod

ules

of t

he s

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Purpose

To enhance the growth and development priorities of government through targeted S&T-based innovation interventions and the development of strategic partnerships with other government departments, industry, research institutions and communities and the provision of statistics and analysis for purposes of system-level monitoring and evaluation.

PROGRAMME 5:Socio-economic Innovation Partnership

Chief directorates

Technology Localisation, Beneficiation and Advanced Manufacturing

Provides policy, strategy and direction-setting support for the R&D-led growth of strategic sectors of the economy and funds technology and innovation development programmes to advance strategic medium and long-term sustainable economic growth and sector development priorities, as well as government service delivery through the following value-adding functions:

• Investing in the medium and long-term knowledge-generation capabilities of the NSI in targeted innovation areas.

• In partnership with other government departments and economic actors, spearheading focused efforts that exploit knowledge capabilities for economic benefit. Economic benefits include the development of advanced technologies and industries, improved

government service delivery, improved productivity and competitiveness, and technology transfer and support to SMMEs and manufacturing firms in the supply chains of large-scale public procurement programmes.

The chief directorate has four directorates managing thematic priorities aligned to its focus areas, namely, Technology Localisation; Mining and Minerals Beneficiation; Chemicals and Related Industries; and Advanced Manufacturing Technologies (which is not staffed).

Sector Innovation and Green Economy

Provides policy, strategy and direction-setting support for the R&D-led growth of strategic sectors of the economy, and to enhance S&T capacity to support a transition to a green economy. The chief directorate does this through the following:

• Facilitating the implementation of high-impact S&T interventions.


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• Identifying and initiating S&T programmes that support the growth of the environmental technologies and services sector in South Africa.

• Facilitating policy and strategy development on R&D interventions that support the growth of the ICT sector (excluding the ICT retail sector).

• Providing innovation policy and planning support to economic actors in priority economic sectors and provincial and local governments.

The chief directorate has three directorates managing thematic priorities aligned to its focus areas, namely, Environmental Services and Technologies; Sector and Local Innovation; and Information Communication and Technology.

Innovation for Inclusive Development

Provides leadership and guidance for harnessing science, technology and innovation (STI) for the delivery of basic services, local economic development and inculcating a culture of innovation across government through the following interventions:

• Leading the development, demonstration, transfer and diffusion of innovative solutions towards supporting evidence-based service delivery policy making and practice.

• Strengthening STI capacity, maturity and collaboration with local government and sector departments towards a capable and innovative state.

• Supporting the development and strengthening of local systems of innovation and production to promote innovation-driven local economic development (LED), while transforming LED policy and practice

• Coordinating and inculcating STI initiatives in support of the District Development Model.

The chief directorate has two directorates managing thematic priorities aligned to its focus areas, namely, Technology for Sustainable Livelihoods, and Science and Technology for Sustainable Human Settlements.

Science and Technology Investment

Leads and supports the development of indicators and instruments for measuring and monitoring investments in S&T and the performance of the NSI, and ways of strengthening the NSI and innovation policy. This includes an annual R&D survey, innovation measurement, the development of S&T indicators, and the national S&T expenditure tables, and the implementation of section 11D of the Income Tax Act, 1962, to promote private-sector R&D investment.

The chief directorate has three directorates managing thematic priorities aligned to its focus areas, namely, Research and Development Tax Incentive, Research and Development Planning, and Science and Technology Indicators.


Planned policy initiatives Key actionsImprove inclusion and build more linkages across the NSI (White Paper Policy Intent 3.2)

• Strengthen innovation partnerships with civil society organisations• Contribute to sector R&D plans• Sector Innovation Funds• Industry Innovation Partnerships

Enhance policy coherence and programme coordination in the NSI (White Paper Policy Intent 3.3)

Strengthen policy and programme alignment with higher education

Expand the NSI – Expansion of the scientific knowledge base of the NSI (White Paper Policy Intent 3.5)

• Knowledge fields associated with new sources of growth (circular economy and 4IR base knowledge areas)

• Knowledge fields associated with industrial development priorities (advanced metals, advanced manufacturing; mining and increased local production)

Upgrade M&E and policy capacity (White Paper Policy Intent 3.6)

• Maintain key annual statistical series (the national survey on research and experimental development, the Survey of Government Funding for Scientific and Technological Activities, and the R&D statistical report)

• Produce additional statistics (innovation survey, technology transfer survey)

• Procure demand-driven policy briefs• Strengthen transformation innovation policy capacity

Adopt a broader conceptualisation of innovation beyond R&D (White Paper Policy Intent 4.3)

Mobilisation of the NSI to support the District Development Model

Use public procurement as a vehicle to further innovation (White Paper Policy Intent 4.5)

• Technology Acquisition and Deployment Fund• Technology Localisation Programme


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Planned policy initiatives Key actionsIncrease support for and collaboration with the business sector (White Paper Policy Intent 4.6)

• Technology Stations Programme• Industry development centres• Industry Innovation Partnerships including Sector Innovation Funds• Understanding the nature, character and impact of innovation in state-

owned enterprises• R&D tax incentive programme• Joint government-industry RDI programme, e.g. in mining

Increase the spatial footprint of innovation (White Paper Policy Intent 4.9)

Regional Innovation Support Programme

Support for social and grassroots innovation (White Paper Policy Intent 4.10)

Grassroots Innovation Programme

Exploit new sources of growth (White Paper Policy Intent 4.11)

• Circular economy roadmap• Support National Collaborative Research Programmes as part of a

Converging Technologies Platform

Innovation to revitalise existing sectors (White Paper Policy Intent 4.12)

• Mandela Mining Precinct• Fluorochemicals Expansion Initiative• Collaborative Programme in Additive Manufacturing

Strengthen government’s role as an enabler for innovation (White Paper Policy Intent 4.13)

• District Development Model• Strengthen decision-support systems• Strengthen evidence-based decision making

Strengthen skills in the Economy (White Paper Policy Intent 5.5)

• Presidential Youth Employment Initiative• Living Labs/mLabs• Technology Stations Programme• Experiential training programme


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E 5


Tab

le 2

2: U

pdat

ed k

ey r

isks

and

mit

igat

ions

– S

ocio

-eco

nom

ic I

nnov

atio

n P

artn

ersh

ips

Out

com

eK

ey r

isks

Mit

igat

ion

acti

on

Out

com

e 1:

A t

rans

form

ed, in

clus

ive,

re

spon

sive

and

cohe

rent

nat

iona

l sys

tem

of

inno

vatio

n

The

DSI

may

miss

the

opp

ortu

nity

to

part

icip

ate

in g

over

nmen

t st

rate

gy a

nd

polic

y fo

rmul

atio

n re

latin

g to

sci

ence

, te

chno

logy

and

inno

vatio

n fo

r th

e ci

rcul

ar

econ

omy.

Subm

it a

requ

est

for

a co

ntra

ct p

ositi

on t

o fil

l the

pos

t of

DD

: Gre

en E

cono

my

The

Prog

ram

me

may

be

unab

le t

o fu

lly

impl

emen

t th

e W

ater

and

Was

te R

DI

Initi

ativ

es.

• Re

alig

n tr

ansf

er d

ates

in li

ne w

ith t

he p

ropo

sed

unifo

rm fu

ndin

g cy

cle

to s

pend

the

fund

s w

ithin

th

e fin

anci

al y

ear.

• C

ondu

ct t

he m

id-t

erm

rev

iew

of b

oth

road

map

s to

det

erm

ine

the

effe

ctiv

enes

s of

the

im

plem

enta

tion

of t

he r

oadm

aps.

Out

com

e 2:

Hum

an c

apab

ilitie

s an

d sk

ills

for

the

econ

omy

and

for

deve

lopm

ent.

The

Prog

ram

me

may

be

unab

le t

o fu

lly

impl

emen

t th

e W

ater

and

Was

te R

DI

Initi

ativ

es.

• Re

alig

n tr

ansf

er d

ates

in li

ne w

ith t

he p

ropo

sed

unifo

rm fu

ndin

g cy

cle

to s

pend

the

fund

s w

ithin

th

e fin

anci

al y

ear.

• C

ondu

ct t

he m

id-t

erm

rev

iew

of b

oth

road

map

s to

det

erm

ine

the

effe

ctiv

enes

s of

the

im

plem

enta

tion

of t

he r

oadm

aps.

Hav

ing

a po

rtfo

lio o

f pro

ject

s th

at d

oes

not

have

the

pot

entia

l to

impa

ct o

n in

dust

rial d

evel

opm

ent

• En

sure

pro

gres

s re

view

s ar

e co

mm

unic

ated

to

key

stak

ehol

ders

e.g

. Ind

ustr

y pa

rtne

rs/ M

inist

er

for

key

flags

hip

proj

ects

bas

ed o

n co

ntra

ct v

alue

/ eco

nom

ic im

pact

Proj

ects

not

del

iver

ed a

s pl

anne

d by

im

plem

enta

tion

entit

ies

Impr

ove

the

qual

ity o

f the

rep

orts

from

the

impl

emen

ting

agen

cies

.

Out

com

e 3:

Inc

reas

ed k

now

ledg

e ge

nera

tion

and

inno

vatio

n ou

tput

Proj

ects

not

del

iver

ed a

s pl

anne

d by

im

plem

enta

tion

entit

ies

Impr

ove

the

qual

ity o

f the

rep

orts

from

the

impl

emen

ting

agen

cies

.

Out

com

e 4:

Kno

wle

dge

utilis

atio

n fo

r ec

onom

ic d

evel

opm

ent

– (a

) re

vital

ising

ex

istin

g in

dust

ries

and

(b)

stim

ulat

ing

R&D

-le

d in

dust

rial d

evel

opm

ent

Adm

inist

rativ

e an

d ad

judi

catio

n er

rors

in

proc

essin

g R&

D t

ax in

cent

ive

appl

icat

ions

.•

Con

duct

res

earc

h to

und

erst

and

the

R&D

act

iviti

es in

the

Fin

Tech

indu

stry

and

ver

sus

the

curr

ent

prov

ision

s•

Con

duct

mee

tings

with

indu

stry

/con

sulta

nts

to e

ngag

e on

the

tax

ince

ntiv

e pr

ogra

mm

e (P

rivat

e Se

ctor

)

Not

ach

ievi

ng t

he t

arge

ted

turn

arou

nd

time

in p

rovi

ding

a d

ecisi

on t

o ap

plic

ant

com

pani

es

• Ex

tend

the

func

tiona

lity

of t

he O

nlin

e A

pplic

atio

n sy

stem

to

cove

r th

e en

tire

valu

e ch

ain

up t

o ap

prov

al/n

on-

appr

oval

sta

ge.

• Pa

rtic

ipat

e in

HR

proc

esse

s w

ith r

espe

ct t

o th

e fil

ling

of v

acan

cies

with

in t

he d

irect

orat

e.

Out

com

e 5:

Kno

wle

dge

utilis

atio

n fo

r in

clus

ive

deve

lopm

ent

Mism

atch

ed a

nd in

effic

ient

join

t in

itiat

ives

fo

r In

nova

tion

in s

ecto

r de

part

men

tsEn

sure

tha

t th

ere

are

bi-la

tera

l mee

tings

and

pro

ject

ste

erin

g co

mm

ittee

mee

tings

at

an o

pera

tiona

l le

vel b

etw

een

the

DSI

line

dep

artm

ents

and

sta

keho

lder

s.

Inad

equa

te u

ptak

e an

d sc

ale-

up o

f so

lutio

ns b

y lin

e de

part

men

ts•

Pilo

t an

d sc

ale

up o

f tec

hnol

ogy

dem

onst

rato

rs a

nd lo

cally

dev

elop

ed t

echn

olog

ies.

• Pr

ovid

e al

tern

ativ

es t

o ex

istin

g m

odel

s us

ed b

y lin

e de

part

men

ts.

Prov

inci

al a

nd lo

cal g

over

nmen

t m

ay n

ot

prov

ide

fund

ing

or t

ake

owne

rshi

p of

ca

taly

tic in

terv

entio

ns

Con

tinue

the

Reg

iona

l Inn

ovat

ion

Supp

ort

Prog

ram

me

to s

uppo

rt in

terv

entio

ns t

hat

enab

le

inno

vatio

n in

a p

artic

ular

loca

tion.

PROG

RAMM

E 5


Out

com

eK

ey r

isks

Mit

igat

ion

acti

on

Lack

of i

nclu

sivity

of c

atal

ytic

inte

rven

tions

Con

tinue

the

Reg

iona

l Inn

ovat

ion

Supp

ort

Prog

ram

me

to s

uppo

rt in

terv

entio

ns t

hat

enab

le

inno

vatio

n in

a p

artic

ular

loca

tion.

Out

com

e 6:

Inno

vatio

n in

sup

port

of a

ca

pabl

e an

d de

velo

pmen

tal s

tate

.M

ismat

ched

and

inef

ficie

nt jo

int

initi

ativ

es

for

Inno

vatio

n in

sec

tor

depa

rtm

ents

Ensu

re t

hat

ther

e ar

e bi

-late

ral m

eetin

gs a

nd p

roje

ct s

teer

ing

com

mitt

ee m

eetin

gs a

t an

ope

ratio

nal

leve

l bet

wee

n th

e D

SI li

ne d

epar

tmen

ts a

nd s

take

hold

ers.

Inad

equa

te u

ptak

e an

d sc

ale-

up o

f so

lutio

ns b

y lin

e de

part

men

ts•

Pilo

t an

d sc

ale

up o

f tec

hnol

ogy

dem

onst

rato

rs a

nd lo

cally

dev

elop

ed t

echn

olog

ies.

• Pr

ovid

e al

tern

ativ

es t

o ex

istin

g m

odel

s us

ed b

y lin

e de

part

men

ts.

The

DSI

may

miss

the

opp

ortu

nity

to

part

icip

ate

in g

over

nmen

t st

rate

gy a

nd

polic

y fo

rmul

atio

n re

latin

g to

Sci

ence

, Te

chno

logy

and

Inno

vatio

n fo

r th

e ci

rcul

ar

econ

omy.

Subm

it a

requ

est

for

a co

ntra

ct p

ositi

on t

o fil

l the

pos

t of

DD

: Gre

en E

cono

my

Stat

istic

s an

d in

dica

tors

com

miss

ione

d by

th

e Su

b pr

ogra

mm

e m

ay n

ot a

dequ

atel

y m

eet

polic

y re

quire

men

ts.

• EX

CO

app

rova

l of a

ll m

ajor

cha

nges

to

exist

ing

mea

sure

men

t re

latin

g to

:•

Fras

cati

Man

ual a

nd O

slo M

anua

l, pol

icy

requ

irem

ents

, pol

icy

dial

ogue

with

use

r co

mm

unity

and

R&

D a

nd In

nova

tion

surv

ey r

evie

w w

orks

hops

).•

Enga

ge w

ith S

tats

SA

and

HSR

C r

egar

ding

acc

ess

to t

he d

ata

for

the

STI s

urve

ys.

• C

ondu

ct b

i-ann

ual e

ngag

emen

ts w

ith in

tern

al a

nd e

xter

nal s

take

hold

ers

for

awar

enes

s an

d in

puts

into

the

sur

vey

inst

rum

ents

Ass

ess

new

nee

ds b

ased

on

the

Dec

adal

Pla

n (in

clud

ing

Fore

sight

res

ults

and

Whi

te P

aper

).

Prod

uctio

n of

poo

r qu

ality

(e.

g. c

over

age,

ac

cura

cy)

stat

istic

s•

Mai

nten

ance

of t

he e

stab

lishe

d be

nchm

arks

/sta

ndar

ds fo

r as

sess

ing

the

qual

ity o

f eac

h st

atist

ical

re

port

.•

Regu

lar

cons

ulta

tions

/wor

ksho

ps w

ith S

tats

SA

and

OEC

D.

PROG

RAMM

E 5


The

DS

I pu

blic

ent

itie

s

The

Publ

ic F

inan

ce M

anag

emen

t Act

(PF

MA

), 19

99 (

Act

No.

1 o

f 199

9), r

equi

res

the

over

sight

of p

ublic

ent

ities

rep

ortin

g to

the

exe

cutiv

e au

thor

ity.

Sect

ion

63(2

) of

the

PFM

A

stat

es t

hat “

The

exec

utiv

e au

thor

ity r

espo

nsib

le fo

r a

publ

ic e

ntity

und

er t

he o

wne

rshi

p co

ntro

l of a

nat

iona

l or

a pr

ovin

cial

exe

cutiv

e m

ust

exer

cise

tha

t ex

ecut

ive’

s ow

ners

hip

cont

rol p

ower

s to

ens

ure

that

the

pub

lic e

ntity

com

plie

s w

ith t

his A

ct a

nd t

he fi

nanc

ial p

olic

ies

of t

hat

exec

utiv

e”.

To fu

lfil t

he s

tatu

tory

func

tions

of t

he M

inist

er, t

he D

SI p

rovi

des

supp

ort a

nd a

dvic

e to

the

Min

ister

on

mat

ters

reg

ardi

ng th

e pu

blic

ent

ities

. The

DSI

, in c

onsu

ltatio

n w

ith it

s pu

blic

en

titie

s, de

velo

ped

the

Gov

erna

nce

Fram

ewor

k fo

r th

e En

titie

s Re

port

ing

to th

e M

inist

er o

f Sci

ence

and

Tech

nolo

gy. T

he fr

amew

ork

guid

es th

e re

latio

nshi

p be

twee

n th

e D

SI a

nd

its e

ntiti

es, a

nd o

utlin

es t

he g

over

nanc

e st

ruct

ures

, sys

tem

s an

d pr

oces

ses

put

in p

lace

to

adva

nce

mat

ters

of n

atio

nal i

nter

est.

Tab

le 2

3: P

ublic

ent

itie

s re

port

ing

to t

he D

SI

Nam

e of

pub

lic e

ntit

yM

anda

teO

utco

mes

Cur

rent

ann

ual b

udge

t (R

’mill

ion)

Aca

dem

y of

Sci

ence

of

Sout

h A

fric

a (A

SSA

f)•

To p

rom

ote

com

mon

gro

und

in s

cien

tific

thin

king

acr

oss

all d

iscip

lines

, incl

udin

g th

e ph

ysic

al, m

athe

mat

ical

and

life

sci

ence

s, as

wel

l as

the

hum

an, s

ocia

l and

ec

onom

ic s

cien

ces.

• To

enc

oura

ge a

nd p

rom

ote

inno

vativ

e an

d in

depe

nden

t sc

ient

ific

thin

king

.•

To p

rom

ote

the

optim

um d

evel

opm

ent

of t

he in

telle

ctua

l cap

acity

of a

ll pe

ople

.•

To p

rovi

de e

ffect

ive

advi

ce a

nd fa

cilit

ate

appr

opria

te a

ctio

n in

rel

atio

n to

the

co

llect

ive

need

s, op

port

uniti

es a

nd c

halle

nges

of a

ll So

uth

Afr

ican

s.•

To li

nk S

outh

Afr

ica

with

sci

entifi

c co

mm

uniti

es o

f the

hig

hest

leve

ls, w

ithin

the

SA

DC

, the

res

t of

Afr

ica

and

the

rest

of t

he w

orld

.

• In

crea

sed

know

ledg

e ge

nera

tion

and

inno

vatio

n ou

tput

• In

nova

tion

in s

uppo

rt o

f a c

apab

le a

nd

deve

lopm

enta

l sta

te

R24

840

000

Cou

ncil

for

Scie

ntifi

c an

d In

dust

rial R

esea

rch

(CSI

R)•

To fo

ster

, in t

he n

atio

nal i

nter

est

and

in t

he fi

elds

whi

ch in

its

opin

ion

shou

ld

rece

ive

pref

eren

ce, in

dust

rial a

nd s

cien

tific

deve

lopm

ent,

eith

er b

y its

elf o

r in

co

oper

atio

n w

ith p

rinci

pals

from

the

pub

lic o

r pr

ivat

e se

ctor

, and

the

reby

to

cont

ribut

e to

the

impr

ovem

ent

of t

he q

ualit

y of

life

of t

he p

eopl

e of

Sou

th

Afr

ica,

and

to p

erfo

rm a

ny o

ther

func

tions

tha

t m

ay b

e as

signe

d to

it b

y or

un

der

the

Scie

ntifi

c Re

sear

ch C

ounc

il A

ct.

• Kn

owle

dge

utilis

atio

n fo

r ec

onom

ic

deve

lopm

ent

(a)

in r

evita

lisin

g ex

istin

g (t

radi

tiona

l) in

dust

ries

and

(b)

in s

timul

atin

g R&

D-le

d in

dust

rial

deve

lopm

ent

• In

crea

sed

know

ledg

e ge

nera

tion

and

inno

vatio

n ou

tput

• In

nova

tion

in s

uppo

rt o

f a c

apab

le a

nd

deve

lopm

enta

l sta

te

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000

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IC EN

TITIES


PUBL

IC EN

TITIES

Nam

e of

pub

lic e

ntit

yM

anda

teO

utco

mes

Cur

rent

ann

ual b

udge

t (R

’mill

ion)

Hum

an S

cien

ces

Rese

arch

C

ounc

il (H

SRC

)•

To in

itiat

e, u

nder

take

and

fost

er s

trat

egic

bas

ic a

nd a

pplie

d re

sear

ch in

th

e hu

man

sci

ence

s, an

d to

gat

her,

anal

yse

and

publ

ish d

ata

rele

vant

to

deve

lopm

enta

l cha

lleng

es in

Sou

th A

fric

a, el

sew

here

in A

fric

a an

d in

the

res

t of

the

wor

ld, e

spec

ially

by

mea

ns o

f pro

ject

s lin

ked

to p

ublic

sec

tor

orie

nted

co

llabo

rativ

e pr

ogra

mm

es.

• To

info

rm t

he e

ffect

ive

form

ulat

ion

and

mon

itorin

g of

pol

icy

and

to e

valu

ate

the

impl

emen

tatio

n of

pol

icy.

• To

stim

ulat

e pu

blic

deb

ate

thro

ugh

the

effe

ctiv

e di

ssem

inat

ion

of fa

ct-b

ased

re

sear

ch r

esul

ts.

• To

hel

p bu

ild r

esea

rch

capa

city

and

infr

astr

uctu

re fo

r th

e hu

man

sci

ence

s in

So

uth

Afr

ica

and

the

rest

of A

fric

a.•

To fo

ster

and

sup

port

res

earc

h co

llabo

ratio

n, n

etw

orks

and

inst

itutio

nal l

inka

ges

with

in t

he h

uman

sci

ence

s re

sear

ch c

omm

unity

.•

To r

espo

nd t

o th

e ne

eds

of v

ulne

rabl

e an

d m

argi

nalis

ed g

roup

s in

soc

iety

by

rese

arch

ing

and

anal

ysin

g de

velo

pmen

tal p

robl

ems,

ther

eby

cont

ribut

ing

to t

he

impr

ovem

ent

of t

he q

ualit

y of

the

ir liv

es.

• To

dev

elop

and

mak

e pu

blic

ly a

vaila

ble

new

dat

aset

s to

und

erpi

n re

sear

ch,

polic

y de

velo

pmen

t an

d pu

blic

disc

ussio

n of

the

key

issu

es o

f dev

elop

men

t, an

d to

dev

elop

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DTECHNICALINDICATOR

DESCRIPTIONS


P1 –

TIDS

Programme 1: Administration

Indicator title 1DSI public entities’ annual performance plans and CSIR Shareholder Compact approved by the Minister

Definition The DSI entities’ (HSRC, NRF, SANSA, ASSAf, TIA and NACI) Strategic Plans (SP) and the Annual Performance Plans (APP) and the CSIR’s shareholder compact approved by the Minister and signed by the DSI entities’ board chairpersons.

Source of data The DSI entities SPs and APPs signed by the Minister • Proof of submission to National Treasury and the Department of Planning, Monitoring

and Evaluation.• Minister submission accompanied by signed letter to the Chairperson of the board

approving the final APP and SP.

Method of calculation/ assessment

The indicator is a quantitative indicator and requires no calculation rather the assessment of the source data provided.

Means of verification DSI entities’ strategic plans, annual performance plans and signed shareholder compacts.

Assumption Engagements and assessment of draft plan as stated on the Exco approved planning cycle.

Disaggregation of beneficiaries (where applicable)

Target for women: n/a

Target for youth: n/a

Target for people with disabilities: n/a

Spatial transformation (where applicable)

n/a

Calculation type Non-cumulative

Reporting cycle 2021/22 (Biannually: Q3 and Q4).

Desired performance High performance – DSI public entities’ 2022/23 Annual Performance Plans (NRF; HSRC; TIA; SANSA; NACI; ASSAf) and CSIR shareholder compact signed by the Minister and Chairperson of the board.

Indicator responsibility Director: Governance Chief Director: Policy, Planning, Governance, Monitoring and Evaluation


P1 –

TIDS

Indicator title 2Approved Decadal Plan to implement the 2019 White Paper on Science Technology and Innovation.

Definition Sets out plan for implementing the White Paper on STI and indicators for the system to measure contribution and efficiency.

Source of data • The approved Decadal Plan on STI signed by the Minister.• Approved Cabinet memorandum.


The indicator is a qualitative indicator and requires no calculation. The source data provided must be assessed.

Means of verification • Signed DG and Minister submission.• Stakeholder engagement on the Decadal Plan.• Presentation to Portfolio Committee.• Exco submission approval.• Minister submission approval.

Assumption Engagement with the broader NSI






n/a


Reporting cycle 2021/22 (Quarterly: Q1, Q2, Q3 and Q4).

Desired performance High performance

Indicator responsibility Deputy Director-General: Institutional Planning and SupportChief Director: Policy, Planning, Governance, Monitoring and Evaluation


P1 –

TIDS

Indicator title 3 Percentage of approved funded positions filled annually.

Definition The indicator intends to determine the percentage of funded positions filled annually.

Source of data PERSAL system.


Total number of filled positions on PERSAL / total number of funded positions on PERSAL x 100.

Means of verification PERSAL reports.

Assumption The Department will maintain a 10% vacancy rate as the DPSA standard.


Target for women: Consideration to DSI employment equity plan when a post is filled.


Target for people with disabilities: Consideration to DSI employment equity plan when a post is filled.


n/a


Reporting cycle 2021/22 (Annually in Q4).

Desired performance High performance – 85% of all approved funded positions filled.

Indicator responsibility Chief Director: Human Resources Management Deputy Director-General: Corporate Services


P1 –

TIDS

Indicator title 4Unqualified audit opinion with no financial matters in the audit report from the Auditor-General

Definition It measures efficiency and compliance with regulatory frameworks

Source of data • BAS and Logis, and populated Treasury templates for financial statements• Audit report from Auditor-General of South Africa


The Auditors opinion is the only way it could be measured for example qualified opinion means that management did not comply with prescripts therefore did not meet the minimum expected standards of financial performance. Unqualified means that the Department performed and an acceptable level. Clean audit meaning the department exceeded the expected standard and the policies are effective.

Means of verification Trial balance, detailed reports and commitment reports from Logis and financial statements.

Assumption Compliance with regulatory frameworks, policies and National Treasurer Instruction notes.






n/a


Reporting cycle 2021/22 (Annually in Q2.)

Desired performance High performance – Unqualified audit opinion (A qualified opinion means that management did not comply with prescripts and therefore did not meet the minimum expected standards of financial performance. An unqualified audit opinion means that the Department performed at an acceptable level of financial performance was achieved. Clean audit means that the Department exceeded the expected standard and the policies are effective).

Indicator responsibility Chief Financial OfficerDeputy Director-General: Corporate Services


P1 –

TIDS

Indicator title 5 Number of media platforms used to promote the DSI and its entities.

Definition To raise the profile of the Department through the publication of articles, conducting broadcasts, media liaison activities, online, internal and external stakeholder engagement, social media initiatives that is based on thematic content.

Source of data Media coverage in community and mainstream publications, live broadcasts and pre-recorded content on television and radio, online media articles and videos, media statements and media briefings, and social media activities.


Numeric count of media platforms.

Means of verification • Media monitoring reports.• Published articles.• Broadcasted content.• Tweets, infographics and social media videos.• Media statements.

Assumption Media plans approved


Target for women: Yes, through community base media and stakeholder engagement.

Target for youth: Yes, through community base media and digital platforms.

Target for people with disabilities: Yes only in Q4.


Targeting historically disadvantaged, rural and urban communities.



Desired performance High performance – Six media platforms to profile the DSI and its entities.

Indicator responsibility Director: Media Chief Director: Communication


P1 –

TIDS

Indicator title 6 Number of branding initiatives developed and implemented

Definition Roll-out of approved branding initiatives on a project-to-project basis.

Source of data Reports on Branding initiatives rolled-out.


All approved projects developed and implemented in identified provinces.

Means of verification • Approved project specifications prepared / advertised e.g. corporate video with new brand messaging, billboard advertising etc.

• List of campaigns developed / implemented / installed.

Assumption Available (billboard) advertising space, new marketing platforms available.



Target for youth: Yes, n/a



n/a

Calculation type Cumulative


Desired performance High performance – Two National thematic campaign reports on the roll-out of branding initiatives.

Indicator responsibility Chief Director: CommunicationDeputy Director-General: Institutional Planning and Support


P2 –

TIDS

Programme 2: Technology Innovation

Indicator title 1 Number of decision-support tools utilised in all spheres of government

Definition Decision-support tools help people think about choices they face; they describe where and why choice exists; they provide information about options, including, where reasonable, the option of taking no action. These interventions aim to help people to deliberate, independently or in collaboration with others, about options by considering relevant attributes to help them forecast how they might feel about short, intermediate and long-term outcomes which have relevant consequences. They support the process of constructing preferences and eventual decision making, appropriate to their individual situation.

A decision-support tool will be considered “developed” once it has been approved by one or more designated members of the DSI Exco.

A decision-support tool will be considered maintained once funding has been transferred to a relevant institution/department, the tool has been transferred to a relevant institution/department, or support has been provided through promotional activities, e.g. workshops that would be used as a marketing and adoption tool.

Source of data Hydrogen and Energy; Bioinnovation; Innovation Priorities and Instruments; and NIPMO

• Signed contract• Signed annual report/draft annual report/signed summary reports from implementing

agency indicating number and an appendix with the name of decision-support intervention supported or maintained OR

• Website which shows the developed and/or maintained interventions• Approved submission and payment stub

Space Science and Technology

Website link to an interactive portal OR• Workshop report or report of stakeholder engagements approved by a designated

member of Exco.• Proof of transfer to relevant department or institutions


A = B + C Where A = total number of decision-support tools developed and/or maintained B = decision-support interventions developed and/or maintainedC = decision-support interventions developed and/or maintained.

Means of verification The relevant Programme officials will check the input received against the source data and check whether the target can be claimed. Hard or soft copy data will be used and the evidence will be saved on Alfresco.

Assumption In some cases, there may be a delay in obtaining the relevant data given dependence on other internal or external stakeholders. This will also affect the quality of the data obtained.“Approved” will include “noted” as there will be circumstances in which approval is not required. Given the needs/requirements of government, a number of interventions other than those specified may fall within the definition of decision-support interventions and may be included in totals for the financial year. It should be noted that the baseline will fluctuate from year to year because of the uncertainty associated with the requirements of government and the DSI’s ability to respond.




Target for people with disabilities:


n/a

Calculation type Non-cumulative: The sum of all decision-support tools utilised in all spheres of government

Reporting cycle 2021/22 (Annually:Q4)

Desired performance Higher performance desired – 2 decision support tools developed and/or maintained.

Indicator responsibility Deputy Director-General: Technology Innovation


P2 –

TIDS

Indicator title 2Number of strategic and technical engagements with SANSA and TIA to ensure alignment to national priorities.

Definition This is an oversight function of the DSI (DDG: TI and Chief Director: Space S&T) to ensure that SANSA and TIA adhere to the government framework in their APPs and SPs, and to ensure that the APPs and SPs are aligned to the DSI’s APP and SP. The SANSA and TIA APPs and SPs should respond to the DSI (Decadal Plan, White Paper) and broader government priorities (NDP, MTSF).

Source of data • The TIA and SANSA APPs and SPs have transformation, poverty alleviation and inequality targets in support of the Department’s outcomes.

OR• Reports that resulted from strategic engagements. OR• Minutes of meetings.


Number of meetings convened per year, number of SMMEs supported, BBBEE, women and youth benefiting.

Means of verification Annual/quarterly reports

Assumption That these engagements with the entities take place as planned, and the inputs are taken into consideration when the draft APP and SP are completed. That SANSA and TIA APPs and SP are approved by the Minister.





Spatial transformation (where application)

Focus on rural areas, townships and informal settlements

Calculation type Non-cumulative: Total number of meetings convened between the DSI and SANSA, and between the DSI and TIA.

Reporting cycle 2021/22 (Quarterly: Q1, Q2, Q3 and Q4)

Desired performance Higher performance desirable – 8 strategic and technical engagements with SANSA and TIA to align to national priorities.



P2 –

TIDS

Indicator title 3Provision of space weather information for the aviation industry in South Africa and the African continent

Definition SANSA has been appointed as the regional space weather centre for the African region by the International Civil Aviation Organization. The centre will be upgraded to ensure that it provides 24/7 space weather services for South Africa and the African continent.

Source of data Quarterly and annual reports of the upgraded infrastructure and facility; and derived and usage of products and services by the aviation sector.


Number of quarterly reports with clear milestones and deliverables as per the contract

Means of verification Applicable contract/agreement, approved submissions,

Assumption That the SANSA Regional Space Weather Centre is upgraded, fully operational, and capable of providing 24/7 space weather information for the aviation sector in the country and continent by 31 March 2024.






n/a


Reporting cycle 2021/22 (Biannually: Q2 and Q4)

Desired performance High performance – SANSA Regional Space Weather Centre upgrades initiated including products and services developed.

Indicator responsibility Chief Director: Space Science and TechnologyDeputy Director-General: Technology Innovation


P2 –

TIDS

Indicator title 4Number of maritime domain awareness (MDA) missions completed in support of the Oceans Economy Phakisa

Definition As part of the National Space Programme satellite build programme, the DSI has committed to contribute to the Oceans Economy Phakisa through the development of 9 satellite missions for maritime domain awareness. The satellites will provide information for decision support, ocean governance and marine protection, and marine spatial planning.

Source of data • Number of quarterly reports with milestones and deliverables:• Flight Acceptance Review completed• Launch of 3 Cubesats for MDASat constellation• Commissioning and operation of the 3 satellites


Applicable contract, agreement, approved submissions, quarterly reports

Means of verification The DSI will verify the deliverable and milestones through site visits to the lab to view the progress in the manufacturing of various components and subsystems.

Assumption That the satellites are successfully developed and operational as per the technical specifications






n/a

Calculation type Non-cumulative: Total number of quarterly reports with clear deliverables and milestones as per the contract

Reporting cycle 2021/22 (Quarterly: Q1, Q3, and Q4)

Desired performance High performance – Number of satellites launched into the outer space in the correct orbit and operational providing quality maritime domain awareness data and information for decision support and marine spatial planning

Indicator responsibility Chief Director Space Science and TechnologyDeputy Director-General: Technology Innovation


P2 –

TIDS

Indicator title 5Number of postgraduate students (master’s and doctoral) supported in designated energy, space, Innovation Priorities and Instruments and bioeconomy areas

Definition This indicator refers to master’s and doctorates supported as a result of the Department funding initiatives in the designated areas. Designated areas include space science, energy, bio-innovation, emerging research areas, IP management, and technology transfer and technology commercialisation

Source of data Only master’s and doctoral students supported within the 2020 calendar year will be used for the final calculation.

Bio-Innovation; Hydrogen and Energy; Innovation Priorities and Instruments; Innovation Priorities and Instruments; Space Science and Technology

• Signed contracts • Approved submission and proof of payment• Signed reports which indicates total number of postgraduate (master’s and doctoral)

students supported OR• Proof of enrolment (proof of registration on an official letterhead, stamped and signed)

for postgraduate students from institutions.


If 100 postgraduate students are supported during the year, then the total supported at the end of Quarter 4 is 100.

Means of verification The relevant Programme officials will check the input received against the source data and check that the target can be claimed. Hard or soft copy data will be used and the evidence will be saved on Alfresco.

Assumption Postgraduate students are produced by the universities. The Programme provides funding support, infrastructure and resource support through universities, science councils and its agencies, as appropriate. Given this scenario and the resulting dependence on other internal or external stakeholders, there may be delays in obtaining the relevant data. This will also affect the quality of data obtained. There may also be variances from the planned target as students may complete their research over a shorter or longer period.






N/A

Calculation type Non-cumulative: Sum of all master’s and PhD students supported during 2021

Reporting cycle 2021/22 (Annually: in Q4)

Desired performance Higher performance desired – 190 of postgraduate students (master’s and doctoral) supported in designated energy, space, Innovation Priorities and Instruments and bioeconomy areas.



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Indicator title 6Number of artisans and / or technicians trained in space, energy and bio-economy

Definition This indicator seeks to measure and track the number of artisans/technicians trained in space, energy and bio-economy. A key aspect is that training is not limited to research but that technology services in the sector are supported.

Source of data • Approved submission where appropriate• Funding agreement/contracts where appropriate• Training supported where appropriate – linked to projects • Signed reports/signed summary reports from implementing agency, and letter from the

employing institutions confirming absorption


Total number receiving employment contracts by the end of the financial year.


Assumption In some cases, there may be a delay in obtaining the relevant data given dependencies on other internal or external stakeholders. This also affects the quality of data obtained. Caveat: Depending on the timing of training period for absorption into the space, energy and bio-economy. Absorbed means employed (temporary or permanent) at a lab/company/university/etc. may differ.



Target for youth: Yes



n/a

Calculation type Non-cumulative: Sum of all of the technicians/artisans absorbed during all quarters of the financial year.

Reporting cycle 2021/22 (Annually in Quarter 4)

Desired performance Higher performance is desirable – 20 artisans and/or technicians trained in space, energy and bio-economy



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Indicator title 7Number of trainees upskilled in intellectual property management and technology transfer

Definition This indicator refers to the number of individuals trained in the area of intellectual property management and technology transfer through workshops and World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) distance learning courses and the Nanotechnology Summer School.

Source of data • Attendance registers (applicable only for workshops)OR• Attendance certificates OR• Letter of registrants to WIPO (applies only to distance learning courses )


• Total number of registrants at the end of the financial year (applies only to the WIPO distance learning courses)

• Total number of participants at the end of the financial year (applies only to workshops/summer school)

Means of verification The relevant officials will check the input received and verify that the target can be claimed.

Assumption The individuals who have registered the WIPO distance learning courses will complete the course (Nanotechnology Summer School held once every 2 years). All participants will attend throughout the workshop.


Target for women: Yes

Target for youth: Yes

Target for people with disabilities: Yes


n/a



Desired performance Higher performance desired – 250 trainees upskilled in intellectual property management and technology transfer skills



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Indicator title 8Number of disclosures, received from publicly financed research and development institutions as reported to NIPMO.

Definition This indicator refers to the number of disclosures (or IP7 forms) received by NIPMO from publicly financed research and development institutions.

Source of data Disclosures submitted to NIPMO on the knowledge and information management (KIM) system


• Acknowledgement letters confirming the number of disclosures received• Signed summary report of licenced IP reported

Means of verification The disclosures will be reported in the first and third quarter, NIPMO will review the submitted disclosures and a summary of Database of IP7 forms received will be approved by the Head: NIPMO.

Assumption There is an assumption that publicly financed research and development institutions will enter into licence agreements (which may be dependant of various factors)






n/a

Calculation type Non-cumulative: Total number of disclosures from publicly financed research and development institutions

Reporting cycle 2021/21 (Biannually:Q1 and Q3)

Desired performance Higher performance is desirable – 235 disclosures received from publicly financed research and development institutions as reported to NIPMO

Indicator responsibility Head of NIPMODeputy Director-General: Technology Innovation


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Indicator Title 9Number of disclosures licensed for the first time, received from publicly financed research and development institutions and recipients as reported to NIPMO

Definition This indicator refers to number disclosures (IP7 Forms), received bi-annually from publicly financed research and development institutions as reported to NIPMO, which are licensed for the first time

Source of Data • Acknowledgement letters to institutions• Summary report of IP licensed for the first time signed by Head: NIPMO

Method of Calculation / Assessment

Signed summary report of licensed IP reported

Means of verification The relevant official/s will review the NIPMO KIM system to verify licensing status of IP reported to NIPMO and draft summary report of IP which was licensed for the first time.

Assumption There is an assumption that publicly financed research and development institutions will enter into licence agreements (which may be dependent of various factors)

There is an assumption that NIPMO KIM database would be operational during the submission and retrieval of information


Target for Women: N/A

Target for Youth: N/A

Target for people with Disabilities: N/A

Spatial Transformation (where application)

OTTs are located across the country in all 9 provinces.

Calculation Type Non-cumulative: Sum of all the IP disclosures which indicated that it had be licensed for the first time.

Reporting Cycle 2021/22 (Biannualy:Q1 and Q3)

Desired performance Higher performance required

Indicator Responsibility Deputy Director General: Technology Innovation


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Indicator title 10Number of intellectual property rights filed based on RDI conducted in designated areas.

Definition Filings/applications of IPRs**** in energy, emerging research areas, and the bioeconomy. ****IPRs are inclusive of the following categories of IPRs: patents and trademarks, copyright, designs, plant breeders’ rights and geographical indications.

Source of data Only IPR applications/filings during the period 1 April 2020 to 31 March 2021 either in South Africa or in other countries will be counted.

• Signed project funding agreements, memoranda of agreement, or contracts• Signed annual reports/draft annual reports/signed summary reports from

implementing agency with number and list of IPRs applications/filings;• Proof of application/filing of IPRs• Approved submission and payment stub where applicable


Total number of IPRs filed at the end of the financial year = the sum of the IPRs applications/filings produced during each quarter of the financial year


Assumption In most cases there are delays in obtaining the final data given dependencies on other internal or external stakeholders. This also affects the quality of data obtained/reported. Moreover, given that the results of research and development are difficult to predict, variations from the planned outputs can be expected.






n/a

Calculation type Non-cumulative: Sum of all IPRs filed during 2020

Reporting cycle 2021/22 (Annually in Q4)

Desired performance Higher performance is desirable – 4 intellectual property rights filed based on RDI conducted in designated areas



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Indicator title 11Number of technology demonstrations, prototypes, products and services developed.

Definition This indicator refers to prototypes, pilots, demonstrators, technology transfer packages, software, and pre-commercial products, processes or services developed in the following designated areas: space science, energy, bio-innovation, emerging research areas, IP management, technology transfer and technology commercialisation.

Source of data • Signed contracts• Signed reports or signed summary report from implementing agency as appropriate

with number and names of knowledge application products funded during the period• Approved submission and payment stub


Total number of technology demonstrations, prototypes, products and services developed at the end of the financial year = the sum of the technology demonstrations, prototypes, products and services developed during each quarter of the financial year


Assumption In some cases, there may be a delay in obtaining the relevant data given dependencies on other internal or external stakeholders. This also affects the quality of data obtained. Caveat: Depending on the design and implementation of initiatives, consultation with stakeholders, resource limitations/reprioritisation and other factors affecting this performance the development of technology demonstrations, prototypes, products and services may be postponed or terminated or replaced or merged with another relevant technology demonstrations, prototypes, products and services developed other than those specified may be included in the totals for the financial year.






n/a

Calculation type Cumulative: Sum of all of the knowledge application products developed during all quarters of the financial year.


Desired performance Higher performance is desirable – 10 technology demonstrations, prototypes, products and services developed in designated energy, space, and bioeconomy areas



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Indicator title 12Number of stationary fuel cell systems/clean energy technologies deployed in partnership with local and district municipalities in rural and informal settlements

Definition This indicator refers to prototypes, pilots, demonstrators, technology transfer packages, software, and pre-commercial products, processes or services deployed in rural and informal settlements in South African in partnership with local/district municipalities.

Source of data • Signed reports or signed summary report from implementing agency as appropriate with number and names of knowledge application products funded during the period;


Total number of technology demonstrations, prototypes, products and services developed at the end of the financial year = the sum of the technology demonstrations, prototypes, products and services developed during each financial year


Assumption In some cases, there may be a delay in obtaining the relevant data given dependencies on other internal or external stakeholders. This also affects the quality of data obtained. Caveat: Depending on the design and implementation of initiatives, consultation with stakeholders, resources limitations/reprioritisation and other factors impacting on this performance indicator, the development of technology demonstrations, prototypes, products and services may be postponed or terminated or replaced or merged with another relevant technology demonstrations, prototypes, products and services developed other than those specified may be included in the totals for the financial year.






The focus will be on dealing with energy access challenges in rural communities as well as informal settlements in urban and peri-urban areas.

Calculation type Non-cumulative: Sum of the stationary fuel cell systems/clean energy technologies deployed during all quarters of the financial year.


Desired performance Higher performance is desirable – 2 stationary fuel cell systems/clean energy technologies deployed in partnership with local and district municipalities in rural and informal settlements

Indicator responsibility Chief Director: Hydrogen and EnergyDeputy Director-General: Technology Innovation


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Indicator title 13Number of small, medium and micro-enterprises (SMMEs) contracted and/or assisted for business development and commercialisation

Definition The indicator refers to research, development and innovation projects that supports and assist SMMEs with value-addition, product development, technology transfer, incubation, branding and marketing. This includes preclinical and clinical studies, business development initiatives, brand development, exhibitions/expositions and commercialisation events. Included will be actual sales of products and commercial licences and agreements signed and manufacturing contracts offered to SMMEs

Source of data • Signed reports and signed contracts on Alfresco. • Reports may include signed preliminary documents, drafts quarterly and annual

reports. • Websites which show the information related to the interventions.• Approved submissions and payment stubs.


Total number of organisations supported financially, for product development (innovations), technology transfer, business development and commercialisation

Means of verification Programme managers will monitor inputs against the source of data and check whether the target can be claimed. Hard or soft copies of reports and related evidence will be saved on Alfresco

Assumption Delay may be experienced from entities depending on their internal approval processes for reports to be sent to the DSI. This work involves multiple stakeholders and value-chain processes where one organisation may be delayed by another. Innovation and business development in IKS involves the community, and the time this takes is often unpredictable. As a result, there may be variations in planned outputs.






This work involves rural development where pre-processing facilities and plant propagation for agri-businesses are supported. Land is often acquired from royal authorities and local municipalities.

Calculation type Non-cumulative: Sum total of SMMEs supported through Earth observation and IK-Based Technology Innovation initiatives during the 2020 financial year

Reporting cycle 2021/22 (Annual in Q4)

Desired performance Higher performance is expected – 9 SMMEs contracted and/or assisted with business development and commercialisation

Indicator responsibility Director: IK-Based Technology Innovation; Director: Earth Observations Deputy Director-General: Technology Innovation


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Indicator title 14 Number of commercial outputs in designated areas.

Definition This indicator seeks to measure and track the number of outputs commercialised as a result of support provided in designated areas, e.g. licences, assignments, options of various natures (e.g. directed research and joint ventures); start-ups, spin outs, new companies, etc. created; distribution, manufacturing, sales agreements and the like for products, processes and services. The commercialisation of products, processes and services may involve other departments, entities and market players and therefore may fall outside the Department’s control.

Source of data • Approved submission where appropriate• Funding agreement/contracts where appropriate• Signed reports/signed summary reports from implementing agency, or letters indicating

number and names of commercial outputs that arose as a result of support, or other evidence, such as an invoice or licence agreement or royalty payment to show that the product is available on the market

• Photographs of the relevant outputs where appropriate


Total number of commercial outputs at the end of the financial year = the sum of all the commercialised outputs during each quarter of the financial year


Assumption In some cases, there may be a delay in obtaining the relevant data given dependencies on other internal or external stakeholders. This also affects the quality of data obtained. Caveat: Depending on the design and implementation of initiatives, consultation with stake-holders, resources limitations/reprioritisation and other factors impacting on this perfor-mance indicator the development of technology demonstrations, prototypes, products and services may be postponed or terminated or replaced or merged with another relevant technology demonstrations, prototypes, products and services developed other than those specified may be included in the totals for the financial year.






n/a

Calculation type Non-cumulative: Sum of all commercial outputs funded during all quarters of the financial year


Desired performance Higher performance is desirable – 4 commercial outputs in designated areas



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Indicator title 15Number of black emerging farmers (subsistence, small-scale and potential commercial farmers) benefiting from technology/innovation support programmes.

Definition This indicator seeks to measure emerging farmers (subsistence, small-scale and potential commercial) benefiting from technology/innovation support programmes. The benefits will include one or more of the following: Assistance with production inputs; Gaining knowledge and obtaining results through demonstration trials; Receiving training; Participation in targeted awareness sessions; Mentoring and technical support; and Innovation support

Source of data • Approved submission where appropriate• Funding agreement/contracts where appropriate• Signed reports/signed summary reports from implementing agency confirming type of

technology/innovation support and beneficiaries


Total number of farmers (subsistence, small-scale emerging and potential commercial) at the end of the financial year. Types of benefit include farmer development support programmes, access to technology/innovation or training or participation in technology/innovation demonstration linked to projects supported.


Assumption In some cases, there may be a delay in obtaining the relevant data given dependencies on other internal or external stakeholders. This also affects the quality of data obtained.


Target for women: n/.a



Spatial Transformation (where application)

Emerging black farmers

Calculation type Non-cumulative: Sum of all of emerging farmers benefiting from technology/innovation support programmes during all quarters of the financial year.


Desired performance Higher performance is desirable – 200 of black emerging farmers benefiting from technology/innovation support programmes

Indicator responsibility Chief Director: Bio Innovation Deputy Director-General: Technology Innovation


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Programme 3: International Cooperation and Resources

Indicator title 1Number of international resource-leveraging engagements undertaken by the Department.

Definition This indicator refers to the number engagements held with international partners to leverage resources for the benefit of NSI.

Source of data • An official written communication (email/letter) from the international partner or investor.

• Confirming the resource leveraging letter. OR• Agreements/contracts. OR• Memo by CD: International Resources supported by Overseas Bilateral Cooperation

and Multilateral Cooperation and Africa.


Number of engagements with foreign partners to leverage resources.

Means of verification • Email from international partner. OR• Contract.OR • Memo by CD.

Assumption The target will be achieved regardless of specifically planned annual STI initiatives correctly.






n/a



Desired performance Higher performance desirable – 43 dedicated international resource-leveraging engagements undertaken.

Indicator responsibility Deputy Director-General: International Cooperation and Resources.


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Indicator title 2Number of South African students participating in international training programmes.

Definition This indicator refers to the amount of South African students accepted into international training programmes offering a postgraduate qualification as part of cooperation initiatives facilitated by the DSI.

Source of data • Official documentation from the implementing organisation of the international training programme indicating the formal acceptance of the South African student into the programme (Name, Gender, ID of student or student number where possible), document with a list of international training programmes and the number of SA students participated in such programmes.

OR • Memo by the CDs: International Resources, Multilateral Cooperation and Africa, and

Overseas Bilateral Cooperation.


The sum of all South African students accepted into international programmes, as part of cooperation initiatives facilitated by the DSI.

Means of verification • Official letter from the implementing organisation. OR• International partner email from the implementing organisation of the international

training programme indicating the formal acceptance of the South African student into the programme.

OR• Memo by the CD.

Assumption The target will be achieved using the planned annual STI initiatives appropriately. However, privacy policy of international partners paying for these students limits the type of personal information received.


Target for women: 55%

Target for youth: 60%



n/a



Desired performance Higher performance desired – 326 new South African students participating in international training programmes as part of cooperation initiatives facilitated by DSI.



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Indicator title 3Number of capacity-building initiatives for international cooperation specifically targeting historically disadvantaged institutions and individuals.

Definition This indicator refers to capacity-building initiatives aimed at increasing opportunities for historically disadvantaged institutions and individuals.

Source of data • Official communication from the National Research Foundation on calls published where HDIs participated.

• Official communication from DSI targeting historically disadvantaged institutions on theme specific engagements, e.g. workshop minutes.

OR• Memo by CD: International Resources, CD: Multilateral Cooperation and Africa and

CD: Overseas Bilateral Cooperation.


• Number of capacity-building initiatives for HDIs.• Calls/theme-specific workshops/ Official communication from DSI targeting historically

disadvantaged institutions on theme-specific engagements, e.g. workshop minutes. OR• Memo by CD.

Means of verification

Assumption The target will be achieved using the planned annual STI initiatives correctly.


Target for women: Yes, but numbers cannot be confirmed nor verified.

Target for youth: Yes, through BRICS Young Scientist Forum Initiatives and other capacity-building initiatives.

Target for people with disabilities: Yes, but numbers cannot not be confirm nor verified.


Focus will be meanly on historically disadvantaged institutions (HDIs) and previously disadvantaged individuals (PDIs).



Desired performance Higher performance desired – 32 capacity-building initiatives for international cooperation specifically targeting historically disadvantaged institutions and individuals.



Indicator title 4Number of international policy dialogues and technical exchanges to support the policy intents of the White Paper on STI.

Definition Dedicated international technical exchanges such as workshops, seminars or training programmes, undertaken to build or reinforce South Africa’s capabilities in key STI domains specifically referenced in the DSI Strategic Plan, with the support of international partners facilitated by the DSI.

Source of data • The official recording per officially signed documentation (reports on or minutes of workshops/seminars.

OR• Memo by the CD: International Resources; CD: Multilateral Cooperation and Africa

and CD: Overseas Bilateral Cooperation with the relevant information attached confirming the relevance of the data.


The sum of the individual technical exchanges, e.g. the organisation of a technical workshop facilitated by the DSI during the financial year.

Means of verification • Confirmation of the successful organisation of the technical exchange with the international partner.

OR• Memo by CD.

Assumption The target will be achieved using the planned annual STI initiatives appropriately.



Target for youth: n/



n/a



Desired performance Higher performance desired – 34 international policy dialogues and technical exchanges the policy intents of the White Paper on STI.


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Indicator title 5Number of STI initiatives targeting the objectives of the Agenda 2063 supported.

Definition This indicator refers to the amount of STI initiatives targeting objectives of Agenda 2063.

Source of data • An official written communication from partners with the confirmation of initiatives. OR• Agreements/contracts. OR• Memo by Chief Director: Multilateral Cooperation and Africa supported by

International Resources and Overseas Bilateral Cooperation.


Confirmation of successful initiatives/ activities with the international partner.

Means of verification • Agreements/contract/minutes of meetings/ official written communication from partners with the confirmation of initiatives.

OR• Memo by CD.

Assumption The target will be achieved by using the planned annual STI initiatives appropriately.






n/a


Reporting cycle 2021/22 (Quarterly: Q2, Q3 and Q4).

Desired performance Higher performance desired – 15 new STI initiatives supporting Agenda 2063.


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Indicator title 6Number of STI initiatives targeting the objectives of the SADC RISDP supported.

Definition This indicator refers to the number of initiatives supported by DSI targeting objectives of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Regional Indicative Strategic Development Plan (RISDP) by 31 March 2022.

Source of data • An official written communication (email/letter) from the international partner confirming DSI’s participation.

OR• Agreements/contracts. OR• Memo by CD: International Resources, CD: Multilateral Cooperation and Africa and



Sum of activities committed by DSI in support of initiatives supporting the SADC RISDP.

Means of verification • Minutes of meetings/ technical exchanges or workshops/ official written communication (email/letter) from the international partner confirming DSI’s participation.

OR• Contracts. OR• Memo by CD.







n/a



Desired performance Higher performance is desirable – 17 new STI initiatives supported targeting the objectives of the SADC RISDP.


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Indicator title 7 Number of STI Plans of action implemented with bilateral African partners.

Definition This indicator refers to the plans of action implemented with African partners.

Source of data • An official written communication between DSI and African partners on the implementation of agreements/ contracts.

OR• Memo by CD: Multilateral Cooperation and Africa.


Confirmation of the successful implementation plans undertaken by South Africa and African partners led by DSI.

Means of verification • Minutes of workshops, seminars and technical exchanges. OR• Memo by Chief Director: Multilateral Cooperation and Africa.







n/a


Reporting cycle 2021/22 (Quarterly: Q2, Q3 and Q4).

Desired performance Higher performance desirable – 6 STI plans of action implemented with bilateral African partners.


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Indicator title 8Number of engagements with global science leaders to advance national priorities in multilateral forums.

Definition Interactions with individuals in global science leadership positions to leverage their influence to benefit the NSI.

Source of data • Official correspondence indicating interaction with global science leaders to benefit the NSI.




The total number of topic specific interactions with global science leaders to benefit the NSI.

Means of verification • Responses received from global science leaders. OR• Memo by CD.

Assumption The global leaders will act on the interactions to benefit the NSI.






n/a



Desired performance Actual performance is high – 12 engagements with global science leaders to advance national priorities in multilateral forums.


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Indicator title 9Number of international STI initiatives focused on SDGs supported by South Africa.

Definition All international STI initiatives addressing SDGs in which South Africa actively participate.

Source of data • Official correspondence (Minutes of meetings, e-mails from international partners, agreements, funding and in-kind support) that confirm South Africa’s STI participation in international SDG initiatives.




The number of STI initiatives addressing SDGs in which South Africa participates.

Means of verification • Memo by CD with Official correspondence that confirm South Africa’s STI participation in international SDG initiatives.

OR• Approved Minister Submission. OR• Approved DG Submission. OR• Approved DDG submission.

Assumption The official decisions will translate in the active involvement of South African scientists and innovators.






n/a


Reporting cycle 2021/22 (Quarterly: Q1, Q3 and Q4)

Desired performance Actual performance is high – 8 New international STI initiatives focused on SDGs supported by South Africa.


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Programme 4: Research Development and Support

Indicator title 1Number of PhD students awarded bursaries annually as reflected in the reports from the NRF and other relevant entities.

Definition Total number of PhD bursaries awarded annually as reflected in the reports from NRF and other relevant entities.

Source data • Contracts entered into with the NRF and other relevant entities (CSIR, SANSA and ARC) in Q3.

• Proof of registration (with letterhead, stamped and signature by the Registrar) from the institution or entity in Q4.

• Database of PhD students with ID numbers, student numbers, and course details disaggregation of beneficiaries – disabilities, gender, and race.

• Payment stubs on funds transferred relating to the bursaries in Q3. • Progress reports on individual programmes or letter confirming the reported

quarterly outputs.


Total number of PhD bursaries awarded annually through NRF, CSIR, SANSA and ARC-funded programmes.

Means of verification Contracts, performance reports or information letter.

Assumption • The NRF quarterly reports that do not contain the final quarterly data on students due to the late finalisation and auditing of data from their side, thus resulting in the DSI first reporting on preliminary data contained in an email from the NRF. The preliminary data is then updated when the agency sends a formal performance information letter to the DSI.

• These are bursaries awarded from Programme 4 funds through the NRF and other relevant entities, including the CSIR, SANSA and the ARC.


Target for black people: 80%


Target for youth: The nature of the KPI is such that some of the students will fall into youth category.

Target for people with disabilities: 2% (relevant data to be provided with the annual report data).


PhD students in all public universities.

Calculation type Cumulative: Numerical

Reporting cycle 2021/22 (Quarterly: Q1, Q2, Q3, Q4).

Desired performance Higher performance desirable – No fewer than 2 000 PhD students awarded an annual bursary as reflected in the reports from the NRF and other relevant entities.

Indicator responsibility Director: Research DevelopmentDeputy Director-General: Research Development and Support

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Indicator title 2Number of pipeline postgraduate students awarded bursaries annually as reflected in the reports from the NRF and other relevant entities.

Definition Total number of bursaries awarded to pipeline postgraduate students (BTech/honours and master’s) annually as reflected in the reports from the NRF and other relevant entities.

Source data • Contracts entered into with the NRF and other relevant entities including (CSIR, SANSA, and ARC) in Q3.

• Payment stubs on funds transferred relating to the bursaries in Q3.• Progress reports on individual programmes or letter confirming the reported

quarterly outputs.• Proof of registration (with letterhead, stamped and signature by the Registrar) from the

institution or entity in Q4.• Database of postgraduate students with ID numbers, student numbers, course details,

disaggregation of beneficiaries – disabilities, gender, and race.


Number of bursaries awarded through NRF and other relevant entities’ – funded programmes (BTech/honours and master’s degrees).

Means of verification Contracts, performance reports or performance information letter.

Assumption • The NRF quarterly reports that do not contain final quarterly data on students due to the late finalisation and auditing of data at the NRF, thus resulting in the DSI first reporting on preliminary data contained in an email from the NRF. The preliminary data is then updated when the agency sends a formal performance information letter to the Department.

• The bursaries are awarded from Programme 4 funds through the NRF and other relevant entities, including the CSIR, SANSA and the Agricultural Research Council




Target for youth: The nature of the KPI is such that most of the students will fall into youth category

Target for people with disabilities: 2% (relevant data to be provided with the annual report data)


Pipeline students in all public universities



Desired performance Higher performance desirable – No fewer than 6 200 pipeline students awarded an annual bursary as reflected in the reports from the NRF and other relevant entities


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Indicator title 3Number of graduates and students placed in DSI-funded work preparation programmes in SETI institutions.

Definition Total number of graduates and students placed in DSI-funded work preparation programmes (through internship programme and the National Youth Service) in science, engineering, technology and innovation (SETI) institutions.

Source data • Consolidated contract entered into with the entity on the funding of interns in Q3.• Payment stubs on funds transferred relating to the workplace preparation programmes

in Q3.• Progress reports on workplace preparation programmes or letter confirming the

reported quarterly outputs.• Internship database (NRF interns register in all quarters). • National Youth Service database of students in all quarters.


Total number of graduates and students placed through the Internship Programme and National Youth Service.

Means of verification Verification relevant for that quarter to be provided. Contracts, reports, or performance information letter.

Assumption Data focuses on students and graduates that have been placed in the programme in a given year. The success rate of employment can be determined after the internship year. The database for the total number of graduates and interns to be available at the end of the financial year.




Target for youth: The nature of the KPI is such that most of the students will fall into youth category.



Unemployed graduates across nine provinces (including rural communities and townships).



Desired performance Higher performance desirable – No fewer than 750 graduates and students placed in DSI funded work preparation.

Indicator responsibility Director: Research Support Deputy Director-General: Research Development and Support

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Indicator title 4 Number of research infrastructure grants awarded.

Definition The provision of research infrastructure across the entire innovation value chain.

Source data • Call for proposals on awarding of research infrastructure grants in Q2.• Annual report from implementing agency (NRF)


Adding the total number of grants funded annually through internal DSI and external NRF processes. These research infrastructure grants will include single and multiple-year funding.

Means of verification Reports, contracts.

Assumption Research infrastructure is an enabler for research, education, innovation and training.






Countrywide (The NSI, government departments, academia).

Calculation type Non-Cumulative: Numerical


Desired performance High performance is desired – 25 research infrastructure grants awarded.

Indicator responsibility Chief Director: Basic Sciences and InfrastructureDeputy Director-General: Research Development and Support

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Indicator title 5 Total available broadband capacity provided by SANReN per annum.

Definition Total available broadband capacity provided by SANReN per annum through upgrades, new sites added to the network.

Source data • New Links and upgrade plan in Q2;• Signed letter indicating the TABC calculation for the financial year ;• A spreadsheet capturing the details of the calculation; and• Internal audited annual report from the CSIR (NICIS annual report).


Adding the total bandwidth available through all links constituting the network.

Means of verification Annual report, contracts.

Assumption The SANReN bandwidth is crucial for transmission of research data, facilitating research collaboration and enabling online teaching and providing access to online teaching and training material.






Countrywide: (The NSI, government departments, all public research-performing institutions, Skills development in academic institutions).

Calculation type Non-Cumulative: Available broadband capacity.


Desired performance Higher performance desirable – 5 800 total available bandwidth capacity provided by SANReN.

Indicator responsibility Chief Director: Basic Sciences and InfrastructureDeputy Director-General: Research Development and Support

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Indicator title 6Number of researchers awarded research grants through NRF-managed programmes as reflected in the NRF project reports.

Definition Total number of researchers awarded research grants through NRF-managed programmes as reflected in the NRF project reports.

Researchers awarded research grants to conduct research and supervise postgraduate students (e.g. including research chairs, rated researchers, centre of excellence).

Source data • Contracts entered into with the NRF in respect of programmes aimed at the funding of researchers in Q3.

• Payment Stub on funds transferred relating to funding of researchers in Q3.• NRF progress report on researchers awarded research grant or letter confirming the

reported quarterly outputs.• Database of researchers (with names, ID, institution) in all quarters.


Sum of researchers that are awarded research grants.

Means of verification Contract; Quarterly Reports; or Performance information letter.

Assumption The NRF quarterly reports that do not contain final quarterly data on researchers due to late finalisation and auditing of data at the NRF, thus resulting in the Department first reporting on preliminary data contained in an email from the NRF. The preliminary data is then updated when the agency sends a formal performance information letter to the DSI.






Researchers in all public universities, and declared research institutions.



Desired performance Higher performance desirable – No fewer than 3 000 researchers awarded research grants through NRF-managed programmes as reflected in the NRF project reports.

Indicator responsibility Director: Research SupportDeputy Director-General: Research Development and Support

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Indicator title 7Number of research articles published by NRF-funded researchers and cited in the Web of Science Citation Database as reflected in the NRF project reports.

Definition Number of accredited research articles published by NRF-funded researchers and cited in the Web of Science Citation Database as reflected in the NRF project reports.

The articles reported on are those published within the Academic/Calendar-year (01 January 2020 to 31 December 2020) and reported on the government financial year-end 31 March 2021.

Source data Consolidated HCD contracts entered into with the NRF on funding of researchers in Q4.Payment stub on funds transferred relating to the funds in the consolidated contract in Q4. Database or list of peer-reviewed accredited research papers published in Q4.


Approximately 1,6 research output units per NRF funded researcher

Means of verification Database, contract

Assumption The collection of data is done by the implementing agency and the comprehensive information is only available after the close of the financial year (4th quarter). The articles reported on are those published within the calendar year and each article reported on is distinct.






Desired performance Higher performance desirable – No fewer than 7 000 research articles published by NRF-funded researchers and cited in the Web of Science Citation Database as reflected in the NRF project reports

Indicator responsibility Director: Research SupportDeputy Director-General: Research Development and Support

P4 –

TIDS


Indicator title 8Number of additional receivers installed on the MeerKAT telescope to enhance the performance of the MeerKAT telescope

Definition Production plan for the L-Band receivers finalised.

Source data Quarterly and annual reports from SARAO.

Means of verification Reports signed by SARAO.


Approved production plan towards installation of receivers.

Assumption Production plan finalised and approved.






n/a

Calculation type Non-cumulative: Numerical

Reporting cycle 2021/22 (Quarterly: Q1, Q2, Q3, and Q4).

Desired performance Higher performance desirable – Production plan approved for the L-band receivers for the additional 20 MeerKAT antennas.

Indicator responsibility Director: Multiwavelength Astronomy Deputy Director-General: Research Development and Support

P4 –

TIDS


Indicator title 9 Number of components of the IK legal architecture implemented.

Definition The data quality assurance and data synch to the NRS central server will guide the launch of the National Recordal System

Source data Quarterly reports on the milestones. • Q1: An IK Data Synchronisation Report of 7 IKS Documentation Centres IK data

quality and successfully synched to the NRS central server• Q2: CD approved IK Registration Specification Document• Q3: A CD approved report indicating the online accessibility of the NRS to access IK,

based on ease of online registration and log-on process, application and granting of IK use

• Q4: A report on the National Recordal System launch. The National Recordal System is live and available for access online.


Approval of the reports at various levels of delegated authority.

Means of verification Approved reports by delegated authority

Assumption Without the assurance of the data quality of the IK data collected through the IKS Documentation Centres, the NRS cannot be launched.






Countrywide


Reporting cycle 2021/22 (Quarterly: Q1, Q2, Q3, Q4)

Desired performance Higher performance desirable – Approved data quality, data synching and online accessibility.

Indicator responsibility Chief Director: Science MissionsDeputy Director-General: Research Development and Support

P4 –

TIDS


Indicator title 10Number of initiatives conducted to promote public awareness of and engagement with science throughout the country, as reflected in the reports of the NRF and other implementing and collaborative partners.

Definition Initiatives or projects encompassing a host of science awareness and engagement activities.

Source data Quarterly Synoptic Reports.


Counting the number of initiatives conducted.

Means of verification Quarterly reports.

Assumption Planned number of initiatives comprising multiple activities will be conducted throughout the country.






Geographic coverage

Calculation type Cumulative: E-numeration – counting of initiatives one by one.


Desired performance High Performance – 9 initiatives promoting public awareness of and engagement with science conducted by 31 March 2021, as reflected in the reports of the NRF and other implementing and collaborative partners.

Indicator responsibility Director: Science PromotionDeputy Director-General: Research Development and Support

P4 –

TIDS


Indicator title 11 First South African public relationship with science survey report published

Definition Science engagement programme impact study to determine the difference the programme is making towards its ultimate strategic intention.

Source data Exemplar data collection instrument for the First South African public relationship with science survey produced.


Representative sample.

Means of verification A print out of the data collection instrument.

Assumption A scientific research methodology to be followed as a primary data source and existing project records to serve as secondary data source.






Demographics and/or living standards measures may be used, depending on impact measure category.

Calculation type Non-cumulative: Representative sample.

Reporting cycle 2021/22 (Annually in Q4).

Desired performance Higher performance desirable – Data collection instrument or questions to be used in the survey published.

Indicator responsibility Director: Science PromotionDeputy Director-General: Research Development and Support

P4 –

TIDS


Indicator title 12Number of strategic and technical engagements with NRF, SACNASP and ASSAf to ensure alignment with national priorities.

Definition Budget Programme oversees functions of NRF, SACNASP and ASSAf.

Source of data • Entity technical reports OR• Bilateral engagement minutes


Total of number of quarterly engagement reports.

Means of verification Minutes of meetings.

Assumption Tactical and strategic engagements with entities are conducted.






n/a



Desired performance Higher performance desirable – 12 strategic and technical engagements with NRF, SACNASP and ASSAf to ensure alignment to national priorities.


P4 –

TIDS


Programme 5: Socio-economic Innovation and Partnerships

Indicator title 1Number of knowledge products on innovation for inclusive development published.

Definition Count the number of knowledge products, including, but not limited to, briefing notes, policy briefs, case studies, technical briefs, research reports, evaluation reports, books (or part/s thereof) and single project or initiative.

Various knowledge products may be required to provide the knowledge and evidence required by decision-makers in order to adopt a new technology-based approach.

A policy brief is a document that outlines the rationale for selecting a particular policy alternative and aims to convince the target audience that an existing problem can be addressed by adopting an alternative policy or course of action.

A case study is a detailed description and exploration of a particular project, with a specific focus on challenges, lessons, and success factors, and is usually targeted to people involved in implementation.

A technical brief refers to a range of knowledge products providing project performance data that deals with specifications or which deals with a specific technical challenge that can impact on the adoption of a particular technology.

A research report refers to a document that presents research undertaken to address a particular issue of concern. It includes evaluation studies (can be an evaluation report) that contain a rigorous analysis of completed or ongoing activities that determine or support management accountability, effectiveness and efficiency.

An evaluation report is the key product of the evaluation process. Its purpose is to provide a transparent basis for accountability for results, decision-making on policies and programmes, for learning, for drawing lessons and for improvement.

A research paper refers to a substantial piece of academic writing in which the author does independent research into a topic and writes a description of the findings of that research, which may or may not be presented at a conference or published in a journal.

A book is a printed or digital publication based on in-depth research in a particular subject matter or knowledge area.

Provision is made for other knowledge products not yet defined should a need for a new form of knowledge product emerge that cannot be classified under a current category.

A single project or initiative can support the production of several of the knowledge products described above. Knowledge products can also be complemented by a decision-support intervention. A knowledge product has to meet the needs of a particular user-community and therefore decision-support interventions provide significant interaction to determine what would be of value and how such value can be realised.

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TIDS


Source of data Register 1: IID knowledge products

The following documentation is required for a valid registration of a knowledge product• Copy of the knowledge product to be published• Submission to Chief Director: Innovation for Inclusive Development requesting formal

approval for publication and distribution

In case of a knowledge product from an implementing agency, optional additional documentation will include a letter from the implementation agency to the DSI confirming that the knowledge product was a result of funding support from the DSI.


A = the total number of knowledge products registeredB = briefing notesC = policy briefsD = case studiesE = technical briefsF = research reportsG = evaluation reportsH = research paperI = BookJ = Other

Means of verification Information gathered and generated quarterly on knowledge products to be registered

Assumption The sum of knowledge products has been registered






n/a


Reporting cycle 2021/22 (Quarterly:Q1, Q2, Q3, Q4)

Desired performance Higher performance desirable – 4 knowledge products on innovation for inclusive development published

Indicator responsibility Chief Director: Innovation for Inclusive DevelopmentDeputy Director-General: Socio-economic Innovation Partnerships

P5

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Indicator title 2 Number of decision-support systems introduced, maintained and improved.

Definition Decision-support interventions help people think about choices they face; they describe where and why choice exists; they provide information about options, including, where reasonable, the option of taking no action. These interventions aim to help people to deliberate, independently or in collaboration with others, about options by considering relevant attributes to help them forecast how they might feel about short, intermediate and long-term outcomes, which have relevant consequences. They support the process of constructing preferences and eventual evidence-informed decision making, appropriate to their individual situation.

Source of data Register 2: IID Decision-Support Systems

Registration or re-registration will happen annually. The following documentation is required for a valid registration:

• Annual workplan• Internal DSI submission providing formal approval for the workplan


A = B + C + DA = total number of decision-support interventions registeredB = decision-support interventions introducedC = decision-support interventions maintained D = decision-support intervention improved

Means of verification • Total number of decision support systems as per action category, that is, either introduced, maintained, or improved.

• Pre-defined Excel Spreadsheet pivot-table

Assumption Information gathered and generated quarterly on decision support systems are re-registered.






In districts and metros where DSI has an STI footprint



Desired performance Higher performance desirable – 6 decision-support systems introduced, maintained and improved.

Indicator responsibility Chief Director: Innovation for Inclusive DevelopmentDeputy Director-General: Socio-economic Innovation Partnerships

P5 –

TIDS


Indicator title 3Number of learning interventions (seminars/policy round table discussions) hosted.

Definition In this context a learning intervention refers to an event conceptualised and/or resourced by the Department. The learning intervention can be organised and run by an implementing agency contracted by the DSI or by the DSI itself. The Department can also partner with other organisations in organising the event or in presenting evidence-based position at an event.

The event is structured in terms of a number of formats (e.g. seminars, lectures, learning interventions, workshops or policy dialogues).

Notwithstanding the specific format used, the intention is to bring together a select group of knowledgeable researchers, policy analysts, experts and/or practitioners to advance collective understanding of a specific theme aligned to the strategic objective. Each learning intervention is unique with respect to the format used and the group of participants.

Source of data Register 3: Innovation for inclusive development learning interventions

The following documentation will be required for a valid registration: • Signed learning intervention report for each learning intervention compiled by the

organiser (implementing agency or DSI)• Internal departmental approval of the learning intervention report


A = B + C + D + E + F + GA = total number of learning interventions registeredB = seminars C = lecturesD = learning forumsE = Policy dialoguesF = WorkshopsG = Other

Means of verification Learning interventions registered during the applicable reporting period.

Assumption Total number of learning interventions by type, that is, workshop, seminar policy round table discussion, etc.






In districts and metros where DSI has an STI footprint



Desired performance Higher performance desirable – 4 learning (seminars/policy round tables) hosted.

Indicator responsibility Chief Director: Innovation for Inclusive Development Deputy Director-General: Socio-economic Innovation Partnerships

P5 –

TIDS


Indicator title 4

Number of high-level research students (honours, master’s and doctoral students) fully funded or co-funded in designated niche areas (advanced manufacturing, aerospace, chemicals, mining, advanced metals, ICTs, the Industry Innovation Programme – incl. SIF and the green economy).

Definition High-level human capital refers to students who are enrolled at universities or universities of technology for an honours, master’s or doctoral qualification.

Co-funded is where the Department pays only a portion of the student’s fees.

The niche areas identified to support industrial development include the advanced manufacturing, aerospace, chemicals, mining, advanced metals, ICTs, selected Sector Innovation Funds, the green economy, and selected CSIR Industry Development Centres.

Source of data Register 6: Industrial development student beneficiaries and

Register 4: Green economy student beneficiaries

Registration of student beneficiaries will take place in quarter 1 and quarter 4. For a valid registration, the following documentation will be used:• Annual registration letter from the university where the student is registered• A letter from the implementation agent confirming the students that are being funded

through a sign contract with the DSI. The letter will include a schedule providing additional core profile information of the students (name, ID number, race, gender)

The register will include additional profile information that is required for management and analytical purposes. The proof of registration should contain the letterhead and stamp of the tertiary education institution. The proof of registration will be accepted as valid for a specific calendar year, which implies that it covers two DSI financial years. As an example, DSI can count the student as being funded in Q4, and also in Q1 to Q3 (of the next financial year) with the same proof or evidence.


The sum of students on the beneficiary register disaggregated by individual contract

For Register 4, students are calculated as follows:

A = B + C + DA = the total number of students funded or co-fundedB = honours, master’s and doctoral students (funded water initiatives)C = honours, master’s and doctoral students (funded waste initiatives)D = honours, master’s and doctoral students (Paper Manufacturers Association of South Africa (PAMSA) and Sugar Milling Research Institute (SMRI) sector innovation funds (SIFs)

Means of verification Schedule from implementing agent

Assumption The contract between the DSI and the implementing agency will include the sum of students on the disaggregated beneficiary register on individual contract.


Target for women: Yes

Target for youth: The nature of the KPI is such that most of the students will fall into youth category

Target for people with disabilities: Yes


All nine provinces are targeted.

P5 –

TIDS


Calculation type Non-cumulativeA = B + C + D + E + F + GWhere A = The total number of students funded or co-fundedB = honours, master’s and doctoral students (funded water initiatives)C = honours, master’s and doctoral students (funded waste initiatives)D = honours, master’s and doctoral students (funded Ecological Infrastructure initiatives)E = honours, master’s and doctoral students (PAMSA and SMRI SIFs) F = honours, master’s and doctoral students (Biorefinery Industry Development Centre) G = honours, master’s and doctoral students (other)


Desired performance Higher performance desirable – 392 high-level research students (of which 57 at PhD level) fully funded or co-funded in designated niche areas (advanced manufacturing, aerospace, chemicals, mining, advanced metals, ICTs, the Industry Innovation Programme – incl. SIF, and green economy).

Indicator responsibility Chief Director: Technology Localisation, Beneficiation and Advanced ManufacturingChief Director: Sector Innovation and Green Economy Deputy Director-General: Socio-economic Innovation Partnership

P5 –

TIDS


Indicator title 5Number of knowledge and innovation products added to the industrial development and green economy IP portfolios through fully funded or co-funded research initiatives.

Definition Number: the number of knowledge or innovation products.

Knowledge or innovation product: the output (discrete intermediate steps or final) of knowledge or innovation (process, market, product or improved service delivery) that is quantifiable (e.g. invention disclosure, patent, prototype, technology (transfer) package, technology demonstrator, etc.). It should be noted that different technologies/processes have slightly different phases or designated conventions/names.

Intellectual property (IP) portfolio: The collection of IP products funded/co-funded by the Department. The IP products may be related or unrelated to the progress of maturing one specific technology.

Funded: Reflects where DSI is funding or co-funding a specific research/technology initiative. An initiative does not need to be 100% DSI-funded to be eligible to be counted.

Source of data Register 8: Register of industrial development knowledge and innovation products

Register 5: Register of green economy knowledge and innovation products

The following documentation will be required for a valid registration

• A signed declaration from an implementation agency of a potential qualifying knowledge or innovation product. The declaration will provide essential information, including type of product, registration number (if applicable) and appropriate supporting information

• A signed confirmation by a registrar (currently Chief Director: Technology Localisation, Beneficiation and Advanced Manufacturing for Register 8 and D: Environmental Services and Technologies for Register 5) that the knowledge or innovation product met the required qualifying criteria and can be registered


Total number of registrations during the applicable reporting period disaggregated by funded initiative

For Register 5:A = B + C + D + E

A = total number of registrations of knowledge and innovation products

B = Registrations (funded water initiatives)C = Registrations (funded waste initiatives)D = Registrations (SMRI and PAMSA SIFs)E = Registrations (Biorefinery Industry Development Facility)

For Register 8:The Industry Innovation Partnership (IIP) fund formally includes the Sector Innovation Fund (SIF) and other funds, and instruments funded under the IIP can be counted. The SIF also includes funding via the various areas of the Industry Innovation Programme (IIP) and they can therefore also be counted.

Number: refers to the number of instruments (e.g. programmes) and not the individual beneficiaries.

P5 –

TIDS



The following instruments currently qualify to be counted:

1. Technology Stations Programme, incorporating the Institutes of Advanced Tooling, consisting of 18 entities, but counts as one funding instrument

2. Centres of competence (titanium and any other) count as one3. Incubators (there is one for ICT)4. Technology Development Grant scheme 5. Sector-wide technology assistance packages6. Firm-level technology assistance packages 7. Science, Engineering and Technology Industry Internship Programme8. Collaborative R&D networks (e.g. the Collaborative Carbon Fibre RDI Programme)

where the R&D agenda is almost exclusively defined by industry. This also includes the Sector Innovation Funds, where the R&D agenda is defined by the respective industry association/body, representing the R&D needs of the respective sector.

9. R&D networks led by science councils and/or universities, where the R&D agenda is determined primarily from the R&D stakeholders. This includes R&D programmes aimed at unlocking new opportunities based on local knowledge and/or IP.

Instrument: a defined support mechanism, as described above.

The indicator (funding instrument) will be formally referred to in a contract and be described by supporting, internal DSI document defining the objective, procedures, scope and evaluation parameters.

Means of verification Excel spreadsheet.

Assumption The IP declaration from implementation agency meet the criteria of the TIDs






n/a


Reporting cycle 2021/22 (Quarterly:Q1, Q2, Q3, Q4)

Desired performance Higher performance desirable – 60 industrially relevant knowledge and innovation products (patents, prototypes, technology demonstrators or technology transfer packages) added to the industrial development and green economy IP portfolio.

Indicator responsibility Chief Director: Technology Localisation, Beneficiation and Advanced ManufacturingChief Director: Sector Innovation and Green EconomyDeputy Director-General: Socio-economic Innovation Partnership

P5 –

TIDS


Indicator title 6

Number of instruments funded in support of increased localisation, competitiveness and R&D-led industry development in aerospace, advanced manufacturing, chemicals, mining, advanced metals, and ICTs, Industry Innovation Programme and the sector innovation fund.

Definition Number: The number of instruments (e.g. programmes) and not the individual beneficiaries.

Instrument: A formally established (by contract) entity (also virtual) that is used in support of R&D-led industry development.

R&D-led industry development: This includes R&D performed in the defined areas of aerospace; advanced manufacturing; mining; minerals beneficiation; chemical related industries, ICTs and sector innovation funds.

Funded: Reflects where DSI is funding, or co-funding a specific instrument. An instrument does not need to be 100% funded to be legible to be considered as an instrument funded by DSI.

Source of data Register 9: Innovation support instruments

Registration or re-registration will happen annually. The following documentation is required for a valid registration

• Annual workplan• Internal DSI submission or signed contract.


The sum of support instruments registered or re-registered

Means of verification Summary information captured and archived on PIMS

Assumption The information provided on the contracts or workplan meet the TID requirements






n/a


Reporting cycle 2021/22 (Biannually:Q1 and Q4)

Desired performance Higher performance desirable – 5 instruments funded in support of increased localisation, competitiveness and R&D-led industry development.

Indicator responsibility Chief Director: Technology Localisation, Beneficiation and Advanced Manufacturing.Deputy Director-General: Socio-economic Innovation Partnership.

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TIDS


Indicator title 7Number of innovation-support interventions funded or co-funded that strengthen provincial or rural innovation systems.

Definition An intervention includes analytical, planning and coordination support as well as catalytic activities that enhance provincial or local innovation.

Provincial and rural and production system = the system of innovation at provincial, regional, local levels, including those linked to rural and the informal economic activities.

Analytical, planning and coordination support – means any form of study or strategy development that can assist provincial and local governments with their planning, decision making and implementation of innovation programmes. Also includes funding for innovations forums and capacity building.

Catalytic interventions are DSI supported initiatives or projects that help stimulate the growth of existing innovation initiatives, or enable the development of innovation enabling ecosystems.

Source of data Register 14: Provincial and rural innovation interventions

The following documentation is required for a valid registration or re-registration of a provincial or rural innovation-support intervention funded by the DSI:

• Annual workplan (a workplan can make provision for more than one innovation-support intervention)

• Submission requesting formal approval of the workplan and registration of qualifying interventions

An optional document for a registration is a signed contract with an implementation agent. A single contract may enable more than one registration. Registrations will be re-validated after the end of the performance year to remove interventions which may not have been implemented. Revalidation will be based on an annual progress report.


A = B + CA = total number of innovation-support interventions funded or co-fundedB = interventions supported under the Directorate: Sector and Local InnovationC = interventions under the Directorate: Sustainable Livelihoods

Means of verification Pre-defined Excel spreadsheet pivot-table

Assumption The information gathered and generated quarterly on innovation-support interventions is registered






The DSI has spatial footprint in most 44 Districts and 8 Metropolitan Municipalities and intend to expand in line with the District Development Model and 2020/21 Presidential nodes.



Desired performance Higher performance desirable – 14 innovation-support interventions funded or cofounded that strengthen provincial or rural innovation systems.

Indicator responsibility Chief Director: Innovation for Inclusive DevelopmentChief Director: Sector Innovation and Green EconomyDeputy Director-General: Socio-economic Innovation Partnerships

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TIDS


Indicator title 8Number of statistical reports and policy briefs approved by Exco for publication and /or submitted to Cabinet and/or disseminated to policy audience.

Definition Count the number of statistical reports and policy briefs produced.

A policy briefing refers to a communication tool produced by policy analysts, in the form of either a Cabinet memorandum or evidence-based report or strategy which serves as an impetus for action for the policy audience such as Cabinet, Parliament and Portfolio Committee, the Minister of Science and Technology, provincial government, or another Minister of government department. The briefing or report may also be used to support broader advocacy initiatives targeting a wide but knowledgeable audience, e.g. the Economic Sectors, Investment, Employment and Infrastructure Development Cluster, decision-makers, researchers, and administrators.

Source of data • Copy of the statistical report or policy brief that is approved by Exco for publishing and/ or submission to Cabinet and or relevant decision-making authority.


Total number of reports and policy briefs during the reporting period by the end of a financial year or reporting period.

Means of verification The following documentation will enable a valid registration:• Register 11: Register on statistical reports and policy briefs• Extract of the minutes from the Exco meeting approving publication and/ or

submission to Cabinet or relevant decision-making authority.

Assumption Statistical reports or policy briefs are registered during the applicable reporting period.






None

Calculation type Cumulative - Numeric count


Desired performance Higher performance desirable – 6 statistical reports and policy briefs approved by Exco for publication and/or submitted to Cabinet and/or disseminated to policy audience.

Indicator responsibility Chief Director: Science and Technology InvestmentsDeputy Director-General: Socio-economic Innovation Partnership

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TIDS


Indicator title 9Turnaround time in providing preapproval decisions on applications for the R&D tax incentive.

Definition Turnaround time refers to the number of days from date of receipt of application to the date of providing preapproval decisions on applications for the R&D tax incentive.

An efficiency objective, measured at aggregated (total applications for period x) level, is to reduce the average number of days of turnaround compared to previous periods.

Source of data Register 12: R&D applications management database

Important note – section 11D (17) provides for the confidentiality of applicants. Access to the R&D applications management database will need to be limited and guided by a signed oath of secrecy


% of applications that receive a decision within 90 days (in the reporting period). Number of days exclude weekends, holidays and the days when DSI awaits additional information from applying companies.

Means of verification R&D tax incentives applications management

Assumption The accurate information will be gathered and generated when applications are received and/or finalised.






n/a



Desired performance Higher performance desirable – Preapproval decisions provided within 90 days from date of receipt on 80% of applications for the R&D tax incentive received between 01 January 2021 and 31 December 2021

Indicator responsibility Chief Director: Science and Technology InvestmentDeputy Director-General: Socio-economic Innovation Partnerships

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TIDS


Indicator title 10Number of Strategic and Technical engagements with CSIR and HSRC to ensure alignment with national priorities.

Definition Strategic oversight of CSIR and HSRC.

Source of data Register of bilateral executive meetings (Strategic and Technical).


• Number of Strategic Executive Bilateral (HSRC).• Number of Technical Bilateral (HSRC).• Number of Strategic Executive Bilateral (CSIR).• Number of Technical Bilateral (CSIR).

Means of verification Technical Bilaterals – Signed minutes of meetings.

Strategic Executive Bilaterals – Signed minutes from the Secretariat

Assumption Executive bilaterals at executive and technical levels is the foundation through which information is shared, critical requirements identified by the Minister, the Portfolio Committee and government more broadly are processed and where alignment of the work of the CSIR and HSRC to national priorities is achieved. Executive bilaterals are complemented by formal communication, reviews and feedback of plans and quarterly reports.






n/a



Desired performance Higher performance desirable – Planned bilateral executive meetings with each entity (HSRC and CSIR) happened at least four times annually, to ensure division between strategic and technical executive bilaterals as well as planned cycle meetings are aligned to planning and budgeting cycles.

Indicator responsibility Deputy Director-General: Socio-economic Innovation Partnerships

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LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS

APP Annual Performance Plan

AU African Union

BBBEE broad-based black economic empowerment

CSIR Council for Scientific and Industrial Research

CHPC Centre for High Performance Computing

CREST Centre for Research, on Evaluation, Science and Technology

DAFF Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries

DHET Department of Higher Education and Training

DSI Department of Science and Innovation

Exco Executive Committee of the DSI

Gbps gigabits per second

HCD human capital development

HySA Hydrogen South Africa

ICT information and communication technology

IKS indigenous knowledge systems

IP intellectual property

IPAP Industrial Policy Action Plan

IPR Act Intellectual Property Rights from Publicly Funded Research and Development Act

ISI Institute for Scientific Information

Mbps megabytes per second

MTEF Medium-Term Expenditure Framework

MTSF Medium-Term Strategic Framework

NACI National Advisory Council on Innovation

NDP National Development Plan

nGAP new Generation of Academics Programme

NICIS National Integrated Cyberinfrastructure Systems

NIPMO National Intellectual Property Management Office

NRDS National Research and Development Strategy

NRF National Research Foundation

NSI national system of innovation

OTT office of technology transfer

PYEI Presidential Youth Employment Initiative

R&D research and development

RDI research, development and innovation

RISDP Regional Indicative Strategic Development Plan

S&T science and technology

SADC Southern African Development Community

SANReN South African National Research Network

SANSA South African National Space Agency

SARIR South African Research Infrastructure Roadmap

SETI science, engineering, technology and innovation

SIF Sector Innovation Fund

SKA Square Kilometre Array

SMME small, medium or micro-enterprise

STEMI science, technology, engineering, mathematics and innovation


STI science, technology and innovation

TIA Technology Innovation Agency

TVET technical and vocational education and training

TYIP Ten-Year Innovation Plan

WACS West African Cable System

WIPO World Intellectual Property Organization


Notes


Notes

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RP92/2021ISBN: 978-0-621-49249-8

Documents

Annual Performance Plan 2021/2022