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NATIONAL RESEARCH FOUNDATIONNATIONAL RESEARCH FOUNDATIONPretoria, South AfricaPretoria, South Africa
Leveraging Government Agency Support Leveraging Government Agency Support for Innovation and Technologyfor Innovation and Technology
3rd SATN International ConferenceAndrew M Kaniki PhD
30 September 2010
Towards a Knowledge Towards a Knowledge Economy Economy
Source: DA King, Nature 430 (2004) 311 (15 July 2004)
Sustainable wealthSustainable wealth
Drivers of Economic Drivers of Economic CompetitivenessCompetitiveness
• Drivers of competitiveness:– Investing in human beings is the best way to enhance productive
capacities – profits and efficiencies (Riane Esler 2007 – The real wealth of nations)
• Economic studies indicate that even before the IT revolution as much as 85% of measured US growth per capita was due to technological change (US National Academy of Science)
1. Human Capital2. Technological change (Knowledge production, Innovation: US study on
Productivity Growth)
NRF TIA SANERI IDC MRC WRC DBSA
National Facilities of
NRFUniversities SABS Mintek MRC ARC
WeatherServices
BusinessEnterprises
Etc.
AISA
HSRC
CSIR
CGS
NECSA
MCM
SANBI
Level 1: High-level policy
The Presidency – National Planning Commission and Monitoring and EvaluationAdvisory: HRD Council, CHE, NACI, ASSAf
Level 2: Ministry
DST DHET/ DBE
The dti DME DoH DWEA DAFFNational Treasury
Other Departs
Level 3: Agency
Level 4: Research and Innovation Performers
Institutions of the National Institutions of the National System of Innovation in System of Innovation in South AfricaSouth Africa
TIATIA
Innovation System Value Innovation System Value ChainChain
National R&D Strategy AND National R&D Strategy AND 10yr Innovation Plan -DST Grand 10yr Innovation Plan -DST Grand ChallengesChallenges
Science missions (R&D Strategy (2002): Astronomy, Human paleontology, Biodiversity, Antarctic and Southern Oceans, and Indigenous Knowledge Systems.
DST Corporate StrategyDST Corporate Strategy
• The Corporate Strategy aligns the Medium-Term Strategic Framework (MTSF), the Ten Year Innovation Plan (2007), and the National Research and Development Strategy (2002):– importance of technology innovation in speeding up economic
growth, and creation of decent work and sustainable livelihoods;– build on the current range of strategies and support programmes
already supporting innovation in firms, and research and development (R&D) in the private and public sectors with emphasis on biotechnology and pharmaceuticals, space science and technology, energy security and other opportunities presented by climate change; and
– SA’s contribution in international cooperation to an improved South Africa, Africa and the world.
Alignment with the Alignment with the National R&D Strategy National R&D Strategy
• Areas where SA has geographic advantage– Astronomy– Palaeontology– Marine Biology– Antarctic research– Indigenous knowledge systems (knowledge advantage)
• Key technology missions– Advanced manufacturing– Biotechnology,– ICT and poverty alleviation,– Nanotechnology.
• Grand challenges (Innovation plan)
Promote and support research
throughfunding, human resource development and the provision of the necessary research facilities
in order tofacilitate the creation of knowledge, innovation and development in all fields of science and technology, including indigenous knowledge
and thereby tocontribute to the improvement of the quality of life of all the people of the Republic
NRF Mandate - NRF ActNRF Mandate - NRF Act
• Competitive funding
• Healthy balance: strategy-driven vs. demand-pull
• Merit-based and rigorous peer review
• The Ph.D. as a driver
• Cross-fertilisation of talent within NSI (NRF, others)
• Effective, goal oriented resource allocation
• Fairness, transparency, accountability
• Transformation and excellence
– Will be monitored and rewarded
NRF Investment NRF Investment PrinciplesPrinciples
Seven Investment Seven Investment AreasAreas
Broad Investment Areas% of 2009/10
budget
Established researchers 18%
Human Capital Development and unrated researchers 23%
Strategic knowledge fields 23%
Strategic Platforms (Including research at the National Research Facilities) 11%
International initiatives 11%
Applied Research & Innovation 14%
Community Engagement Research 0.2%
TOTAL 100%
NRF Investment Patterns NRF Investment Patterns (2005 – 2009) Expenditure(2005 – 2009) Expenditure
RISA GRANT EXPENDITURE
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200,000
400,000
600,000
800,000
1,000,000
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Year
R'0
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Ring-fenced
Core
Mapping of Strategic Mapping of Strategic GoalsGoals
10 Year Innovation Plan’s Strategic Goals NRF’s Strategic Goals
Develop South Africa’s knowledge-generation capacity
Promote internationally competitive research as basis for a knowledge
economy
Position South Africa as a strategic international research, development and innovation (RDI) partner and destination
Position NRF as a world-class evaluation and grant-making agency
Develop appropriate human capital for RDI Grow a representative science and technology workforce in South Africa
Build world-class RDI infrastructure Provide cutting-edge research, technology and innovation platforms
Develop the innovation capacity of the science system and thereby contribute to
socio-economic development
Contribute to a vibrant national system of innovation.
South Africa as a Science Destination – beyond 2010[Knowledge economy, human capital, infrastructure, science tourism, etc.]
Current Investment in Current Investment in NRF’s Strategic Goals NRF’s Strategic Goals (%)(%)
NRF Strategic goals (Vision 2015)
43.80
16.27
2.79 6.03
31.12
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25.00
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Internationallycompetitive
science,technology and
innovationsystems
Representatioveresearch and
technialworkforce
World-classscience
benchmarkingand grantsystems
Leading edgeresearch,
technology andinnovationplatforms
Vibrant nationalscience system
Perc
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NRF investment
Current NRF Investment Current NRF Investment in DST Grand Challenges in DST Grand Challenges
DST strategic goals
17.06
35.19
14.44
0.64
4.71
0.82 0.582.41
8.51 8.45
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10.00
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NRF Investment
NRF Funding BaseNRF Funding Base
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2,000
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2007/08 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11 2011/12 2012/13 2013/14 2014/15
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R 1961589
R 2278052 R 2201485
Relationship between Vision, Relationship between Vision, Mission and Strategic Mission and Strategic ImperativesImperatives
NRF Core Competencies NRF Core Competencies
across Business Unitsacross Business Units
Science advancement expertise
State-of-the-art research platforms
Research capacity
Science and technology management expertise
Strategic knowledge management and information systems
Capacity to catalyse local and international science cooperation networks and partnerships
RISARISA SAASTASAASTA FACILITIESFACILITIES
Science advancement expertise and platforms
State-of-the-art research platforms
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Grant making and management systems
Research evaluation systems
RISA OrganogramRISA OrganogramVP and MD RISA
(Dr Gansen Pillay) Personal Assistant (Ms Bronwen Cloete)
ED: GrantManagementSystems &
Administration(GMSA)
(Dr Bernard Nthambeleni)
ED: Human & Institutional
Capacity Development
(HICD)(Dr Romilla Maharaj)
ED: Knowledge Management & Evaluation
(KME)(Dr Daisy Selematsela)
ED: AppliedResearch &Innovation
(ARI) (Dr Tally Palmer)
Man: Monitoring
and Evaluation
Services(Ms Joyce Olivier)
Man: Information
Resources & Services
(Mr Heinrich Spingies) Prog Dir: Human Cap Development (Interns,
Pre + postd, free)(Dr Thandi Mgwebi)
Prog Dir: PhD project(Dr Carol Nonkwelo)
Grants Dir: StratKnowledge Fields
(Mr Lebusa Monyooe)
Grants Dir: Cap &Strat Platforms
(Ms Anthipi Pouris)Prog Dir:
THRIP(Mr Zolani Dyosi)
Prog Dir: Rated and Unrated Res.
(Dr Linda Mtwisha)
Prog Dir: Strategic Platforms
(Facilities & Infrastructure)(Ms Rakeshnie Ramoutar)
Grants Dir: Scholar-ships & Fellowships(Ms Yolanda Davids)
Prog Dir: HCD-RDI
(SANHARP, (Mr Gcobane Quvile)
Grants Dir:SARCHI & CoE
(Mr Sibongile Sowazi)
Prog Dir: InstitutionalCapacity Dev. (RNAs)
+TTK(Dr Claire Botha)
Finance (Ms Rentia Hamilton)
ED: Knowledge FieldsDevelopment
(KFD)(Dr Andrew Kaniki)
Prog Dir: Strategic
Initiatives A(vacant)
Prog Dir: Strategic
Initiatives B(Ms Candice Steele)
Prog Dir: Centres
of Excellence(Vacant)
ED: International Relations and Cooperation
(IRC) (Mr Robert Kriger)
Prog Dir: ISL
(Ms Siphokazi Ndudane)
Prog Dir: STAF
(Ms Ethel Masihleho)
Grants Dir:Int. Res. Grants
(Mr Raven Jimmy)
ED: South African Agency for Science and Technology Advancement (SAASTA)(Ms Beverley Damonse)
Applied Research & Applied Research & Innovation: Innovation: three key goals, one three key goals, one premisepremiseWHAT ?• move applied research outcomes through the innovation
value chain towards commercialisation(THRIP & SANHARP);
• support applied research that informs the policy, legislation and implementation that underpins societal well-being – values (AKILI, THRIP & SANHARP)
HOW ? • broker relationships & processes that invigorate the
applied research and practice community
WHY? • the planet comprises social-ecological systems that are
complex and adaptive – we need to engage with complexity to solve societal problems
Planning commission
DST
dti
Environment & Water
Agriculture Forestry & Fisheries
Para-statals…..
Provincial & local government
How does ARI work? How does ARI work?
NRF
Industry /Sector
Students Researchers
relationship clients
innovation broker
SANHARPSANHARP
• The South African Nuclear Human Asset & Research Programme
• Vision: – Industrial and technological leadership to secure
alternative energy resources for the future through the development of a globally competitive infrastructure for the peaceful utilisation of nuclear energy and technology.
Akili Akili Research ProgammeResearch Progamme
• Accelerate societal uptake of innovation to benefit human well-being
• Government Medium Term Strategy Framework includes focus on– Rural development– Sustainable use of natural resources– Poverty relief
• DST Grand Challenges
Thuthuka is a partnership programme, implemented in collaboration with publicly funded South African research institutions and Universities and funded by the NRF parliamentary core grant as an intervention targeting redress and increased access to research funding opportunities.
Thuthuka ProgrammeThuthuka Programme
Revised Thuthuka ProgrammeRevised Thuthuka Programme
• Support researchers from designated groups in their pursuit to attain a formal post graduate qualification or an NRF rating;
• Improve the research capacity of researchers from designated groups;
• Foster a culture of research excellence and to aid in the development and expansion of the national knowledge-based economy; and
• Effect a transformation in the demographic composition of the established researcher community with respect to gender, race and persons with disabilities.
Thuthuka Grant Funding per Thuthuka Grant Funding per InstitutionInstitution
R 321,400.00
R 549,000.00
R 938,390.00
R 1,150,015.00
R 1,614,258.00
R 2,270,945.65
R 2,680,078.00
R 2,976,475.00
R 3,281,159.15
R 3,741,222.57
R 4,169,328.00
R 5,069,868.00
R 5,910,722.38
R 6,291,629.00
R 7,775,577.31
R 9,106,541.08
R 10,508,465.62
R 13,249,882.00
R 14,918,285.68
R 14,944,716.21
R 7,382,695.89
R 23,112,128.80
R 19,911,350.00
MUT
UNIZULU
VUT
WSUTS
UFH
RU
UNIVEN
CUT
UWC
TUT
UL
CPUT
NMMU
UNISA
UP
DUT
UJ
UFS
UCT
NWU
WITS
US
UKZN
Brain Drain vs Brain Drain vs Brain CirculationBrain Circulation
• Part of the global knowledge economy • Acceptance – if you depend on the global talent pool you
are likely to contribute to it• Balance talent retention, gains and losses• African high-end skills set approx. 4% of population • Some 40% of emigrants have high end skills
5 DST/NRF Interventions:– Incentive funding for rated researchers – SARCHI– CoE– SA PhD project – Provision of world-class research infrastructure
• Target: 210 Chairs by 2010
• 30% International appointments (target 66%)
• Aligned with
- R&D strategy (Science missions; Areas of Geographic Advantage)
- DST ten year Innovation plan (Grand challenges)
South African Research South African Research Chairs Initiative Chairs Initiative [SARChI][SARChI]
Number of awarded p/a
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Operating 2 32 69 69 82/79
21 51 0 10 8*
*5 SKA and 3 Research and Development Chairs (2 South African Numeracy and Literacy Chairs and 1 FirstRand Foundation South African Maths Education Chair and Anglo Chairs?)
Centres of Excellence Centres of Excellence (CoEs) (CoEs) • Biomedical TB Research: New tools for the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of
tuberculosis (WITS, Stellenbosch)
• Birds as Keys to Biodiversity Conservation [P Fitz Institute]: Understanding and maintaining biodiversity using birds as indicators (UCT)
• Invasion Biology: Biodiversity consequences of biological invasions (Stellenbosch)
• Tree Health Biotechnology [FABI]: Understanding and combating diseases of South Africa’s indigenous trees (Pretoria)
• Catalysis: Innovation in catalysis as a key process in the chemical and manufacturing sector (UCT)
• Strong Materials: Understand and improve properties of advanced strong materials to increase efficiency and reduce cost (WITS)
• Epidemiological Modelling and Analysis [SACEMA]: Mathematical Modelling to understand, predict and combat diseases (STIAS)
• Applied Centre for Climate and Earth System Science (ACCESS): Modelling approaches to better understand coupled Southern Oceans, Atmospheric and Earth systems (CSIR/UCT)
New NRF Programmes New NRF Programmes
To grow disciplinary strengths
(i) Incentives for Rated Researchers (ratings are discipline based)
(ii) Blue Skies
(iii) Collaborative Research at National Facilities
(iv) Research into Community Engagement
(v) Competitive Support for Unrated Researchers
(vi) Competitive Support for Rated Researchers
SAIABSAAO
SAEONHMO
HartRAO (SKA)
The National Research The National Research FacilitiesFacilities
iThemba Labs
What is a National What is a National Facility?Facility?
“A National Facility is centered on substantial
instrumentation, equipment or skills base and is established
to satisfy an identified national social, economic or
technological need and which, because of expertise and
capabilities, is justified on the basis of shared research
and/or service use by external organisations.”
Review of the National Facilities DACST - 1997
World-Class InfrastructureWorld-Class Infrastructure
Strategic use of the NFs for Strategic use of the NFs for advancing R&D within the advancing R&D within the NSINSI
Placing the National Facilities (NFs) in context
Ensuring the NFs are an extension of universities and Science Councils
The role of NFs in HICD
NFs as an adjunct to CoEs
The role of IRC within the NFs
NFs: A fertile space for applied research and innovation
NFs as a hub for knowledge creation
SAASTA within the NFs
Critical Questions to be Critical Questions to be answeredanswered
Issues that may have an impact on the way funding agencies interact with Universities of Technology:
• Role and relationships of TIA with Institutions / NRF with TIA
• Different roles of Universities of Technology in different environments
• Outcome of differentiation debate
• Format and objectives of SARChI
• Changing nature of CoE’s / CoC’s
– To be refined [expectations, designation, etc]
Enkosi, Thank you, Re a leboga, Enkosi, Thank you, Re a leboga, Siyabonga, DankieSiyabonga, Dankie