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DST Recent policy developments
Dr. Phil MjwaraDirector – General:
Department of Science and Technology
Presented to the SATN 1 October 2010
Contents
• Introduction
• Recent Policy Developments
• Illustration of the implementation of the 10 year innovation plan
– The Advanced Manufacturring – The Global Change Grand Challenge
• Conclusion
The Policy trajectory since 1994
OECD Reviewof SA NSI
OECD Reviewof SA NSI
NSI SWOTBenchmarked
NR&D Strategy S&T missions
NR&D Strategy S&T missions
Public S&T missions, HCD…Biotechnology, ICTAdvanced manufacturingAstronomyPoverty Alleviation, etc.
Quality of lifeWealth creation
10Yr InnovationPlan
10Yr InnovationPlan
Knowledge-based economyGrand challengesHuman capital development, etc.
ST&I investment plan based on strategic priorities
S&T WhitePaper
S&T WhitePaper
1996 2002 ‘04 2007‘06‘05
Developing the NSI
Creationof DST
Creationof DST
Separation from DAC
Defining role of DST
StrategicFramework
StrategicFramework
Strategicmapping
Strategicmapping
Science and Technology missions
• Based on geographic advantage– Astronomy– Human Palaeontology– Biodiversity– Antarctic research
• Key technology platforms– Advanced manufacturing– Biotechnology, ICT, poverty alleviation
• Leveraging resource-based industries– Developing new knowledge-based industries
R&D StrategyR&D Strategy
Human Capital and Geographic Advantage
•Seven Centres of Excellence
•South African Research Chairs Programme
•Prestigious Post-Doctoral Fellowships
•Rebuilding Antarctic Research
•Equipment programmes
The Knowledge Economy
The Four Pillars of the Knowledge Economy
Towards a Knowledge-Based Economy
• Knowledge is the basic form of capital for Innovation (Knowledge generation, accumulation and exploitation)
• Economic growth is driven by Innovation
• Key driver for Innovation is “high-end” human capital: PhD
Global Knowledge Economy Indices (KEI)
Source: World Bank Institute (2004)
Path towards a knowledge-based economy
•Stages of industrial and economic development
Enablers
Farmer to pharma
Human & social Dynamics
Climate change
EnergySpace science
Technology development and innovation
Human capital - Centres of excellence, South African research chairs initiative, professional development
programme, etc.
Cross- cutting enablers
Grand challenges
Knowledge infrastructure – Science councils, state-owned enterprises, global projects
Ten year innovation plan
• Investment plan based on strategic priorities
International relations and technology transfer strategies
5.3. The Five Grand Challenges (TYIP)
Farmer to Pharma value chain to strengthen the bio-economy;• SA one of the top three emerging economies in the global pharmaceutical
industry- building on SA indigenous knowledge & biodiversity• Strengthening of the bio-economy over the next decade.Space S&T;• Deploy satellite for scientific, security & specialised services for the
government• National Space Agency (NSA) necessary to foster and promote all space
related activitiesEnergy security;• Diversified and equitable supply of clean and sustainable energy• 25% share of global hydrogen and fuel cell catalysis marketGlobal-change science (climate change)• A world leader in climate science & response to climate changeHuman and Social Dynamics • Meet 2014 Millennium development goals to halve poverty.
Innovation Chasm
TIA
Recent policy developments
• The establishment of the Technology Innovation Agency
• Intellectual Property initiatives• Establishment of the South African National
Space Agency • Sectoral initiatives• Increasing focus towards provincial innovation
systems• The implementation of the 10 year innovation
plan
Recent policy developments (cont.)
• Innovation Building blocks for socio-economic development Technology
• Innovation Agency (TIA) will,– Address innovation chasm and facilitate the exploration of
basic research outputs for socio-economic development.
– address the fragmentation of funding instruments that is currently evident in the NSI
– support the development of technology-based enterprises for both public and private.
– Will stimulate investment (venture capital, foreign direct investment, etc.)
“Intermediate VC” “Classic VC”
Private Equity
“Early
Stage”
Bridging the “Chasm”
PPP’s
Basic Research Applied Research Tech Development Manufacturing
Innovation Chain
IP V
alu
e
Science CouncilsUniversities
Industry
Per
form
ers
TIA Support
Recent policy developments (cont.)
• Intellectual Property (IP) for Publicly Financed Institutions – Bill signed – National Intellectual Property management
Office (NIPMO)– Offices of Technology Transfer (OTT’s)– Course for managers on Innovation
Management– Technology Nursery
• Centres of Competence (CoCs)
Recent policy developments (cont.)
• The implementation of number of sector development programmes in the areas of agriculture, mineral processing, forestry, fisheries, agroprocessing and mining as well as cross cutting area of water. – Technology interventions that can play major role in sustaining or
growing important labour intensive sectors of the economy. For example, the post-harvest innovation programme to support SA fresh fruits exports.
– To sharpen the focus of the Advanced Manufacturing Technology Strategy in light of current economic crisis and long-term growth opportunities
– Technology Localization Plan
– Creation of new long-term innovative industries-for instance, the titanium industry is being developed.
Competency centre
CompetenceCompetence
Capabilities (in Science Councils, Universities and Private Sector)
TechnologyPlatforms
Potentialproducts
Capability gap
Titanium Centre of CompetenceSA
Ti Industry
Supplier Development
Market Development
Industrialisation & Commercialisation
PrimaryTitanium Metal
Production
CSIRMintek
UP, NecsaThermtron
InvestmentCasting
of Titanium
CSIRUCTUS
Boeing
R&D Platforms
Joiningof Titanium
NMMU NLC
CPUT
Powder BasedProcessing of
Titanium
CSIRNIMS (Japan)
ULIM, WITS, SUMintek, CUT, NLC
Technology DevelopmentMachiningof Titanium
USUJ
UCTCSIR
Formingof Titanium
(Later)
Simulation and Modelling:ULim(Ab Initio), CSIR(FEM, ProCast, Ab Initio), UCT(FEM, Proc. Mod.), CPUT(Weld Sim), UKZN
Laboratories & R&D Facilities: CSIR, UCT, UP, US, NMMU, CUT, Mintek, Necsa, NLC
Physical Metallurgy of Titanium: UP, UCT, UKZN
AdditiveManufacturing
of Titanium
CUTNLC
Aerosud
Co-investments with Industry
Implementation of the DST’s Hydrogen and Fuel Cell IITechnologies RDI Strategy (HySA): PetroSA has invested R10 million for the construction of
HySA laboratory for HySA Systems Integration; Forma-tech (German fuel membrane producer) has signed a
technology transfer agreement and invested R300 thousand into HySA Systems Integration;
Tripartite Partnership between DST, Anglo Platinum and Johnson Matthey for fuel cell development-
Anglo Platinum has launched a R100 million Development Fund to promote commercialisation of Platinum Group Metal technologies in South Africa,
Anglo Platinum has invested $5 million for design, manufacture and assembly of fuel cells (DST to match).
Indigenous Medicinal Plants
• Support Community BIO-PROSPECTING of Scientifically-proven plants.– Pilot Grow-Out Protocols (with technology partner institutions)
• Validate whether cultivated exhibit target molecules (chemo-type)• Develop Grow-Out Models for Roll-Out
– Lippia Javanica, African ginger, Pelargonium Sidoides, Sutherlandia plantations• 2009/10 these sites are being expanded
– Grow-Outs (Demonstration) in support of F2Ph• Support grow-out trials of “Early Leads” and provide feed-stock
(input/supply) for R&D & manufacturing.• More than 10 herbs under trials, with uptake agreements (CSIR, UP)• In 2009/10 the number of early leads trial grow-out are being expanded
– Establish Community-Based Manufacturing SMME’s• Light manufacture (primary processing) – extraction, chipping & drying• Small-scale commercial (post-harvest beneficiation) – e.g. supplements
commercially production of indigenous herbs scientifically-proven to possess medicinal properties & to upscale to post-harvest primary processing to manufacture supplementary medicines, nutritional supplements, and provide raw materials (inputs) for R&D, leading to further products (extractions, drugs, and molecules) development, and ultimately industry.
Recent Policy Developments Cont.
• Regional Innovation System– COFISA conducted provincial Foresight
exercises in the Eastern Cape, Western Cape, and Gauteng provinces
– Technology Localisation Plan• Provides overarching generic framework for
engagement in technology localisation initiatives including the Competitive Supplier Development Programme.
Ten year innovation plan
• The implementation plan for the challenges are under development
• These are also being incorporated into departmental planning
• They are also being used to shape the activities of key role players in the National System of Innovations
• Illustrations– The implementation of the space grand challenge– The implementation of the global change grand
challenge
Global change Grand Challenge
Global change refers to an interconnected set of phenomena, resulting largely from human actions which have altered the environment over virtually the entire planet at an accelerating rate during modern times.
It includes changes to the composition of the atmosphere; the nutrient loading of the biosphere; the global, regional, and local climate; the distribution and abundance of species; the cover and use of the land surface and the use of marine resources; the size, location, and resource demands of the world's human population, as well as its patterns of governance and economic activity.
Understanding a changing planet
Reducing the Human Footprint
Adapting the way we live
Innovation for Sustainability
1. Observation, monitoring and adaptive management.
2. Dynamics of the oceans around southern Africa.
3. Dynamics of the complex internal earth system.
4. Linking the land, the air, and the sea.
5. Improving model predictions at different scales.
1. Waste minimization methods and technologies
2. Conserving biodiversity and ecosystems services
3. Institutional integration to manage ecosystems and the services they offer
1. Preparing for rapid change and extreme events
2. Planning for sustainable urban development in a South African context
3. Water security for South Africa
4. Food and fibre security for South Africa
1. Dynamics of transition at different scales - mechanisms of innovation and learning
2. Resilience and capability
3. Options for greening the developmental state
Centre of Excellence
Applied Centre for Climate and Earth Systems Studies
(ACCESS)
Global Change,
Society, and Sustainability
South African Environmental
Observation Network (SAEON)
Africa Earth Observation
Network (AEON) programmes
Inkaba ye Africa/ Ikhure Africa
Space Agency (Global Change
Monitoring Network)
South African Risk and Vulnerability Atlas (R&V Atlas)
SA Polar Research
Entity
Bureau on Global Change Science
Global Change Performance and Investment Council
Knowledge Brokering
Support Unit
Conclusion
Dankie
EnkosiHa khensa
Re a lebogaRo livhuwa Siyabonga
Siyathokoza
Thank you
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Annual Space Forum
10 Year Programme of Activities
2009 2010 2011
Mission Development Launch of SumbanidlaSat 00 Design of SumbandilaSat 01
Development of SumbandilaSat 01 Design of ZASat 01
Manufacture of SumbandilaSat 01 Development of ZASat 01
Mission Operations
MCS for SumbandilaSat 00 MCS development for all EO missions
Telemetry, Tracking and Control (TT&C) for SumbandilaSat 00 MCS development for all EO Missions
TT&C for SumbandilaSat 00 MCS development for all EO Missions
Infrastructure
Acquisition and upgrade of Houwteq Transfer of SAC to NSA CoC infrastructure Ground segment
Acquisition and upgrade of Houwteq CoC infrastructure Ground segment
Acquisition and upgrade of Houwteq Validation of Houwteq CoC infrastructure Ground segment
Applications
Application protocols aligned with SAEOS Development of Earth Observation Data Center (EODC) Development of services and products
Application protocols aligned with SAEOS Establishment of an Image Processing Center (IPC) Development of EODC Development of services and products
Operations of the image analysis center Operations of EODC Development of services and products Distribution of services and products
10 Year Programme of Activities
2009 2010 2011
Enabling Technologies
Establishment of CoC for optronics Establish one research chair Rollout of R&D plan
Operations of CoC for optronics Establishment of CoC for SAR Establishment of CoC for Advanced Space Materials Esatblishment of CoC for Space Electronics and Software Ongoing support for established research chair Establish 2nd research chair Implementaiton of R&D plan
Ongoing operations of CoCs Ongoing support for established research chairs Establish 3rd research chair Ongoing implementaiton of R&D plan
Human Capital Development
Rollout of bursary and scholarship scheme
Continued rollout of bursary and scholarship scheme Graduation of 17 MSc students
Continued rollout of bursary and scholarship scheme Graduation of 17 MSc students Graduation of 19 PhD students
Public Awareness
Participation in world space week Publication of Newsletter Approval of advocacy and awareness plan
Participation in world space week Publication of Newsletter Implementation of advocacy and awareness plan
Participation in world space week Publication of Newsletter Implementation of advocacy and awareness plan