DSTBudget & Strategic Plan 2006/07-

2008/09

13 September 2006

CONTENTS• Definition of Concepts• Strategic goals• Strategic focus • Selected initiatives• Expenditure estimates • New funding• MTEF comparison• Public entities and DST programmes• Summary

DEFINITION OF CONCEPTS• Nanotechnology is a field of applied

science focused on the design, synthesis, characterisation and application of materials and devices on the nanoscale.

• Hydrogen economy is an economy where hydrogen is used as the premier energy carrier similar to electricity or liquid fuels.

DEFINITION OF CONCEPTS (CONT)

• Advanced manufacturing is an intensive manufacturing processes, that utilizes cutting edge technology profile that draws heavily from advanced materials technologies, advanced product etc.

• ICT R&D involves the innovative use of ICT’s  across multiple economic and social sectors (e.g. health, education ,etc) in order to address the challenges of the digital divide

DEFINITION OF CONCEPTS (Cont)

• Space and Astronomy are fields of science that are concerned with the study or utilisation of outer space

• CHPC is to be created as a national facility providing computing infrastructure and research platform to support scientists in cutting-edge research and development

• SANREN is a special high speed network connecting research and academic institutions locally and globally.

R & D STRATEGY FRAMEWORK

Future R&D Capacity

Technical progress(Improvement and

Innovation)SET Human Capital

Business Performance

Current R&D Capacity

Wealth Creation

Imported Know-how

Quality of Life

MAPPING EXERCISESchools FET/Utech

Skills

Programmes

University Undergraduate /Honours

University Research

Research Councils

Intermediaries Agencies

Business Communities/Public Benefit

International and Global

Frontiers “Innovation later”

Innovation now layer

Research

Layer

Human Capital

Development

Public Infrastructure

Science Week

H2, Nano, KAT, SAAVI, ZASat, CHPC

H2,Nano, KAT, SAAVI, ZAsat

Mgmt, DST, CSIR, NRF, Innov Parks

EU

Expo Tshumisano Tooling

Inst

PHRIP CoE,

PATENT

SUPPORT

NERI, Patent Support, AMI BRIC

Mgmt: AMTS, IF, DST BRIC, NRF, AMI

IF, BRIC, Tax inc, AMTS? AMI, Tsh, Proc

Social Investyment

EU

BRIC Platforms Research chairs COE, IKS

BRIC Platforms, AMI, AMTS

AMTS, NRF, ah chairs

Tax incentives

Bilaterals

Olympiads

Tracker Prog

NRF grants/ busaries, interns

NRF Hons Bur DoE prog

NRF, Fellows

PDP, Interns PhDs

NRF, PHRIP

Bilaterals

Science centres/labs

Res Equipment

CHPC (Mer)

NBN Nat facilities SANREN

Fablab Dig Doorway IKS labs, FABlab

SALT Partners

SAASTA Innovation Parks

NACI, Academies

Frontier Programmes

Innovation Platforms

Human capital pipeline

Core ST Infrastructure

STRATEGIC GOALS• Ensure National Innovation System addresses

national socio-economic growth and development goals

• Develop highly competent and representative cohort of scientists

• Ensure world class scientific infrastructure • Administer optimal set of funding instruments• Respond creatively to global and continental

challenges

STRATEGIC FOCUS• Continue to implement the National

Research and Development Strategy (NRDS)

• Development of human resources, research and innovation

• Strategies in new areas of knowledge and technology

• Intellectual property derived from public funded research.

SOME FOCUS AREAS• Bringing large numbers of younger

researchers into the system • Research chairs in strategic areas • Engineering and technical skills that

underpin economic growth • Establishment of new innovation and

technology transfer institutions

SOME FOCUS AREAS

• The science and technology expenditure plan

• Social impact programme and technology for poverty reduction

• Implementing the new strategic management model for the system

SELECTED INITIATIVES• Promote SA as a preferred destination for

global science facilities (e.g. ICGEB)

• Establish the Academy of Engineering

• Establish technology intelligence capacity for new technology trends

SELECTED INITIATIVES (cont)

• Social Impact Programme was repositioned to focus on:– Sustainable livelihoods e.g.

• Aquaculture, Essential oils and indigenous medicinal plants

– Human settlements e.g.• Health innovation i.e. health problems

caused by poor quality fuels and appliances for cooking

SELECTED INITIATIVES (cont)

Increased service delivery

• Rural connectivity

• Digital doorway

EXPENDITURE ESTIMATES

Rm        

Programme 2005/6 2006/7 2007/8 2008/9

Administration 100 212 83 87

SciTES 38 52 55 58

ICR 83 132 147 177

Frontier S&T 1,384 1,633 1,979 2,232

GSPC 439 586 645 697

  2,044 2,615 2,909 3,251

Change to 2005 baseline   430 468 678

% change to 2005 baseline Note 1 20% 19% 26%

Note 1 = incremental growth > inflation expectations

NEW FUNDING• R&D Infrastructure R1,2 billion over MTEF

include investment in areas such as:– nanotechnology, – the hydrogen economy, – advanced manufacturing, – Information and Communication

Technology,

NEW FUNDING (Cont)

– space and astronomy,

– the centre for high performance computing, and

– the South African Research Network

MTEF COMPARISONMain increase due to:• New R & D strategy funding• New Infrastructure funds

MTEF budget increase

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500

1,000

1,500

2,000

2,500

3,000

3,500

2005/06 2006/07 2007/08 2008/09

MTEF period (2005/06 base)

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New

Increase

2006/7 budget

Frontier S&T, 1,633 , 63%

Administration, 212 , 8% SciTES, 52 , 2%

ICR, 132 , 5%GSPC, 586 , 22%

Economic classification of Expenditure

Transfers and Subsidies, 87.96%

Compensation of Employees, 3.56%

Goods and Services, 3.35%

Payments for Capital assets,

5.12%

PUBLIC ENTITIES

Rm 2005/6 2006/7 % incr 2007/8 % incr 2008/9 % incr

CSIR 450 483 7% 507 5% 535 6%

NRF 513 587 14% 618 5% 651 5%

HSRC 92 120 30% 130 8% 137 5%

AISA 19 22 16% 23 5% 24 4%

Tshumisano 18 34 89% 47 38% 49 4%

SANERI 20 40 100% 42 5% 44 5%

NACI 8 9 13% 9 0% 10 11%

ASSAf 3 3 0% 3 0% 3 0%

MAJOR PROGRAMMESRm 2005/6 2006/7 % incr 2007/8 % incr 2008/9 % incr

Biotechnology 155 159 3% 167 5% 176 5%

Innovation Fund 102 128 25% 133 4% 140 5%

SKA 8 8 0% 92 1050% 128 39%

Centres of excellence 15 15 0%   -100%   -

IKS 10 5 -50% 5 0% 5 0%

Science & Youth 18 20 11% 22 10% 23 5%

Science Themes 25 51 104% 53 4% 56 6%

HRD 10 40 300% 150 275% 158 5%

Frontier science 56 101 80% 179 77% 247 38%

Global Science 28 69 146% 84 22% 111 32%

R&D infrastructure 10 50 400% 50 0% 111 122%

SAAVI 20 15 -25% 16 7% 17 6%

SUMMARY

• Contribute to economic growth and job creation

• Develop human resources

• Provide required infrastructure

• R&D innovation

• Maintain focus on new technologies

Thank You