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"One never notices what has been done;
one can only see what remains to be done."
Marie Curie: Polish-French physicist and chemist.
The Efficacy of Technology
Diffusion Initiatives from South
African Universities to Enhance
SME Competitiveness and
Sustainability
Corlette Molefe, Esther Siluma & David Phaho
Presentation Outline
• South Africa: An Overview
• Technology Diffusion Initiatives: Tshumisano Trust
• Tshumisano’s Impact: An Exemplary Case Study
• Conclusion
SA OVERVIEWTotal Population 47.9 million
Blacks 38 Million
Whites 4,4 million
Coloureds 4,2 million
Indians 1,3 million
SA Provinces
22%
21%
14%6%
11%
7%
7%
10%2% Kwa Zulu Natal
Gauteng
E.Cape
Free state
Limpopo
Mpumalanga
North West
Western Cape
Northern Cape
SA Year Book 2006/7
SME DEVELOPMENT
There are about 650 000 SME’s in South Africa
SME’S AND ECONOMY
ROLE PLAYERS IN SA SME DEVELOPMENT
Area Of Support The Agency
Financial Support South African Micro-Finance Apex Fund (Samaf)
Khula Enterprise Finance Limited
National empowerment Fund
SEDA
Umsombovhu youth fund
SAwen.
National empowerment Fund
Business Development Small Enterprise Development Agency (SEDA)
Gauteng Enterprise Propeller (GEP)
Limpopo Business Support Agency (LIBSA)
Umsombovhu Youth Fund
Many other provincial
Technological Interventions SEDA Technology Program
Tshumisano Trust (The focus of this Presentation)
TSHUMISANO TRUST
“TSHUMISANO”
is a Venda word meaning co-
operation or partnership
“TSHUMISANO”
Tshumisano Trust is an Agency
of the
Department of Science and Technology to Strengthen
Technology Transfer and Diffusion Initiatives at
Universities to Support SME's
•Improved competitiveness through world class products,
production technologies or services.
•Increasing capacity for continuing technology assimilation
and innovation.
Within the participating Universities:
•Improved and enriched R&D as well as teaching and learning
activities leading to:
Better understanding of SME needs
ENVISAGED OUTCOMES
Within the supported SME’s:
TECHNOLOGY CENTRES
AGRO PROCESSING AND CHEMICAL CLUSTER
• Testing and analysis in manufacturing low-end products.
• Formulations, Pharmaceutical and the Natural/Indigenous Products, Detergent & Paint .
Agrofood.ppt
• Advanced manufacturing and value adding services within three critical industrialized sectors
• Specialises focus is in product development and prototyping
• Application of Smart materials, textiles and reverse engineering
SECONDARY MANUFACTURING CLUSTER
Secondary manufacturing.ppt
Central
• This is a support cluster , with service of system automation and processing of materials.
• Material compositions and casting (foundry) solutions.
PRIMARY MANUFACTURING CLUSTER
Primary Manufacturing.ppt
• Centers for Tool Design, Tooling Technology Transfer, Research and Innovation
• Tshwane University of Technology, Walter Sisulu and Stellenbosh Universities.
Institute for Advanced Tooling Cluster
IAT.ppt
Performance Review
FY 2006/7 -FY 2007/8
ASSISTED SME’sHistorical programme Overview
Period Number of SME’s
FY 2001/02 60
FY 2002/03 260
FY 2003/04 251
FY 2004/05 514
FY 2005/06 787
FY 2006/07 1083
FY 2007/08 1277
OVERALL PERFORMANCE OF CLUSTERS
12%
35%
4%
49%
Agro-Chemicals Processing Cluster Primary Manufacturing ClusterSecondary Manufacturing Cluster Institute for Advanced Tooling
Overall Performance of Clusters…continued
Percentage of Technical Activities in the Technology Stations and IAT’s
Major
Achievements
INTERNSHIP PROGRAMME
0
50
100
150
200
Number
FY 2005/6 FY 2006/7 FY 2007/8
Interns
FY 2005/6
FY 2006/7
FY 2007/8
Collaborations of the stationsAdept Airmotive Ltd
and Three Technology Stations Consortium
(CUT, TUT and UJ)
Part of South Africa 1st Light Aircraft Engine Development
Tooled, Manufactured and Tested in South Africa
Worldwide Inquiries
A Case Study:The Bambanani
Story
A NEW CLOTHING INDUSTRY RISES IN THE TOWNSHIP
BAMBANANI
• Started as a community project in 1998• Sewing and baking
• 2002 Diverged into linen making• Approached the Technology station for
assistance
• 2005 the 1st Intervention: Safari Outfits
BAMBANANI…continued
• Enrollment to the University • Bridging the Gap between the community and academic
Institution
• 2008 Landed PEP stores Contract • Lessons
• Registered as a closed coorporation• Emergence of a clothing SME developed out of a
township
• A Benchmarking Model
SUCCESS
2005: TRAINED AT TSCT
COMPLETE FIRST ORDER25 WAISTCOATS
Other ProductsOther Products
•SAP Choir uniform
•African shirts
•Lab coats (current attraction)
BAMBANANI
2008: 15000 units /long johns for PEP
BAMBANANI DAILY PRODUCTION OUTPUT
0
100
200
300
400
500
600
700
800
DAYS
UNIT
S
Series1
180/Day
To
700/day
KMV cc
The Future
Technology Innovation
Agency
(TIA)
Core Mandate
Nurturing Innovation for Sustained Economic
Development and Growth
Building blocks of TIA
• Tshumisano Trust – Technology Transfer and Diffusion from Universities to Industry
• Innovation Fund- Funding for protection of publicly funded research outputs
• Biotechnology Innovation Centers – Biotechnology research and commercialization activities
• Advanced Manufacturing Technology Strategy (CSIR) – Development of advanced materials technologies; product and process technologies; ICT and logistics technologies
Basic Applied Tech Develop Transfer & Proliferation
NRF
SpecialistResearch Funds
InternationalResearch Funds
TIA
IDC
VentureCapital
SEDA
PBF
Publications/new knowledge Patents/new knowledge products
Tshumisano over the years has evolved into the nation’s key exemplar of the Triple Helix
Model, bringing together government, higher academic
institutions as well as the productive sector, with an
unqualified emphasis on Small and Medium sized Enterprise
(SME)
Dr. David PhahoDr. David PhahoTshumisano Annual report 2007/8Tshumisano Annual report 2007/8
“…one can only see what remains to be done."
Marie Curie: Polish-French physicist and chemist.
Tshumisano Trust
Department of Science and Technology
Pretoria, South Africa
www.tshumisano.co.za
THANK YOU