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ST Portfolio Committee Briefing 07 Sep 04 Dr
Rocky Skeef Director Business Industry
Partnership Programmes (BIPP)
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Objectives

• Increase no. quality of people with appropriate
  skills in development management of technology
  for industry
• Increase interaction among researchers
  technology managers in industry, HEIs SETIs
• Stimulate industry govt to increase their
  investment in research, technology development,
  technology diffusion promotion of innovation

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Priorities

• Increase number of black female students
  pursuing technological engineering careers
• Promote technological know-how within the SMME
  sector
• Promote technological know-how within BEE firms

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Mechanism
Industry
Skilled people technology
HEI / SETI
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TIPTOP Mechanism
the dti
Industry
THRIP
NRF
HEI / SETI
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Funding Formula
Default R1 R2 (Govt Ind) Priority
Projects R1 R1 (Govt Ind)
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Annual
Industry Partners
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Annual
Student participation
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Annual
Researchers supported
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Average number of Projects and Outputs per annum
(2001 2003)
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43 Completed Projects 1996 - 2002
Returns of investment
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Completed Projects
Exhaust Manifold
Institution University of Stellenbosch
Total Investment THRIP R587 781 VW R674
531 Gemtech R43 000
Project Duration 1998 - 1999
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Completed Projects
Product eg. 1
Project at Technikon Northern Gauteng Solar power
technology Improved learning infrastructure
through provision of power in remote areas