ANNUAL REPORT 2005/06

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DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

• ANNUAL REPORT 2005/06
• PRESENTED BY
• DIRECTOR-GENERAL
• Dr Phil Mjwara
• 12 September 2006

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CONTENTS

• RD Strategic Focus
• Highlights/achievements during the year per
  programme
• Annual Financial Statements
• Human Resource Statistics
• Summary

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QUOTES

• making science and technology a driver for
  economic growth and social transformation
• Mosibudi Mangena
• Minister of Science and Technology
• the ultimate goal is a substantial improvement
  in the lives of our people
• Derek Hanekom
• Deputy Minister of Science and Technology

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R D STRATEGY FRAMEWORK
Wealth Creation
Quality of Life
Business Performance
Technical progress (Improvement and Innovation)
SET Human Capital
Imported Know-how
Current RD Capacity
Future RD Capacity
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HIGHLIGHTS/ACHIEVEMENTS DURING THE YEAR

• Programme 1 Corporate Services
• Capacity to execute remains robust (98.84 of
  voted funds spent).
• Unqualified audit report by the Auditor-General.
• Implementation of integrated internship programme
  in collaboration with the National Research
  Foundation (NRF).
• SA/UK Day, Aichi World Expo 2005 in Japan, launch
  of the Africa-Japan Essay Competition, bilateral
  cooperation agreement signing ceremonies.

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HIGHLIGHTS/ACHIEVEMENTS DURING THE YEAR

• Transfer of the Council for Scientific and
  Industrial Research to the DST.
• Annual Shareholder compacts (Including Human
  Sciences Research Council, the Africa Institute
  of South Africa and National Research Foundation
  Schedule 3A Public Entities) have been
  prepared.
• Appointment of representatives of the DST on the
  boards of the Agricultural Research Council,
  Mintek, the South African National Energy
  Research Institute and the Water Research
  Council.

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HIGHLIGHTS/ACHIEVEMENTS DURING THE YEAR

• Programme 2 Science and Technology Expert
  Services
• The Framework for Intellectual Property from
  Publicly Financed Research was developed and
  presented to Cabinet in January 2006 and approved
  for public consultation.
• Draft legislation on astronomy geographical
  advantage areas was developed and approved by
  Cabinet for public consultation in November 2005.
  
• Establishment of the office of the National
  Indigenous Knowledge Systems

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HIGHLIGHTS/ACHIEVEMENTS DURING THE YEAR

• Programme 3 International Cooperation and
  Resources
• Strengthening strategic partnerships European
  Unions (EU) Framework Programme (FP) Sector
  budget support and Cooperation Framework on
  Innovation Systems between South Africa and
  Finland (COFISA).
• Developments in multilateral cooperation The
  second African Ministerial Conference on Science
  and Technology, where the Consolidated Plan of
  Action for Science and Technology in Africa was
  adopted.
• Broader developing World participation e.g. G77
  China, and IBSA
• Successfully completing South Africas bid to
  host the worlds largest radio telescope the
  Square Kilometre Array

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HIGHLIGHTS/ACHIEVEMENTS DURING THE YEAR

• Preparation of South Africas bid to host the
  third major international laboratory, i.e.
  African node of the International Centre for
  Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology.
• SA secured R80 million from the FP6 competitive
  funds for RD

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HIGHLIGHTS/ACHIEVEMENTS DURING THE YEAR

• Programme 4 Frontier Science and Technology
• Inauguration of the Southern African Large
  Telescope (SALT) by President Mbeki.
• Launch of the Nanotechnology Strategy.
• Construction of South Africas second
  microsatellite (Low earth orbiting satellite).
• Developing an integrated national space
  programme.
• Launching the Meraka Institute with the
  Department of Communications (High performance
  computing).

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HIGHLIGHTS/ACHIEVEMENTS DURING THE YEAR

• Human capital initiatives
• A number of programmes are in a pilot phase,
  notably
• DSTs post-doctoral fellowship.
• The Research Chairs Programme. (20)
• Centres of Excellence programme has seen the
  establishment of six world-class centres of
  research in strategic areas, and more are being
  planned.
• National Science Week
• The aim of National Science Week is to showcase,
  celebrate and inspire innovation.
• It is one of the ways in which the department
  delivers on its mandate of promoting public
  understanding of and engagement with science,
  engineering and technology.
• Collaboration with the Department of Education
  has helped to broaden coverage of the event,
  reaching out especially to rural areas.

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HIGHLIGHTS/ACHIEVEMENTS DURING THE YEAR

• Karoo Array Telescope (KAT)
• The KAT is South Africas demonstrator telescope
  in its bid to host the SKA site.
• The KAT will be designed to have a modular and
  scalable upgrade path, and will consist of 20
  parabolic dishes, each 10-15 metres in diameter.
• KAT will not only demonstrate South Africas
  engineering competence and improve its chances of
  hosting the SKA, but will also serve as a test
  bed for RD, as well as related digital signal
  processing and software efforts.
• The KAT prototype, to be completed in 2007,

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HIGHLIGHTS/ACHIEVEMENTS DURING THE YEAR

• Southern African Large Telescope
• SALT, one of South Africas flagship science
  projects, is the single largest optical telescope
  in the southern hemisphere.
• On 1 September 2005, SALT reached a milestone by
  achieving its scientific first light meaning
  that the full array of mirrors, together with the
  telescopes new imaging camera, were fully
  operational for the first time.
• President Thabo Mbeki inaugurated the SALT on 10
  November 2005.

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HIGHLIGHTS/ACHIEVEMENTS DURING THE YEAR

• South African National Antarctic Programme
• DST has finalised the Antarctic Research Strategy
  for South Africa, which will inform research
  direction in the next five years.
• DST has broadened the scope of research themes so
  that they speak to both the pure science and
  social science communities.
• The strategy is associated with an increase in
  research activity and a renewed commitment by
  South Africa to full participation in research
  conducted in Antarctica and the Southern Oceans.

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HIGHLIGHTS/ACHIEVEMENTS DURING THE YEAR

• Biosciences platform
• The African Coelacanth Ecosystems Programme
  (ACEP) continued to receive support to sustain
  research activities.
• In November 2005, ACEP was reviewed to assess
  performance since its inception in 2002. The
  review report will guide future developments in
  marine research.

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HIGHLIGHTS/ACHIEVEMENTS DURING THE YEAR

• Programme 5 Government Sector Programmes and
  Coordination
• Energy sector research has been strengthened with
  the establishment of SANERI.
• The Science Conference helped to raise awareness
  among industry, government and development
  specialists about the challenges of climate
  change. (Midrand, 2005)
• The ICT sector saw important developments with
  the launch of the Meraka Institute, the
  architectural design of the South African
  National Research Network (SANReN)
• The draft ICT Research and Development finalised.
• RD tax incentives were announced by the Minister
  of Finance in his 2006 budget speech.
• Future planning will be more coherent with
  development of the integrated expenditure plan
  for science and technology reporting in all
  government departments.
• Social Impact Programme was repositioned to focus
  Sustainable livelihoods( Aquaculture, Essential
  oils and indigenous medicinal plants,

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HIGHLIGHTS/ACHIEVEMENTS DURING THE YEAR

• Programme 5 Government Sector Programmes and
  Coordination
• 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
• Increased service delivery
• Rural connectivity
• Digital doorway

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HIGHLIGHTS/ACHIEVEMENTS DURING THE YEAR

• Programme 5 Government Sector Programmes and
  Coordination
• Tshuminano established another technology station
  focusing on food processing technologies at Cape
  Peninsula University of Technology
• Focused internship in Science and Technology

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ANNUAL FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

• Key Points
• Expenditure within Voted Funds and Departmental
  Mandate.
• No irregular and or unauthorised Expenditure in
  current financial year.
• Unqualified Audit Report by the Auditor-General.
• Expenditure Outcome

VOTED ACTUAL EXPENDITURE SAVING PERCENTAGE SAVING REALISED
R000 R000 R000
2,041,936 2,038,753 3,183 0,16
Approved by National Treasury for roll over to
the 2006/07 financial year Will be utilised for
the Research and Development Management
Information System.
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ANNUAL FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

• Key Points
• Expenditure within Voted Funds and Departmental
  Mandate.
• No irregular and or unauthorised Expenditure in
  current financial year.
• Unqualified Audit Report by the Auditor-General.
• Expenditure Outcome

FINANCIAL YEAR VOTED ACTUAL EXPENDITURE SAVING PERCENTAGE SAVING REALISED
R000 R000 R000
2003/04 1,037,795 1,036,058 1,737 0,17
2004/05 1,282,412 1,282,224 188 0,01
2005/06 2,041,936 2,038,753 3,183 0,16
Approved by National Treasury for roll over to
the 2006/07 financial year Will be utilised for
the Research and Development Management
Information System.
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ANNUAL REPORT HUMAN RESOURCE STATISTICS
Employment equity
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ANNUAL REPORT HUMAN RESOURCE STATISTICS
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ANNUAL REPORT HUMAN RESOURCE STATISTICS
Staff turnover rate
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SUMMARY

• 98.84 of voted funds spent
• Unqualified Audit Report
• Refocusing of Poverty Alleviation
• The Framework for Intellectual Property from
• Publicly Financed Research was approved
• by Cabinet for public consultation.
• SA secured R80 million from the FP6 competitive
  funds for
• RD
• President Thabo Mbeki inaugurated the SALT on 10
  November 2005.

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RE YA LEBOHATHANK YOUSIYABONGA