White Paper on Science, Technology and Innovation(STI)

1. White Paper on Science, Technology and Innovation(STI) DG Phil Mjwara Portfolio Committee on S&T 24 October 2018

2. Outline of presentation • Motivation and context of new STI policy. • Process followed in developing the STI White Paper. • Vision and objectives of the STI White Paper. • Summary of the policy proposals. • Implementation of the policy. • Public consultation process. • STI White Paper Summit • Media coverage • Early comments received www.dst.gov.za

3. Why a new policy? • 22 years after the 1996 White Paper on Science & Technology, rapid global technological change and global megatrends now require new policy responses from governments across the world. • Reviews show that despite good progress by the DST and STI-intensive departments, STI challenges remain. • The national system of innovation (STI) therefore has not yet realised its potential to assist with SA’s socio-economic challenges. www.dst.gov.za

4. Megatrends & Technology change • Geo-political and demographic shifts. • Tension in the food-water-land-energy complex • Environmental deterioration. • Fundamental changes to the world of work. • Global commitment to the Sustainable Development Goals, locally to the NDP. • Rapid technological change: Next Industrial Revolution (ICTs + robotics + artificial intelligence), green technologies. www.dst.gov.za

5. White Paper Process Process followed to develop STI White Paper: Review of the White Paper, 1996 by NACI Foresight Consultation SEIAS Presentation to ESEID Cluster Cabinet approval for public consultation

6. Based on review & foresight Review of policy and institutional landscape • 2009 OECD review of the SA NSI. • 2012 Ministerial Review of the NSI. • 2016 National Advisory Council on Innovation (NACI) review of the 1996 White Paper on S&T. • 2017 NACI performance review of the NSI 1996-2016. • 2017 Ministerial Review of the STI Institutional Landscape (Phase 1). Foresight • Initial information from a NACI project aimed at foresight. www.dst.gov.za

7. Technical consultations • Business: E.g. National Business Initiative, Agriculture Business Chamber, Chamber of Mines, Banking Association, Sasol, Vodacom, Manufacturing Circle, Innovation Hub, SA Youth Chamber of Commerce. • Some organisations in the STI civil society and SME space. • Higher education institutions: Vice-chancellors (USAf) • Science councils: CSIR, NRF, SANSA, TIA, ASSAf, HSRC, SACNASP, Mintek, CGS, NHLS, MRC and WRC. • Government departments: the dti, DTPS, DEA, EDD, SBD, DAFF, DMR, DoH, DoD, DoE, DHET, National Treasury, DPME, DoW • Critical readers: Two panels (January & November 2017) www.dst.gov.za

8. Vision Science, technology and innovation enabling inclusive and sustainable South African development in a changing world. www.dst.gov.za

9. Objectives to address the challenges facing SA STI • Instil a culture of valuing STI. • Create an enabling and inclusive NSI governance environment. • Facilitate innovation. • Increase and transform the human resource base of the NSI. • Expand and transform the research system. • Expand the institutional landscape. • Increase NSI funding and funding efficiencies. www.dst.gov.za

10. Summary of the policy proposals

11. Inclusive NSI governance (1) • Yearly STI Plenary, convened by the Presidency, with business, civil society, academia and government to reflect on the NSI. • Inter-ministerial Committee (IMC) on STI, chaired by the Minister of S&T to adopt an Innovation Compact across government, approve Innovation Decadal Plans and secure financial resources. • National Advisory Council on Innovation (NACI) bolstered to support the IMC on STI and undertake M&E for the NSI. • “Soft” approach to ensure coherence: Digitisation of the state to help share information, increased mobility of staff across the NSI. www.dst.gov.za

12. Inclusive NSI governance (2) • Use IP from publicly funded R&D to help transform the ownership of the economy. • Institutionalise an STI gender framework. • Revitalise critical STI policy nexuses: On the economy, on education, and on social issues. • Institutionalise joint planning mechanisms for e.g. the 4th Industrial Revolution. • Sector coordination to be improved via Sector STI Plans, fully involving businessin STI planning for e.g. agriculture and mining. • Empower civil society’s role in innovation, including at grassroots level. www.dst.gov.za

13. Enabling innovation (1) • Strengthen SA’s innovation culture (e.g. celebrating entrepreneurship and innovation role models). • Adopt an Innovation Compact across government to align innovation and e.g. immigration, trade, competition policies. • Encode sovereign innovation priorities in Decadal Plans to focus effort and resources. • Harmonise innovation incentives to increase access for innovators. • Broaden policy focus on innovation beyond R&D to e.g. include more support for localisation. www.dst.gov.za

14. Enabling innovation (2) • Increase provincial and local level innovation, particularly in cities. • Support grassroots and social innovators, and entrepreneurs. • Strengthen Offices of Technology Transfer to get ideas to market. • Provide increased support for business. • Improve the integration of SA innovators into global value chains. • Adopt locally developed technologies. • Use innovation to tap new sources of growth: Circular / green economy, Next Industrial Revolution, etc. www.dst.gov.za

15. Expand & transform human resources • Build a science-aware society by e.g. training more science journalists, and expanding network of science centres (with support from business). • Increase and transform human resources, increase the STEM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics) pipeline, develop more technical skills, provide more training abroad, and retain researchers. • Strengthen international collaboration and science diplomacy, especially in Africa. www.dst.gov.za

16. Expand & transform the research system • Unlock the potential of the historically Black universities and Universities of Technology, as well as the “silent majority” lecturers who do little research. • Increase support for basic and inter/trans-disciplinary research, and the human and social sciences. • Fund priority research areas better. • Support a culture of openness in research to ensure that information and benefits are shared, where appropriate. • Increase investment in infrastructure, particularly cyber infrastructure. www.dst.gov.za

17. Improved funding (1) • Target Gross Expenditure on R&D (GERD) of 1.5% of GDP over the next decade. • Establish a Sovereign Innovation Fund. • Explore untapped funding sources e.g. corporate social investment. • STI-intensive national departments to set aside an appropriate percentage of their budgets for STI. • More investment in incubators and grassroots entrepreneurs by provincial departments and local authorities. www.dst.gov.za

18. Improved funding (2) • Promote STI-focused FDI and target MNCs. • More support by development finance institutions (e.g. IDC and DBSA) for STI-driven industrialisation. • Harmonise funding instruments and improve their efficiency. • Improve the allocation of resources through an STI public investment framework to interface with the DMPE Budget Mandate Paper and the National Treasury Medium-Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) processes. www.dst.gov.za

19. Implementation of the STI White Paper

20. Role of Innovation Decadal Plans • The White Paper sets the long-term policy direction, but is not an implementation plan. • The implementation of the White Paper will be through innovation decadal plans, informed by: Foresight studies Performance reviews Consultation with implementation partners • The Decadal Plan will provide information on: Priority focus areas Investments Specific partnerships Roles and responsibilities of specific departments www.dst.gov.za

21. Public consultation process (Closing date for public comments: 19 October 2018) Dissemination Media coverage STI White Paper Summit

22. Dissemination Following the approval by Cabinet of the White Paper for public consultation on 5 September 2018, the White Paper was widely disseminated: • Gazetted on 21 September 2018. • Ministries and government departments. • Universities and science councils • Public through the media • Business and civil society organisations consulted during the development of the Draft White Paper. • Members of the Diplomatic Community. www.dst.gov.za

23. Platform for public input • The White Paper appears on the websites following websites: DST GCIS Science councils Universities • Comments are accepted by post, e-mail or by hand delivery. • A dedicated e-mail address has been created and widely publicised: whitepaper@dst.gov.za www.dst.gov.za

24. Media coverage • Press release by the Minister of Science and Technology on 10 September 2018. Media briefing held at the GCIS, targeting the media and public, NSI and the Science Communicators Stakeholders Communicators Forum. • Media coverage since press release: • Media coverage has already reached an audience of 15 230 878 on radio, print, internet and TV. • Interviews with the Minister, the DG and DDG’s. • Advertorials on call for comment: 6 National Papers, • Gauteng papers, 2 WC papers, 1 paper each in EC, NC, FS and KZN www.dst.gov.za

25. Examples of media coverage www.dst.gov.za

26. STI White Paper Summit • A high-level summit on the STI White Paper is planned for 9 November 2018, at the University of Pretoria. • A workshop with the Diplomatic Community will precede the Summit on 29 October 2018. • The purpose of the Summit is to engage high-level representatives from government, Portfolio Committee on Science and Technology, academia, business and civil society on the finalisation of the White Paper. • High-ranking representatives from business and academia have been invited to facilitate sessions at the Summit. • The STI White Paper Summit will conclude the Department’s public consultation process, where after the draft White Paper will be reworked. www.dst.gov.za

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