Building Partnerships in S&T

1. Building Partnerships in S&T 23 July 2012 Funda Mpanza & Tukela Matubatuba Department of Science and Technology

2. Presentation outline • Purpose of the visit • Overview of the DST • Overview of the NSI • Africa Cooperation • Vision • Mission • Bilateral Cooperation • Multilateral Cooperation • AU • SADC • Cooperation Mechanisms • Funding Instruments • Challenges

3. Purpose of the visit • To create awareness of DST’s Africa science and technology cooperation programme • Establish a relationship with HEI’s • Increase cooperation between South African researchers and African researchers

4. Overview of the DST Ministry Director General Corporate Services Social Economic Impact International Cooperation Resources (ICR) Research, Development and Innovation Human Capital & Knowledge Systems

5. International Cooperation Resources

6. Nation Science system structure POLICY GOVERNMENT AGENCIES RESEARCH PERFORMERS

7. Policy landscape NSI SWOT Benchmarked OECD Review of SA NSI • TIA Bill • Hydrogen • Strategy • Geographic Advantage Act • Space Agency Bill • New public S&T missions • Biotechnology • ICT • Advanced manufacturing • Astronomy 10Yr Innovation Plan Creation of DST R&D Strategy S&T missions Knowledge-based economy • Grand challenges • Human capital development S&T White Paper 2004 2007 2008 1996 2002

8. 10 Year Innovation Plan KNOWLEDGE-BASED ECONOMY RESOURCE-BASED ECONOMY

9. Knowledge generation Technology development and innovation Bio-Economy Human & social science Global change Energy Space science Human capital - Centres of excellence, South African research chairs initiative, professional development programme, etc. Enablers Cross- cutting enablers Grand challenges Knowledge infrastructure – Science councils, state-owned enterprises, global projects

10. Africa Cooperation • Vision • A Science driven African Renaissance • Mission • To foster strategic bilateral and multilateral S&T partnerships for achieving shared economic and social development in Africa

11. Why cooperate with African partners Knowledge exchange and human capital development - Ensure net flow of knowledge, capacity and resources into South Africa and the African continent from the North and South. Establish and service Africa cooperation relations and agreements with a view to strengthen the System of Innovation in SA and Africa . S&T partnerships - Ensure that Africa contributes to the global pool of scientific knowledge and technological innovations. Harness and apply STI for sustainable socio-economic development (2007 AU Summit - African Political leadership’s recognition of S&T as a means to attain MDGs and socio-economic growth). Regional and continental integration - Participate in international S&T platforms region, continent, and global level with a view to influence S&T policy debates.(E.g. G8, NAM, UN Organisations, AU, etc)

12. Strategic Indicators Amount of foreign funds leveraged in support of South African STI Amount of South African and foreign funds spent in support of African STI development Number of foreign participants in cooperative STI research projects with South Africa Number of South African students linked to international cooperative STI research projects

13. Core Functions • Establish and manage bilateral relations with countries on the continent • Manage South Africa’s participation in SADC and African Union (AU) forums • Establish S&T networks in the region for effective collaboration amongst African scientists

14. Core Functions… • Develop the national and regional competencies of scientists through joint projects and other forms cooperation • Promote South Africa and Africa as preferred destination for S&T investment and location for global research infrastructure e.g. SKA, ICGEB • Use S&T to improve socio-economic conditions of our communities • Leverage resources from International Partner

15. Bilateral Partners

16. Multilateral Cooperation- AU/NEPAD

17. AU/NEPAD Africa’s S & T Consolidated Plan of Action Overview: • AU/NEPAD Africa’s Science and Technology Consolidated Plan of Action (CPA) endorsed by the African Union Summit of Heads of State and Government in 2006 Main pillars: • knowledge production • capacity building • technological innovation

18. CPA Cluster Priorities Cluster 1: Biodiversity, Biotechnology and Indigenous Knowledge SANBio, BECA-NET, WAB-NET, NAB-NET Cluster 2: Energy*, Water* and Desertification Cluster 3: Materials Science, Manufacturing, Laser Technologies and Post-Harvest Technologies (ALC) Cluster 4: ICTs and Space Sciences- (SKA*) Cluster 5: Mathematical Sciences (AIMS. AMI-NET*)

19. NEPAD S&T Flagships • Africa Laser Centre-Host CSIR/NLC • African Institute for Mathematical Sciences • Water Sciences Centres of Excellence • African Biosciences Network • African Science, Technology and Innovation Indicators (ASTII) Initiative

20. SADC

21. Objectives • Implementation of the S&T component of SADC’s Development Plan (RISDP). • Facilitating the building of regional solidarity toward big projects such as the SKA and HESS. • Developing joint regional programmes on Research and Development. • Implementation of the NEPAD plan of Action (CPA) at Regional level • Implementation of the SADC Protocol on STI • Angola Current chair

22. Governance • SADC Committee of Ministers responsible for S&T(SAMCOST) - for political oversight • SADC Senior officials- deliberate S&T key issues for Ministers approval • SADC Secretariat – STI Desk (coordination)

23. Cooperation Mechanisms Joint Committee Meetings Joint research projects Seminars/ Workshops/Conferences/Policy Dialogues Inter Institution Cooperation (e.g. universities etc) Technical Exchange – exchange programmes Technical Assistance – Policy, Institutional Advise Knowledge sharing Access to Research Infrastructure (Labs etc)

24. Continental projects • South Africa – Lesotho – (DFID) • Tissue culture project • South Africa - Botswana & Namibia • Karoo Geological Survey • South Africa – Nigeria, Kenya, Uganda • Schizophrenia Research • South Africa - Mali • Timbuktu Science Project • South Africa – Nigeria • Amphibian Research

25. Continued… • South Africa-Senegal: • Towards novel nanotechnologies for cost effective solar energy photo conversion and rural applications focus • South Africa-Burkina Faso, Nigeria and Congo Brazzaville: • The Biological and Pharmacological Evaluation of African Medicinal Plants for some Chronic Diseases Prevalent in Africa: Malaria research • South Africa – Mozambique – (USAID) • Finalising a joint project on Aquaculture

26. Global Projects International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (ICGEB) hosted by the University of Cape Town Square Kilometre Array (SKA) Australia, New Zealand and Africa hosting Botswana, Ghana, Kenya, Madagascar, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Zambia

27. Other opportunities • AU Scientific Awards • AU Research Call • EU Framework Programme (FP7)

28. Challenges • Limited funding for Research • Poor participation of HDI in DST’s initiative • Lack of Research Infrastructure in Africa • Limited interaction between South African researchers and their African counterparts

29. Contacts • Ms Anneline Morgan Director African Cooperation Tel: +27 12 843 6334 • Ms Phumelele Magubane Deputy Director: SADC Tel: +27 12 843 6385 phumelele.magubane@dst.gov.za • Dr Bongani Maseko Deputy Director: AU/NEPAD Tel: +27 12 843 6379 bongani.maseko@dst.gov.za • Mr Setsipane Mokoduwe Deputy Director: Bilateral Cooperation Tel: +27 12 843 6522 mokoduwes@dst.gov.za

30. THANK YOU!