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TOWARDS A KNOWLEDGE ECONOMY TERTIARY EDUCATION POLICY & STRATEGY – KEY TO TRANSFORMATION

TERTIARY EDUCATION COUNCIL Transforming Tertiary Education. TOWARDS A KNOWLEDGE ECONOMY TERTIARY EDUCATION POLICY & STRATEGY – KEY TO TRANSFORMATION. Dr. P. Molutsi Executive Secretary Tertiary Education Council March 2011. The Progress Model. 1966. Now. 3 km 6367 km.

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TOWARDS A KNOWLEDGE ECONOMY TERTIARY EDUCATION POLICY & STRATEGY – KEY TO TRANSFORMATION

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  1. TERTIARY EDUCATION COUNCILTransforming Tertiary Education TOWARDS A KNOWLEDGE ECONOMYTERTIARY EDUCATION POLICY & STRATEGY – KEY TO TRANSFORMATION Dr. P. Molutsi Executive Secretary Tertiary Education Council March 2011

  2. The Progress Model. 1966 Now 3 km 6367 km 6 Sec School 233 60.00 18,340 GDP capita Bottom Upper 25 poorest Middle Income

  3. Political Stability. 90 -100 percentile Most stable democracy in the world

  4. Macro Economy 90-100 percentile Global ranking (2007) 41 (128)

  5. Institutional Regime 90-100 percentile Global Ranking (2007) 38 (128)

  6. Other Key Enablers 2007 Global Rankings Infrastructure – 67 (128) Market Efficiency – 61 (128)

  7. Knowledge Economy Index Sweden 9.17 S. Africa 4.89 Mauritius 4.25 Botswana 4.20 Africa 2.46

  8. Development Stage

  9. Peer & Comparator Countries

  10. The Burning Platform

  11. Diamonds are NOT forever Resource Dependency

  12. The most Problematic areas

  13. What Botswana must get right

  14. Knowledge Economy Index – Tertiary Education Pillar

  15. Tertiary Education Policy. Republic of Botswana Ministry of Education TOWARDS A KNOWLEDGE SOCIETY WHITE PAPER ON TERTIARY EDUCATION March 2008

  16. Driver of Development.

  17. Value Proposition. BENEFITS OUTCOMES Tertiary Institutions Employment & Salaries Goods & Services Student expenditures Botswana’s Aggregate Wealth Skilled & Adaptable People Quality Jobs Enhanced Income Personal Development Botswana’s Societal Advancement and Quality of Life Knowledge Discovery Research & Innovation Product development Investment & Income

  18. VISION 2016 ALIGNMENT Prosperous & Productive Policy Execution Educated & Informed Policy Fit NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2009-2016 Open, Democratic & Accountable • Human Resource Development • Research & Innovation • Economic & Social Transformation Safe & Secure Tertiary Education United & Proud Compassionate, Just & Caring Moral & Tolerant 100% Moral & Tolerant Primary Pillar & Number

  19. Policy Goal -1. HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT;

  20. Human Resource DevelopmentKey Driver since 1960s.

  21. Educational Attainment

  22. Peers and Comparators

  23. Government Spend on Tertiary Education

  24. Tertiary Education Problem Tree.

  25. Tertiary Employment Problem Tree.

  26. Tertiary Education Enrollment Goal.

  27. Policy Goal -2. RESEARCH & INNOVATION

  28. Exciting Challenges. “The battle for ideas is on and it is up to us as a nation as to whether we want to join the leaders and be counted.. It has worked for small states such as Finland, Ireland, Singapore, Taiwan, South Korea, Mauritius,..

  29. What keeps Botswana behind? • Very small S&T HR base (~ 2, 160 employees within S&T system) • R&D personnel as % of total employment is below optimal (<2.7 researchers per 1000 employed) • Low GERD (gross expenditure on R&D as % of GDP) • Most research focussed on wrong areas that do not have long term ‘high value’ e.g. agricultural, manufacturing • Inadequate management of S&T such as indicators, priority areas, monitoring, political S&T leadership • Overly focussed on import of technologies which restricts breakthrough ideas • Current University bias towards a teaching • Poor patent record (5 patents by 2004?) e.g. >500K /yr in Japan • Thinking that strengthening traditional attributes will bring lasting prosperity

  30. Botswana - a small but heavy state • Vision 2016 - 1997 • S&T Policy - 1998 • New Zealand Consortium Report for a framework - 2000 • Ministry of Communications Science and Technology - 2002 • Botswana National Research Science and Technology Plan - 2005 • Maitlamo ICT Policy (e-government, legal etc) - 2006 • Botswana Innovation Hub (BIH) Business Plan – 2006 • Botswana International University of S & T 2003 • Medical School - 1998 • SLOW RECORD OF IMPLEMENTATION • …..Need to remember that we are playing catch-up! • 10 years to implement a policy or project is too long…

  31. Innovation Model Radical Innovation Evolutionary Innovation Business as Usual Planning Horizon

  32. Choices and Consequences QUANTUM GROWTH STAGNATE DECLINE

  33. ideas Environment Environment RESEARCH & INNOVATION Funding People Tertiary Education Research & Innovation System

  34. Tertiary R & I Value Chain RESEARCH INNOVATION Early Growth Production Market Needs Concept/ Idea Basic R&D Applied R&D Prototype R & I Pilot Production Mature Production INCENTIVES Research Allocations (Venture Capitalists, Industry, Banks, other financiers.) FUNDING ( Research Allocations ) FUNDING

  35. Policy Goal -3. SYSTEM & INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY

  36. Tertiary Education Council Botswana Training Authority’ ELEVEN GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS Seven Government Ministries System Level Fragmentation.

  37. A Single Accountability. Ministry of Education and Skills Training Department of Tertiary Education Human Resource Development Council Skills Training and Development Tertiary Education Human Resource Development

  38. Partnership Excellence Educational Excellence Organisational Excellence Increase opportunities for lifelong education Improve resource management Strengthen relationships with stakeholders/customers Customers Increase number of partnerships Improve quality of programmes Improve quality of service at FCTVE Produce marketable graduates Strengthen the cultural values of the organisation Improve quality of service at FCTVE Effective procurement strategies Effective financial management Financial Improve resource management Improve utilisation of resources Programme Audits Perception audits Improve resource management Flexible modes of delivery Marketing strategies Internal Processes Process mapping Network with corporate world Relevant programmes Market surveys Performance reforms implementation Organisational culture inductions Uphold code of conduct Learning & Growth Team spirit culture INSTITUTIONAL PROFILES

  39. Funding Strategy. High High High low low low Funding Expenditures Value for Money

  40. A new Institutional Landscape. ☼ ☼ ☼ ☼ ☼ ☼ ☼ ☼ ☼ ☼ ☼ ☼ ☼ ☼ ☼ ☼ ☼ ☼ ☼ ☼ ☼ ☼ ☼ ☼ A new Institutional Satellite Campus Institute of Health Science BOCODOL Open & Distance Learning Satellite Campus Satellite Campus Education & Community Colleges Private Institution Satellite Campus Private Institution Colleges Of Technology Satellite Campus UB Comprehensive Research Intensive University BIUST Science and Technology University Private Institution Satellite Campus

  41. SYSTEM-INSTITUTIONAL GOVERNANCE MODEL. Control high Steering Autonomy low Tertiary Education Council Government Tertiary Institutions

  42. Qualifications Framework

  43. Policy Implementation Managing by Project Developing our People

  44. Managing by Project. NDP9 NDP10 Beginning and End INITIATION CLOSEOUT PLANNING EXECUTION & CONTROL Initiate Review & Evaluate Execution & Monitor Formulate

  45. Formulation Monitoring Evaluation Advice Formulation Monitoring Evaluation Advice LEADERSHIP CAPACITY CAPABILITY Developing our People. S U C E S S PLAN & MANAGE

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