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NATIONAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION

NATIONAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION. Siyabonga Kohli and Teuns Phahlamohlaka, NRF 23 July 2012, Rhodes University. Mandate of the NRF : The NRF Act. Promote and support research through funding, human resource development and the provision of core national research facilities in order to

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NATIONAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION

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  1. NATIONAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION Siyabonga Kohli and Teuns Phahlamohlaka, NRF 23 July 2012, Rhodes University

  2. Mandate of the NRF : The NRF Act Promote and support research through funding, human resource development and the provision of core national research facilities in order to facilitate the creation of knowledge, innovation and development in all fields of science and technology, including indigenous knowledge and thereby to contribute to the improvement of the quality of life of all the people of the Republic

  3. DST DoHE/ DBE The dti DME DoH DWEA DAFF National Treasury Other Departs Level 1: High-level policy NRF TIA SANERI IDC MRC WRC DBSA Etc. NRF HEIs SABS Mintek MRC ARC Weather Services Business Enterprises Etc. Government Advisory: CHE, NACI, ASSAf CGS MCM AISA NECSA SANBI HSRC Level 2: Ministry CSIR Level 3: Agency Level 4: Research and Innovation Performers NRF in the NSI landscape

  4. February 2008

  5. NRF Vision, Strategic Imperatives & Goals

  6. NRF core competencies • Leading-edge grant making and management systems • World class research benchmarking • State-of-the-art research platforms • Strategic science information • Facilitation of international science co-operation, networks and partnerships • Science advancement through community engagement • Catalyst for system-wide research collaboration, and • Science and technology management

  7. NRF Board Corporate Secretary CEO Group Executive: Finance & Business Systems Group Executive: Human Resources and Stakeholder Relationships ICT Human Resources Finance Legal Services Governance Corporate Communication New Business Development Executive Director: Astronomy Deputy CEO and MD: Research & Innovation Support & Advancement (RISA) KM&E Research Fellows – disciplinary inputs & strategy development SAAO SKA Project IR&C HartRAO/MeerKat Social Sciences HICD Humanities ARI SAIAB Physical & Mathematical Sc Sciences KFD NZG Life Sciences GMSA SAEON iThemba LABS Engineering Sciences SAASTA Organisational structure

  8. 3 Divisions of the NRF Quality of life Public S&T outreach SAASTA Support and promotion of research RISA Research at the National Research Facilities National Research Foundation

  9. RISA Offerings • Research grants (R650 m) • Internationally supported research grants (R100 m) • Free standing scholarships & fellowships (R250 m) • Infrastructure (R100 m) • Researcher Evaluation – rating • Development of new researcher areas (R3 m) • Programme monitoring and evaluation • And . . .

  10. IR & C: Objectives • To contribute pro-actively to the internationalisation of science and of higher education • To facilitate the generation and transfer of knowledge and technology to achieve international competitive status for South Africa • To enhance international science collaboration (networking), especially amongst emergent and developing economies – South-South-North research collaboration • To promote and support continental / regional scientific collaboration in order to contribute to socio-economic and sustainable growth on the African continent • To contribute to an enabling process of accessing international [research support] opportunities throughout the NRF, in particular the National Research Facilities (NF’s) • I

  11. INTERNATIONAL ENGAGEMENT AREAS Focus on Africa Strengthening SA’s engagement in S&T cooperation across Africa, in support of NEPAD Bi-nationals Country-to-Country Agreements for S&T cooperation Memberships Payment of membership to international bodies to enable SA access to international pool of S&T knowledge Bi-laterals Agency (NRF)-to-Agency Agreements for S&T cooperation, not flowing out of Binational Agreement ICSU National Secretariat Providing the secretariat for the SA ICSU National Board & its National Committees “Special Projects” Various international engagements not fitting the groupings indicated

  12. IR & C : Funding Instruments Joint Calls (Projects) Scholarships Exchange Programmes Regional Collaboration Workshops, training, seminars etc Ad Hoc Requests

  13. Call Cycle and Grant Process

  14. JTC After the panel review process the NRF will present the panel recommendations to the Joint Technical Committee (JTC) meeting between NRF and the partner country. The JTC compares and discusses the recommendations from both countries and approve proposals to be considered for funding.

  15. Selection Criteria

  16. S&T BI-NATIONAL & INTER-AGENCY AGREEMENTS Argentina Australia Belarus Brazil China Cuba Flanders Finland France German Germany Hungary India Iran Italy Japan Malaysia Norway Poland Romania Russia Slovakia South Korea Spain Sweden Switzerland Taiwan The Netherlands UK USA

  17. RSA Agreements in Africa Tunisia Morocco Algeria Libya Western Sahara Egypt Mauritania Mali Cape Verde Eritrea Senegal Niger Chad Sudan Gambia Burkina Faso Djibouti Guinea Bissau Benin Guinea Nigeria Sierra Leone Côte d 'Ivoire Togo Ghana Cameroon Central African Republic Ethiopia Liberia Somalia Equatorial Guinea Uganda São Tomé & Principe Kenya Gabon Rwanda Congo Burundi Democratic Republic of Congo Zanzibar Tanzania Seychelles Countries – with bilateral agreements on S&T Comoros Angola Malawi Zambia Mozambique Zimbabwe Namibia Mauritius Madagascar Botswana Swaziland Lesotho South Africa

  18. Call schedule for 2012-2013

  19. International Council for Science South Africa is a founder member of the International Council for Science (formerly called the International Council of Scientific Unions) which was established in 1931 to promote international scientific activity in the different branches of science and their applications for the benefit of humanity

  20. Extended Purpose Statement • The goal is to promote effective South African involvement in the organisations of the ICSU family. • South Africa is also a national member, via the NRF, of 20 of the 25 full ICSU Unions, many of which predate the creation of ICSU, as well as of a number of the ICSU Associates.

  21. Extended purpose statement • The SA ICSU Secretariat is involved in the activities of some of the interdisciplinary bodies created by ICSU to undertake research programmes of interest to several of its member bodies. • Examples of such activities include Antarctic, oceanic, space and water research, problems of the environment, genetic experimentation, solar-terrestrial physics and biotechnology.

  22. Extended purpose statement • The SA ICSU Secretariat provides secretarial & administrative services for the ICSU National Board of SA, 33 National Committees and an average of 30 meetings (incl. workshops & teleconferences) all held annually. • The total membership of these committees is in excess of 270 members.

  23. Extended purpose statement • About 200 South Africans serve on ICSU-related commissions, working groups and executive positions. An average of 40 South Africans receive financial support from the SA ICSU Secretariat to attend General Assemblies, conferences congresses each year.

  24. Queries Applications NRF Online Summary CC report Fin Pos Grants Pay Beneficiaries once per month Phoenix Great Plains Annual grant budget Rands Awards Releases Instruction to make a payment Expense reported Financial Control & Management

  25. Enkosi, Thank you, Re a leboga, Siyabonga, Dankie

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