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Annual Performance Plan 2014/2015 Presentation to Science & Technology Portfolio Committee

Applying scientific thinking in the service of society. Annual Performance Plan 2014/2015 Presentation to Science & Technology Portfolio Committee. ASSAF Mandate. To honour distinguished scholars in all fields of scientific enquiry

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Annual Performance Plan 2014/2015 Presentation to Science & Technology Portfolio Committee

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  1. Applying scientific thinking in the service of society Annual Performance Plan 2014/2015Presentation to Science & Technology Portfolio Committee

  2. ASSAF Mandate • To honour distinguished scholars in all fields of scientific enquiry • To generate evidence-based solutions to national and global challenges

  3. ASSAf Goals • Recognition and reward of excellence • Promotion of innovation and scholarly activity • Promotion of effective, evidence-based scientific advice • Promotion of interest in and awareness of science education • Promotion of national, regional and international linkages

  4. Alignment with Government Goals • Strengthening skills and resource base • Regional development, African advancement and international cooperation • Improvement of the health profile of society • Improvement of rural development and food security • Improvement of environmental assets and natural resources

  5. Programmes of the Academy

  6. Governance and Administration • Promote good governance -Compliance, audits, financial and human resource management, efficient execution of Council decisions • Promote recognition & involvement of Members - Annual awards, AGM, Member elections, ASSAf panels, Member database, scholarly lectures • Phase in a system of discipline-based Member elections - Improve % poll in Member elections and representivity of membership

  7. Scholarly Publishing Programme • Promote access to knowledge resources - Increase number of titles on OA platform (SciELO SA) - Promote access to core commercial databases • Undertake quality assurance (journals, books etc.) - Establish peer-review evaluation panels - Publish 3 discipline-grouped panel reports - Coordinate activities of National Scholarly Publishers’ Forum & National Scholarly Editors’ Forum • Enhance scientific writing for scholarly publishing • Enhance quality of scientific writing for emerging researchers through online writing system

  8. Promote scholarly activity through publication of SAJS • Publish 6 issues per annum • Increase content in ‘News and Views’ section • Increase quality of accepted manuscripts • Improve impact factor (2012 ISI impact factor = 0.84) • Optimise distribution of print version and investigate e-pub version

  9. Quest • Quest:Science for South Africa - full- colour, quarterly, popular science magazine • Print-run 25 000 per issue • Aimed at learners (Grades 10-12), educators and scientific community to increase public awareness of science • Improve Quest Impact through • Targeted distribution strategy • Greater cooperation with DBE, University Education Departments, SAASTA, science centres

  10. Policy Advisory Programme • Undertake evidence-based consensus studies in key national priority areas • Increased generation of assessment studies in key national priority areas • Host workshops on topics of national importance • Conduct commentaries on government policies • Localisation/domestication of evidence-based reports • Monitor impact of study reports

  11. Policy Advisory Programme Health Studies • Publication and dissemination of IAMP Non-Communicable Diseases (NCD) Conference Proceedings Report • Implement consensus study on Education of Health Professionals in SA • Source funding for a consensus study on Reproductive Health of Adolescents in SA - Study on Tobacco Control Policy Change in sub-Saharan Africa (IOM & African academies) - Participate in collaborative study on Root Causes for Low Coverage & Under-Immunisation of African Child (IOM & African academies)

  12. Policy Advisory Programme Education Studies -Promote Inquiry-Based Science Education (IBSE) in South Africa • Implementation of La Main a la Pâte pilot study in Gauteng • Implement consensus study on Revitalising Agricultural Education and Training in South Africa • Initiate consensus study on The Future of the Mathematical Sciences in South Africa

  13. Policy Advisory Programme • Science for Poverty Alleviation • Revitalise Standing Committee • Develop action plan and align with government priorities • Humanities • Organise an international conference on Humanities • Engage with key stakeholders to promote Humanities in SA • Biosafety and Biosecurity • Complete study on State of Biosafety and Biosecurity in SA

  14. Policy Advisory Programme • Climate Change • Finalise study on the State of Green Technologies in SA • Host media workshop to coincide with the launch of IPCC assessment report • Energy Studies • Finalise study on the State of Energy Research in SA • Host workshop on renewable energy (Leopoldina)

  15. Liaison Programme • Initiate and develop relations with global, African and SADC science Academy networks, national science Academies and other science organisations • Participate in and play leadership role in global scientific organisations - IAP, GScience , IAC, TWAS, OWSD, STSf & IAMP - Strengthen links with ICSU and become adhering body - Partner with Leopoldinaito joint activities • Coordinate participation of SA scientists in global science activities • Promote women in science activities - Give effect to OWSD National Chapter through activities that promote women’s participation in science and provide networking opportunities

  16. Liaison Programme • Promote young scientists’ activities • Promote participation of young scientists in national scientific activities • Organise and host Annual Young Scientists’ Conference - Identify and nominate young scientists for international activities - Collaborate with and support SAYAS • Recognise, reward and promote excellence in science - Award 2 Science-for-Society gold medals to distinguished scientists - Award Sydney Brenner postdoctoral fellowship - Host annual Distinguished Visiting Scholar - Increase number of regions in which scholarly lectures are held

  17. Communication and Publications • Marketing Academy • Production & dissemination of ASSAf Policy Advisory Reports • Monitoring the impact & uptake of evidence-based reports • Production & dissemination of SAJS • Production & dissemination of Quest magazine • Monitor the usage & impact of Quest magazine in schools and other learning institutions • Promote science awareness among youth through participating in science events • Raising science awareness & engagement through cooperation with government, learning institutions, science advancement entities and business

  18. PROJECTED BUDGETSUMMARY MTEF PERIOD: 2014/15 TO 2016/17

  19. Thank you Website: www.assaf.org.za

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