Emerging Policy
Initiatives - DST
Presentation to the Second
HESA Biennial Research and
Innovation Conference
Imraan Patel
Deputy Director-General: Socio-Economic
Partnerships
Contents
• Evolution of the Research, Development, and
Innovation Policy Package
• Policy Priorities
• Human Capital Development and Knowledge
production
• Knowledge Exploitation and Innovation
• Strengthening the National System of Innovation
Policy Package
• S&T White paper
• National Research and Development Strategy
(NRDS)
• Ten-Year Innovation Plan (TYIP)
• New Growth Path
• National Development Plan
• Sectoral Policies
NSI SWOT
Benchmarked
New public S&T missions
Biotechnology
ICT
Advanced manufacturing
Astronomy
Developing the
NSI
Creation
of DST
R&D Strategy
S&T missions
2002
10Yr Innovation
Plan
Knowledge-based
economy
Grand challenges
Human capital
development
S&T White
Paper
1996
OECD Review
of SA NSI
Comprehensive
Policy
Implementation
2004
2007
2009-
S&T White Paper
• The concept of the National System of
Innovation (NSI) as underlying and main idea
• NSI was coined to ensure that system’s
activities focus beyond science and include
technology development and innovation
National System of Innovation
• Few decades ago “innovation” meant
something closer to “invention”
• Today, the focus is on how to exploit invention
for socio-economic benefits
• Hence, a System of Innovation as opposed to
the Science System
• A Science System is a necessary foundation
from which to build a National System of
Innovation
Enabling Conditions
• The White Paper also identified leadership,
coordination and cooperation as critical
factors to the development and effectiveness
of NSI
• The role of government was identified as
having to see to it that different components
of NSI are “in place, are interacted, and that
there are agreed set of goals and objectives”• How far have we progressed or succeeded?
R&D strategy
• NRDS rests on 3 pillars.
• Innovation
• Human capital development-including
transformation of ‘frozen demographics’ and
• Creation of an effective government STI system
and infrastructure
R&D strategy (2)
• Identified technology missions and science
platforms
• Science Platforms (Astronomy, African origins
Platform (paleosciences), Biodiversity, Indigenous
Knowledge System [IKS] and Antarctic research)
• Technology Missions (Advanced Manufacturing,
ICT, biotechnology, resource-based industries)
• Proposed a target of 1 % expenditure on R&D
of GDP
Mastery of Technological
Innovation
• Initially, DST put the following building blocks:
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Innovation Fund.
Biotechnology and BRIC’s
Cyclotron project (BioPad)
Citrogold SA project (Plantbio)
Tshumisano
• Integrated into the Technology Innovation
Agency (TIA).
Mastery of Technological
Innovation
• Poverty Alleviation
– Aquaculture, essential oils, agronomy science etc
• Advanced manufacturing technology (AMTS)
– Biocomposites, Fluorochemicals expansion
initiative
• ICT
• Resource Based Industries and knowledge based
industries
• Advanced metals initiative
Ten-Year Innovation Plan
• Transition to knowledge based economy (KBE) –
embed NSI derived knowledge into socio-economic
activity
• The Grand Challenges as areas for enhanced focus
• Deepen the section on mastery of technological
innovation
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Intellectual Property (IP) for Publicly Financed Institutions – ACT.
National Intellectual Property management Office (NIPMO)
Offices of Technology Transfer (OTT’s)
TIA
Centres of Competence (CoCs)
Human Capital Development and
Knowledge Production
• General and targeted
• Centres of Excellence
• South African Research Chairs Programme
(SARChI)
• Infrastructure
• International
• Regional and continental programmes
Supported Postgrads – CoE’s
Total number of postgraduate students (masters and doctoral) supported
from 2004 to 2010.
Doctoral Graduations (CoE)
The total number of Doctoral graduations from 2004-2010
Masters Graduation (CoE)
The total number of Masters Graduation from 2004-2010
Peer Reviewed Publications
(CoE’s)
The total number of Peer Reviewed Publications from 2004 -2010
Knowledge Exploitation and
Innovation
• R&D-led industrial development
• Model Development and experimentation
• Centres of Competence
• Community University Partnership Programme/
Risk and Vulnerability Science Centres
• Well defined national roadmaps
SA
Ti Industry
Market Development
Supplier Development
Industrialisation & Commercialisation
Technology Development
Primary
Titanium Metal
Production
Powder Based
Processing of
Titanium
Investment
Casting
of Titanium
CSIR
Mintek
UP, Necsa
Thermtron
CSIR
NIMS (Japan)
ULIM, WITS, SU
Mintek, CUT, NLC
CSIR
UCT
US
Boeing
Machining
of Titanium
US
UJ
UCT
CSIR
Additive
Manufacturing
of Titanium
CUT
NLC
Aerosud
Joining
of Titanium
NMMU
NLC
CPUT
Forming
of Titanium
(Later)
Physical Metallurgy of Titanium: UP, UCT, UKZN
Simulation and Modelling:
ULim(Ab Initio), CSIR(FEM, ProCast, Ab Initio), UCT(FEM, Proc. Mod.), CPUT(Weld Sim), UKZN
Laboratories & R&D Facilities: CSIR, UCT, UP, US, NMMU, CUT, Mintek, Necsa, NLC
R&D Platforms
TECHNIQUES AND SYSTEMS
MATERIAL-BIO COMPOSITES
INFORMATION
TECHNOLOGY
Carbon Calculator
Temperature
management
Citrus Academy
DVD
Electronic data flow
Packaging
Shipping containers
Green packaging
Mobile rapid cooler
Bio-degradable Materials
Citrus pack house handling
Chromo meter measurements
BIOTECHNOLOGY
CHEMICAL
TECHNOLOGY
ENERGY & ENVIRONMENTAL
TECHNOLOGY
Audit system of energy
Tonnage off Tar
Temp & Humidity Management
Organic fertilizers
Fruit Preservation
GRAS Chemicals
Waste coating
Flower preservations
Elevated storage temp
Plant extracts & essential oils
System Development
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Improved Co-ordination
Financing and resourcing
Incentives (private sector and international)
Partnership models
Re a leboga
Ro livhuwa
Siyabonga
Siyathokoza
Thank you