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National Research Foundation Bill: public hearings
21 Feb 2018
The National Research Foundation briefed the Committee on its submissions and proposals to the National Research Foundation Amendment Bill [B23-2017]. The Committee had planned for and advertised for a two-day public hearing but only the National Research Foundation had responded with submissions and proposals. The time period for the public ...
Science and Technology
Research and Development Tax Incentive Programme; National Research Foundation Amendment Bill: briefing
22 Nov 2017
Documents handed out: Briefing on Research and Development Tax Incentive Programme [awaited]; DST Progress Update: Implementation of Recommendations of the Task Team on R&D Tax Incentive [awaited]
The Committee was briefed by the Department of Science and Technology (DST) on its research and development (R&D) tax incentive programme, having been ...
Science and Technology
Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) Indicators: NACI briefing
15 Nov 2017
The Committee was briefed by the National Advisory Council on Innovation on the South African Science Technology Indicators. This was an annual publication produced by the Council to assess progress in development of the effective and efficient national system of innovation. This report provided a platform for discussing the state ...
Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
Innovations for Improving Local Government Service Delivery: Armscor, CSIR, SALGA, MISA briefing
8 Nov 2017
The Committee met with ARMSCOR, CSIR, SALGA, MISA and the Department of Science and Technology (DST) to receive a briefing on innovations from the institutions and its opinion on how the innovations could assist with improving service delivery in local government. Presentations were received from ARMSCOR, CSIR, and DST, while ...
Science and Technology
Shale Gas developments in SA: CSIR, ASSAf & Department briefing
1 Nov 2017
The Committee was briefed by the Academy of Science of South Africa and the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research on shale gas development in South Africa, and South Africa’s technical readiness to support the Shale Gas Industry. The exploitation of South Africa’s shale gas deposits was of current significance ...
Science and Technology
Green technologies and environment programmes: role of DST
25 Oct 2017
The Committee was briefed by the Department of Science and Technology (DST) on its contribution to the transition to a greener economy. The presentation and all the questions from Members, coupled with the answers, demonstrated how many factors played a role in moving South Africa towards a green economy. The ...
Science and Technology
South African National Space Agency 2016/17 Annual Report
11 Oct 2017
The Committee was briefed by the SANSA on its 2016/17 Annual Programme.
SANSA had achieved 15 of its 17 targets which translated into an 88% success rate. Two key performance highlights were: the production of five high impact national products and supporting close to 11 000 satellite ...
Science and Technology
HSRC, ASSAf & SACNASP 2016/17 Annual Report
5 Oct 2017
Three entities of the Department of Science and Technology – the Human Sciences Research Council (HRSC), South African Council for Natural Scientific Professions (SACNASP), and the Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf) presented their annual reports for 2016/17 to the Portfolio Committee.
The HSRC had ...
Science and Technology
DST, NACI, CSIR, TIA, NRF 2016/17 Annual Report
4 Oct 2017
The Committee was briefed by the Department of Science and Technology (DST) and four of its entities – the National Advisory Council on Innovation (NACI), the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), the Technology Innovation Agency (TIA) and the National Research Foundation (NRF) -- on their ...
Science and Technology
Department of Science and Technology + entities 2016/17 Annual Reports, with Auditor-General input
3 Oct 2017
The Office of the Auditor General of South Africa briefed the Committee on the financial reports and audits of the Department of Science and Technology (DST) and its entities for the 2016/17 financial year. The key audit outcomes and message was that the DST had retained ...