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Nine Point Plan: Department of Science and Technology briefing
14 Jun 2017
The Department of Science and Technology briefed the Committee on its contribution to the Nine Point Plan. The Plan is a strategy to ignite growth through Science Technology and Innovation, which in turn catalyses in subsequent rounds of growth in the future. Key points within the programme are to combat ...
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Research and Development (R&D) Tax Incentives; Indigenous Knowledge Systems Bill: briefing
7 Jun 2017
The Committee convened with the delegation of the Department of Science and Technology for a briefing on the Research and Development Tax Programme, as well as an update on the Indigenous Knowledge Systems Bill with regards to discussions held with the Department of Trade and Industry.
The Department stated that ...
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SKA/MeerKAT projects: SKA Office update
31 May 2017
The Committee was briefed by the Square Kilometre Array SA/MeerKat Project which was an international effort to build the world’s largest radio telescope. In March 2017, a 32-antenna array had been completed and 64 antenna array was anticipated for completion by March 2018.
Members enquired about whether there was radio ...
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Department of Science and Technology on its Annual Performance Plan; DST/DTI Task Team on Indigenous Knowledge Bill
10 May 2017
The Portfolio Committee on Science and Technology was briefed by the Department of Science and Technology on their 2017/ 18 Annual Performance Plans and Budget, as well as on progress with regard to establishing a task team with the Department of Trade and Industry on the Protection, Promotion, Development and ...
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CSIR; National Research Foundation; Technology Innovation Agency on their Annual Performance Plan
4 May 2017
The Portfolio Committee on Science and Technology was briefed on the Annual Performance Plans of the Council for Scientific Industrial Research (CSIR), the National Research Foundation (NRF) and the Technology Innovation Agency (TIA).
Regarding the CSIR Strategic and Annual Performance Plan for 2017/18, its mandate was directed to research ...
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NACI; ASSAf; SANSA; HSRC on their 2017/18 Annual Performance Plan
3 May 2017
Four entities of the Department of Science and Technology (DST), namely the National Advisory Council on Innovation (NACI), the Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAF), the South African National Space Agency (SANSA), and the Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) presented their annual performance plans for 2017/18 to the Portfolio ...
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Protection, Promotion, Development & Management of Indigenous Knowledge Systems Bill: Department responses to submissions
15 Feb 2017
The Department of Science and Technology provided the Committee with a summary of all the submissions received and their response to these submissions. In light of the submissions received, the Bill generated a lot of interest from the public. Of importance was that most of the submissions were actually in ...
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Protection, Promotion, Development and Management of Indigenous Knowledge Systems Bill: public hearings day 3
26 Jan 2017
Submissions were made by several entities on the third day of public hearings on the Indigenous Knowledge Systems (IKS) Bill. The Bill sparked different reactions from indigenous communities and raised extensive discussion as it pertained to the rights of ownership of indigenous knowledge and the profit-sharing agreement. The definition of ...
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Protection, Promotion, Development and Management of Indigenous Knowledge Systems Bill: public hearings day 2
25 Jan 2017
The South African Rooibos Council broadly supported the Protection, Promotion, Development and Management of Indigenous Knowledge Systems Bill but expressed areas concern. These areas were the possibility of competing jurisdictional responsibility when the Bill was considered in the context of other legislation; the interpretation and effects of certain clauses due ...
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Protection, Promotion, Development and Management of Indigenous Knowledge Systems Bill: public hearings day 1
24 Jan 2017
Prior to the public submissions, the Department of Science and Technology (DST) gave a historical context to the IKS Bill which history dates back to the late 1990s. The IKS Bill attempts to address issues of redress and transformation within the nation, it is also a powerful tool for national ...