Higher Education, Science and Innovation
Health Innovation investments & initiatives: Department of Science and Innovation
26 Nov 2021
The Department of Science and Innovation (DSI) spoke about health innovation within the bio-economy; quadruple burden of disease in South Africa; health innovation opportunities; drivers of health innovation; convergence of technologies in health innovation; the DSI Decadal Plan in health innovation; diagnostic test for breast cancer; capacity development; global ...
Higher Education, Science and Innovation
HSRC 2020/21 Annual Report, with Deputy Minister
19 Nov 2021
In a virtual meeting, the Committee was briefed by the Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) on its 2021 annual report.
The Committee heard that a new board had come into office at the beginning of November, although it had not yet been inducted. The outgoing chairperson ...
Higher Education, Science and Innovation
National Skills Fund & Services SETA 2020/21 Annual Reports; with Deputy Minister
17 Nov 2021
The Committee met with the National Skills Fund (NSF) and the Services Sector Education and Training Authority (SETA) to be briefed on their 2020/21 annual reports.
The National Skills Fund reported poor achievement of its performance targets. Its programme for skills development funding achieved only 11 percent ...
Higher Education, Science and Innovation
Department of Science and Innovation, NRF, SANSA, CSIR 2020/21 Annual Reports
12 Nov 2021
Annual Reports 2020/21
Auditor-General South Africa (AGSA) briefed the Committee on the audit outcomes of the Department of Science and Innovation (DSI) portfolio. DSI, National Research Foundation (NRF) and Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) had clean audits. HSRC regressed from a clean audit to unqualified with findings. ...
Higher Education, Science and Innovation
DHET, NSFAS, SAQA, CHE, QCTO 2020/21 Audits & Annual Reports, with Deputy Minister
10 Nov 2021
The Auditor-General of South Africa (AGSA) presented the 2020/21 audit outcomes for the Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) and its entities such as NSFAS, National Skills Fund (NSF), SAQA, CHE, QCTO, TVET colleges and universities.
Members were pleased with the performance of the entities, ...
Higher Education, Science and Innovation
DSI on programme of support for District Development model; with Deputy Minister
7 Sep 2021
The Committee convened virtually to receive a briefing from the Department of Science and Innovation on its approach to the District Development Model (DDM). The presentation dealt with the selection of high impact projects to support the delivery of basic services to 35 municipalities, using the DDM as a platform ...
Higher Education, Science and Innovation
DSI & DHET on programmes in support of Economic Reconstruction and Recovery Plan
1 Sep 2021
The Committee met virtually to receive the long anticipated engagement with the Department of Science and Innovation (DSI) and the Department of Higher Education and Technology (DHET) on work that they had done in support of the Economic Reconstruction and Recovery Plan (ERRP).
The DSI outlined its work in support ...
Higher Education, Science and Innovation
Chairperson election; NFR & SAUS on Postgraduate Funding Model & Transformation Framework
31 Aug 2021
The Committee convened virtually to elect a new Chairperson, and consider briefings by the National Research Foundation on progress in the implementation of the new Postgraduate Funding Model and South African Union of Students.
The National Research Foundation spoke about the policy implementation, its performance against the 2013 ministerial ...
Higher Education, Science and Innovation
DHET & DSI 2021/22 Quarter 1 & 4 performance
25 Aug 2021
The Committee convened in a virtual meeting to receive quarterly reports from the Department of Science and Innovation (DSI) and the Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET).
The DSI reported on its progress with the science, technology and innovation (STI) Decadal Plan that had received in-principle agreement from National ...
Higher Education, Science and Innovation
SMU Vice Chancellor Inquiry
18 Aug 2021
The Committee concluded its inquiry with witness testimony from Ince (Pty) Ltd, the company responsible for the electronic voting on the SMU Vice Chancellor appointment. The company presented its profile, how it used its electronic voting platform at Sefako Makgotho University (SMU) to conduct the voting that led to the ...