Download - Annual Performance Plan 2014/2015 Presentation to Science & Technology Portfolio Committee
Applying scientific thinkingin the service of society
Annual Performance Plan 2014/2015
Presentation to Science & Technology Portfolio Committee
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ASSAF Mandate
• To honour distinguished scholars in all fields of scientific enquiry
• To generate evidence-based solutions to national and global challenges
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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
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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
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Programmes of the Academy
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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
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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
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• 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
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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
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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
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Policy Advisory ProgrammeHealth 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)
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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
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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
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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)
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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 Leopoldina ito 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
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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
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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
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PROJECTED BUDGET SUMMARY MTEF PERIOD: 2014/15 TO 2016/17
PROJECTED BUDGETSUMMARY
MTEF PERIOD: 2014/15 TO 2016/17
Income
Details 2014/15 2015/16 2016/17
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DST: Baseline (parliamentary grant) 21 577 000 22 991 000 23 106 000
DST: Contract funding 2 000 000 550 000 550 000
Agricultural Research Council 900 000 - -
ESASTAP Plus (European Commission) 706 200 - -
Oppenheimer Memorial Trust 220 000 240 000 -
UNESCO 792 000 133 100 -
Income from publications 250 000 500 000 500 000
Interest receivable 400 000 550 000 550 000
Membership fees receivable 82 000 86 000 88 000
Other income - Cohort secretariat 17 500 17 500 17 500
Total projected income 26 944 700 25 067 600 24 811 500
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Expenditures
Details 2014/15 2015/16 2016/17
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Administration and governance 4 479 898 4 694 040 4 413 344
Communication 1 507 889 1 589 315 1 673 549
Liaison - national and international 5 354 520 4 197 662 3 995 983
Policy advisory programme 5 721 090 4 092 125 4 284 803
Publications 3 881 302 3 894 458 3 810 820
Scholarly publishing programme 6 000 000 6 600 000 6 633 000
Total projected expenditures 26 944 700 25 067 600 24 811 500