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Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development
Plant Improvement and Plant Breeders’ Rights Bills: deliberations
2 Sep 2016
The Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF) took the Portfolio Committee through the rest of the Plant Improvement Bill’s clauses in order to complete the deliberation and amending processes. The Parliamentary Legal Adviser assisted with the reading of the Plant Improvement Bill, and each revised clause was agreed individually ...
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Indigenous Knowledge Systems Bill [B6-2016]: Departments of Environmental Affairs & Health on comparative legislation
31 Aug 2016
The Department of Environmental Affairs and the Department of Health had been asked to outline , any legislation in their respective departments that complemented or conflicted with the Protection, Promotion, Development and Management of the Indigenous Knowledge Systems Bill.
The Department of Environmental Affairs oversees the National Environmental Management: Biodiversity ...
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Department of Science and Technology on its 4th quarter 2015/16 performance
24 Aug 2016
The Department of Science and Technology (DST) presented its fourth quarter performance and financial report to the Portfolio Committee, noting its commitment to pursue a common set of social and economic goals and objectives through the National System of Innovation (NSI) to promote change. During this period, from January to ...
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Indigenous Knowledge Systems: Department of Science and Technology & Department of Trade and Industry inputs
17 Aug 2016
The Portfolio Committee on Science and Technology and the Select Committee on Communications and Public Enterprise held a joint workshop. The Department of Science and Technology (DST) and the Department of Trade and Industry (dti) presented on Indigenous Knowledge Systems, and explained the new Indigenous Knowledge Bill. The DST noted ...
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Intellectual Property Rights from Publicly Financed Research & Development Act: NIMPO progress report
20 Apr 2016
The Department of Science and Technology’s Special Service Delivery Unit, the National Intellectual Property Management Office, briefed the Portfolio Committee on progress in implementing the Intellectual Property Rights Act and National Intellectual Property Management Office.
The presentation gave an outline of the establishment of the Office and highlighted the significance ...
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Academy of Science of South Africa & Human Sciences Research Council on their 2016 Budget & Annual Performance Plan
14 Apr 2016
The Academy of Science of South Africa briefed the Committee on its Annual Performance Plan 2016/2017. One of the most important goals for the Academy of Science of South Africa was to generate evidence-based solutions to national and global challenges. The Academy of Science of South Africa had a Liaison ...
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Department of Science & Technology, NACI, CSIR, SANSA, NRF & TIA on their 2016 Annual Performance Plan
13 Apr 2016
The Department of Science and Technology (DST), National Advisory Council on Innovation (NACI), Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), South African National Space Agency (SANSA), National Research Foundation (NRF) and Technology Innovation Agency (TIA) presented their Annual Performance Plans to the Committee.
DST mentioned its plans to improve the ...
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Global Change Grand Challenge: Department of Science and Technology briefing
9 Mar 2016
The Department of Science and Technology (DST) briefed the committee on the Global Change Grand Challenge (GCGC), a South Africa programme headed up by the DST, which was heavily dependent on knowledge generation, science policy interface and technology innovation programmes, that sought to link science and technology with social, economic ...
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Department of Science and Technology on its 2nd Quarter 2015/16 performance
2 Mar 2016
The Department of Science and Technology (DST) briefed the Portfolio Committee on Science and Technology on its financial and non-financial performance during the second quarter, which was the period from July 1 to September 30, 2015. The report outlined the targets that the Department had set out, revealing which had ...
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Water Research Development and Innovation (RDI) Roadmap: Department of Science and Technology briefing
24 Feb 2016
The Department of Science and Technology (DST) presented Research Development and Innovation (RDI) Roadmap to respond to the need for innovative solutions, technologies and processes in addressing the current drought facing South Africa, given that 98% of the country’s water supplies are fully allocated. The intention of the DST in ...