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Science and Technology
Department of Science and Technology on its Quarter 2 performance
30 Nov 2016
The Portfolio Committee received a briefing from the Department of Science and Technology (DST) on its second quarter financial and non-financial performance of the 2016/2017 financial year, and was told that only 57% of the DST’s total of 49 planned output targets had been achieved. Some of the reasons for ...
NCOP Appropriations
Division of Revenue Amendment Bill: negotiating mandates
24 Nov 2016
The Committee met to deliberate on negotiating mandates from all the provinces on the 2016 Division of Revenue Adjustment (DoRA) Bill.
The Committee heard that the Limpopo and the Eastern Cape (EC) provinces had indicated electronically that they could not formulate a mandate for the DoRA Bill due to lack ...
Science and Technology
Innovation for Poverty Alleviation Programme: Department of Science and Technology briefing
9 Nov 2016
The joint Portfolio Committees of Science and Technology, Communications and Public Enterprises, hosted a meeting to overview the Department of Science and Technology’s (DST’s) performance regarding its Innovation for Poverty Alleviation programmes. The meeting was taken through the different projects implemented across the provinces in South Africa, and the potential ...
Finance Standing Committee
2016 Revised Fiscal Framework (MTBPS): Treasury response to public hearings
4 Nov 2016
The Standing and Select Committees on Finance met to receive National Treasury responses to questions raised during the public hearings on the Medium Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS).
Growth Forecasting
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) forecast for global growth had been revised down in its flagship economic forecast since 2012. ...
Science and Technology
Legislative drafting: briefing by Office of the State Law Advisor
2 Nov 2016
The Portfolio Committee of Science and Technology hosted an informative session to cover legislative tools and bill structuring, with the assistance of a state law advisor, who took the Committee through the Protection, Promotion, Development and Management of Indigenous Knowledge System Bill in order to illustrate structural matters and common ...
Science and Technology
CSIR, HSRC, ASSAf & SANSA on their 2015/16 Annual reports
20 Oct 2016
Four entities of the Department of Science and Technology – the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), the Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf), the Human Sciences Research Council (HRSC) and the South African National Space Agency (SANSA) – presented their annual reports for 2015/16 ...
Science and Technology
Department of Science and Technology on its 2015/16 Annual Report with Auditor-General input
12 Oct 2016
The Office of the Auditor General of South Africa briefed the Committee on the financial reports and audits for the year of 2015/16 for the Department and its entities.
The portfolio’s overall outcomes have regressed in 2015-16 due to the Department of Science and Technology (DST) moving from an unqualified ...
Science and Technology
Department of Science and Technology on its 1st Quarter 2016/17 performance
21 Sep 2016
The Portfolio Committee met with the Department of Science and Technology (DST) to discuss its first quarter (April to June 2016) performance and financial report. It said the National System of Innovation (NSI) was the enabling framework for science, technology and innovation (STI), and the DST was the custodial coordinator ...
Science and Technology
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 ...
Science and Technology
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 ...