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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 ...
Science and Technology
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 ...
Science and Technology
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 ...
Science and Technology
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 ...
Science and Technology
Committee Business: Adoption of Committee minutes
17 Feb 2016
Documents handed out
Report minutes on Norwegian visit dated 28 January 2016
Budgetary review report (BRR) minutes dated 21 October 2015
Annual report brief minutes dated 15 October 2015
Annual report brief minutes dated 09 August 2015
South African Council for Natural scientific professions (SACNASP) briefing minutes dated 09 September ...
Science and Technology
Indigenous Knowledge Systems – Legislative Update: Department of Science and Technology (DST) briefing
18 Aug 2015
The Department of Science and Technology (DST) gave a briefing on the proposed Bill for the Development, Management and Protection of Indigenous Knowledge Systems (the Bill), which was aimed at providing greater levels of protection than current intellectual property (IP) laws, which had not encompassed or addressed some specific indigenous ...
Science and Technology
ICT Research Development & Innovation roadmap, including cyber infrastructure: Department of Science and Technology briefing
3 Jun 2015
A delegation from the Department of Science and Technology (DST) delivered two presentations. The first was on the National ICT research and development and Innovation (RDI) Roadmap, which described the DST's plans for the near future, and detailed the ongoing success of several important initiatives. It was stressed that although ...
Science and Technology
Marine and Antarctic Research Strategy: Department of Science & Technology briefing
20 May 2015
The Department of Science and Technology (DST) briefed the Committee on the Marine and Antarctic Research Strategy (MARS), putting it into context. It was noted that South Africa was surrounded by the ocean on three sides and has a coastline 3 924 km long, which included the Prince Edward Island ...
Science and Technology
DST International Cooperation & Resources Programme on agreements tabled in Parliament; Committee Report on Department of Science and Technology Budget
13 May 2015
The Committee was briefed by the Department of Science and Technology (DST) on its International Cooperation and Resources (ICR) programme, covering agreements tabled in Parliament as well as other South African strategic agreements and international relations activities related to science and technology.
The Department had five high level priorities. These ...
Trade, Industry and Competition
Space Affairs Act: Proposed Amendments: SA Council for Space Affairs briefing; Budget Report deliberations
12 May 2015
The South African Council for Space Affairs (SACSA) gave a briefing on the review of the Space Affairs Act, which currently governed space affairs in South Africa. The Act was passed in 1993 and amended in 1995. There had been significant developments since then in the national space arena, including ...