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Higher Education, Science and Innovation
National Integrated Cyber Infrastructure System; SA Research Infrastructure Roadmap
8 Dec 2021
The Department of Science and Innovation (DSI) spoke about the South African Research Infrastructure Roadmap (SARIR) which addressed the Research Infrastructure Ecosystem; the new approach to research infrastructure provision particularly collaborative national platforms; and the work done. It also touched on the South African Centre for Digital Language Resources, ...
Higher Education, Science and Innovation
Police involvement during student protests: stakeholders and Police Deputy Minister
3 Dec 2021
The Committee met with South African Police Service (SAPS); Safety and Security Sector Education and Training Authority (SASSETA); Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET); Private Security Industry Regulatory Authority (PSIRA); Universities South Africa (USAf); South African College Principals Organisation (SACPO); South African Union of Students (SAUS) and South ...
Higher Education, Science and Innovation
2022 Academic Year: DHET & stakeholder preparations
1 Dec 2021
The Committee met with the Post-School Education and Training (PSET) sector to receive briefings on preparations for Academic Year 2022 covering enrolments; student funding and accommodation; safety and security and NSFAS funding decisions as well as its projected R10.1 billion shortfall.
The Minister gave an overview noting the sector ...
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
GBVF National Strategic Plan implementation & Gender Equality in Tertiary Institutions
24 Nov 2021
The Department of Science and Innovation (DSI) presented its progress on gender-responsive planning, budgeting, monitoring and evaluation and auditing for inclusion of targeted groups in Science, Technology And Innovation (STI) programmes and initiatives.
The Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) gave a progress report on the National Strategic ...
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 ...
Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development
Ingonyama Trust Board 2020/21 Annual Report
16 Nov 2021
Ingonyama Trust Board (ITB) is responsible for administering the three million hectares of land falling under traditional authorities on behalf of the Zulu monarch. It presented the ITB 2020/21 Annual Report and the Auditor-General South Africa (AGSA) discussed the ITB audit outcomes.
The Committee called for a ...
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, ...
Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development
DALRRD Portfolio Audit Outcomes: DALRRD, CRLR, OVG & SAVC 2020/21 Annual Reports; with Minister & Deputy Minister
9 Nov 2021
The Portfolio Committee on Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development was briefed by the Auditor-General of South Africa on the audit outcomes for the portfolio of entities within the Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development. The Department, the Office of the Valuer-General, the Commission on ...