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Communications and Digital Technologies
(Subcommittee) MDDA Vacancies: Discussion & Recommendation
10 Mar 2022
A subcommittee on Communications met on the virtual platform to deliberate on the outcome following interviews to fill two vacancies on the Media Development and Diversity Agency (MDDA) Board. The subcommittee was tasked to recommend two candidates from the list of shortlisted candidates for the President to make the ...
Communications and Digital Technologies
DCDT & entities' 2021/22 Quarter 1 & 2 performance; with Ministry
8 Mar 2022
The Department of Communications and Digital Technologies presented a performance report for it and its entities: SAPO, SABC, FPB, ICASA, NEMISA, BBI, MDDA, SITA, GCIS, USAASA. Each entity overview spoke to performance for each quarter for each programme; financial information; audit outcomes; and reasons for under-achievement.
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Science and Technology
Science and Technology Laws Amendment Bill: consideration
6 Mar 2019
The Committee was taken through the amendments of the Science and Technology Laws Amendment Bill. Members were overall pleased with the amendments. Members asked for the term of the Chief Executive Officer to be amended in line with what they had previously discussed. The Economic Freedom Fighters and the Democratic ...
Science and Technology
Science and Technology Laws Amendment Bill [B42-2018]: deliberation
27 Feb 2019
The Committee was briefed on Department’s correspondence with the Western Cape Government on the amendments to the Science and Technology Laws Amendment Bill. Clauses and sections of note were: Clause 17 would be amended by inserting a new clause in the ASSAf Act that dealt with appeal committees which would ...
Science and Technology
Department of Science and Technology Quarter 2 performance
21 Nov 2018
The Department of Science and Technology briefed the Committee on its Second Quarter Performance and Financial Report. The Director-General related numerous successful activities that the Department had engaged in to promote science, technology and innovation, including a number of highly successful conferences and ongoing successes with the SALT telescope and ...
Science and Technology
Climate Change Research in South Africa: DST briefing
7 Nov 2018
The Department of Science and Technology (DST) briefed the Committee on the state of climate change science and technology in South Africa, and said the climate change science research community in South Africa was productive, internationally well-respected and growing. Over 30 institutions were engaged in climate research in South Africa, ...
Science and Technology
Draft White Paper on Science, Technology and Innovation: DST briefing; BRRR
24 Oct 2018
The Department of Science and Technology’s (DST’s) senior management team discussed the draft White Paper on science, technology and innovation, which was at an advanced stage of amendment and sign-off. The presentation provided feedback on how far the process was with regard to the motivation and context of the draft ...
Science and Technology
Department of Science and Technology & NACI 2017/18 Annual Report
17 Oct 2018
The Committee was briefed by the Department of Science and Technology on their Annual Report 2017/18. The Department had received a clean audit. The Committee was updated by the Minister on the new board members in the various entities and expressed confidence in the new appointees. The ...
Science and Technology
South African Council of Natural Scientific Professions, CSIR, HSRC, TIA & ASSaf 2017/18 Annual Reports
11 Oct 2018
The Committee was briefed by the CSIR on their 2017/18 Annual Report. The organisation had received a clean audit. The key achievements were that 45 unemployed youth were trained with the MICT-SETA; 13 employment offers were made to MICT-SETA interns; and 200 000 young people were ...