1. Number of patents registered over the past 2 decades in the field of (a) water technology and (b) process engineering:
The response from the CSIR is that it has registered 883 patents over the last two decades. However, the information was not disaggregated into water technology and process engineering.
2. Number of scientists working at the CSIR annually for the past 2 decades.
(a)
Financial year |
No. of Scientists |
Financial year |
No. of Scientists |
2002 |
No data |
2012 |
1537 |
2003 |
No data |
2013 |
1578 |
2004 |
No data |
2014 |
1691 |
2005 |
No data |
2015 |
1869 |
2006 |
No data |
2016 |
1969 |
2007 |
1490 |
2017 |
1966 |
2008 |
1512 |
2018 |
1850 |
2009 |
1551 |
2019 |
1608 |
2010 |
1547 |
2020 |
1367 |
2011 |
1560 |
2021 |
1474 |
(b) Number of scientists specifically working on water related technology and/or solutions each of the periods
The CSIR doesn’t have data in this level of details.
3. What number of:
(a) Number of patents registered each year at the CSIR for the past two decades:
Financial year |
No. of Patents |
Financial year |
No. of Patents |
2002 |
25 |
2012 |
55 |
2003 |
39 |
2013 |
29 |
2004 |
30 |
2014 |
41 |
2005 |
24 |
2015 |
59 |
2006 |
37 |
2016 |
87 |
2007 |
30 |
2017 |
43 |
2008 |
50 |
2018 |
48 |
2009 |
51 |
2019 |
46 |
2010 |
30 |
2020 |
76 |
2011 |
58 |
2021 |
25 |
Total |
374 |
Total |
509 |
(b) Technologies successfully commercialised and implemented in (i) South Africa and (ii) outside South Africa in the past 4 decades.
Over the past four decades, the CSIR has entered into commercialisation agreements with over 100 entities. Depending on the technology and the commercial partner, these agreements have provided various exploitation rights such as domestic, foreign or worldwide commercialisation rights. Among the various technologies/products successfully commercialized include: