The Department has achieved many of the performance targets set across its five programmes. Notable achievements for 2010/11 include: . The establishment and operationalisation of the TIA, SANSA and an interim NIPMO; . The establishment of regional offices for the TIA in Gauteng, Kwa-Zulu Natal, the Western Cape and the Eastern Cape; . The establishment of a CoC on Hydrogen Systems Integration and Technology Validation at the University of the Western Cape; . Leveraging R184 million in official development assistance funding from Canada, the European Union, Finland, Germany, Japan and the United States of America; . Supporting 2 359 students; . Placing 121 interns in industry and technology stations; . Establishing 15 joint RDI initiatives with African partners; . Providing 26 companies with Technology Assistance Packages; . Publishing 109 scientific and technical papers; and . Introducing communal water stations in the Eastern Cape, benefiting 1 640 households.