The International Co-operation and Resources Programme, consisting of three sub-programmes, aims to develop and service bilateral and multilateral relationships and agreements in science and technology. This programme received R131.9 million of the total appropriation and under-spent by R14.9 million. Some of the outputs reported for this programme in the 2009/10 Annual Report are: . During South Africa's SADC leadership in 2009 - South Africa was mandated to lead in the four regional projects. These are the science, technology and innovation (STI) policy management training and capacity building project, the SADC Women in Science, Engineering and Technology (SET) programme (in consultation with member states), hosting a workshop on intellectual property rights and developing modalities for the implementation and launch of the 2009 SADC SET Week. . The 2009/10 financial year also saw the long-awaited implementation of the Africa, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) S&T Programme, jointly funded through the European Development Fund and the European Union (EU) Development Co-operation Instrument for South Africa. . The 2009/10 financial year was another good year for South Africa's S&T co-operation with the EU. Building on the success of existing partnerships, such as South Africa's impressive participation in the EU's Seventh Framework Programme for Research and Technological Development (FP7), several new co-operation initiatives were launched. . Various joint research projects were completed in 2009/10, including those within the India-Brazil-South Africa (IBSA) framework in areas such as nanotechnology, biotechnology and polar and oceanographic research. . The DST successfully leveraged R178 million in official development assistance funding from partners like Canada, the EU, Finland, Germany, Japan and the United States of America, with a further R11 million leveraged for human capital development (HCD) initiatives from partners including Australia, Canada, France, Germany and Japan.