CSIR PRESENTATION TO THE PORTFOLIO COMMITTEE ARTS, CULTURE, SCIENCE

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CSIR PRESENTATION TO THE PORTFOLIO COMMITTEE
ARTS, CULTURE, SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY
20 August 2002

• Dr Sibusiso Sibisi
• President and Chief Executive Officer

and
Dr Anthos Yannakou Executive Vice President
Operations
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Overview of Presentation

• CSIR Background/Impact
• National RD Strategy Link to CSIR
• Follow up on Committees September 2001 visit to
  CSIR

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CSIR Mandate

• Constituted as a Science Council by an Act of
  Parliament
• In the national interest, the CSIR, through
  directed and multi-disciplinary research and
  technological innovation, should foster
  industrial and scientific development, either by
  itself, or in partnership with public or private
  sector institutions, to contribute to the
  improvement of the quality of life of the people
  in South Africa.

(Extract from CSIR Act)
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Reporting and Funding Structure
Parliament (100 Shareholder) Minister of Trade
and Industry
CSIR Board
CSIR Executive Management Board
DACST (Science Budget)
COTII DTI/CSIR Bilateral
Ventures/Equity Partnerships Contract
Income Royalties
CSIR Strategic Business Units/Initiatives
DTI
Core Funding
Innovation Fund
BUs Innovation Hub AIDC National Imperatives
Key Projects
Competence Building
Relevance and Impact
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CSIR Business Units

• Bio/Chemtek
• Boutek
• Defencetek
• Environmentek
• icomtek
• MMtek
• Miningtek
• Transportek
• Crosscutting initiatives sustainable
  development, SMMEs, sport, NPDC, RRC, energy,
  Innovation Hub, AIDC

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CSIR Organisational Priorities and Initiatives

• Strategic management of innovation
  (market-mind-market)
• Strategic relationship management
• Diversity and transformation, with excellence
• Impact on sustainable development
• Leverage Intellectual Capital and knowledge

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HR Planning to 2002Actual Performance at 31
March 2002
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CSIR Qualification BreakdownSeptember 2000 to
March 2002
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CSIR Parliamentary Grant and External Contract
Income
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CSIR Investment of Core Funding in Core
Competences
Technological Core Competency CSIR investment into core competences () CSIR investment into core competences () CSIR investment into core competences ()
Technological Core Competency 2000/01 2001/02 2002/03
Manufacturing 31.5 31 24
Information (ICT) 21.5 22.5 29
Environment 11.5 10.5 9
Biosciences 9.5 11 11
Infrastructure 11 10 12
TOTAL 85 85 85
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Enterprise Development

• Spearheading the growth of the local
  biotechnology industry a joint initiative has
  led to the establishment of a Bio-incubator aimed
  at stimulating the economic development of the
  biotechnology industry in South Africa
• Facilitating SMME development the CSIR has put
  together a Development Process to assist SMMEs.
  This model forms an integral part of the CSIRs
  overall job creation drive and can be applied to
  any innovation several SMMEs have participated
  in this process and are now established in the
  mainstream economy
• Northern Province Special Craft Project benefits
  rural crafters one hundred and forty one rural
  crafters from seven different groups in the
  province are the recipients of a special craft
  project that has enhanced and added value to
  remarkable traditional skills. DACST facilitated
  the North Province Special Craft Project, funded
  by the Department of Environmental Affairs and
  Tourism Poverty Relief Fund

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Enterprise Development (cont.)

• Boosting entrepreneurial activity in the North
  West Province the North West Department of
  Economic Development and Tourism SMME Support
  Services has developed in partnership with the
  CSIR a provincial five-year Strategic SMME
  Plan. Working in partnership five
  Entrepreneurial Support Centres have been
  established in the province
• Promoting and Commercialising South Africas
  indigenous foods the CSIRs indigenous Foods
  project, sponsored by the DACST addresses the
  alleviation of poverty in rural areas by
  exploiting the rich abundance of indigenous
  foods. The project aims to stimulate small to
  medium business enterprises, foster job creation
  and empower women to contribute to the economic
  and social development of the country

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Information Technology

• Tsilitwa community crosses the digital divide
  this DACST Innovation Fund project (a partnership
  between the CSIR and the community) is profoundly
  changing the lives of the community through
  improved health care and education and
  sustainable economic development
• Integrated Mineworkers Compensation System
  developed for Department of Health in
  partnership with Molepe Consulting the CSIR is
  developing a compensation system which will
  improve the efficiency and effectiveness of
  compensating mineworkers and beneficiaries

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Information Technology (cont.)

• Cultureware enabling Digital Culture in a
  DACST Innovation Fund project with the CSIR as
  main partner the focus is on new media
  productions technology and processes for the
  promotional purposes in particular for
  historically disadvantaged cultural groups
• Database to assist in combating child abuse the
  CSIR Crime Prevention Centre is leading a team to
  perform a skills audit and develop a database of
  volunteers so as to empower them to contribute
  effectively and appropriately to the prevention
  of child abuse

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Environmental Management

• Total Solutions to waste problems the CSIR
  Centre for Integrated Waste Management provides
  appropriate, innovative and integrated solutions
  to waste management recent successes include
  projects for the Malawian Government, UNESCO and
  in the field of product development from waste
  materials and waste disposal systems
• State of the Coast Report on contract from the
  City of Cape Town this report will assist in the
  formulation of Coastal Zone Strategy and will
  inform the next stage in the sectoral planning
  process
• Conservation Plan for the Greater Addo Elephant
  National Park this project, in conjunction with
  the University of Port Elizabeth, has developed
  the conservation plan for the expansion of the
  Addo Elephant National Park the aim of this
  integrated conservation plan is to support the
  decision-making processes of South African
  National Parks

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Infrastructure

• Integrated freight and logistics database a
  joint venture with the Road Freight Association
  to support the transport industry in southern
  Africa for information sharing
• Support for labour-based road construction and
  contractor development the CSIRis involved in a
  number of projects supporting labour-based road
  construction and contractor development,
  including a poverty relief project in the Eastern
  Cape, which will provide employment for
  approximately 800 people

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CSIR Commercialisation

• Commercialising farm-based essential oils
  businesses essential oils are high-value
  extracts from plants, which are used for
  instance, in perfumes and health products. These
  have been produced in commercial scale,
  farm-based processing plants developed by the
  CSIR, currently totalling 35. The CSIR has
  established a joint venture with Biosys Ltd UK,
  to develop a South African essential oils and
  botanical extracts industry from high-value plant
  extracts used in the perfume, cosmetics, health
  and food markets
• Production and processing of hemp an Eastern
  Cape pilot project aimed at the commercial
  production of low-narcotic (dope-free) hemp has
  been launched following a pre-feasibility study
  conducted by the CSIR. The project forms part of
  a comprehensive programme to establish an
  SMME-based natural fibre value-added industry in
  South Africa, to supply the growing local and
  global demand for natural fibre products

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CSIR Commercialisation (cont.)

• Fabrics that breathe BreatheTex Corporation
  (Pty) Ltd, established as a result of the
  commercialisation of a CSIR lamination
  technology, manufactures high-performance
  breathable fabrics
• Small-scale medical waste incinerators the CSIR
  has developed and is optimising a small-scale
  medical waste incinerator for use in rural
  clinics to reduce infection risks and improve
  waste management. Incinerator production will be
  licensed to a joint venture between a
  metalworking company and black-owned SMMEs,
  located close to areas of use
• Satellite imagery for precision farming Agrimage
  (Pty) Ltd is a spin-off venture of the CSIRs
  Satellite Applications Centre. The company
  provides satellite imagery for precision farming,
  an area that has experienced rapid growth in
  South Africa as a result of pressures to cut
  production costs

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CSIR Commercialisation (cont.)

• Monitoring of foetal development improved by
  MRC/CSIR device a stand-alone device developed
  by the CSIR and the MRC is a low-cost,
  easy-to-use screening tool to diagnose placental
  function. Widespread application of the
  technology could improve chances of survival for
  impaired foetuses from 48 to 80. This locally
  developed system has completed a first round of
  trials at Tygerberg Hospital
• P57 a medical plant extraction facility for the
  production of complex botanical mixtures for use
  in human clinical trials, the first of its kind
  in the world, has been established at the CSIR.
  The CSIR and Phytopharm, a UK-based phytomedicine
  company, are jointly developing a novel
  anti-obesity agent (P57) that has been extracted
  from an indigenous plant. Pfizer in the USA has
  taken a license for the final clinical development

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CSIR Support to National RD Strategy

• Human Resource in SET to be renewed
• Private sector RD to be increased
• Technology missions to be funded

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Human Resources in SET

• In CSIR require larger pipeline plus more senior
  scientists for mentoring
• 7,3 PhDs of who 70 are over 40 international
  benchmark 13 to 54
• 32 of ST professionals are Black and 35 are
  Women
• Need to strengthen SET base
• Populate ST pipeline bursars, interns,
  post-docs, scientists from Africa
• Develop mentoring capacity
• Create networks/alliances
• Require to invest R15 million in 1993/1994

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Private Sector RD

• In South Africa, business invest only 0,35 of
  GDP on RD
• Survey by CSIR in 2001 amongst 20 major business
• RD declined from 0,61 of sales to 0,42 from
  1997 to 2001
• RD not expected to increase in next 3 to 5 years
• RD personnel declined by 10 from 1997 to 2001
• CSIR Contribution
• 40 of contract RD for private sector in number
  of sectors
• Developing core competences in ICT, Biotech,
  Infrastructure, Manufacturing, Environment
• Partnership/collaboration to build
  competence/capacity in private sector (Innovation
  Fund etc.)
• CSIR/Government Centres to support private
  sector eg. AIDC, NPDC

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Technology Missions

• POVERTY REDUCTION
• CSIR involved in 31 projects cashmere, essential
  oils, plant fibre, indigenous foods, leather,
  mohair, seeds, weaving, wool, yoghurt
• Additional investment needed (R38 million) if
  want to
• Set up centre for managing public funds/building
  greater capacity to deliver
• Extent pilot projects to other areas
• Introduction of integrated programmes into
  infrastructure, health
• Address indigenous knowledge and technology
  transfer issues

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Technology Missions (cont.)

• 2. NATIONAL BIOTECHNOLOGY STRATEGY
• CSIR investing 11 of Parliamentary Grant in
  biotech (5 in 1999)
• CSIR with 13 TEIs, 3 Science Councils, National
  Health Lab, 21 Private Sector companies submitted
  consortia proposal for DACSTs Biotechnology
  Regional Innivation Centres in animal health,
  human health, plant biotech, industry/mining/envir
  onment programmes

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Technology Missions (cont.)

• 3. ICT
• AIICT Business Plan being developed to close
  academia industry gap. Mandate includes people
  development, high-quality research, innovation,
  local/global impact, effective networks/partnershi
  ps
• AIICT will
• Undertake world-class research
• Champion emergent S.A. ICT industry
• Decrease reliance on expensive imported
  technology
• Provide networks to solve real problems and
  develop indigenous offerings
• Assess ICT needs into the future
• Help develop ICT strategies
• Help train researchers

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Technology Missions (cont.)

• 4. MANUFACTURING
• CSIR invests 31 of Parliamentary Grant in
  manufacturing
• CSIR coordinating for NACI the development of an
  advanced manufacturing and logistics strategy for
  SA
• RESOURCE-BASED INDUSTRIES
• CSIR developing ST competence in
• Mining
• Agroprocessing
• infrastructure

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Feedback on Some Issues Raised by Committee at
CSIR in 2001

• CSIR views on OPEN-SOURCE
• CSIR ENERGY RD
• Strategic Decision Support
• Energy Efficiency
• Energy and the Environment
• Renewable Energy
• Energy for Rural Development
• CSIR involvement in NEPAD

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CSIRs NEPAD Involvement
INFRASTRUCTURE Transportek, Environmentek and
Boutek NEPAD are conducting an audit of Africas
infrastructure, assessing development
methodologies, and providing mechanisms for
strengthening the African science and technology
competence to develop the infrastructural
base. PEACE SECURITY CSIR Defencetek is
leading a process to harness CSIR competences to
contribute to Africas Peace, Security and
Reconstruction processes. MANUFACTURING With
Africas recovery heavily resting on value
addition and the beneficiation of Africas
natural resources. CSIR is helping to develop
products and services for export, and provide the
necessary infrastructural base, including
ICT. ICT CSIR is interacting with all key
players responsible for the leadership and
management of the NEPAD ICT process including the
e-Africa commission.