S&T Portfolio Committee Briefing 07 Sep 04 Dr Rocky Skeef Director: Business & Industry Partnership Programmes (BIPP) Department of Trade and Industry
Objectives Increase no. & quality of people with appropriate skills in development & management of technology for industry Increase interaction among researchers & technology managers in industry, HEIs & SETIs Stimulate industry & govt to increase their investment in research, technology development, technology diffusion & promotion of innovation
Priorities Increase number of black & female students pursuing technological & engineering careers Promote technological know-how within the SMME sector Promote technological know-how within BEE firms
Mechanism € Industry the dti THRIP Skilled people NRF & technology HEI / SETI
TIPTOP Mechanism the dti Industry THRIP € TIPTOPs THRIP NRF HEI / SETI
Funding Formula Default R1 : R2 (Govt : Ind) Priority Projects
Annual Industry Partners
Student participation Annual Student participation
Researchers supported Annual Researchers supported
Average number of Projects and Outputs per annum (2001 – 2003) 264 Publications 3,210 Patents 91 Artefacts 497
Returns of investment ROI per R Ind Partns % Nothing 14 19 <R5:R1 43 Completed Projects : 1996 - 2002 Returns of investment ROI per R Ind Partns % Nothing 14 19 <R5:R1 11 15 R5:R1 8 R10:R1 12 16 R100:R1 9 No response 20 27 Total 74 100
Exhaust Manifold Institution: University of Stellenbosch Completed Projects Exhaust Manifold Institution: University of Stellenbosch Total Investment: THRIP :R587 781 VW : R674 531 Gemtech: R43 000 Project Duration: 1998 - 1999
Product eg. 1 Project at Technikon Northern Gauteng Completed Projects Product eg. 1 Project at Technikon Northern Gauteng Solar power technology Improved learning infrastructure through provision of power in remote areas