1 STRATEGIC RENEWAL (Organisational learning) Strategic Inflection Point PERFORMANCE YEARS

2 NRF L INKAGE T O DST 10 - Y EAR I NNOVATION P LAN NRF

3 NRF V ISION & C OMPOSITION

S CI E N C E MI S SI O N S MuseumZooObservatory SCIENCE AWARENESS PLATFORM EDUCATION SCIENCE COMMUNICATION School science support Science materials Communication of research to public audiences Science and the media SET Careers KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENTKNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT S CIENCE A DVANCEMENT

5 THE P H D PIPELINE in SA PHD’s ~ 1 200/yr HG Maths and Science ~ /yr Senior certificate with endorsement ~ /yr Existing National graduation pipeline (2005) Existing National SET pipeline (2005) Total all undergraduate rates ~ /yr Hons ~ /yr Masters ~ 8 000/yr Total SET undergraduate rates ~ /yr Hons ~ 3 200/yr Masters ~ 2 900/yr (incl. coursework) PHD’s ~ 561/yr Average conversion efficiency (BSc – Hons; Hons – Masters; Master – PHD) 43% to 57% ~ 3000 SET PHD’s /year

6 P H D E NROLMENT vs. G RADUATION

7 P H D P RODUCTION R ATES FOR S ELECTED C OUNTRIES A-league (Germany, UK, Switzerland, Sweden, Portugal, Austria, Finland) B-league (US, Japan, Spain, South Korea, Australia, Netherlands, Norway etc.) C-league (Mexico, Turkey, Iceland, China, India, Brazil, South Africa)

A NNUAL P H D F AIR E ND M AY - F LAGSHIP OF P H D P ROJECT A NNUAL P H D F AIR E ND M AY - F LAGSHIP OF P H D P ROJECT INVITED STUDENTS OVERSEAS PARTNERS P H D FAIR SPEAKERS Service Tables/Stalls -SA HEIs -International HEIs -Science Councils HIGHER ED. RECRUITERS -Employed -Current students -Interns - General Public SPONSORS -Government-Corporate-NGOs - Motivational Keynote - Government - Research DVCs/Deans - Successful PHD Grads - Concurrent Subject Panels EOC IIE SAEP - EOC IIE SAEP -USAID/NSF -USAID/NSF (US) -European Partners Most successful program in the 80s & 90s.Most successful program in the 80s & 90s. Produced over 1,600 graduates from US HEIsProduced over 1,600 graduates from US HEIs Return rate › 95%Return rate › 95% Senior Positions in NSISenior Positions in NSI

9 P OST G RAD F UNDING S CENARIOS

10 D ISCIPLINES vs. G RAND C HALLENGES Econ/Mgt Sc i Econ/Mgt Sc i Life Sc i Life Sc i Engin/Tech Engin/Tech Nat.Sci/Math Nat.Sci/Math Human/Law Human/Law Soc. Sci Soc. Sci CHALLENGES/THEMES Other Energy Security Space Science Human/Social Dynamics Global Change Material & Nanotech Bio-Economy DISCIPLINES

11 R & D COMMERCIALISATION VC Sweet Spot ICT New Materials (steel) TIME INVESTMENT RETURNS Biotech IF SWEET POT I NNOVATION F UND: H IGH R ISK I NVESTMENTS

12 R&D INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO SINCE 1999

13 K EY C HALLENGES: (CONT) In real terms, declining MTEF core allocation (e.g. RISA core grant – 97.4% of MTEF committed to grant making)