1. 2017/18 SANSA Annual Performance Plan
Presentation to the Portfolio Committee on Science and Technology
By SANSA Board and Management
3 May 2017

2. Overview Mandate of SANSA Strategic Context Strategic Programmes
Annual Plan 2017/18
Operational Information

3. Mandate of SANSA

4. Serving the Needs of Government

5. Environment & Resource Management
Environmental and geospatial monitoring
Ocean, coastal and marine management
Land management
Rural development and urban planning
Topographic mapping
Hydrological monitoring
Climate change mitigation and adaptation
Meteorological monitoring

6. Health, Safety and Security
Disaster monitoring and relief
Hazards forecasting and early warning
Cross border risk
Disease surveillance and health risk
Asset monitoring
Regulatory enforcement
Defense, peacekeeping and treaty monitoring

7. Innovation and Economic Growth
Tourism and recreation
Communications
Space science and exploration
Space technology transfer and spin-offs
Development of the space industry

8. Impacting Government Priorities

9. User Requirements

10. Mandate of SANSA
“...provide for the promotion and use of space and co-operation in space-related activities, foster research in space science, advance scientific engineering through human capital, support the creation of an environment conducive to industrial development in space technologies within the framework of national government policy...”

11. Strategic Context

12. Vision
South Africa to be an international hub for space solutions for the world of the future
Mission
Lead and inspire the South African space community to create a better future

13. Strategic Goals

14. SPACE VALUE CHAIN NSI Ecosystem SANSA User Community
Satellite Engineering
Space Operations
Space Applications
Administration (HR, Legal, IT,…)
NSI Ecosystem
SANSA
Earth Observation
Space Science 1 2 3 4 5 22

15. Strategic Alignment • Admin. Earth Obs. Space Science Space Ops.
GOALS
Admin.
Earth Obs.
Space Science
Space Ops.
Satellite Eng.
1. Products and Services •
2. High Impact R&D
3. Transformation and Human Capacity
4. Grow the Space Industry
5. Global Partnerships
6. Growth and Sustainability
7. High Performance Agency

16. Performance Outputs for 2017/18 (Cumulative Performance since 2015)

17. Goal 1: Products and Services
5 (9) high-impact space products and services
Oceans Phakisa
National SPOT Mosaic
Vegetation Index Map
Space Weather Bulletins
Magnetic Technology Services
3 (5) decision or policy support tools
The size and health of the South African space sector and proposed growth
Earth observation and food security
Safety and security applications from a magnetically clean environment

18. Goal 2: High-Impact R&D Research productivity score of 1500 (2742)
Earth Observation
Space Science
Makeup of research productivity core
Publications (papers, books, chapters in books, conference proceedings, technical reports)
Research funding
Students graduated (MSc and PhD)
Researcher ratings 26

19. Goal 3: Transformation and Human Capacity
12000 (27769) young people directly engaged through science awareness and outreach
75 (103) students supported for formalized training, with 60 students from previously disadvantaged institutions (PDI)
80% PDI students
Science, engineering and technical fields 27

20. Goal 4: Grow the Space Industry
Successful satellite pass monitoring rate of 98% (98.9%) (~4500 passes)
R44m (R137m) commercial income generated from space operations
5% (R2.2m) of income generated invested in other SANSA programmes
Remaining income invested in capital infrastructure at space operations
55 (52) direct jobs supported
Preliminary design review of EO-Sat 1 28

21. Goal 4: Grow the Space Industry (ctd)
Contract expenditure of R65m (R153m) to local space industry for core space projects
R14.2m (R19.8m) earmarked to small and medium enterprises 29

22. Goal 5: Global Partnerships
Global partnerships contributing an equivalent of 3% (2%) to the SANSA non- commercial revenue stream
14 MoUs with agencies outside of Africa
6 MoUs with agencies within Africa
7 MoUs with institutions in South Africa
SANSA will grow the number of active partnerships 30

23. Goal 6: Growth and Stability
R251m (R475m) non-ringfenced revenue
Estimated monitised impact put on hold pending further analysis on methodology to be used
70% (73%) national stakeholder awareness
50% (40%) of National Space Programme (NSP) implemented 31

24. Goal 7: High Performance Agency
Coordination and reporting on activities of the NSP
Long term capital maintenance and investment framework, and implementation plan
Implementation of a new Performance Management System
Implementation of a new ERP system
65% (65%) of permanent staff from designated groups in D to F grades
1%* of operating expenditure invested in staff training and development

25. Operational Information

26. Sources of funds

27. Economic classification

28. Programme Expenditure

29. 117 (64%)
14 (8%)
9 (5%)

31. 113 (61%)
71 (39 %)

32. Conclusions
SANSA has been effective in implementing its APPs to date under the current financial conditions
SANSA is refocusing its core business to do even more in the future
A bigger focus on Africa
Broader industry participation
Maximising impact to the user communities 32

33. Thank you