1. Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf) Annual Performance Plan for 2018/19
Presentation to Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Science and Technology
19 April 2018

2. ASSAF Mandate
To honour distinguished scholars in all fields of scientific enquiry
To generate evidence-based solutions to national and global challenges

3. ASSAf Goals Recognition & reward of excellence
Promotion of innovation & scholarly activity
Promotion of effective, evidence-based scientific advice
Promotion of public interest in & awareness of science & science education
Promotion of national, regional & international linkages

4. Alignment with Government Goals
Responsive, coordinated and efficient National System of Innovation (NSI)
Increased knowledge generation
Human capital development
Using knowledge for economic development
Knowledge utilisation for inclusive development

5. Alignment with Government Goals
Strategic Outcome-oriented Goals
Activities
Government Goal Statements
(1) Recognition and reward of excellence
Targeted membership drives to increase and diversify Academy Membership
Award of 2 Science-for-Society gold medals per annum
Award of Humanities Book Prize
Support of South African Young Academy of Science
Human capital development

6. Alignment with Government Goals
Strategic Outcome-oriented Goals
Activities
Government goal statements
(2) Promotion of innovation and scholarly activity
1 Distinguished Visiting Scholar per annum
Regional scholarly lectures
Annual Humanities lecture
Publication of SA Journal of Science
Convening of workshops on variety of topics
Conducting project-related activities
Implementation of Scholarly Publishing Programme
Young scientists’ activities
Human capital development

7. Alignment with Government Goals
(3) Promotion of effective, evidence-based scientific advice
Implementation of Scholarly Publishing Programme
Implementation of evidence-based studies in targeted areas such as health, education, climate change, energy, etc.
Dissemination of study reports for improved uptake and impact of evidence-based studies
Increased knowledge generation
Human capital development
Using knowledge for economic development

8. Alignment with Government Goals
(4) Promotion of public interest in and awareness of science and science education
Publication and promotion of Quest: Science for South Africa magazine
Publication of SAJS
Participation in national science events
Hosting of public lectures on a wide variety of topics
Implementation of STEM Education Committee activities
Human capital development

9. Alignment with Government Goals
(5) Promotion of national, regional and international linkages
Strengthening and initiating bilateral Academy agreements
Strengthening and initiating science academies in Africa, particularly the SADC region
Hosting and supporting ICSU ROA and TWAS ROSSA
Increased knowledge generation

10. Direct Contributions to Triple Challenges & NDP
Poverty
Standing Committee on Science for Reduction of Poverty & Inequality reconstituted
Inequality
Transformation of ASSAf Membership in terms of race & gender
Ensuring Membership of Standing Committees is fully representative
Unemployment
Employment of interns & ensuring equipped with marketable skills
Position SA
Promote international liaison
Activities reflect SDGs

11. Indirect Contributions to Triple Challenges
Poverty
Hosted Annual Meeting of African Science Academies (AMASA) in November 2016 – theme Poverty Reduction
Inequality
Values of ASSAf embrace Constitution of SA
Hosted Young Scientist Conference on Human Rights in September 2016
Unemployment
Raising of science awareness & providing information on science careers through Quest

12. Scholarly Publishing Programme Science Advisory Programme
Secretariat
Governance
and
Administration
Liaison Activities
Scholarly Publishing Programme
Science Advisory Programme
ASSAf Programmes

13. Programme 1: Governance and Administration
Sub-programme: Communication
Implement communication strategy
Achieve greater social media presence
Implement e-publications strategy for study reports
Provide effective & targeted communication

14. Scholarly Publishing Programme
African Open Science Platform (AOSP):
Goals for 2018/19 are:
In collaboration with Botswana and Madagascar to prepare for national forums to explore the adoption of Open Science/Open Data strategies for each country;
In collaboration with the DST to create a framework in preparation for a policy on Open Science in SA;
To host a joint meeting with SADC to advance the Cyberinfrastructure Framework in Southern Africa and to seek ways to expand it to the rest of Africa;
To conduct training workshops on data management and curation

15. Scholarly Publishing Programme
Strategic Objective 1: Increase visibility, accessibility & searchability of SA accredited scholarly journals
Maintain the SciELO SA open access platform
Prepare newly published issues of 64 journals
Introduce new version of SciELO SA platform, with enhanced statistics and discovery tools
Monitor and evaluate impact of platform
Provide support for long-term preservation (Portico)
Advocate for SciELO SA journal editors to use to ORCID ID
Provide service to editors & add DOIs to articles

16. Scholarly Publishing Programme
Strategic Objective 2: Improve quality of SA journals & books
Continue limited peer review of journals
Utilise webinar technology for seminars – 4 webinars in 2018/19
Assist journal editors to comply with DOAJ criteria
Monitor impact of DHET Research Output Policy
Publish report on Scholarly Publishing
Increase impact of ASSAf publications through Institutional Repository

17. Strategic Objective 3: Promote visibility &
impact of SA & African research through
SAJS
Publish high-quality research with regional
focus & interdisciplinary interest
Expand & enhance SAJS website & social
media
Improve openness & transparency through
sharing journal statistics & open data sets
Communicate value proposition of SAJS to enable journal to continue to play leadership role
Migrate peer review & publication open source content management system = cost cutting

18. Quest Strategic Objective 4: Promote awareness of science among
youth through Quest
Develop social media presence
Ensure improved & targeted dissemination
Include abstracts in one indigenous
language
Develop article linkages to science, geo-
graphy & mathematics school curricula
Fund raising drive to sustain publication &
dissemination

19. Liaison Programme
Strategic Objective 1: Increase & diversify Membership
Increase women & black Membership
Maintain up-to-date data base of Members
Plan second Legends of SA Science

20. Liaison Programme
Strategic Objective 2: Recognise & reward excellence in science & promote scholarly activity
Ensure Distinguished Visiting Scholar (DVS) includes one HDI per lecture tour
Increase opportunities for DVS to engage with public
Host Annual Humanities Lecture
Employ webinars for lectures
Implement ASSAf-Embassy Lecture series
Implement Science-for-Society Gold Medal awards
Implement Humanities Book Award

21. Liaison Programme
Strategic Objective 3: Collaborate & strengthen African academies and strengthen strategic partnerships
Establish BRICS academies platform & initiate activities
Collaborate with SADC and SADC academies
Implement overseas collaboration engagement framework e.g. Leopoldina
Promote TWAS ROSSA activities
Promote cooperation with ICSU ROA

22. Liaison Programme
Strategic Objective 4: Increase participation of young scientists
Host Annual Young Scientists’ Conference
Support SAYAS and assist with fundraising
Implement activities for young scientists, e.g. TWAS Young Affiliates & Lindau Nobel Laureate programme

23. Liaison Programme
Strategic Objective 5: Increase participation of women & promote application of gender lens
Increase number of OWSD National Chapter members
Distribute calls, announcements & opportunities
Assist with the formation of WISET national chapters
Apply gender lens to ASSAf activities
Implement GenderInSITE programme

24. Science Advisory Programme
Strategic Objective 1: Facilitate scholarly engagement on key national and global challenges
Strategic Objective 2: Provide evidence-based science advice in support of policy development
Consolidate activities in line with NDP & SDGs
Promote scholarly debate on national, regional & global issues
Engage with relevant stakeholders & policymakers
Improve dissemination & uptake of reports
Monitor & evaluate impact of reports

25. Science Advisory Programme
Health Studies
Disseminate findings, monitor consensus study on Reconceptualising Education and Training of Appropriate Health Workforce for Improved Health of Nation
Finalise, disseminate & monitor consensus study on Mental, Neurological and Substance Use (MNS) Disorders
Finalise, disseminate & monitor consensus study on Ethical, Legal and Social Issues Related to Human Genetics & Human Genomics in SA
Host workshop on Infectious Diseases and Comorbidities with Leopoldina & Ugandan Academy of Sciences ng

26. Science Advisory Programme
Education Studies
Disseminate findings & monitor consensus study on Revitalising Agricultural Education and Training in SA
Finalise, disseminate and monitor consensus study on Status of Postgraduate Research Training in Engineering

27. Science Advisory Programme
Science for Reduction of Poverty & Inequality
Disseminate & monitor policymakers’ booklet on Social Protection
Initiate consensus study on topic related to poverty and NDP & SDGs
Host workshop on poverty reduction
Humanities
Host annual ASSAf Humanities Scholarly Lecture
Implement ASSAf Humanities Book Award
Plan consensus study on Humanities topic

28. Science Advisory Programme
Biosafety and Biosecurity
Disseminate & monitor consensus study on State of Biosafety and Biosecurity in SA
Disseminate & monitor consensus study on New Breeding Technologies
Collaborate with SADC science academies on biosafety & biosecurity
Climate Change
Finalise Second Biennial Review of Climate Change Science and Technology Research in SA

29. Science Advisory Programme
Energy Studies
Disseminate findings & monitor consensus study on Technical Readiness of South Africa for Hydraulic Fracturing
Assist with the development of the Science Action Plan for Shale Gas Industry
Disseminate findings & monitor consensus study on The State of Energy Efficiency Technologies in SA

30. PROJECTED BUDGET SUMMARY FOR 2018/19 TO 2020/21 MTEF PERIOD
DETAILS
2018/19
2019/20
2020/21
Projected
budget
INCOME R
Revenue from non-exchange transactions - Government funding
(34,815,652)
(33,105,000)
(33,595,775)
DST - Baseline
(25,668,000)
(27,105,000)
(28,595,775)
DST - Contract funding (Lindau Nobel Laureate)
(2,443,702) -
DST - Contract funding (South African Academy of Engineering
(158,550)
DST - Contract funding (Inclusive Development Learning Interventions)
(545,400)
DST - Contract funding (International support)
(5,000,000)
DST - Contract funding (Journal of Energy in S A)
(1,000,000)

31. Revenue from non-exchange transactions - Local funding
(2,588,270)
(2,863,097) -
National Research Foundation (African Open Science Platform)
Revenue from exchange transactions
(1,336,000)
(1,340,000)
(1,344,000)
Interest receivable
(1,200,000)
Membership fees
(96,000)
(100,000)
(104,000)
Secretarial fees
(40,000)
Total projected revenue
(38,739,922)
(37,308,097)
(34,939,775)

32. EXPENDITURE
Total projected expenditure
38,739,922
37,308,097
34,939,775
Governance & Administration Programme
10,004,135
10,290,459
10,495,959
Liaison: International & National Programme
12,517,014
10,789,298
9,503,691
Science Advisory Programme
4,155,681
4,182,440
4,127,570
Scholarly Publishing Programme
12,063,092
12,045,900
10,812,555
Surplus/Deficit -

33. Abbreviations & Acronyms
AMASA Annual Meeting of African Science Academies
AOSP African Open Science Platform
ASSAf Academy of Science of South Africa
BRICS Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa
DHET Department of Higher Education and Training
DOAJ Directory of Open Access Journals
DOI Digital Object Identifier
DST Department of Science and Technology
DVS Distinguished Visiting Scholar
GenderInSITE Gender in Science, Innovation, Technology and
ICSU ROA ICSU Regional Office for Africa Africa
MNS Mental, neurological and substance use

34. Abbreviations & Acronyms
MTEF Medium-term Expenditure Framework
NDP National Development Plan
NSI National System of Innovation
ORCID Open Researcher and Contributor ID
OWSD Organisation for Women in Science in the Developing World
SADC Southern African Development Community
SAJS South African Journal of Science
SAYAS South African Young Academy of Science
SciELO SA Scientific Electronic Library Online - South Africa
SDGs Sustainable Development Goals
STEM Science, technology, engineering and mathematics
TWAS The World Academy of Sciences
TWAS ROSSA TWAS Regional Office for sub-Saharan Africa
WISET Women in Science, Engineering and Technology

35. Website: www.assaf.org.za
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