1. 1 STRATEGIC RENEWAL (Organisational learning) Strategic Inflection Point PERFORMANCE YEARS 2001 2007 2015

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

3. 3 NRF V ISION & C OMPOSITION

4. 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. 5 THE P H D PIPELINE in SA PHD’s ~ 1 200/yr HG Maths and Science ~ 26 000/yr Senior certificate with endorsement ~ 86 500/yr Existing National graduation pipeline (2005) Existing National SET pipeline (2005) Total all undergraduate rates ~ 49 753/yr Hons ~ 23 000/yr Masters ~ 8 000/yr Total SET undergraduate rates ~ 15 991/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. 6 P H D E NROLMENT vs. G RADUATION

7. 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)

8. 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. 9 P OST G RAD F UNDING S CENARIOS

10. 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. 11 R & D 12345678910 20 15 10 5 0 20 30 40 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. 12 R&D INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO SINCE 1999

13. 13 K EY C HALLENGES: 2008-2009 (CONT) In real terms, declining MTEF core allocation (e.g. RISA core grant – 97.4% of MTEF committed to grant making)