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BuildingHumanCapitalfortheDevelopmentofNanotechnologyin
SouthAfrica
SizweKhozaSkillsDevelopmentSummit
GallagherEstateConvenBon,6March2018
3 HCD Programme – South African Research Chairs
2 Strategies Driving Nanotechnology Development in SA
1 Introduction
4 HCD Programme – Masters in Nanoscience Programme
5 HCD through Innovation Centres and DST-supported Initiatives
6 Conclusion and Q&A
Presenta)onOutline
§ Nanotechnologyistheactofmanipula)ngmaterialsatvery)nyscales–atthelevelofatoms
and molecules. With materials under 100 nanometres, the ‘normal’ rules of physics andchemistry no longer apply and many materials start to display unique and, some)mes,surprisingproper)es.Theymaybecomemuchstronger,moreconduc)veormorereac)ve.
§ Themul)disciplinarynatureofnanotechnologyallowsforitsapplica)oninwiderrangeoffields
suchasenergy,waterpurifica)on,health(drug-deliverysystems)andadvancedmaterials.§ AccordingtoLuxResearch,therevenuefromnanotechnology-enabledproductsworldwideas
of 2014 stood at USD1.6 trillion – a growth of 90% in 2 years fromUSD850 billion in 2012(MakhobaX,PourisA,2016).
§ Thepoten)alrisksofignoringinvestmentsinnanotechnologymaybehugeforSouthAfrica.It
is for this reason that research and development in nanotechnology in SouthAfrica is beingcoordinatedataNa)onallevelbyDepartmentofScienceandTechnology(DST).
Introduc)on
PoliciesDrivingNanotechnologyDevelopmentinSouthAfrica
Na)onalNanotechnologyStrategy(NNS)• LaunchedinApril2006bytheDST• Keyfocusareasofthestrategy:
1. Water2. Energy3. Health4. MiningandMinerals5. ChemicalsandBio-processing6. AdvancedMaterials&Manufacturing
VisionoftheStrategy“draw upon exis)ng strengths of the na)onalsystemof innova)onwhileaddressing theneed toenhance its research infrastructureandtocreateaworkforceforadvancingtechnologybusinessesthatsupport the country’s future compe))veness andenhancedqualityoflife”.
PoliciesDrivingNanotechnologyDevelopmentinSouthAfrica
10-YearNanoscienceandNanotechResearchPlanSetsoutadetailedimplementa)onplanofNa)onalNanotechnologyStrategyandiden)fytheneedforcri)calprogrammes.Thisplanisakeycomponentoftheimplementa)onoftheNa)onalNanotechnologyStrategy.PillarstoImplemen)ngtheStrategy• Innova)on• KnowledgeGenera)on• InfrastructureAcquisi)on• ResponsibleDevelopment• HumanCapitalDevelopment
Background• SARChI’swereestablishedbytheDSTin2005/06FYandareastrategicresponsetoaddressthechallengeofdevelopinghigh-levelresearchskillsfortheNa)onalSystemofInnova)on.• Themaingoalofthisini)a)veistostrengthenandimproveresearchcapacityandleadershipat
universi)esforproducinghigh-qualitypostgraduatestudentsandadvancingresearch. • SARChI’sdedicateat least95%of their)meconduc)ngresearch,supervisinganaverageof10
mastersanddoctoralstudentsperannumandmentoringemergingresearchers.
• From 2006/07 to 2016/17, research grants of R1 866 675 418 (approx. R1,8 billion) has beendisbursedto197SARChIchairswhilesuppor)ngof1651supportedbetween2007/08to‘16/17.
HumanCapitalDevelopment–SAResearchChairsIni)a)ve(SARChI)
• Tier1- forestablishedresearchersthatarerecognised interna)onallyasa leader intheirfield
and/orhavereceivedsubstan)alinterna)onalrecogni)onfortheirresearchcontribu)ons.
• Tier 2 - for established researchers, generally under the age of 40 (forty) yearswith a strongresearch, innova)on and human capital development output trajectory, and the poten)al toachievesubstan)al interna)onalrecogni)onfortheirresearchcontribu)onsinthenextfivetotenyears
HumanCapitalDevelopment–SAResearchChairsIni)a)ve(SARChI)
ListofNanotechnologyResearchChairsNameofChairHolder NameofResearchChair HostInsBtuBon Race Gender TierProfessorJ.R.Botha Nanophotonics NMU White Male 2 ProfessorV.K.Gupta Nanotechnology UJ Indian Male 1 ProfessorE.I.Iwuoha Nano-ElectrochemistryandSensorTechnology UWC Black Male 1 ProfessorP.Kooyman Nano-MaterialsforCatalysis UCT White Female 1 ProfessorT.Nyokong MedicinalChemistry&Nanotechnology RU Black Female 1 ProfessorN.RevaprasaduNanotechnology UZ Indian Male 1
Background• Theprogrammebegan in2012and isan ini)a)ve fundedby theDSTand implementedbya
consor)umoffourofthecountry’suniversi)es–UniversityoftheWesternCape,UniversityofJohannesburg,NelsonMandelaUniversityandtheUniversityofFreeState.
• Studentsfromthebiological,chemicalandphysicalsciencesallregisterforthesamedegree-a
newconceptinadvancedresearchinSouthAfrica.• Thecourseworkcomponent(9months)iscompletedattheUniversityoftheWesternCapeand
studentscon)nuetheirresearchprojects(15months,minimum)attheirhomeuniversity.• TheadmissioncriteriarequiresastudenttoholdaBScHonorsorBtechorequivalentandan
averageof60%orabove.Thefullscholarshipisprovidedandincludes:registra)on,tui)onandaccommoda)on costs. Also included is an annual s)pend (personal costs) and allowance forpurchasingbooksandalaptop.
HumanCapitalDevelopment–MastersinNanoscienceProgramme
Sta)s)cs│Outputs│Achievements• From2012to2016,atotalof135studentshavebeenadmioedtotheprogramme–58male
and77female.Intermsofdemographics,75%areblacks;21%arecolouredand2%arewhitestudents.
• From2012un)lendof2017,113studentshavegraduatedfromtheprogramme;withfurther
21studentstograduateinMarch/April2018.• Thenumberofpeerreviewedpublica)onsproducedun)lendof2017wereover30,withthe
studentspresen)ngatbothna)onalandinterna)onalconferences.• Mostgraduateshavecon)nuedtoenrolforPhDprogrammesand5graduateshaveregistered
at interna)onaldoctorateprogrammes.An internshipprogrammeforthegraduatesbegunin2017atSAcompanieswithhighexpecta)onstodeveloptheirskillsforuseinR&D.
HumanCapitalDevelopment–MastersinNanoscienceProgramme
1. CSIRandMINTEKNanotechnologyInnova)onCentres-Theinnova)oncentreswereestablishedtobuildcapacitytodevelopcommercialnano-enabledproducts.Centreshaveastrongfocusonhumancapitaldevelopmentbytraining/developingyoungscien)stswhowills)mulategrowthintheemergingnanotechnologyindustry.2.SouthAfricanNanoscienceandNanotechnologySummerSchool-Theschoolaimstocreateapoolofnanoscien)stssufficientlytrainedtoconductnanoscienceresearch.TheschoolfocusesontrainingMasters,PhDandexperiencedscien)sts.3. India-Brazil-SouthAfrica(IBSA)Programme-TheprogrammerequirestherebesharingofknowledgebetweenIndia,BrazilandSA.Thesewillbeexploitedforthedevelopmentofexper)seandskillstraininginthisresearchareas.
HCD–Innova)onCentresandDST-supportedini)a)ves
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