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Science in Society
07 November 2014
Ms Eudy Mabuza Minister Counsellor: Science and Technology
Embassy of the Republic of South Africa, in Japan
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1996 2002 2004 2007 2009+
S&T White Paper
R&D Strategy
Strategic Management
Model
10 Year Innovation
Plan
Policy Implementation
Developing the NSI
New Public S&T missions § Biotechnology § ICT § Advanced Mnfg § Astronomy
Creation of DST
S&T Missions
Knowledge-based economy § Grand challenges § Human capital development
OECD Review of SA NSI
§ TIA § SANSA § IPR
POLICY/STRATEGY FRAMEWORK
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NRF DIVISIONS
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NRF Board
CEO
Corporate Secretary
ICT
Finance
Governance
Human Resources
Legal Services
Corporate Communication
Finance & Business Systems Human Resources and Stakeholder Relations
GMSA
IR&C
KM&E
HICD
ARIC
KFD
Social Sciences
Research Fellows – disciplinary inputs & strategy development
Humanities
Physical & Mathematical Sciences
Life Sciences
Engineering Sciences
Deputy CEO: Research & Innovation Support & Advancement (RISA)
iThemba LABS
HartRAO/MeerKat
SAIAB
NZG
Deputy CEO: Research Infrastructure & National Research Facilities
SKA Project
SAEON
Group Executive: Science Advancement
SAAO
Science Education
Science Awareness
Science Communication
SAASTA
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NRF STRUCTURE
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To advance public awareness, apprecia@on and engagement of science, engineering and technology (SET) in South Africa through
• Science Educa@on – build up the supply of tomorrow’s scien?sts and innovators
• Science Awareness – engage the public with the phenomena of science, engineering and technology
• Science Communica@on – share science and technology advancements with the public, building up their apprecia?on of the benefits of science
NRF/SAASTA MANDATE
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SCIENCE COMMUNICATION
• Providing credible and accurate information on science, engineering and technology that is accessible to all South African communities.
• Processes: • Scientific editorial process • Scientific editing • Audience analysis
• Focus areas: • Science and the media • Science promotion • Science communication and capacity building
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INTERPRETING THE MANDATE OF SAASTA
Learners / Educators
General Public Ter?ary
Student PRIMARY TARGET AUDIENCE CATEGORIES
Science Community HEI, Research Councils, Applied
Researchers
Industry
Outreach & Awareness Sector
Science Centres / Fes?vals
Media
Strategic Target Audience Categories
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SCIENCE CENTRE NETWORK
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PROVISION OF RESOURCES IN THE SYSTEM
• Curriculum aligned Science, Mathematics educational resources and
science kits to learners, educators and schools; • Resources on SET careers • Mobile labs, science exhibits, touch screens and funding SET
initiatives to science centres • Fact sheets to students and public
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WHAT IS HFCT
v Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technologies (HFCT) is a technology which uses both hydrogen and fuel cells to generate electricity
v Hydrogen is an energy carrier which stores and delivers energy in a usable form.
v Using hydrogen as an energy carrier could potentially reduce the country’s dependence on importation of oil and also reduce greenhouse gas emissions that cause global warming. .
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FRAMEWORK/APPROACH: SCHOOL INTERVENTIONS
OBJECTIVE MEANS TO REACH OBJECTIVE
1. Learner Performance Learner camps during school holidays; educator workshops on content and methodology; provision of curriculum educational resource materials to learners, educators and schools
2. Learner and Educator Participation Through science festivals such as National Science Week and interaction with science exhibits
3. Identify & Nurture Talent Through Olympiads and Competitions such as the Natural (grades 6 -9) and National Science Olympiads (10 -12), Astronomy Quiz and School Debates
4. SET Careers Awareness Interaction with appropriate role models in SET; visits to SET related industries and provision of educational resource materials.
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OUR IMPACT
• Science Awareness, Engagement and
Advancement
• Identifying, nurturing and Developing Tomorrow's
Leaders
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SCIENCE AWARENESS, ENGAGEMENT AND ADVANCEMENT
Through: Science festivals, interaction with exhibits, science clubs, Media Round Tables, Critical Thinkers Forum, Science Shows
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IDENTIFYING, NURTURING AND DEVELOPMENT TALENT
Through: Olympiads and competitions; camps, learner and teacher development programmes, exposure to career opportunities in SET through Role modelling and Internships
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Beijing, March 2014 Presentation in Beijing
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MEDIA PARTNERS
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IMPACT: STAKEHOLDERS RELATIONSHIPS & COLLABORATIONS
• Government Departments -‐ Funding and provding access to schools and exper?se.
• Higher Educa?on Ins?tu?ons -‐ Exper?se, sharing of resources • Science Councils -‐ Infrastructure and exper?se • Science Centres -‐ Implementa?on • Business Sector -‐ Funding, exper?se and infrastructure • Professional Associa?on -‐ Implementa?on and exper?se
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OVERALL OUTPUT OF OUR INTERVENTIONS
• Social Relevance: 80% of our reach is in rural areas and disadvantaged communi?es
• Economic Relevance: Address the shortage of skills in STEMI • Scien@fic Relevance: Through it’s science awareness outreach ac?vi?es , SAASTA put the world of Science in the hands of society.
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The DST Minister
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DANKIE, ENKOSI, ARIGATO
THANK YOU
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