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THE JOINT MONITORING COMMITTEE ON THE IMPROVEMENT OF QUALITY OF LIFE & STATUS OF CHILDREN, YOUTH & DISABLED
PERSONS
DST ALLOCATION OF FUNDS & PROGRAMMES FOR CHILDREN, YOUTH & DISABLED PERSONS
28 OCTOBER 2005
CONTEXT
The availability and supply of highly skilled researchers and scientists, capable of the highest quality of research and development, including the production of new knowledge, is of the utmost importance to the sustained growth of the South African economy and its improved competitiveness in a world economy which is increasingly becoming knowledge-based
The principal goals of the Department of Science and Technology are laid out in the National Research and Development Strategy of 2002. In terms of these goals, the DST strives to achieve, amongst others, the development and maintenance of a highly competent and representative cohort of scientists in South Africa.
CONTEXT
• Achieving representivity in terms of adequate representation of vulnerable groups remains a challenge
• 2003 STATS SA finding shows that 60% of the total population of youth in SA is either out-of-school youth who are not learning, or unemployed
• We need to identify and develop practical interventions that can be implemented to overcome this challenge – develop dynamic inter-sectoral partnerships that can strategically address the situation
DST CONTRIBUTION
• Interrogating departmental budgetary allocations are important mechanisms for determining whether government departments are spending money in a manner that delivers on promises they’ve made
• The DST’s approach to human capital development internally as well as within the rest of the country, is rooted in the need to increase the number of previously disadvantaged groups. Here specific reference is made to women, people living with disabilities and the youth.
BUDGETARY PROGRAMMES
A. TARGETING THE YOUTH
(youth as defined in National Youth Strategy as those between 14 and 35 years of age)
Broad focus areas: 1. SET Programmes for FET Schools,
2. SET Human Capital programmes,
3. Internship & Experiential Learning
4. Learnerships
A. TARGETING THE YOUTH:1. SET for FET Schools
Table 1. SET for FET programmes
Broad programme Amount (2005/06) No. of beneficiaries
1. Out-of-School programme 9 500 000Science week-170 000Media outreach- 2 million
2. Career Programme 8 826 268 20 000 booklet
3. Curriculum Support Programme 4 231 740
Total 22558008
A. TARGETING THE YOUTH:2. SET for HUMAN CAPITAL
Table 2. SET Programmes for Human Capital
Broad Programme Amount (2005/06) No of beneficiaries
1. Postdoctoral Fellowship 30 000 000 100
2. Unemployed Science Graduates 2 000 000
Database being set up
3. Professional Development Programme 15 000 000 67
4. Centres of Excellence 15 000 000 166
5. Knowledge Society Research Chairs 10 000 000 5
Total 72 000 000 338
A. TARGETING THE YOUTH:3. INTERNSHIP & EXPERIENTIAL
LEARNING
Table 3. Internship & Experiential Learning
Programme Amount (2005/06) No of beneficiaries
Internship & Experiential Learning 3 500 000 60
Total 3 500 000 60
A. TARGETING THE YOUTH:4. LEARNERSHIPS
Table 4. Learnerships
Programme Amount (2005/06)
Learnerships872 000
Total872 000
BUDGETARY PROGRAMMES B. TARGETING PEOPLE LIVING WITH
DISABILITIESTable 5. Allocations towards People Living with Disabilities
Programme Amount (2005/06)No of beneficiaries
1. Feasibility Study: Local Manufacture of Wheelchairs 400 000 0
2. Computer Aided Design (CAD) in a School for the Physically Disabled 355 000 25
3. Digital Doorway at School for Disabled 6 000 000 700
Total 6 755 000 725
BUDGETARY PROGRAMMES C. DST CONTRIBUTIONS TOWARDS THE
GENERAL IMPROVEMENT OF QUALITY OF LIFE
Table 6. Technology for Poverty Reduction & Social Impact
Programme
Amount (2005/06)
1. CSIR projects106 045 749
2. TWR projects15 400 000
3. ARC projects 24 061540
4. MRC projects6 990 000
5. INR projects3 100 000
6. MINTEK projects1 600 000
Table 6 continued…
Table 6. Technology for Poverty Reduction & Social Impact
ProgrammeAmount (2005/06)
7. Beufort West Hydroponics6 900 000
8. KZN Dept. of Agriculture1 000 000
9. Imbaula Implementing Agency1 900 000
10. ARDRI1 400 000
11. University of Stellenbosch12 000 000
12. Fetakgomo Local Municipality2 000 000
13. Limpopo Dept. of Agriculture1 230 000
14. HSRC6 000 000
15. University of KZN6 00 000
Total190 227 289
BUDGETARY PROGRAMMES C. DST CONTRIBUTIONS TOWARDS THE
GENERAL IMPROVEMENT OF QUALITY OF LIFE
Table 7. Technology Transfers
Programme Amount (2005/06)
1. Tshumisano Trust 18 000 000
2. Godisa Trust 24 000 000
Total 42 000 000
CONCLUSION
DST programmes aim for inclusiveness and representivity of all previously disadvantaged groups, especially
children, the youth and those living with disabilities, so as to build a thriving and
competitive knowledge-economy thank you…