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Limpopo ICT Youth Conference Polokwane26 – 27 March 2015
Isaac Maredi
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Presentation Outline
Context
Methodology
Vision and Strategy: The ICT RDI Roadmap
Structured Engagement and the Synergy Opportunity
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UnderInvestment on ICT RDI
South Africa spends close to 10% of GDP on ICT goods and services, of which most are imported
R&D intensity of South Africa has stabilised at around 0.92% of GDP over the past few years, but is still well below the global norm of 2%
Government, universities and science councils have a keen interest in ICT RDI, but funding and current spending on ICT R&D is limited compared to other fields
To harness the socioeconomic benefits of ICT and to be a player in ICT,
we must significantly increase investment in ICT RDI
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Key investment levers for creating impact via ICT
Source: ITU – Measuring the Information Society
DST Role: R&D relating to enablement of Readiness and UseAdvanced Skills Development to underpin technological leadership to benefit from Digital Convergence
R&D enabling Access
R&D enabling Services
Advanced Skills Development
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Requirement: Grow the Human Capital Pipeline
Graduations in ICTrelated fields have decreased, in comparison to other fields
There is a scarcity of instruction and supervision staff in ICT fields
There is a high dropout rate after bachelor’s degrees. This causes a subsequent dominoeffect in the pipeline for advanced degrees
Despite similar enrolments at Bachelor level, Biosciences PhD graduations are 9.3 times those of ICT
Strengthening and growing the pipeline
requires critical mass. Supplyside interventions are required
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ICT RDI Roadmap Twofold Strategic Intent
Enable increasedpublic and private investment in ICT RDI
Provide a frameworkto plan and coordinate technology development, in order to enable efficient and sophisticated investment decisionmaking
ICT RDI Roadmap Development
DST initiated the development of a 10year ICT Research, Development and Innovation (RDI) Vision and Implementation Roadmap, intended to:
Take the national ICT RDI Strategy to the next level, in a way that strengthens the local ICT ecosystem
Enable DST to develop and implement a set of specific interventions required to guide and direct ICT RDI activity in South Africa
Position South Africa more competitively in the global market, taking cognisance of and addressing the challenges facing a developing economy
DST and CSIR Meraka Institute partnered to develop this Roadmap for South Africa
Background
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Developing the ICT RDI Roadmap – Ecosystem Triangulation Methodology
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Broad Participation in ICT RDI Roadmap Development
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Broad Participation in ICT RDI Roadmap Development
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Trends
Market OpportunitiesLandscape
Identification of Drivers of Need and Demand for ICT –Global and for South Africa
Analysis of Hot Topics (Desktop Research)
Trends Prioritisation (Workshop)
The Global ICT Ecosystem
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Global ICT Ecosystem
Data source: Thomson Reuters Web of Science, Articles , Proceedings and Meeting Abstracts. N:about 60 000 Note: Data not cleaned – work in progress
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Identified, substantiated and evaluated27 Market Opportunities
Attractiveness
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AttractivenessNeed Job, customer, outcome, outcome value, alternative solutions
Market Opportunity Commercial potential, competitive situation, window of opportunity
Inhibitors Market, policy, regulation, RDI infrastructure, investment
FitSA Strategic Fit SA relevance, fit with National priorities, alignment with ICT Strategy
Synergies with current technology, production, marketing and investment capacities
RealisationTechnology status, fit with current and future capability, partnerships
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Institutional Capacity : More than 140 capability areas
Strength and Maturity
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Vision: Create Digital Advantage for South Africa– from individual to society
Principal focus: satisfaction of National Needs (deliver Impact against 12 Outcomes)
Focused export activity as technologies arrive on-market (ie AFIS)
Test technologies with local customers before broader export
Our vision is for a South Africa that has overcome the Digital Divide; by leveraging advances in ICT to address socioeconomic challenges it has created
Digital Advantage
Through sound investment and effective coordination of ICT R&D and innovation activities, we have established these conditions:
Advanced human capital. Strong and institutional capacity
Tight engagement with research communities; fast uptake and promotion of research results, indigenous innovation
A healthy innovation ecosystem focused on achieving impact in society
Advanced ICT infrastructure connecting South Africa
Local content and applications that address local needs and also create export opportunities
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Enable improved, lower cost, more convenient access and consumption of physical and digital services, both private and public
Research and innovate in the future means of providing access
Enable individuals to empower themselves:economically, socially and democratically
Use ICT to optimise the management of resources, assets and environments
Leverage the ICT component of Grand Science projects to create new industrial and service capability
Facilitate growth and performance in existing and emerging sectors
Digital Advantage for South Africa
A 6point, Clusterdriven Strategy
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The Roadmap frames and guides ICT RDI activity – focus is on Impact
Research Institutions
Value Chain
Strategy
Service Delivery
Policy and Strategy
Improved quality of basic education
A long and healthy life for all South Africans
All people in South Africa are and feel safe
Decent employment through inclusive economic growth
A skilled and capable workforce to support an inclusive growth path
An efficient, competitive and responsive economic infrastructure network
Vibrant, equitable and sustainable rural communities with food security for all
Sustainable human settlements and improved quality of household life
A responsive, accountable, effective and efficient local government system
Environmental assets and natural resources that are well protected and continually enhanced
Create a better South Africa and contribute to a better and safer Africa and World
An efficient, effective and development oriented public service and an empowered, fair and inclusive citizenship
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ICT RDI for Digital Advantage 2023: StrategyContextShort to medium term Export potential
limited due to global economic situation
Consumer spend limited
Likely economic trajectory – fixed investment
3-5 years from now Global economic
recovery
Emerging Market growth
Potential Government
spending shifts to infrastructure investment and un-spent infrastructure budget
Transnet R300 billion investment as energy point
MTSF priorities present opportunities to service domestic demand
Private sector reserves
StrategyBuild ICT RDI capabilities focussed on local needs, with export potential in longer term
Catalyse government and industry investment: Provide direction through prioritised
market opportunities that are driven by local needs
Catalytic MTEF funding to build ICT RDI capability
Systematic harmonisation with line departments ie DoC, DoH and adjacent programmes ie Space
Strategically involve MNCs
Prepare for export opportunity when global economy recovers in 3 to 5 years
Monitoring and Evaluation of investment through a portfolio management approach (Office of the Digital Advantage 2023)
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10Year Strategy: Build local ICT RDI capabilities and rampup for future export
Delivering broadband to 80% of South African citizens by 2020 to accelerate the attainment of Millennium Development Goals
[SA Communications minister, Dina Pule]
Knowledge Generation Publications 1700 Patent applications 120 Registered Patents 42
Human Capital Development Masters 675 PhDs 450 Post Docs 225
Technology Development Prototypes 470 Technology Packages 124 Products and services to
market 40
Research Chairs 30
m-health
Astronomy (Data Science & Analytics)
Smart & Green Infrastructure
Geo-spatial applications
ICT for Development
Broadband & Future Wireless Technologies
DoH - NHI
SKA
Knowledge Economy
Global Change
Poverty Alleviation
Green Economy
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