2024/25 science, technology & innovation Department: Science, Technology and Innovation REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA
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REPORT 2024/25 Financial Year science, technology & innovation Department: Science, Technology and Innovation REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA ANNUAL REPORT • 2024/25 Financial Year 3
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PART A: GENERAL INFORMATION 7 1. PUBLIC ENTITY’S GENERAL INFORMATION 8 2. LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS/ACRONYMS 9 3. FOREWORD BY THE CHAIRPERSON 10 4. STATEMENT OF RESPONSIBILITY AND CONFIRMATION OF ACCURACY FOR THE ANNUAL REPORT 11 5. STRATEGIC OVERVIEW 12 5.1 Vision 12 5.2 Mission 12 5.3 Values 12 6. LEGISLATIVE AND OTHER MANDATES 13 7. ORGANISATIONAL STRUCTURE 14 PART B: PERFORMANCE INFORMATION 15 1. INSTITUTIONAL PROGRAMME PERFORMANCE INFORMATION 16 PART C: GOVERNANCE 25 1. INTRODUCTION 26 2. NACI COUNCIL 26 THE 3. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE 39 PART D: HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT 40 1. INTRODUCTION 41 2. HUMAN RESOURCE OVERSIGHT STATISTICS 42 PART E: FINANCIAL INFORMATION 46 1. REPORT OF THE EXTERNAL AUDITOR 47 2. ANNUAL FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 47 ANNUAL REPORT • 2024/25 Financial Year 5
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Physical address: CSIR Building 23 Meiring Naudé Rd Brummeria Pretoria 0184 Postal address: Private Bag X894 Pretoria 0001 Telephone number: 012 844 0925 Fax number: 086 681 6144 Email address: naci@dst.gov.za Website: www.naci.org.za 8 2024/25 Financial Year • ANNUAL REPORT
AFS Annual Financial Statements AGSA Auditor General of South Africa AI Artificial Intelligence APP Annual Performance Plan ARC Agricultural Research Council AU African Union AUDA African Union Development Agency B-BBEE Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment BERD Business Expenditure on Research and Development BRICS Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa CEO Chief Executive Officer CFO Chief Financial Officer CHE Council on Higher Education CSIR Council for Scientific and Industrial Research CUT Central University of Technology DG Director-General DHET Department of Higher Education and Training DSI Department of Science and Innovation DSBD Department of Small Business Development DTIC Department of Trade, Industry and Competition DTPS Department of Telecommunications and Postal Services EU European Union ExCo Executive Committee FISS Freestanding Innovation and Scarce Skills FNB First National Bank FCS Food Consulting Services GERD Gross Expenditure on Research and Development HSE Higher School of Economics HSRC Human Sciences Research Council IEB Independent Examinations Board IP Internet Protocol ISSEK Institute for Statistics Studies and Economics of Knowledge MBA Master of Business Administration MBL Master of Business Leadership MEC Member of Executive Council MTT Ministerial Task Team NACI National Advisory Council on Innovation NDP National Development Plan NEPAD New Partnership for Africa’s Development NRF National Research Foundation ANNUAL REPORT • 2024/25 Financial Year 9
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