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Annual Report 2015/2016 Page 04 Contents Annual Report 2015/2016 Page 04 Contents List of Tables ___________________________________ 6 Abbreviations & Acronyms ________________________ 7 Message – President _____________________________ 10 Molaetsa Wa Moporesidente Pegelo Ya ASSAf Ya Ngwaga Le Ngwana 2015 – 2016 __________________ 12 Message – Executive Officer ______________________ 14 Part A: Strategic Overview _____________________ 17 1 Vision _________________________________ 17 2 Mission ________________________________ 17 3 Values _________________________________ 17 4 Legislative and Other Mandates ___________ 18 5 Organisational Structure _________________ 18 6 Council ________________________________ 19 6.1 Council Composition _________________________ 19 6.2 Council Meeting Attendance _________________ 23 Part B: Performance Information ________________ 24 1 Overview ______________________________ 24 1.1 Service Delivery Environment _________________ 24 1.2 Alignment with Government Policies __________ 24 1.3 Significant Developments/Major Projects ______ 26 1.4 Service Delivery Improvement Plan ___________ 26 1.5 Strategic Outcome-oriented Goals ___________ 26 2 Performance Information by Programme ___ 27 2.1 Programme 1: Governance and Administration Programme ___________________ 27 2.1.1 Good Governance __________________________ 27 2.1.2 Diversification of Academy Membership ______ 27 Annual Report 2015/2016 Page 3 2.1.3 Recognition of Excellence ____________________ 29 2.2 Programme 2: Communication Programme ___ 31 2.2.1 Marketing ___________________________________ 31 2.2.2 Public Awareness of Science _________________ 32 2.3 Programme 3: Liaison Programme ____________ 33 2.3.1 International and Regional Collaboration _____ 33 2.3.2 Young Scientist Activities _____________________ 38 2.3.3 Gender and Science, Technology and Innovation ______________________________ 39 2.4 Programme 4: Policy Advisory Programme ____ 42 2.4.1 Health Studies _______________________________ 42 2.4.2 Biosafety and Biosecurity Studies _____________ 44 2.4.3 Energy and Environment Studies ______________ 45 2.4.4 Education Studies ____________________________ 45 2.4.5 Humanities Studies ___________________________ 46 2.4.6 Poverty Studies ______________________________ 46 2.5 Programme 5: Publications Programme _______ 47 2.5.1 South African Journal of Science ______________ 47 2.5.2 Quest: Science for South Africa _______________ 49 2.6 Programme 6: Scholarly Publishing Programme _________________________________ 50 2.6.1 Access to Knowledge Resources _____________ 50 2.6.2 Quality Assurance of Journals, Books and Collected Works in South Africa _______________ 52 2.6.3 Research Publishing __________________________ 53 3 Performance Information: South African Young Academy of Science _______________ 55 3.1 Introduction _________________________________ 55 3.2 New SAYAS Members Inaugurated ___________ 55 3.3 SAYAS General Assembly ____________________ 55 3.4 Youth Perspectives on Science Advice ________ 56 3.5 TWAS-ROSSA/ASSAf Young Scientists’ Conference _________________________________ 56 Annual Report 2015/2016 Page 4 3.6 SAYAS Hosts Roadshows______________________ 56 3.7 SAYAS Blog __________________________________ 56 3.8 Science & Society in Africa Symposium _______ 57 3.9 Africa Science Leadership Programme 2016 Fellows _________________________________ 57 4 Performance Information: South African Academy of Engineering _________________ 58 4.1 Academy Lectures___________________________ 59 4.2 Workshop for Members of the Academy ______ 59 4.3 Induction of New Fellows _____________________ 59 4.4 Colloquium on an Engineering Perspective on Food Security _____________________________ 59 4.5 Council of Academies of Engineering and Technological Sciences (CAETS) ______________ 59 4.6 Cooperation with ASSAf ______________________ 59 Part C: Financial Information ___________________ 61 Annual Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2016 ________________________________________ 61 Independent Auditor’s Report to Parliament on the Academy of Science of South Africa ____________________ 62 General Information ____________________________________ 64 Council’s Responsibilities and Approval _________________ 65 Audit & Risk Committee Report ________________________ 66 Council’s Report _______________________________________ 67 Statement of Financial Position _________________________ 68 Statement of Financial Performance ____________________ 69 Statement of Changes in Net Assets ____________________ 70 Cash Flow Statement __________________________________ 71 Statement of Comparison of Budget and Actual Amounts 72 Accounting Policies ___________________________________ 74 Notes to the Annual Financial Statements _______________ 85 Annexure A: ASSAf Member Biographies ________ 99 Annexure B: SAYAS Member Biographies ______ 119 Annexure C: SAAE Member Biographies _______ 122 Annual Report 2015/2016 Page 5 List of Tables Table 1: Programme 1: Performance Indicators for the 2015/16 Financial Year ___________________ 31 Table 2: Programme 2: Performance Indicators for the 2015/16 Financial Year ___________________ 33 Table 3: Programme 3: Performance Indicators for the 2015/16 Financial Year ___________________ 41 Table 4: Programme 4: Performance Indicators for the 2015/16 Financial Year ___________________ 47 Table 5: Programme 5: Performance Indicators for the 2015/16 Financial Year ___________________ 50 Table 6: Programme 6: Performance Indicators for the 2015/16 Financial Year ___________________ 54 Annual Report 2015/2016 Page 6 Abbreviations & Acronyms AAS African Academy of Sciences Acatech German National Academy of Science and Engineering AET Agricultural Education and Training AIMS African Institute for Mathematical Sciences AMASA Annual Meeting of African Science Academies ANSB Académie Nationale des Sciences du Burkina ANSTC Académie Nationale des Sciences et Technologies du Congo ARC Agricultural Research Council ASADA Africa’s Science Academy Development Agenda ASADI African Science Academy Development Initiative ASLP Africa Science Leadership Programme ASSAf Academy of Science of South Africa AU African Union BRICS Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa CAETS Council of Academies of Engineering and Technological Sciences CAPRISA Centre for the AIDS Programme of Research in South Africa CHE Council on Higher Education COE Centre of Excellence COHORT Committee of Heads of Organisations for Research and Technology CREST Centre for Research on Science and Technology CSPiSA Committee on Scholarly Publishing in South Africa CSIR Council for Scientific and Industrial Research DHET Department of Higher Education and Training DOAJ Directory of Open Access Journals DOI Digital object identifier DST Department of Science and Technology DVC Deputy Vice-Chancellor EAS Ethiopian Academy of Sciences EC European Commission ERC Energy Research Centre ESASTAP European-South African Science and Technology Advancement Programme EU European Union EYAS Egyptian Young Academy of Science FP7 Seventh Framework Programme GIZ Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit GM Genetic modification GYA Global Young Academy HEI Higher education institution HPCSA Health Professions Council of South Africa HSRC Human Sciences Research Council IAC InterAcademy Council IAMP InterAcademy Medical Panel IANAS Inter-American Network of Academies of Science IAP InterAcademy Partnership INAE Indian National Academy of Engineering INGSA International Network for Governmental Science Advice IBSE Inquiry-based science education ICSU International Council for Science Annual Report 2015/2016 Page 7 ICSU ROA ICSU Regional Office for Africa INSA Indian National Science Academy KNAS Kenyan National Academy of Sciences LGBTI Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex M&E Monitoring and evaluation MatCH Maternal Adolescent and Child Health Unit MNS Mental, neurological and substance use MoA Memorandum of agreement MoU Memorandum of understanding MRC Medical Research Council MTEF Medium-term Expenditure Framework NACI National Advisory Council on Innovation NAS Nigerian Academy of Science NASAC Network of African Science Academies NDP National Development Plan Necsa South African Nuclear Energy Corporation NGO Non-governmental organisation NHI National Health Insurance NHLS National Health Laboratory Service NMMU Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University NRF National Research Foundation NSBPF National Scholarly Book Publishers’ Forum NSEF National Scholarly Editors’ Forum NSI National System of Innovation NSTF National Science and Technology Forum NSW National Science Week NYAs National Young Academies OA Open access OAPEN Open Access Publishing in European Networks OJS Open Journal Systems OWSD Organisation for Women in Science in the Developing World PASA Publishers Association of South Africa PDEs Partial differential equations RAE Royal Academy of Engineering R&D Research and development RECORD Renewable Energy Centre of Research and Development RU Rhodes University SAAE South African Academy of Engineering SAAO South African Astronomical Observatory SAASTA South African Agency for Science and Technology Advancement SADAG South African Depression and Anxiety Group SADC Southern African Development Community Annual Report 2015/2016 Page 8 SAICE South African Institution of Civil Engineering SANEDI South African National Energy Development Institute SAJS South African Journal of Science SAYAS South African Young Academy of Science SciELO Scientific Electronic Library Online SciELO SA
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