www.assaf.org.za CTable of Contents Abbreviations & Acronyms ...................................................................................................................................... 3 Message from the President .................................................................................................................................... 6 Molaetsa go tswa go Poresidente .......................................................................................................................... 8 Message from the Executive Officer .................................................................................................................... 10 PART A: STRATEGIC OVERVIEW ...............................................................12 1 Vision ....................................................................................................................13 2 Mission ..................................................................................................................13 3 Values ..................................................................................................................13 4 Legislative and Other Mandates ..................................................................... 14 4.1 The Academy of Science of South Africa Act (No 67 of 2001) .............................................................. 14 4.2 Science and Technology Laws Amendment Acts (No 16 of 2011 and No 7 of 2014) ........................ 14 5 Organisational Structure ...................................................................................14 6 Council ................................................................................................................16 6.1 Council Composition .................................................................................................................................... 16 6.2 Council Meeting Attendance ..................................................................................................................... 20 PART B: PERFORMANCE INFORMATION .................................................22 1 Overview .............................................................................................................23 1.1 Service Delivery Environment ...................................................................................................................... 23 1.2 Alignment with Government Policies ......................................................................................................... 23 1.3 Significant Developments/Major Projects .................................................................................................. 25 1.4 Service Delivery Improvement Plan ............................................................................................................ 26 1.5 Strategic Outcome-oriented Goals ............................................................................................................ 26 2 Performance Information by Programme ...................................................... 28 2.1 Programme 1: Governance and Administration ...................................................................................... 28 2.1.1 Governance .................................................................................................................................................. 28 2.1.2 Finance and Risk ............................................................................................................................................ 28 2.1.3 Human Resources ......................................................................................................................................... 28 2.1.4 Knowledge Management ........................................................................................................................... 29 2.1.5 Communication ............................................................................................................................................ 29 2.2 Programme 2: Scholarly Publishing Programme ....................................................................................... 30 2.2.1 Open Science ................................................................................................................................................ 31 2.2.2 Quality Assurance ......................................................................................................................................... 33 2.2.3 Research Publishing ...................................................................................................................................... 34 2.2.4 South African Journal of Science ................................................................................................................ 35 2.2.5 Quest: Science for South Africa .................................................................................................................. 36 2.3 Programme 3: Liaison Programme ............................................................................................................. 39 2.3.1 Member Liaison ............................................................................................................................................. 39 2.3.2 National Liaison .............................................................................................................................................. 40 2.3.3 International Liaison ...................................................................................................................................... 46 2.3.4 Overseas Collaborations .............................................................................................................................. 48 2.3.5 African Collaborations .................................................................................................................................. 50 2.3.6 Young Scientists’ Activities ........................................................................................................................... 54 2.3.7 Gender and STI Activities ............................................................................................................................ 55 2.4 Programme 4: Science Advisory Programme ........................................................................................... 58 2.4.1 Health Studies ................................................................................................................................................ 58 2.4.2 Education Studies .......................................................................................................................................... 61 2.4.3 Poverty-related Studies ................................................................................................................................. 63 2.4.4 Humanities Studies ......................................................................................................................................... 63 2.4.5 Biosafety and Biosecurity Studies ................................................................................................................ 64 2.4.6 Energy and Climate Studies......................................................................................................................... 64 3 South African Young Academy of Science ................................................... 67 3.1 Introduction .................................................................................................................................................... 67 3.2 New SAYAS Members Inaugurated ............................................................................................................ 67 3.3 SAYAS General Assembly ............................................................................................................................. 67 3.4 SAYAS Food Security and Policy Workshop ............................................................................................... 67 3.5 SAYAS Collaborates with Young Academy of Sweden .......................................................................... 68 3.6 ASSAf Young Scientists’ Conference .......................................................................................................... 68 3.7 SAYAS Capacity Building and Science Leadership Meeting ................................................................. 68 4 South African Academy of Engineering ......................................................... 69 4.1 Financial Management ................................................................................................................................ 69 4.2 Executive Committee .................................................................................................................................. 69 4.3 Annual General Meeting ............................................................................................................................. 69 4.4 Induction ......................................................................................................................................................... 69 4.5 Council of Academies of Engineering and Technological Sciences ................................................... 70 4.6 Lectures ........................................................................................................................................................... 70 4.7 Government Relations 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