National Science Technology and Innovation Data and information

National Science Technology and Innovation Data and information Portal Presentation to USAF National Research Dialogue Presenter: Dr Mlungisi Cele Acting NACI CEO Date: 31 May 2018

Vision NSTIIP Portal serves as, “…single point of data access and interface, central repository, and provide intelligence and up to date information on the state of National system of Innovation. ’’ 2

Objectives Objective 5 STI Data & Information Access Objective 3 & 4 Reduction of Fragmentation & Duplication on STI Data Efforts Objective 2 Collection & Curation of Data & Information about the NSI Objective 1 Bridging of Identified Gaps in Information about the NSI Objective 6 Knowledge about NSI & Adoption of Culture of Innovation Objective 7 NSI Development & Benchmarking 3

Implementation Plan for the NSTIIP Ongoing 12 – 18 months 1. Pilot Phase of the Portal: 2. Launch and manage pilot phase 3. Monitoring and documentation of Portal functionality 6 – 9 months 6 months Innovation Information Portal Pre-Development Activities: 1. Resourcing (Finance and Essential Staff) 2. Define initial set of information 3. Sign the Mo. Us with data owners Procurement of the Innovation Information Portal: 1. Compile technical specifications 2. Portal procurement 3. Portal development and testing 1. Full Scale Implementation: 2. Redesign the Portal 3. Upscaling of the Portal P se a h 2 e P s ha 1 4

NSTIIP Key Milestones 2014/15 Draft NSTIIP Framework 2015/16 Final NSTIIP Framework 2016/17 – 2017/18 Development & Launching 2018/19 Ongoing Upscaling & Ongoing Work

Status update on user accessibility 6

Key Features of the NSTIIP [1] Analytical Contributions: Inputs from the academic and research community Ø Future editorial capacity required Ø STI Statistics: Ø Interactive graphics and tables v Data can be downloaded in both excel & pdf formats v Major improvements are currently taking place. 7

Key Features of the NSTIIP [2] Knowledge Base: Ø A repository of useful STI information such as funding and grants, policies, policy briefs and reports from reputable institutions (mainly Science Councils) List of STI Institutions: Ø A range of organisations/ institutions in different sectors (excluding the private sector, which will be included in future) 8

Additional features of the under consideration Communities of Practice Ø A working space for the select think tanks on the national STI issues (e. g. 2018 STI Foresight initiative) v Access control through Co. P administrator v A well-known example is the OECD and World Bank’s Innovation Policy Platform Directory of Experts within the NSI Ø Information about expertise, awards, publications, patents, research equipment, affiliations, website, etc. 9

Dankie Enkosi Ha khensa Re a leboga Ro livhuwa Siyabonga Siyathokoza Thank you 10