Water Research Commission CP 2016 2021 1 Corporate

Water Research Commission CP 2016 -2021 1

Corporate Plan Objectives 1. Shortening the Innovation Value Chain 2. Better Knowledge Management 3. Innovative Resource Mobilisation 4. Increasing the internationalisation of South African water and sanitation science and technology 2

Three phases of water development in South Africa 3

Innovation and Impact Unit 4

WRC Knowledge Management Model Dissemination PAWS Valorisation WRC Knowledge Use WRC Solutions Exchange WRC Premier Knowledge Hub Solutions Exchange Knowledge Brokerage 5

People • Transforming and expanding the water R&D Community • Growing the new W&S cohort • Building the Youth cadres • Community practitioners and entrepreneurs • WRC leadership development • Gender and Youth foci 6

Positioning • Relationship with Executing Authority and DWS • Recognition as key development player • Leadership in Science and Innovation landscape • Water sector leadership • Increasingly important partner in the international sphere 7

Partnerships • • Across stakeholder groups Public and private Local and international Funding Implementation Development Research 8

Paradigm • Impact orientation (Knowledge Tree) • Development Focus (R d <-> r D) • Narrowing the implementation journey • Multiplier Effect 9

Drivers for Water Use and Waste Management 10

Budget DESCRIPTION Levies 2015/16 2016/17 2017/18 2018/19 2019/20 2020/21 (R) (R) (R) 201 437 814 213 121 207 225 482 237 238 560 207 252 396 699 267 035 708 7 367 748 7 824 549 8 278 373 8 758 517 9 266 512 9 803 970 67 512 169 71 697 923 75 856 403 80 236 599 84 757 970 89 673 932 2 739 598 671 244 660 648 698 649 739 170 782 041 0 0 0 279 057 329 293 314 923 310 277 361 328 253 972 347 160 351 367 295 651 7 111 734 9 208 482 9 349 573 10 012 850 9 089 384 9 185 554 Running Costs 10 740 655 11 304 235 11 859 482 12 442 275 13 053 996 13 696 096 Human Resource Costs 53 784 248 68 376 453 72 342 288 76 538 140 80 977 353 85 674 039 Research & Development Funding Corporate Expenditure 202 531 988 198 950 737 210 995 632 223 390 481 238 680 803 253 095 665 2 865 585 2 960 880 3 059 720 3 193 093 3 015 518 3 165 088 2 023 119 2 514 136 2 670 666 2 677 133 2 343 297 2 479 209 279 057 329 293 314 923 310 277 361 328 253 972 347 160 351 367 295 651 Interest Received Leverage Other Transfer of Unspent Committed Project Funds TOTAL INCOME Fixed Costs Capital Expenditure TOTAL EXPENDITURE 11

Research & Development Funding per Operating Branch RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT (R) INNOVATION AND IMPACT (R) TOTAL (R) 2015/16 184 104 158 18 427 830 202 531 988 2016/17 180 470 288 18 480 449 198 950 737 2017/18 191 525 093 19 470 539 210 995 632 2018/19 203 820 733 19 569 746 223 390 479 2019/20 217 829 774 20 851 029 238 680 803 2020/21 230 914 317 22 181 350 253 095 666 12

Annual Performance Targets Research Portfolio Objective Indicator Target 2016/17 87 To enhance knowledge through new research The number of new research projects initiated in the financial year To complete and finalise research projects scheduled in the financial year The number of research projects completed in the financial year 84 To continuously accommodate students as active participants in WRC projects The number of students supported on WRCfunded research projects 400 To increase emphasis on projects that have a direct impact on the lives and livelihoods of communities through water-related interventions and build sufficient capacity to assist with the post-project sustainability of those interventions The number of community based research projects initiated in the financial year. 24 To enhance economic development in communities by supporting small, medium and micro enterprises (SMMEs) in the water research and development sector The number of SMMEs as lead organisations in the research projects initiated in the financial year 27 To focus on growing the involvement of previously disadvantaged individuals by increasing the number of project leaders from the designated groups The number of project leaders from the designated group in research projects initiated in the financial year 57 Number of projects initiated in the financial year with Historically Disadvantaged Institutions as participating organisations in WRC projects 10 13

Annual Performance Targets Research Portfolio Objective To increase the number of new innovations/products and services produced from WRC research Indicator The number of innovations/products and services produced from WRC research in the financial year The number of new innovations, products and services that have been implemented/ demonstrated /piloted in the financial year To ensure that the WRC increasingly contributes to sustainable solutions for the water sector by creating knowledge products and events that disseminate knowledge produced from WRC research To support policy- and decision-makers with research-based knowledge Target 2016/17 23 13 The number of dialogues held in the financial year 18 The number of manuals and guidelines published in the financial year 26 The number of issues of the Water Wheel published in the financial year 6 The number of issues of Water SA published in the financial year 4 The number of conferences/workshops/summits held in partnership with other organisations or exclusively by the WRC in the financial year 20 The number of policy briefs produced and distributed to relevant Government departments and other entities in the financial year 14 The number of ministerial briefs produced by the WRC and received by the Minister's Office in the financial year 14 The number of WIN-SA publications produced and distributed to relevant institutions and municipalities in the financial year 30 14

Annual Performance Targets Financial Portfolio Objective Indicator Target 2016/17 To maintain income growth The total amount of leverage income for the financial year 71 697 923 The total number of contracts initiated in the financial year with other organisations that increase leverage funding. 4 contracts To improve the response to internal audit results The percentage of internal audit queries fully addressed All internal audit findings fully addressed To improve the response to external audit results The achievement of a unqualified audit report vs a qualified audit report The WRC to achieve an unqualified audit report The percentage of external audit queries fully addressed All external audit findings full addressed 15

Annual Performance Targets Employee Portfolio Objective To maintain a healthy staff diversity profile for the financial year The percentage of employees from the designated groups 2016/17 90% targeted for the year (90% of total number of employees to be from the designated groups) The percentage of employees who are Black 75% target for the year (75% of the total number of employees to be Black) The percentage of employees who are female To Improve employee development and growth in the financial year Target Indicator 56% targeted for the year (56% of the total number of employees to be female) 100% Completion of personal development plans (PDP) The number of training courses held inhouse The number of external training courses attended 10 20 16

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