O P P O R T U N I T I E S ( O D A & F O U N D AT I O N S / P H - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

D E V E L O P M E N T PA R T N E R S H I P Theme heading insert O P P O R T U N I T I E S ( O D A & F O U N D AT I O N S / P H I L A N T H R O P I E S ) HSRC 13 April 2016

CONTENTS Theme heading insert 1. Defining Official Development Assistance (ODA) 2. Mandate of DST’s Development Partnerships Directorate 3. Types of relationships and opportunities 4. Reflections on Engagement 5. Collaboration framework and DST funding standards 6. Examples of co-funded projects

Theme heading insert ODA & DP Mandate  ODA : government aid to promote economic development and welfare of developing countries  DP mandate:  Facilitate and service development partnerships and opportunities for the benefit of SA National System of Innovation  Leverage international development resources  Provide overall coordination of ODA within the DST

Types of partners and opportunities Theme heading insert  Traditional ODA partners  Foundations and Philanthropic Organisations  Blended Financing  Opportunities: global research funding, innovation, regional programme support, and national programme support  Main themes: global issues, health innovation, biotechnology, human capital development, human & social dynamics  Common method for engagement:  Request For Proposals  if SA government funds are required, DST will ensure alignment to national and DST priorities

Global Research Funding opportunities  US (regional cooperation, research, HCD)  Trilateral cooperation ( discussions on Agreement renewal )  Partnership for Enhanced Engagement in Research (PEER) Programme (science & health focus, last Call in October 2015)  Canada: National Institutes of Health Research int collaboration  Japan (research & technical cooperation)  Science & Technology Research Partnership on Sustainable Development (SATREPS, research consortium)  Earth Observation technical expert  JICA science volunteers  African Business Education (ABE Initiative)  Calls out between July & August 2016  Foundations (human & social dynamics, biotecnhology)  Wellcome Trust (Wits/HSRC Birth to Twenty Study)  Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF)

Innovation Funding opportunities  Canada (agriculture, environment, social & economic policy, science innovation)  International Development Research Centre (IDRC)- Doctoral Research Call for people studying in country  Focused on Agriculture and Environment; Inclusive Economies and Technology and Innovation  Grand Challenge Canada  Grand Challenge BMGF (water & sanitation)  US Grand Challenge Securing Water for Food (water, food security)  Last Call launched in May 2013  Global Innovation Fund (innovation for development)  200 million EURO pledged  Innovation to better lives of poor people  Call open: www.globalinnovation.fund  Partnership with DST  Finland: Southern Africa Innovation Support (SAIS) Programme

National Project/Programme support • Rural Innovation • ICT for Development • Health • S&T for Poverty Alleviation • Seismology, health & climate Early Warning Systems • Sanitation • HCD

Reflections on engagement • ODA partners and Foundations play a key role in the formulation of social policy • Various combinations of collaboration have developed between Foundations and government and ODA agencies • The role of international foundations in global science and technology has assumed increased importance – government must respond appropriately, ODA partners are also increasing interest. • Aim of engaging ODA partners and Foundations - improved harmonisation and increased value addition through development of initiatives and investments made by different partners

Collaboration framework • Need for consolidation amongst development partners and philanthropies, long-term strategic partnerships are being forged between governments, development partners and Foundations • For DST, such partnerships must be guided by: – the department’s mandate and strategic priorities; – broader government socio-economic development policies and strategies – Undertaking research exercise to expand portfolio of Foundations and areas of collaboration

Rules of engagement and DST’s response • DST to consider co-investment once international funds are leveraged • Specific focus areas & objectives – DST to consider each opportunity strategically to ensure alignment to national priorities – DP assistance with concept notes and proposals – DST funding should therefore typically be allocated towards overhead cost (excluding salaries & bursaries – DST funding can only be utilised for SA participation – Institution commitment (ownership and sustainability)

Examples of co- funded/partnership projects FPO/ODA Partner Project NSI partner DST priority area Grand Challenges Point of care diagnostics UCT Health Innovation Canada Bill & Melinda Gates Training of the next generation of TUT Biotechnology Foundation researchers in legume science for food security Bill & Melinda Gates Follow-on African Consortium for Tenofovir Wits Health Innovation Foundation Studies (FACTS) Wellcome Trust Genetics of Rheumatic Heart Disease UCT Health Innovation/ Human Network (RHDGen Network) study Capital Development Wellcome Trust Birth to twenty plus birth cohort study Wits/HSRC Human and Social Dynamics/ Human Capital Development Strategic Health Innovation Partnerships in MRC Health Innovation Bill & Melinda Gates Tuberculosis and HIV Research Support Foundation Bill & Melinda Gates T cell correlates of risk of TB diseases in UCT Health Innovation Foundation M. Tuberculosis infected adolescents Wellcome Trust Africa Wits-Indepth Partnership for Wits Health Innovation Genome Studies (AWI-Gen) project Bill & Melinda Gates Partnership in the demonstration of WRC Rural Innovation Foundation sanitation solutions in rural and peri-urban South Africa

Examples of co- funded/partnership projects FPO / ODA Partner Project NSI partner DST priority area Japan Climate Variation ACCESS + 7 other Global Change Canada HIV Epidemiological Modeling SACEMA Health Innovation Japan Science Centre Volunteers EC/ KZN/NW Science Centres HCD/Youth into Science USAID RIF Programme 60 host opportunities/ 22 HCD matched USAID Potato Cultures in Malawi TIA/DST Biotechnology/HCD

Gcino Mlaba Deputy Director Development Partnerships: DST 012-843 6391 gcino.mlaba@dst.gov.za