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Global Challenge: Building International Co-operation and Resources for South Africa

This initiative aims to plug South Africa into global core business networks using ICR mechanisms, facilitating knowledge, funds, and resources inflow. The project focuses on leveraging partnerships, investment mobilization, information technology, and strategic multilateral engagements for sustainable development. It seeks to harness resources from various entities for the development of South Africa, emphasizing cooperation, capacity building, and policy successes. Through strategic collaborations and mobilization efforts, the project aims to address challenges and drive progress.

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Global Challenge: Building International Co-operation and Resources for South Africa

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  1. International Co-operation and Resources Rising to a the Global Challenge Dhesigen Naidoo DST, South Africa

  2. Plugging SA into the World

  3. Core Business To use the ICR mechanism and networks to facilitate a net inflow of scientific knowledge, funds and resources to South Africa.

  4. ICR Building Blocks Building Blocks DA Pships

  5. Resourcing • Direct development assistance (ODA) Innovative exploitation, Declining base • Leveraging through base investment Partnership model, potential for high return ratio eg. Nordics and FP6 • Foundations and equiv institutions

  6. Resourcing • Credit lines World Bank, Conventional • Partnerships WSSD TypeII, GEO, ACP-EU, EDCTP • Investment Mobilisation SALT, SKA, NIPP

  7. ICR Building Blocks Building Blocks DA Pships Info

  8. Technology Information • Database, registry and dissemination • Technology scanning – local and international trends • Policy and regulatory trends • Meta-analysis and foresighting • Protecting the crown jewels • Intelligence

  9. ICR Building Blocks Building Blocks DA Pships Info MultiLat Bilat

  10. Bi-, poly- and multi-lateral • Strategic bilaterals (34) Recnt: Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Brazil 4/5 plans: Arg, Chile, Aus, Romania 4/5 focus: Asia and ‘New 10’ EU • Poly-laterals IBSA, EU-Nepad p/ships • IST Fair Nov 2004

  11. Bi-, poly- and multi-lateral • Multilateral • UN system – WSSD and MDGs UNCTAD, UNCSTD, UNESCO, UNEP • OECD • Indian Ocean Rim, NAM, G77, Trieste • Organisations – ICGEB, ICSU, GBIF, IAEA etc

  12. ICR Building Blocks Building Blocks DA Pships Africa Info MultiLat Bilat

  13. Africa • NEPAD S&T and the AU Commission * Model based on networks of centres of excellence * AMCOST as the governing body * Early leads: AIMS, ALC, IILR * Early partners: G8, EU, Canada * Early funders: IDRC, FinnAid, Canada – Afrique Fund

  14. Sys of Innovation Policy Network of Excellence Centres of Excellence Incubators Human Resource Capacity Development

  15. Africa • SADC S&T Core of regional Indicative prog (RISDP) Policy successes and indicator project • Strategic bilaterals Algeria, Nigeria, Kenya, Ethiopia, Morroque, Tunisia, Egypt

  16. ICR Building Blocks Building Blocks DA Resources Africa Pships Info Co-operation MultiLat Bilat

  17. Our Immediate Challenges • Developing our team • Developing our strategy • Developing our momentum

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