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EAST AFRICAN SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY &

INNOVATION REGIONAL STAKEHOLDER MEETING

23 AUGUST 2O16 KIGALE, RWANDA

ANNELINE MORGAN

SENIOR TECHNICAL ADVISOR: STI

SADC SECRETARIAT

[email protected]

Outline • Background

• Regional Profile

• Policy context

• Governance

• STI in the region

• Regional Centres of Excellence

• Strategic partnerships

• Conclusion

SADC Historical Background

Southern African Development Co-ordination Conference (SADCC), was officially formed on 1st April, 1980 comprising of all the majority ruled states of Southern Africa, Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe. Signed the Lusaka Declaration “Towards Economic Liberation” in Lusaka, Zambia and thus SADCC was born.

Towards a Legal Entity

1992 Windhoek, Namibia SADC Declaration and Treaty was signed to form the Southern African Development Community (SADC)

15 Member States

Regional Profile

• Main intra SADC trade export items include petroleum oils, agricultural products, electricity and some clothing and textile products.

• Main export items to the rest of the world consist of predominantly export of resources (e.g. coal, ferrochromium, manganese ores, platinum, as well as precious metals and diamonds), resource intensive manufactured goods, mainly for the automotive industry, some clothing and textiles, and tobacco.

• The highest share of total SADC exports over time is to the Asia Pacific Market, followed by the EU market. Trade within Africa is the smallest and of this the majority is intra SADC trade.

Population in the SADC region estimated at 280.961 million (2011), DRC having the largest population of 75 million (2011). (SADC Statistics Unit)

SADC Governance /Decision Making

Heads of States and Government (Summit)

Sectoral Clusters Ministerial

Council of Ministers

Committee of Senior Officials

SADC SECRETARIAT

Troika

(Botswana-Chair Swaziland, Zimbabwe)

Executive Secretary

SADC MISSION STATEMENT

“To promote sustainable and equitable economic

growth and socio-economic development through

efficient productive systems, deeper co-operation

and integration, good governance, and durable

peace and security, so that the region emerges as a

competitive and effective player in international

relations and the world economy".

Impact Areas

• Economic wellbeing

• Improved standards of living and quality of life

• Freedom and social justice

• Peace and security for people of Southern Africa

Policy Frameworks

• SADC Treaty 1992

• Regional Indicative Strategic Development Plan (RISDP 2005-2020)

• Protocols

• Drive towards SADC Vision 2050

• AU Vision 2063

The RISDP Priorities for 2015-

2020

Pillar A: Industrial

Development &

Market

Integration

D B

A

C Pillar C: Peace

and security

cooperation

Pillar B:

Infrastructure in

support of

regional

integration

Pillar D: Special programmes of regional dimension

Priority A – Industrial Development and Market Integration:

Priority B – Infrastructure in support of regional integration:

Transport

Tourism

Energy

ICT

Meteorology

Water

Priority C – Peace and security cooperation

Pillar D – Special programmes of regional dimension:

Education

Health

Food Security

Statistics Gender Equality

Employment

and Labour

Natural Resources/ environment

Science,

Technology and

Innovation

Youth

Priority D: Special programmes of

regional dimension

Strategic objective: Improved human capacities for socio-economic development

Specific objectives:

Improved monitoring and analysis of poverty trends in the region

Increased access to quality education, health and HIV and AIDS services and

commodities

Enhanced employment creation, integrated and competitive labour market

Enhanced food security

Enhanced sustainable management and conservation of natural resources,

environment and plant and animal genetic resources

Enhanced gender equality and equity

Improved quality of regional statistics

Enhanced application of science, technology and innovation

Enhanced youth development and empowerment

Selected Targeted Outputs

• Protocol on Science, Technology and Innovation (and other

continental and global frameworks such as the AU STI

Strategy for Africa - STISA-2024) ratified, domesticated and

implemented by 2020

• SADC STI Strategic Plan 2015-2020 implemented by 2020

• Regional Guidelines on Intellectual Property Rights

developed and implemented by 2020

• Regional programmes to facilitate research, innovation and

technology transfer established and implemented by 2020

• Regional Portal on STI established and operational by 2018

• Regional Charter on Women in Science, Engineering and

Technology approved and implemented by 2020

SADC Industrialisation Strategy and

Roadmap 2015-2063

In August 2014, Summit:

(i) endorsed “Leveraging the Region’s Diverse Resources

for Sustainable Economic and Social Development

through Beneficiation and Value Addition” as the 2014

Summit Theme; and

(ii) mandated the Ministerial Task Force on Regional

Economic Integration to develop a strategy and

roadmap for industrialization for the region.

Summit adopted the Industrialisation Strategy and Roadmap (2015-2063) on 29 April 2015 in Harare, Zimbabwe.

The Main Thrust of the Industrialisation

Strategy and Roadmap

The strategy is driven by the necessity for the structural transformation of the SADC region by:

Industrialization, modernization, upgrading and closer regional integration.

Shifting from reliance on resources and low cost labour to increased investment and enhanced productivity of both labour and capital.

Three Growth Phases of the Industrialisation Strategy and Roadmap

• In Phase I (2015-2020), covering the remaining period of the RISDP, the focus will be on consolidating and completing the remaining agenda, while laying down firm foundations for long-term development.

• In Phase II (2021-2050), the SADC economy moves from factor-driven to efficiency-driven.

• In Phase III (2050-2063) the region moves towards the desired goal of a modern, sophisticated innovation-driven economy.

SADC Protocol on STI 2008

The objective of the protocol is to foster

cooperation promote the development, transfer

and mastery of science, technology and

innovation in member states

Strategic Plan on STI 2015-2020

The overall goal is to promote cooperation amongst member states and with international partners as well as to create an enabling environment to harness STI as a tool to address socio-economic challenges for regional sustainable development

SADC Strategic Plan on STI (2015-2020)

Areas of Focus

i)Development and harmonization of science, technology and innovation policies in the

region;

ii)Attract and promote Public Private Partnerships (PPP) investment in STI and Research and

Development Infrastructure;

iii)Development and promotion of research, innovation and technology transfer;

iv)Promotion of public understanding, advocacy and awareness of science, technology and

innovation;

v)Development of and strengthening of regional STI capacities;

vi)Enhancing and strengthening the protection of Intellectual Property Rights (IPR);

vii)Promotion of women and youth participation in science, engineering and technology;

and

viii)Promotion of and strengthening regional cooperation on science, technology and

innovation.

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Strategies/Frameworks

• SADC STI Climate Change Framework & Implementation Plan

• SADC Cyber-Infrastructure Framework

• SADC Charter on Women in Science, Engineering and Technology

SADC STI Programmes • SADC Women in Science, Engineering and Technology

• SADC IKS Policy Platform

• SADC STI Policy Training

• SADC Public Understand of STI

• SADC Needs and Numbers Engineering Study

• SADC High Performance Computing platform (capacity building and infrastructure roll out)

• SADC Research Innovation Management Capacity (Training and institutional development)

• SADC STI Renewable Energy Programme (Regional Foresight Assessment Study)

Regional Centres and Specialised Institutions • Centre for Coordination of Agricultural Research and Development for

Southern Africa (CCARDESA)- Botswana

• SADC Plant and Genetic Resource Centre (SPGRC) –Zambia)

• Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (SACREEE)- Namibia

• Water Sciences Network of Centres of Excellence (SANWATCE )– South Africa

• Southern African Network of Biosciences (SANBIO) – South Africa

• African Institute for Mathematical Science (AIMS )– South Africa

• PAU on Space Science – Southern Africa

Regional Strategic Partnerships • Southern African Innovation Support Programme (SAIS)-Finnish

Government 6.2 million Euros (2011-2015)

• SANBio/BIOFISA – Finish Government

• Southern African Science Service Centre for Climate Change & Adaptive Land Use (SASSCAL)-German Government

• Monitoring for Environment & Security in Africa (MESA) – European Commission 10th EDF 37 million Euros (2013-2017)

• AusAID supported regional STI Policy training programme for Senior Officials and development of SADC STI Climate Change Framework

• UNESCO – SADC MoU

• Texas Advanced Computing Centre (TACC)

• International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP)

• International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA)- Renewable Energy

• NEPAD Science, Technology and Innovation Hub (Health, STI )

Conclusion • Position STI as a cross-cutting programme

• Policy coherence with strategic sectors such as education; health; industry; environment; agriculture; energy; water; ICT; youth etc.

• Joint planning and programme implementation

• Leverage Member States strengthens with competitive and comparative advantage to support regional integration and development

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