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CSIR ANNUAL REPORT 2010/11 The CSIR continues to make information available to decision makers and society in various ways. The CSIR Researchspace has become a popular source of information, and over 47 000 items were downloaded monthly in 2010/11. Figure 6 shows the trend of annual downloads since Researchspace was launched in 2007. Figure 6: Annual trends of downloads 600 000 500 000 400 000 Downloads 300 000 200 000 100 000 0 07/08 08/09 09/10 10/11 Priority area: Transferring technology and skilled human capital The CSIR R&D capacity provides value to society through the Contract R&D it undertakes and through the commercialisation of formally protected intellectual property. The CSIR has provided significant value in terms of support to national priorities. Examples include: • The development of the South African Risk & Vulnerability Atlas, which translates global change science to information to support planning and decisionmaking at national, provincial and municipal levels; • Publication of the Municipal Waste Management Guidelines, providing good practice in waste service delivery; • Publication of a technical guide on causes, identification and repair of potholes and a non-technical guide on causes and prevention of potholes in support of an improved road network infrastructure; • Emergency response doctrine development and implementation to support improved effectiveness and efficiency of Joint National Emergency Response teams in support of the 2010 FIFA World Cup; • Enterprise creation for development; supporting more than 460 project beneficiaries in 2010/11; and • Implementation of a new TB facility design to reduce the risk of crossinfection and counter the growing TB epidemic. The CSIR Intellectual Property (IP) strategy focuses on: • Intellectual property management: To ensure the effective identification, disclosure, protection and management of discoveries and inventions and other IP, to be able to make deliberate choices as to how to benefit society and the economy with this intellectual property; and • Technology transfer: To develop practical applications from the results of scientific research and transfer these applications for the benefit of the economy and society. 116
Significant progress was made in 2010/11 in identifying 13 priority commercialisation priorities for the CSIR and developing rigorous, peer-reviewed plans to execute them over the next three years. Table 5 shows the excellent performance in exceeding all R&D outcomes and Contract R&D targets. The continued growth in Contract R&D illustrates customer confidence in the CSIR ability to deliver value. Table 5: Transferring technology and skilled human capital Strategic Focus Area Key Performance Indicator 2010/11 Target 2010/11 Actual R&D outcomes New international patents granted 11 14 Number of new technology packages available for transfer 16 29 Royalty and licence revenue R8.3m R8.62m Contract R&D Contract R&D income R1 093.0m R1 175.1m Value of Contract R&D formally recognised as supporting national strategies R603.0m R671.9m Customer satisfaction 80% 80.19% Priority area: Financial sustainability, good corporate governance and citizenship The CSIR continues to maintain an excellent record in corporate governance, and special mention was made in Parliament of the exemplary CSIR performance. External benchmarking showed the CSIR procurement capabilities to be one of the best in South Africa. Table 6: Financial sustainability, good corporate governance and citizenship Strategic Focus Area Key Performance Indicator 2010/11 Target 2010/11 Actual Financial sustainability Value of investment in property, plant and equipment R140.9m R118.8m* Total income R1.64 billion R1.72 billion Net profit R33.0m R35.5m Corporate governance and citizenship B-BBEE rating Level 2 contributor Level 3 contributor ** Energy efficiency Achieve 1.2% reduction in energy consumption on previous year Achieved 21.4% reduction in energy consumption on previous year Environmental stewardship: ISO 14001 Compliance to ISO 14001 Compliance maintained Disabling injury frequency rate (DIFR)
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