Water Research Commission CP

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

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

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

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

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 2015/16 (R) 2016/17 (R) 2017/18 (R) 2018/19 (R) 2019/20 (R) 2020/21 (R) Levies Interest Received Leverage Other Transfer of Unspent Committed Project Funds TOTAL INCOME Fixed Costs Running Costs Human Resource Costs Research & Development Funding Corporate Expenditure Capital Expenditure TOTAL EXPENDITURE

RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT (R)INNOVATION AND IMPACT (R) TOTAL (R) 2015/ / / / / / Research & Development Funding per Operating Branch 12

ObjectiveIndicator Target 2016/17 To enhance knowledge through new research The number of new research projects initiated in the financial year 87 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 WRC- funded 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 Annual Performance Targets Research Portfolio 13

Annual Performance Targets Research Portfolio ObjectiveIndicator Target 2016/17 To increase the number of new innovations/products and services produced from WRC research 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 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 To support policy- and decision-makers with research-based knowledge 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 ObjectiveIndicator Target 2016/17 To maintain income growth The total amount of leverage income for the financial year The total number of contracts initiated in the financial year with other organisations that increase leverage funding 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 percentage of external audit queries fully addressed The WRC to achieve an unqualified audit report All external audit findings full addressed Financial Portfolio 15

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

Thank you 17