1. REGIONAL RESEARCH COOPERATION BY PHUMELELE MAGUBANE DEPUTY DIRECTOR: AFRICAN COOPERATION South Africa/ Norway RESEARCH COOPERATION WORKSHOP CAPE TOWN 14-15 MARCH 2005

3. SADC 14 member states: –Angola –Botswana –Democratic republic of Congo –Lesotho –Malawi –Mauritius –Mozambique –Namibia –Seychelles –South Africa –Swaziland –Tanzania –Zambia –Zimbabwe Headquarters in Gaborone Botswana

4. SADC AGENDA Promotion of sustainable and equitable economic growth and economic and social development Promotion of common political values, systems and other share values Consolidation and maintenance of democracy, peace and security

5. SADC INSTITUTIONS Integrated committee of Ministers: -Policy guidance, guidance coordination and harmonization of cross-sectional areas -Two Ministers from each member states SADC National committees -In each member state -Provide inputs at the national level

6. SADC SECTORAL STRUCTURE Trade, Industry, Finance and Investment Food, Agriculture and Natural resources Infrastructure and Services Social and Human development

7. RISDP OF S&T Develop national system of innovation Provide scientific and technological solutions to/for sustainable economic socio-economic development Regional integration and poverty eradication

8. STRATEGIES Strengthening regional cooperation in S&T Developing legal and policy frameworks and programmes to promote regional cooperation in S&T Development and harmonization of S&T policies Research capacity in key areas Technology development, diffusion and transfer Public understanding of S&T Developing instruments to promote collaboration in S&T between SADC and other organizations

9. TARGETS Policies and strategies for regional cooperation by 2005 Institutional and legal framework by 2006 Harmonization of intellectual property rights legislation in all member states SADC programmes on regional research and technology development by 2006 Network of centres of excellence in S&T operational by 2006 SADC programme to promote public understanding of science and technology by 2008 National expenditure in research and technology development to reach at least 1% of GDP by 2015

10. DST PROGRAMMES SADC Policy development grouping - S&T regional workshops since 1999 - S&T policies in all SADC countries - Training and development on policy development SADC grouping on IKS policy -SADC IKS policy Network of centres of excellence i.e. Biosciences, laser centre AIMS SADC SET Week -Regional coordinators -Launch of SADC SET Week in August 2005 Bilateral Co-operation

11. UNIDO SUPPORT FOR POLICY DEVELOPMENT Member countries endorsed the business plan UNIDO to assist with a 10% kick off fund Training in May 2005 in Namibia

12. SADC SET WEEK Popularize science, technology and engineering in the SADC region Planning meeting in Mauritius in April Launch of the SADC SET Week in August 2005