CAAST-NET PLUS- RECs WORKSHOP PRETORIA, SOUTH AFRICA 4-5 FEBRUARY 2016 ANNELINE MORGAN SADC SECRETARIAT

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1 CAAST-NET PLUS- RECs WORKSHOP PRETORIA, SOUTH AFRICA 4-5 FEBRUARY 2016 ANNELINE MORGAN SADC SECRETARIAT

2 Outline Background Regional Profile Governance Policy Frameworks STI Programmes Strategic Partnerships Proposed areas of cooperation/partnership

3 15 Member States

4 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".

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

6 SADC Governance /Decision Making Executive Secretary SADC SECRETARIAT Troika (Botswana-Chair Swaziland, Zimbabwe) Heads of States and Government (Summit) Council of Ministers Sectoral Clusters Ministerial Committee of Senior Officials

7 Policy Frameworks SADC Treaty 1992 RISDP 2003 ( ) Protocols Drive towards SADC Vision 2050 AU Vision 2063

8 Chair -Theme Republic of Botswana, upon taking over as Chair, held the Summit under the theme, Accelerating Industrialization of SADC Economies Through Transformation of Natural Endowment and Improved Human Capital. 8

9 The RISDP Priorities for Pillar A: Industrial Development & Market Integration A Pillar B: Infrastructure in support of regional integration B D C Pillar C: Peace and security cooperation Pillar D: Special programmes of regional dimension

10 Priority A Industrial Development and Market Integration:

11 Priority B Infrastructure in support of regional integration: Energy ICT Transport Meteorology Tourism Water

12 Priority C Peace and security cooperation

13 Pillar D Special programmes of regional dimension: Education Food Security Health Natural Resources/ environment Statistics Gender Equality Science, Technology and Innovation Employment and Labour Youth

14 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

15 SADC Industrialisation Strategy and Roadmap 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 ( ) on 29 April 2015 in Harare, Zimbabwe.

16 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.

17 Strategic Goals of the Industrialisation Strategy and Roadmap To lift the regional growth rate of real GDP from 4% annually (since 2000) to a minimum of 7% a year. To increase manufactured exports to at least 50% of total exports by 2030 from less than 20% at present. To increase the share of industrial employment to 40% of total employment by To provide a framework for technological and industrial catch-up, export diversification, natural resources beneficiation, enhanced value-addition and increased regional trade and employment generation. To build firm and enduring foundations for a modernized SADC economy.

18 RISDP Strategic Focus Areas 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 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

19 SADC Strategic Plan on STI ( ) 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. 19

20 SADC STI Programmes SADC Women in Science, Engineering and Technology SADC IKS Policy Platform (Biennial policy workshops) SADC STI Policy Training (22 Senior Officials) SADC STI Climate Change Framework SADC High Performance Computing (Zimbabwe, Botswana, Zambia, SA, Tanzania and 17 experts representing 6 countries trained at Texas Advanced Computing Centre) SADC Public Understand of STI (National SET Weeks) Regional Portal on STI SADC Needs and Numbers Engineering Study SADC IPR SADC Research Innovation Management Capacity (Training and institutional development) SADC STI Renewable Energy Programme (Regional Foresight Assessment Study)

21 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)

22 Regional Strategic Partnerships Diverse portfolio of strategic partnership with International Cooperating Partners (ICPs) such with EC EDF11; AFDB; GIZ; USAID; & development partners Tripartite Partnership (SADC-COMESA-EAC) Southern African Innovation Support Programme (SAIS)-Finnish Government Southern African Science Service Centre for Climate Change & Adaptive Land Use (SASSCAL)-German Government (Angola, Botswana, Namibia South Africa and Zambia ) UNESCO International Institute for Systems Analysis (IIASA)- Renewable Energy NEPAD Science, Technology and Innovation Hub (Health, STI)

23 Past and Proposed Engagements with CAAST-NET SADC-Europe Solar Energy Symposium: Advancing mutual understanding of renewable and solar energy research and their supporting policy frameworks in Europe and the Southern Africa Development Community - Lilongwe, Malawi 20 to 22 September, 2011.

24 Proposed areas of cooperation/partnership CAAST-NET PLUS SADC Climate Change Climate Change SADC Climate Change Strategy & Action Plan SADC STI response to Climate Change Regional Green Economy Strategy and Action Plan Food Security Food Security Strategy Regional Agriculture Policy Health Health Protocol Communicable Disease; Medicine Regulations HIV/AIDS Programme / Strategy Cooperation Methods/Instruments SADC Value Chains for Industrialization Policy dialogues, seminars Pharmaceuticals, Agro-processing & Mining Research and innovation cooperation Demonstration Projects Leveraging of funding

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