To honour distinguished scholars in all fields of scientific enquiry



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  • To honour distinguished scholars in all fields of scientific enquiry

  • To generate evidence-based solutions to national and global challenges



Recognition & reward of excellence

  • Recognition & reward of excellence

  • Promotion of innovation & scholarly activity

  • Promotion of effective, evidence-based scientific advice

  • Promotion of public interest in & awareness of science & science education

  • Promotion of national, regional & international linkages



Responsive, coordinated and efficient National System of Innovation (NSI)

  • Responsive, coordinated and efficient National System of Innovation (NSI)

  • Increased knowledge generation

  • Human capital development

  • Using knowledge for economic development

  • Knowledge utilisation for inclusive development



















Central to efficient functioning of the Academy, providing essential, cross-cutting administrative & financial support to Council & secretariat

    • Central to efficient functioning of the Academy, providing essential, cross-cutting administrative & financial support to Council & secretariat
    • Responsible for all reporting requirements & compliance


Sub-programme: Governance

  • Sub-programme: Governance

  • Promote good governance through ASSAf Council

    • - Smooth transition from old to new Council
    • - Induct new Council members
    • - Oversee & drive changes to ASSAf Act
  • Sub-programme: Finance and Risk

  • Ensure appropriate financial management systems

  • - Implement risk management strategy

  • - Ensure effective supply chain management

  • - Attain unqualified audit



Sub-programme: Human Resources

  • Sub-programme: Human Resources

  • Provision of HR management services

  • - Implement induction programme for new staff

  • - Address gaps in ASSAf policies & procedures

  • - Ensure compliance with policies & procedures

  • - Promote staff teambuilding



Sub-programme: Communication

  • Sub-programme: Communication

    • Provide effective & targeted communication to support Academy vision
    • Build ASSAf brand
    • Communicate achievements of ASSAf & Members
  • - Implement communication strategy

  • - Achieve greater social media presence

  • - Implement e-publications strategy for study reports



Strategic Objective 1: Increase visibility, accessibility & searchability of SA accredited scholarly journals

  • Strategic Objective 1: Increase visibility, accessibility & searchability of SA accredited scholarly journals

  • Seek funding for Scholarly Publishing Programme

  • Maintain the SciELO SA open access platform – no new titles

  • Prepare newly published issues of 65 journals

  • Introduce new version of SciELO SA platform, with enhanced statistics and discovery tools

  • Monitor and evaluate impact of platform

  • Provide support for long-term preservation (Portico)

  • Advocate for SciELO SA journal editors to use to ORCID ID

  • Provide service to editors & add DOIs to articles



  • Strategic Objective 2: Improve quality of SA scholarly journals, books & conference proceedings

  • - Continue peer review of journals

  • - Utilise webinar technology for seminars - 4 webinars in 2017/18

  • - Assist journal editors to comply with DOAJ criteria

  • - Monitor & advise on implementation & impact of DHET Research Output Policy & publish report

  • - Disseminate findings of study on journal publishing 2005-2014

  • - Establish impact of ASSAf’s activities in scholarly publishing in South Africa



Strategic Objective 3: Promote visibility & impact of SA research through publication of SAJS

  • Strategic Objective 3: Promote visibility & impact of SA research through publication of SAJS

  • Publish high-quality research with regional focus & interdisciplinary interest

  • Deliver high-quality product & service to authors & readers - follow best practice

  • Expand & enhance SAJS website & social media

  • Improve openness & transparency through sharing journal statistics & open data sets

  • Communicate value proposition of SAJS to secure funding to enable journal to continue to play leadership role



Strategic Objective 4: Promote

  • Strategic Objective 4: Promote

  • awareness of science among

  • youth

  • Develop the social media presence

  • Ensure improved & targeted dissemination

  • Include abstracts in one indigenous language

  • Develop article linkages to science, geography

  • and mathematics school curricula

  • Fund raising drive to sustain publication & dissemination



Increase and diversify the Membership of the Academy

  • Increase and diversify the Membership of the Academy

  • - Increase women & black Membership

  • - Maintain up-to-date data base of Members



Recognise and reward excellence in science and promote scholarly activity

  • Recognise and reward excellence in science and promote scholarly activity

    • Strengthen strategic partnerships e.g. NACI
    • Host regional scholarly lectures and Distinguished Visiting Scholars
    • Award Science-for-Society Gold Medals
    • Host annual Humanities Lecture
    • Finalise & implement science engagement strategy
    • Strengthen engagement with the business sector


Aim to establish, strengthen and sustain productive collaborations with African and overseas academies of science and like-minded organisations to enhance capacity in S&T

  • Aim to establish, strengthen and sustain productive collaborations with African and overseas academies of science and like-minded organisations to enhance capacity in S&T

  • Programme structure:

    • Strategic partnerships
    • Africa collaboration
    • Overseas collaboration


Collaborate with & strengthen African & international science academies

  • Collaborate with & strengthen African & international science academies

  • - Promote TWAS-ROSSA & related opportunities in region

  • - Promote nomination of African scientists as TWAS fellows

  • - Undertake joint activity with ICSU-ROA

  • - Position ASSAf in BRICS science academies



Collaborate with & strengthen African science academies

  • Collaborate with & strengthen African science academies

  • Leading role in implementation of NASAC Strategic Plan

  • Strengthen collaboration with SADC science academies

  • Strengthen links with Ugandan & Nigerian science academies

  • Explore links with Benin academy and strengthened ties with Francophone academies

  • Serve on NASAC executive board



Collaborate with & strengthen links with international science academies

  • Collaborate with & strengthen links with international science academies

  • - Finalise & implement overseas collaboration framework

  • Strengthen collaboration with Leopoldina

  • Seek funding for collaboration with Austrian Academy of Sciences

  • Lead in establishment of platform for BRICS academies

  • Mobilise overseas embassies for collaboration



Support SAYAS and increase participation of young scientists in science-related activities nationally and globally

  • Support SAYAS and increase participation of young scientists in science-related activities nationally and globally

  • Host Annual Young Scientists’ Conference

  • Assist SAYAS with fund raising drive

  • Implement young scientist activities – TWAS-ROSSA, Lindau Nobel Laureate programme



ASSAf hosts the Organisation for Women in Science for the Developing World (OWSD) National Chapter and GenderInSITE regional focal point

  • ASSAf hosts the Organisation for Women in Science for the Developing World (OWSD) National Chapter and GenderInSITE regional focal point

  • Seek funding for sustainability

  • Targeted drive to increase OWSD National Chapter members

  • Apply gender lens to ASSAf’s activities



Facilitate scholarly engagement on key national and global challenges

  • Facilitate scholarly engagement on key national and global challenges

  • Provide evidence-based science advice in support of policy development

    • - Implement systems for record-keeping
    • - Consolidate activities in line with priorities of the country, NDP
    • - Promote scholarly debate on topics of national, regional & global importance
    • Engage with relevant stakeholders & policymakers
    • Improve dissemination & uptake of study reports
    • Monitor, evaluate & report on impact of study reports


    • Health Studies
  • Publish consensus study on Reconceptualising Education and Training of an appropriate Health Workforce for the Improved Health of the Nation

  • Continue consensus study on Provider Core Competencies for MNS Disorders

  • Publish consensus study on Ethical, Legal and Social Issues related to Human Genetics and Human Genomics

  • Continue dissemination & impact evaluation of consensus study on Diversity in Human Sexuality: Implications for Policy in Africa

  • Collaborative study on Urban Health with African Academies



Education Studies

    • Education Studies
  • Disseminate and M&E for consensus study on Revitalising Agricultural Education and Training in SA

  • Consensus study on Mathematical Sciences for the Future

  • Finalise consensus study on Status of Postgraduate Research Training in Engineering

















  • Thank you

  • Website: www.assaf.org.za



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