Vision The HSRC intends to serves as a knowledge hub for researchbased solutions to inform human and social development in South Africa the Africa continent and the rest of the world Mission The mission of the HSRC is to be a research organisation that advances social sciences and humanities ID: 606531
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Vision and Mission
Vision
The HSRC intends to serves as a knowledge hub for research-based solutions to inform human and social development in South Africa, the Africa continent and the rest of the world.
Mission
The mission of the HSRC is to be a research organisation that advances social sciences and humanities for public use.
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Objectives of the HSRC
Address
developmental challenges,
Inform effective formulation, monitoring and evaluation,
Stimulate
public debate,
Help
build research capacity and infrastructure,Foster research collaboration, networks and institutional linkages,Respond to the needs of vulnerable and marginalised groups, andDevelop and make available data sets.
(Section 3, Act 17 of 2008)
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Some Specific Policy Mandates
Outcome 1
Improved
quality of basic
educationOutcome 2 A
long and healthy life for all South Africans
Outcome
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A skilled and capable workforce to support an inclusive growth pathOutcome 14 A diverse, social cohesive society with a common national identity Strategic Intent: To have addressed key priorities
facing South Africa through its research. To have
generated
new knowledge
that helps us understand the changing human and social environment in which we live.
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Strategic outcome oriented goals
A
– “
Knowledge
Advancement”: Advancing social sciences and humanities for public use by initiating, undertaking and fostering basic and applied research in human and social sciences, and geopolitical issues; stimulated public debate and disseminated research results.D
– “Contribution to
D
evelopment
and Social Progress in Africa”: Conducting research, analysing and publishing data that aims to address developmental challenges in South Africa and elsewhere in Africa and the rest of the world.E – “Enhanced Skills”: Contribution to the development of a skilled and capable workforce in the Republic and elsewhere in Africa by providing developing research skills & capacity.P – “Preserved data & knowledge
”: Digitisation and preservation of data sets.T
– “T
ransformation
”: Transformation at senior level to reflect the national demographic composition with respect to race and gender.
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– “
Financial
Sustainability”: Improvement and implementation of effective and efficient systems of financial management and good corporate governance; and ensuring sustainability of research funding through long-term research projects and longitudinal studies.
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Performance Highlights
Overall achievement 71% (Achieved 29 out of 41)
Based on revised annual performance targets
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HSRC 2014/15 Performance against targets
Publications as at 31 March 2015
1.9
1.83
Peer-reviewed journal articlesScholarly books published1.91.83131623195254Policy Briefs1923
Scholarly book chapters published
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HSRC 2013/14 Performance against targets
Research Capacity Enhancement as at 31 March 2015
Masters’s Interns
19
23PhD Interns4745Post Doctoral Interns212799Slide10
HSRC 2014/15 Performance against targets
Transformation as at 31 March 2015
African Senior Researchers
54%
42%Female Senior Researchers48%36%1010Slide11
HSRC 2014/15 Performance against targets
Collaboration, Public Dialogue &
Data
Preservation as at 31 March 2015
Active MoU’s4735HSRC SeminarsPreserved Datasets505823231111Slide12
HSRC 2014/15 Performance against targets
Financial Sustainability as at
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March 2015
Extra-Parliamentary Funding48%39%Multi-year grants52%52%1212Slide13
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Governance: Ethics
Ethical leadership: Board approved HSRC
Code of Ethics
and the
Code of Conduct and circulated to staffThe Anti-Corruption Strategy: approved by the board to provide a framework for the management of ethics risks across the HSRC
Enforced policy on conflict of interest
HSRC commemorates the international
anti-corruption
day on 9 December every year since 2010Research ethics and integrity unit well establishedResearch Ethics Committee considered 70 proposals14
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The governance of risk
As an organisation, the HSRC continues to review the risk management policy, which reflects the board’s stance on ERM related matters.
The Risk Management Committee & Audit and Risk Committee are governance structures in place
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chaired by an independent specialist member and finance specialist Board member respectively.
Risk Assessments are conducted on an annual basis, laying a foundation to also identify emerging risks.
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Audit Outcomes
AGSA Audit for the HSRC has been completed and the following are major highlights of the audit outcomes:
UNQUALIFIED CLEAN
Audit Opinion issued by the AGSA;
NO Audit Adjustments were processed to the
AFS;
1 Audit Finding
was raised by the AGSA
(IT governance);The internal control environment remained effective for the period under review.1717Slide18
Analysis of Audit Findings
Audit Findings
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Financial Performance
2014 Highlights vs 2013
External Income Performance
Parliamentary Grant
Other Income82%82%101%100%104%106%1919Slide20
Financial Performance
Expenses Budget / Actual
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659Admin ExpensesResearch CostStaff CostOther Opr. ExpensesDepreciationBudget60 11993 533225 39441 05610 665Actual50 56073 598230 86825 992869220
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Income generation over the years
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Publishing & Knowledge Dissemination
Internationally accredited journal articles counted for
ADEPTS:
121International Accredited journal articles not counted for ADEPTS:
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Journal Articles -Peer-reviewed (SA & Others) Not counted for ADEPTS: 32Journal Articles – Non-Peer-reviewed not counted for ADEPTS:
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Scholarly books counted for
ADEPTS:
16
Non-Scholarly not counted for
ADEPTS:
5
Scholarly chapters in books counted for
ADEPTS:
49
Non-scholarly chapters in books not counted for
ADEPTS:
8
Client and other research reports counted for
ADEPTS:
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Research
to Influence Policy
Strategic
Research Issues Raised by the Minister as 2015/16 Challenges
Closer alignment of the HSRC’s Strategic Plan to national priorities : The South African National HIV Behavioural and Health Survey – (SABSSM) I, II, III, IV;Trends in Mathematics and Science Survey – TIMSS;Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA) looking at Operation Phakisa;Research on Economic activities in township areas, and more specifically on the impact of big retailers moving into these areas on consumers and the owners of small ‘spaza’ shops: An assessments of the impact of expenditures by the Small Enterprise Finance Agency (SEFA);
An assessment of whether municipal by-laws are responsive to the local conditions confronting the informal sector in townships areas; and
A tracking of the implementation of the National Informal Business Upliftment Strategy (NIBUS).
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Focus on Humanities
2005 to 2015
Convergence of
the research agenda/activities of
the HSRC and the NIHSS
The NIHSS catalytic projects on Lineages of Freedom, Heritage Hubs and Hidden Voices; and the HSRC’s programme of work being done under the auspices of the Liberation Studies Institute and in conjunction with HSRC Press and RIA (projects on heritage routes, ‘Voices of Liberation’ book series, and on Military Veterans).
The NIHSS catalytic project on Indigenous Languages and Humanities Concept Formation and the research work on African languages, schooling and multilingualism being done in the HSRC’s Education and Skills Development (ESD) research programme.
In particular the research undertaken in the HSD research programme focuses on:
The social conditions and identity markers that shape people’s life opportunities;
Social discourse, movements and policies that contribute to
change,
How diversity in gender, culture, language and identity shape social cohesion; and
Historical legacies of racial and ethnic division.
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Focus on Humanities
2005 to 2015
Examples of HSRC research programmes are mainstreaming
humanities-centred
research questions in their
projects
A recent example is the project funded by the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development in which the HSRC in partnership with the University of Fort Hare were requested to assess the impact of the decisions of the Constitutional Court and the Supreme Court of Appeal on the transformation of society.
The on-going project focuses on socio-economic rights and to what extent court decisions have changed the relevant jurisprudence, how these decisions have been implemented and whether access to the courts (and particularly the Constitutional Court) can be made easier for poor applicants and litigants. Perspectives from human rights, law, history and indigenous knowledge were used in the project.
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Collaboration with Research institutions
2005 to 2015
Collaborations between the HSRC and universities
The
HSRC collaborates with universities, university research centres, researchers based in universities via active MOU’s and cooperation agreements
HSRC researcher trainees are MA and PhD students registered in universities
Establishment
of joint research consortia for large research projects,
Joint appointments and staff exchanges,
Supervision and examination of post-graduate students,
Joint training workshops,
Research dissemination seminars,
and;
Secondary analysis of databases.
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Collaboration with Research institutions
2005 to 2015
The HSRC interfaces and collaborates with specific South African Research Chairs and Centres of Excellence:
Recent examples of such collaborations include the simultaneous appointment of Linda Richter, a Distinguished Research Specialist in the HSRC, as head of the
CoE
on Human Development at Wits/UKZN;
The collaboration agreement that is being negotiated between
CeSTII
and the CoE
in Scientometrics and Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) Policy at Stellenbosch/TUT;
The participation of various South African Research Chairs Workshops and the Human and Social Dynamics Research Seminars hosted by the Research use & Impact Assessment (RIA) unit in the HSRC for example with:
Social Change – UFH;
Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies – UWC;
Poverty and Inequality Research – UCT;
Land Reform & Democracy in SA – UCT.
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Collaboration with Research institutions
2005 to 2015
Active
MoU
Map of the HSRC
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AISA incorporation into HSRC update
Monthly
meetings of an Africa focus subcommittee take place to share information on current and envisaged Africa-focus research and networking activities within and across the organisation. Based upon identified principles and imperatives in the study of Africa in Africa and the African Union’s Agenda 2063, the subcommittee is developing the first draft of the proposed new research agenda for AISA in the HSRC.
Meetings with senior representatives of the NRF and the CSIR to identify the topical, institutional and geographical focus of our current research projects and collaboration on the African continent. Based upon this mapping and subsequent efforts at synergy and concentrated effort, future areas of research collaboration in and regarding Africa are being identified and taken forward.
On-going discussions with counterpart organisations with a continental or regional focus, for instance the Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa (CODESRIA) on opportunities for research collaborations and on theory and method in the study of Africa in Africa.
Consultations with the DST on its multilateral and bilateral research agenda and collaborations on the African continent to ensure alignment and synergies between priorities and initiatives.
A search for a Executive Director for AISA in the HSRC is on-going.
2005 to 2015
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Conclusion
HSRC
is a high performing and well governed institution,
with the Board providing management with strategic direction;
Continues to achieve the majority of annual targets;
Good absorptive capacity and managed finances very well;
Continued to become more of a global player in knowledge production and dissemination
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We want to thank the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Science and TechnologyWe want to thank the Minister, the DG and all DST staff for their continued support. 3131