How does his department ensure that funding, infrastructure investment and high-value research opportunities are equitably distributed across provinces and institutions, particularly historically disadvantaged institutions; 2. whether he wi
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Thuthuka Programme
The DSTI states that the Thuthuka Programme is a targeted programme designed to address demographic imbalances by prioritising Black South African researchers, women, and HDIs.
- Who it is for
- Black South African researchers, women, and HDIs seeking support to address demographic imbalances
- How to act on it
- Apply/participate in the Thuthuka Programme as a targeted programme to receive support.
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Targeted programmes such as the Thuthuka Programme, the Black Academics Advancement Programme (BAAP), and the DSTI-NRF Postgraduate Student Funding, are designed to address demographic imbalances ensuring that Black South African researchers, women, and HDIs are prioritised.
National Equipment Programme (NEP)
The DSTI says the NEP equips South African research institutions with state-of-the-art research equipment and allocates funds to research institutions through a competitive peer-review process.
- Who it is for
- research institutions (including Historically Disadvantaged Institutions) seeking research equipment funding
- How to act on it
- Apply through the NEP’s competitive peer-review process to receive funding for research equipment.
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The National Equipment Programme (NEP), a flagship of the DSTI was founded on the basis of equipping South African research institutions with state-of-the-art research equipment that are enablers for advancing the national Research and Development (R D) agenda. The NEP allocates funds to research institutions through a competitive peer-review process.
NRF Strategic Research Equipment (SRE)
The DSTI states that the NEP is complemented by the NRF Strategic Research Equipment (SRE) programme, which provides research equipment or infrastructure support.
- Who it is for
- research institutions seeking strategic research equipment support
- How to act on it
- Participate in the NRF Strategic Research Equipment (SRE) programme to access research equipment/infrastructure support.
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The NEP is complemented by other research equipment or infrastructure programmes such as the National Research Foundation (NRF) Strategic Research Equipment (SRE) and the South African Research Infrastructure Roadmap (SARIR) which is a long-term research infrastructure plan.
Black Academics Advancement Programme (BAAP)
The DSTI states that the BAAP is a targeted programme designed to address demographic imbalances by prioritising Black South African researchers, women, and HDIs.
- Who it is for
- Black South African researchers, women, and HDIs seeking support to address demographic imbalances
- How to act on it
- Apply/participate in the Black Academics Advancement Programme (BAAP) as a targeted programme to receive support.
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Targeted programmes such as the Thuthuka Programme, the Black Academics Advancement Programme (BAAP), and the DSTI-NRF Postgraduate Student Funding, are designed to address demographic imbalances ensuring that Black South African researchers, women, and HDIs are prioritised.
South African Research Infrastructure Roadmap (SARIR)
The DSTI states that SARIR is a long-term research infrastructure plan constituted by medium to large research infrastructures hosted across institutions in the 9 provinces, including a hospital.
- Who it is for
- researchers and institutions that can access SARIR-hosted research infrastructures across provinces
- How to act on it
- Use or participate in research activities through the SARIR research infrastructures hosted across institutions in the provinces.
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The SARIR which was launched by the DSTI in 2016/17 was developed through a bottom-up process driven from within the national research community, moderated at a technical level by an expert Steering Committee and aligned with national research priorities through strategic moderation by DSTI.
DSTI-NRF Postgraduate Student Funding
The DSTI states that the DSTI-NRF Postgraduate Student Funding is a targeted programme designed to address demographic imbalances by prioritising Black South African researchers, women, and HDIs.
- Who it is for
- Black South African researchers, women, and HDIs seeking postgraduate student funding
- How to act on it
- Apply/participate in the DSTI-NRF Postgraduate Student Funding programme to receive postgraduate funding.
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Targeted programmes such as the Thuthuka Programme, the Black Academics Advancement Programme (BAAP), and the DSTI-NRF Postgraduate Student Funding, are designed to address demographic imbalances ensuring that Black South African researchers, women, and HDIs are prioritised.
Facts
Reference
S NW952
Key Takeaways
- NW952
- DSTI
- SARIR
- 2016/17
- science
- technology
Dates
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23 March 2026