Question NW2067 to the Minister of Telecommunications and Postal Services
25 August 2017 - NW2067
Ketabahle, Ms V to ask the Minister of Telecommunications and Postal Services
Whether (a) his department and or (b) any entities reporting to him are funding, including by way of discretionary funding; any institution of research and development (i) domestically and or (ii) internationally; if so, (aa) (aaa) what are the names of his specified institutions and (bbb) what are their functions, (bb) from what date has his department or any entity reporting to him been funding them and (cc) what amount has his department contributed towards such funding?
Reply:
I have been informed by the Department as follows:
(a)(i) Yes,
(ii) No
(aa)(aaa) NAME OF INSTITUTION: African Centre of Excellence for Information Ethics at the University of Pretoria
(bbb) FUNCTION: It conducts research and awareness on the Ethical Dimension of an Information Society
(bb) FROM DATE: financial year 2011/12
(cc) TOTAL AMOUNT CONTRIBUTED: R13 421 440.00 over a period of six (6) financial years [2011/12 to 2017/18]
I have been informed by the SOCs as follows:
(b)(i)Sentech funded the institutions of research and development domestically.
(ii) No
(aa)(aaa) Refer to table below
(bbb) Refer to table below
(bb) Refer to table below
(cc) Refer to table below
|
Entity |
Institution (aa) (aaa) |
Function (bbb) |
Date funding commenced (bb) and Amount (cc) |
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2015/16 (R) |
2016/17 (R) |
2017/18 (R) |
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|
Sentech |
University of Witwatersrand |
Academic Development and Research |
1 000 000 |
500 000 |
1 500 000 |
|
University of Pretoria |
Academic Development and Research |
1 100 000 |
1 700 000 |
1 700 000 |
|
|
University of Cape Town |
Academic Development and Research |
1 000 000 |
1 500 000 |
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|
CSIR |
Research |
500 000 |
SAPO, USAASA, SITA, NEMISA, .zaDNA and BBI have not funded any institutions of research and development either domestically or internationally.
Approved/Not Approved
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Dr Siyabonga Cwele, MP
Minister of Telecommunications and Postal Services
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