ATC181120: Report of the Select Committee on Communications and Public Enterprises on the National Research Foundation Amendment Bill [B 23B – 2017] (National Assembly – sec 75), dated 20 November 2018

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Report of the Select Committee on Communications and Public Enterprises on the National Research Foundation Amendment Bill [B 23B – 2017] (National Assembly – sec 75), dated 20 November 2018:
 

The Select Committee on Communications and Public Enterprises, having considered the subject of the National Research Foundation Amendment Bill

[B 23B – 2017] (National Assembly – sec 75), referred to it, reports that it

has agreed to the Bill.

 

Process followed by the Committee

 

The National Research Foundation Amendment Bill was referred to the Select Committee on Communications and Public Enterprises on 29 May 2018.

 

The Committee received a briefing from the Department of Science and Technology on Communications on 31 October 2018.

 

The Committee advertised the Bill inviting all interested stakeholders to submit written submissions, and requesting them to indicate whether they would like to make oral submissions to the Committee or not.  The invitation was advertised over a period of three weeks, from 19 October to 9 November 2018, in national and regional newspapers in all 11 languages, as well as on the parliamentary website.

 

The Committee only received one written submission from the National Research Foundation, which was given an opportunity to present orally on 14 November 2018.  This was followed by deliberations and clarity-seeking questions by members and responses thereto.

 

Report to be considered.

 

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