Socio-Economic Innovation Partnerships
Enhancing government's growth and development priorities through targeted science- and technology-based innovation interventions and strategic partnerships.
Strategic Partnerships
Collaborating with government, industry, research institutions, and communities
Industry Innovation
Enhancing competitiveness in aerospace, manufacturing, ICTs, and advanced technologies
Green Economy
Driving sustainable development and greening of society through innovation
Socio-Economic Innovation Partnerships
The programme aims to enhance government's growth and development priorities through targeted science- and technology-based innovation interventions, and through the development of strategic partnerships with other government departments, industry, research institutions, and communities.
To identify, grow, and sustain niche, high-potential science, technology and innovation capabilities.
To improve the competitiveness of existing industries with growth potential in aerospace, advanced manufacturing, chemicals, advanced metals, mining, ICTs, and sector innovation funds.
To facilitate the development of research and development-led new targeted industries.
To identify, grow, and sustain niche, high-potential science, technology and innovation capabilities for sustainable development and the greening of society and the economy.
Through knowledge, evidence, and learning, to inform and influence how science and technology can be used to achieve inclusive development.
To enhance understanding and analysis that support improvements in the functioning and performance of the National System of Innovation (NSI).
To strengthen provincial and rural innovation and production systems through analysis and catalytic interventions.
To introduce and manage interventions and incentive programmes that increase the level of private-sector investment in scientific or technological research and development.