The Technology and Human Resource for Industry Programme aims to boost SA industry by supporting research and technology development, and enhancing the numbers of appropriately-skilled people. The programe brings together the best of SA’s researchers, academics and industry players.
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) provides funding to Industry Partners to leverage collaboration between industry and universities “for research and development in science, engineering and technology on a cost-sharing basis, to produce highly-skilled human resources and technology solutions, for improved industry competitiveness.
The objective of the Technology and Human Resources for Industry Programme is to increase the number of people with appropriate skills in the development and management of research-based technology for industry.
The objective will be achieved by implementing amongst others:
- Improved knowledge exchange and technology transfer through increased interaction and mobility among researchers in Higher Education Institutions (HEI’s), and Science, Engineering, and Technology Institutions (SETI’s), as well as technology personnel in industry;
- An increase in investment by industry and government, in research and technology development; and
- Technology transfer and product or process improvement or development, through research collaboration between enterprises (large and small), HEI’s, and SETI’s.
Priorities for Funding
- Support for projects within the sectors in the latest published version of IPAP. Each call will have a main focus on some of these sectors.
- Working to achieve equity with respect to beneficiaries from the Technology and Human Resources for Industry Programme, specifically in terms of:
- Gender and race of students and researchers; and
- Previously black HEI’s.
- Strengthening participation of B-BBEE;
- Strengthening participation of SMME’s.
Beneficiaries
All companies undertaking science, engineering and technology (SET) research, in collaboration with educational institutions, and with the aim of addressing the participating firms’ technology needs.
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