REVISED DRAFT PROGRAM OF THE PORTFOLIO COMMITTEE ON SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY FOR THE FIRST QUARTER OF 2006

(JAN - APRIL)

MR E N N NGCOBO

(CHAIRPERSON)

DATE

TIME

AGENDA

VENUE

Tuesday

7 March 2006

14:00

to

17:00

Adoption of Committee’s Annual Report for 2005.

Adoption of Minutes of 15 November 2005.

Adoption of First Term Programme.

Deliberations on how the President’s State of the Nation Address affects the Department of Science and Technology and its Entities.

 

Committee Room 2, Upper-ground, 90 Plein Street

 

Wednesday

8 March 2006

 

09:00

to

13:00

Introduction to the Portfolio Committee of the new Director General and his vision.

Hearings with the Department on Science and Technology and the Minister on Budget Vote 31 and corporate strategy for 2006.

 

 

Committee Room 2, Upperground, 90 Plein Street

 

Thursday

9 March 2006

 

14:00

to

17:00

 

Hearings with Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) on their corporate strategy for 2006 (Budget and Strategic Plan).

Presentation by CSIR summarising the key outputs and highlights on their Research and Innovation Conference held on the 27 and 28 February 2006.

 

M46

Marks Building

Friday

10 March 2006

09:00

to

13:00

 

Hearings with National Research Foundation (NRF) on their corporate strategy for 2006 (Budget and Strategic Plan).

M46

Marks Building

Monday

13 March 2006

 

09:00

to

13:00

Hearings with Human Sciences Research Council on their corporate strategy for 2006 (Budget and Strategic Plan)

 

M46

Marks Building

 

Tuesday

14 March 2006

14:00

to

17:00

 

Hearings with MINTEK on their corporate strategy for 2006 (Budget and Strategic Plan).

M46

Marks Building

Wednesday

15 March 2006

 

09:00

to

13:00

 

Hearings with Council for Geoscience on their corporate strategy for 2006 (Budget and Strategic Plan).

Hearings with Godisa Trust on their corporate strategy for 2006 (Budget and Strategic Plan).

 

Committee Room 1, Upper-ground, 90 Plein Street

Thursday

16 March 2006

14:00

to

17:00

 

Hearings with Academy of Sciences of South Africa (ASSAf) on their corporate strategy for 2006 (Budget and Strategic Plan).

Hearings with Tshumisano Trust on their corporate strategy for 2006 (Budget and Strategic Plan).

 

M46

Marks Building

Friday

24 March 2006

 

09:00

to

13:00

Hearings with National Advisory Council on Innovation (NACI) on their corporate strategy for 2006 (Budget and Strategic Plan).

Training for Members of the Portfolio Committee on their Business Plan for 2006.

 

 

Committee Room 2, Upper-ground, 90 Plein Street

 

 

Enquiries: Ms Z Jansen / Ms N Borotho

Committee Secretary

tel: (021)- 403 3671 / 3644

fax: (021) 403-2808

cell: 083 290 8891

email: [email protected]

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