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Table 5. MTDP 2024-2029 Strategic Priorities and SAMRC contribution continued

SAMRC SAMRC
MTDP STRATEGIC MTDP GOALS AND SAMRC STRATEGIC CONTRIBUTION TO
PRIORITIES OUTCOMES OUTCOME OBJECTIVE MTDP PRIORITY
3. Building a • Improved service delivery Good SP Programme 1 • Excellent corporate
capable, ethical and in the local government governance, governance
developmental state sphere; effective • Clean audits
• Improved governance and and efficient • Zero tolerance to
performance of public administration corruption
entities; and compliance • Promoting ethical
• An ethical, capable and with government behaviours
professional public service; regulations • Efficient and
• Digital transformation effective systems
across the state; and operations
• Mainstreaming of • Dedicated research
gender, empowerment of unit on gender and
youth and persons with health
disabilities; • Measures
• A reformed, integrated implemented
and modernised Criminal to eliminate
Justice System; wasteful, fruitless
• Effective border security; and irregular
• Secured cyber space; expenditure
• Increased feelings of safety • Collaboration with
of women and children in African counterparts
communities; and beyond
• Combat priority offences
(economic, organised
crime and corruption);
• Advance South African
foreign policy for a better
world; and
• Enhanced peace and
security in Africa.

4.4 White Paper on Science, Technology government and private sector expenditure on
and Innovation and the Decadal Plan research and development.
The White Paper Science, Technology and The WPSTI is to be implemented through decadal
Innovation (WPSTI) was informed, developed and plans. The Decadal Plan 2021 to 2031 emphasises
shaped by the National Development Plan (NDP) multi-disciplinary societal grand challenges,
and was approved by the Cabinet in March 2019. including climate change and sustainability, future-
The WPSTI identifies Science, Technology, and proofing education and skills; re-industrialising
Innovation as critical for the creation of a competitive the modern economy; and future of society.
and sustainable economy and for addressing For the National System of Innovation (NSI) to
societal challenges such as education and health, contribute towards achieving South Africa’s national
and advocates for a strong, coordinated, coherent development agenda, the Decadal Plan aims to
and effective Science Technology and Innovation implement interventions to achieve goals of the
(STI) system that enables networks and partnerships NSI, namely an inclusive and coherent NSI, an
between different stakeholders in the public and enabling innovation environment, increased and
private sectors. Furthermore, the WPSTI aims for transformed human capabilities, an expanded and
the expansion of STI outputs through increased transformed research system, and significantly

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