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PART D: TECHNICAL INDICATOR DESCRIPTIONS

Table 36. Programme 1

1.1.1 A clean audit opinion on the SAMRC from the Auditor-General
INDICATOR TITLE
South Africa
DEFINITION Audit opinion expressed by the Auditor-General South Africa (AGSA)

SOURCE OF DATA AGSA Management and Audit Reports
METHOD OF CALCULATION/ASSESSMENT None
All records and evidence presented to the AGSA are reliable, valid
ASSUMPTIONS
and compliant with legislation and regulations
REPORTING CYCLE Annual

DESIRED PERFORMANCE To achieve a clean audit opinion from the AGSA
INDICATOR RESPONSIBILITY President and CEO, and CFO

1.2.1. Expenditure on administration from government budget
INDICATOR TITLE
allocated to the SAMRC does not exceed a set percentage
Percentage of parliamentary grant/baseline funding that is spent on
DEFINITION
administrative functions
SOURCE OF DATA Project and Management Accounting Office (PMAO)
METHOD OF CALCULATION/ASSESSMENT Calculate expenditure on administration and express as a percentage

ASSUMPTIONS Financial records are reliable and valid
REPORTING CYCLE Quarterly
DESIRED PERFORMANCE 20%

INDICATOR RESPONSIBILITY Chief Financial Officer (CFO)

Table 37. Programme 2

2.1.1 Number of accepted and/or published conference
INDICATOR TITLE proceedings, abstracts, journal articles, book chapters and
books by SAMRC affiliated and funded authors
Research outputs in which at least one author listed is affiliated to
DEFINITION the SAMRC and/or research outputs that received funding from the
SAMRC.

SOURCE OF DATA Knowledge and Information Management Services (KIMS)
Count the number of research outputs with an author affiliated to the
METHOD OF CALCULATION/ASSESSMENT
SAMRC or employed by the SAMRC, or funding support from SAMRC
ASSUMPTIONS The evidence presented to the auditors is reliable, relevant and valid
REPORTING CYCLE Quarterly

DESIRED PERFORMANCE To achieve set target for the reporting period
INDICATOR RESPONSIBILITY Vice President-Extramural Research and Internal Portfolio

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