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Strategic Risk context to Risk Opportunities to
priorities value creation mitigations create value
Administer health POPIA Compliance
research effectively
and efficiently in Onerous legislative • Policies, guidelines, and • Dedicated legal compliance
South Africa requirements and manual in place staff and appointed Deputy
complexity of the POPI Act • Legislative compliance Information Officers
requires further capacitating framework and tool in place • Bespoke training across
user’s appreciation the SAMRC to enhance
and understanding of • Internal POPIA site available compliance and increase
the relevant legislative to all staff where awareness support from stakeholders
requirements materials are regularly
uploaded
Data management

Cyberthreats and loss of • Firewall protection and • Continuous monitoring and
SAMRC research data/ penetration testing innovation
intellectual property
• Up-to-date data security • Cyber-prevention policies and
protection tools training in place
• Management monitoring
and oversight
• Policies, guidelines and SOPs

People management function
Lack of understanding • Accelerated development • Actions and strategies
of the complexity of the programme to enhance developed based on outcomes
research ecosystem and capacity building initiatives of organisational culture survey
remuneration structures • Database of available • Revision of the remuneration &
within academia and science management and leadership benefits system
council to allow people to skills training programs
flourish • Establishing appropriate
• Study support and ongoing remuneration strategies and
digital and in-house training guidelines for scarce and
provide easily accessible critical skills
learning opportunities

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