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HSRC Annual Report 2016/17
Performance
Against ADEPTS
Targets – Highlights
At the beginning of the financial year, annual targets were agreed upon and approved by the Minister of Science and
Technology, as contained in the Strategic Plan and Annual Performance Plan (APP). Overall, performance against these
pre-determined objectives was 76% (34/45). When analysing at the ADEPTS level, outputs for each objective were as follows:
•
A-Advance
83%
(Out of 12 indicators: 10 achieved)
•
D-Develop
83%
(Out of 6 indicators: 5 achieved)
•
E-Enhance
78%
(Out of 9 indicators: 7 achieved)
•
P-Preserve
100%
(Out of 3 indicators: 3 achieved)
•
T-Transform
71%
(Out of 7 indicators: 5 achieved)
•
S-Sustain
50%
(Out of 8 indicators: 4 achieved)
A
D
E
P
T
S
83%
83%
78%
100%
71%
50%
Alignment between the performance objectives and indicators used by the HSRC and
strategic national and departmental priorities/outcomes
The mandate of the HSRC, as captured in the preamble, as well as in Sections 3 and 4 of the HSRC Act (No. 17 of 2008)
shows strong alignment with national priorities, including the challenges highlighted and addressed in the National
Development Plan (NDP).
In the introductory section of its 2016/17 APP, the HSRC re-iterates its commitment to its mandated objectives, as
follows (pages 3–4):
“It is important to understand what the HSRC is. It is a statutory council dedicated to conducting human
and social science research, contributing to the pool of global knowledge in the interest of improving the quality
of life of people on the African continent and particularly of the South African people (…)
Few countries in the world have the benefit of such a structure.
(…)
“Towards fulfilling the mandate given to it by the Act of 2008, the HSRC is seized with the task of promoting research which advances
South Africa and Africa’s understanding of and engagement with the social conditions which characterize their contexts.”
PART B: Performance Overview