IK-BASED RESEARCH, DEVELOMENT AND INNOVATION(The Journey Towards Bio-Economy)
Dr Aunkh H Chabalala, Dr A Grootboom,
Ms M Tang, Ms M Montoedi
IK-Based Bio-Innovation Consortium
Technology Innovation [Bio-Innovation]
09 March 2018
Let the Ancestors Speak
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African Natural Medicine Platform
IK-Based Cosmeceuticals Platform
IK-Based Nutraceuticals Platform
Health Beverages Platform
Technology Transfer and Manufacturing
Marketing (BD) and Commercialisation
IK-Based Bio-Innovation Programme
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R200 000 000.00 RDI Investment (DST Alone)(R4.8 000 000.00)
60 Commercial Products (Services and Processes)
24 Rural and Urban SMME’s and Cooperatives
300-500 Actual Jobs (Seasonal) per Annum
250 Honors, Masters and PhD Students
40 PR Articles, Chapters and (6 Patents)
30 Production/Commercialisation Agreements
IK-Based Research, Development and Innovation Output(A 12-Year Journey)
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Land Restitution and Redistribution
Wealth (Job) and Abundance Creation
Empowerment, Equality and Dignity
Thriving Societies/Sustainable Livelihood
Improving Quality of Life for All Citizens
IK-Based RDI Outcomes and Impact
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HIV/AIDS
(4)
Tuberculosis
(1)
Diabetes
(2)
Cancers
(2)
Remedies
(5)
African Natural Medicines
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Early Commercialisation TRL(Immune Modulators)
Early Commercialisation TRL(Health Remedies)
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Medical Cannabis Research and Discovery
Vitamins Minerals Functional Ingredients I-Food
IK-Based Nutraceuticals
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Early Commercialisation TRL
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Anti-Aging
(4)
Hair Loss
(3)
Anti-Eczema
(1)
Skin-Tone
(1)
Anti-Acne
(1)
IK-Based Cosmeceuticals
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Early Commercialisation TRL
Honeybush
(3)
I-Infusions
(6)
Coffees
(5)
Setsong
(2)
Tonics
(2)
IK-Based Health Beverages and Infusion
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Early Commercialisation TRL
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Medicines
(8)
Nutra’
(6)
Cosme’
(6)
Infusions
(10)
Experiment
(1)
Technology Transfer and Incubation
Technology Transfer and Incubation(Skills Development)
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Plant Propagation and Conservation
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Pre-Processing/Agro-Processing Pilot Facilities
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Appropriate Infrastructure and Equipment
Towards Small-Scale Manufacturing
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Branding and Advertisement
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Promotion and Marketing
Honors, Masters and PhDs
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Stolen Legacy and Misappropriated Heritage
Africa has fragmented mathematical, medical,astro-physics, engineering; documented in rockarts, pyramids, temples, coffins, papyri and artifacts
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African Origins of Scientific Methods
Discern All the Correct Methods of Reckoning What is True and
Discover Systematic Processes of Revealing the Unknown then
All Things Mysterious, Secret and Concealed will be Mastered
Mathematical Papyrus of Ahmose – 1 500 B.C.E
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Ontology
(Be)
Cosmology
(View)
Axiology
(Do)
Epistemology
(Know)
Teleology
(Purposeful)
The Way of Ntu and Science of Knowing
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National Development PlanImplementation Plans - Vision 2030
Health
Industry
Agriculture
Ind
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Afr
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IKS Policy and Bio-Economy Strategy
The African Experiment
South Africa is the 3rd Most Biodiverse country with 5 000/24 000Medicinal Plant Species that offer enormous Competitive Advantage
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o To promote and support IK-based applied research anddevelopment initiatives for knowledge generation andtechnology innovation;
o To facilitate and enhance IK-based and inclusive innovationand product development programmes for social andeconomic development;
o To create and support community-based technology transferand local manufacturing processes for competitivecommercialisation; and
o To develop and implement Ubuntu-based commercialisationand business models for thriving societies and improvedquality of life.
Strategic Imperatives[Mainstream and Interface IKS within the NSI]
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Ubuntu-Based Bio-Innovation Model(Science of Ubuntu and Ubuntu of Science)
IK-BasedConcept
Generation
HolisticResearch
and Discovery
InclusiveInnovation
LocalTechnology
Transfer and Production
HumaneBusiness
Models and Marketing
ConsciousCommerceand Benefit
Sharing
Science of
Ubuntu
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Deep Appreciation
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MIPFA project
uMenzi
uSodume
uMhlaba
uMamkhulu
uNomkhubulwane
uQili
uNomdende
uMlenzengamunye uNgozi
uBuntu
uSomandla
uNomhoyi
Ba-Ntu African Primordial Cosmology (Amathongo)
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“Poverty is not an accident. Like slavery, (colonialism)and apartheid, it is man-made and can be removedby the actions of human-beings”
NR Mandela
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Lets Consider this Truth
012 843 6552
www.dst.gov.za
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We Give Thanks for its an Honor to Serve