SARUASARUA

Higher Education’s leadership rHigher Education’s leadership rôôle in le in providing leaders, developing new providing leaders, developing new science and technology, stimulating science and technology, stimulating commerce, and reducing poverty in commerce, and reducing poverty in Southern AfricaSouthern Africa

Southern Africa Regional Universities Association

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SADC and NEPADSADC and NEPAD

Responsive to regional leadership Responsive to regional leadership policies and imperativespolicies and imperatives

Intellectual driverIntellectual driver Seen as a vital partner in social, Seen as a vital partner in social,

economic and cultural developmenteconomic and cultural development

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Why an Association?Why an Association?

Not simply a ‘club’Not simply a ‘club’

Entirely programme focused & outcomes basedEntirely programme focused & outcomes based

Programmes to Programmes to InspireInspire

Leadership & linkage functionLeadership & linkage function

Resource & Advocacy NetworkResource & Advocacy Network

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PanoramaPanorama

Development and Retention of African Development and Retention of African Expertise & ExcellenceExpertise & Excellence

New thinking & leadership New thinking & leadership

Social justiceSocial justice

Economic growthEconomic growth

Cultural developmentCultural development

Peace and SecurityPeace and Security

Political diversityPolitical diversity

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Key ObjectivesKey Objectives

To promote and strengthen strategic institutional and To promote and strengthen strategic institutional and regional capacity building initiativesregional capacity building initiatives

To link with regional and international networks that: To link with regional and international networks that: advance information sharing, advance information sharing, collaborative research, collaborative research, improved communication and transfer of knowledge on improved communication and transfer of knowledge on

key strategic issues.key strategic issues.

To be a key resource and driver for important African To be a key resource and driver for important African development initiatives such as SADC, NEPAD and development initiatives such as SADC, NEPAD and the AU.the AU.

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Start-up Focus AreasStart-up Focus Areas

ICTICT

Science & Technology Science & Technology

Institutional Leadership & Institutional Leadership & Management DevelopmentManagement Development

HIV/AIDSHIV/AIDS

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ExampleExample

Programme 1Programme 1

ICT:ICT:

The PlumbingThe Plumbing

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‘‘BandCon’BandCon’

Bandwidth ConsortiumBandwidth Consortium Regulatory challengesRegulatory challenges Monopolies and CartelsMonopolies and Cartels Infrastructure DevelopmentInfrastructure Development

(especially rural areas)(especially rural areas)

Quality AssuranceQuality Assurance Mixed connectivityMixed connectivity

VSATVSAT FibreFibre

‘‘Strong Agent’Strong Agent’ TENET (South Africa)TENET (South Africa)

(23 public universities)(23 public universities)

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SARUA Fibre StudySARUA Fibre Study

8 SADC countries (+ Rwanda)8 SADC countries (+ Rwanda)

A full range of African partnersA full range of African partners

Building on existing and emergent initiativesBuilding on existing and emergent initiatives

Consolidating existing research studies Consolidating existing research studies

Multiple donors (IDRC, World Bank)Multiple donors (IDRC, World Bank)

Providing a showcase to the region and the rest of Africa Providing a showcase to the region and the rest of Africa for what works and what still needs to be donefor what works and what still needs to be done

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Who owns it?Who owns it?

Open AccessOpen AccessLeadership FunctionLeadership Function::

Academic Charter for Open AccessAcademic Charter for Open Access(Content and Infrastructure)(Content and Infrastructure)

Integration into regional policies and e-learning Integration into regional policies and e-learning initiatives – SADC and NEPADinitiatives – SADC and NEPAD

‘‘Watchdog’ function for privatisation or appropriation of Watchdog’ function for privatisation or appropriation of new (and old!) knowledgenew (and old!) knowledge

Technical resource for negotiating copyright licensing Technical resource for negotiating copyright licensing of research and research processes and outputsof research and research processes and outputs

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SummarySummarySARUASARUA

DriverDriverfor national, regional & continental developmentfor national, regional & continental development

InnovationInnovationencourage new & better scienceencourage new & better science

InspireInspirenew generation of science students and collaborative projectsnew generation of science students and collaborative projects

ParticipateParticipateeffectively in the international knowledge economyeffectively in the international knowledge economy