The Technology Innovation Agency (TIA) is a schedule 3a Public
entity of the Department of Science and Technology in terms of the
Public Finance Management Act, 1999. The Agency is set up as a
public entity with the aim to enhance the country’s capacity to
translate a greater proportion of local research and development
into commercial technology products and services. The ultimate goal
of the TIA is to use South Africa’s science and technology base to
develop new industries, create sustainable jobs and help diversify
the economy away from commodity exports towards knowledge based
industries equipped to address modern global challenges. The
enactment of the TIA involves the integration of these existing
entities linked with the Department of Science and Technology:
The process of integrating these entities into the TIA is currently
underway. The TIA is a dynamic and exciting Agency which aspires to
be a world class innovation agency that supports and enables
technological innovation to achieve socio economic benefits for
South Africa.
For more information see
Technology Innovation Act No. 26 of 2008
