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National Institute for Scientific and Industrial Research |
February 09, 2007 |
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Executive Director’s Vision for the National Institute for Scientific and Industrial Research
My vision is to have a National Institute for Scientific and Industrial Research (NISIR) that maintains diverse ways of enhancing its service, competence and active relevance to society and industry, in the field of science, technology and industrial research.
The vision is of NISIR at the forefront in identification and application of Science and Technology in Zambia's quest for national development. NISIR should be transformed into scientific institution that generates and interrogates scientific knowledge that is suitable to address national needs and aspirations. It should be and must be seen to be a relevant participant in Zambia's socio-economic development. It should be the port of first and preferred call for all persons, firms and institutions seeking and needing know-how, expertise and public policy advisory services in science and technology, in terms of basic, applied and industrial research. It should be involved in development of scientific and technological subjects and career development, in schools and institutions of higher learning.
To achieve this vision, NISIR should have adequate investment for its human resources recruitment, retention and development, laboratory upgrading to acceptable international standards, effective management and professional work and service.
To this end, NISIR should recruit qualified scientists and technicians. It should enter into arrangements with graduate students, lecturers and professors at local universities, for them to undertake collaborative research with NISIR, in addition to attracting visiting scientists and post-doctoral students to NISIR. It should have an institutionalized and on-going Staff Development Program, coupled with focused motivation for retention existing staff, with competitive conditions of service. This Staff Development Program should actively explore possibilities for on-going multilateral and bilateral fellowships, in addition to available Government funding.
To this end, NISIR should have a system of institutionalised upgrading of laboratories. It should comprehensively budget for, and actively source, funds for the continuous renovation of laboratories, without relying entirety upon government financial support. It should institutionalise collaboration with advanced laboratories in the outside, on an on-going basis. This collaboration should include option of twinning NISIR to other scientific institution in the world.
To this end, NISIR requires an effective management leadership and inspiration, at the head. The Executive Director, who concentrates on resource mobilisation in terms of human, financial, material and technological resources, with particular focus on meeting social, industrial and academic needs. This should focus on the following five core areas:
1. Human Resource: Focusing on human motivational factors in scientific and technical human resource development through recruitment, retention and development.
2. Development Resources: Instituting on-going identification, examination and setting on application of development resources for scientific technological and industrial utilisation.
3. Financial Resources: Prioritisation of scouting for non-government funding, in terms commissioning of research, project and institution support.
4. Laboratory Equipment and Facilities: Institutionalising systems of on-going maintenance, upgrading and expansion of equipment and facilities
5. Social and Economic Clientele: Institutionalising systems for ensuring NISIR's relevance, usefulness and profitable to development agencies, agricultural operations, industrial enterprises, learning institutions and other social and economic activities. |
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