Transcript COUNCIL FOR SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH WATER RESEARCH INSTITUTE Advancing Leadership and Management style for the Growth and Success of the Water Research Institute.

COUNCIL FOR SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH
WATER RESEARCH INSTITUTE
Advancing Leadership and Management style
for the Growth and Success of the Water
Research Institute
What is the Vision?
To become centre of excellence in
the provision of scientific research
in water and related resources for
sustainable economic growth of
Ghana.
What is our Mandate?
 To undertake research into all aspects of
water resources of Ghana
 in order to provide scientific and technical
information and services
 needed for the sustainable development,
utilization and management of these
resources for socio-economic advancement
of the country.
Our Values
 A disciplined Institute with work
ethics based on quality conscious and
customer satisfaction
Challenges with getting drinking water –
carrying containers in Accra?
Are they actually fetching drinking
water?
Solving drinking water problem
Here are some of the ladies who sell the
water to us – are we safe?
Transporting the sachet water in a car boot check where the spare car-tyre is
Occasionally they fall and are collected
for sale
Where are they bringing the water
from?
Small-scale miners busy at work
Is this water good for life
Flooding in Accra? Coming Soon!
Using wastewater for vegetable gardening
Where do the buyers take these vegetables?
Our Strengths
 Highly trained staff
 Good will of most public and private sectors.
 Attract funds from local and international bodies.
 Salaries of staff guaranteed.
 Monopoly with some analytical methods
 Some state of the art equipment & methodology.
Some Weaknesses
 Poor use of communication.
 Low morale of staff.
 High attrition rate.
 Poor funding of research
 Attitude of most staff to commercialization.
 Some equipment obsolete.
 Some poor facilities and infrastructure.
We have Opportunities
 Commercialization of research.
 Private sector ready to do business with us.
 Generation of igf through sale of products and
services.
 Knowledge of local communities and their
unique problems.
 Ability to develop local technology.
But there are Threats
 Poor recognition of science and technology.
 High competition from the private sector.
 Organizations with more modern equipment.
 Uncontrolled importation of foreign technology.
Free market.
 Poor Pricing of products & services.
Action Plan / Milestones 2011 – 2015
 Provide services responsive to demands of the
public and private sectors,
 Improve the following areas:
 visibility and public image,
 programme delivery,
 facilities / equipment, staffing ,and,
 environment that support R & D.
Action Plan / Milestones 2011 – 2015
(cont’d)
quality assurance measures,
 approaches to fund sourcing,
 demand-driven research that enhance the
quality of life of the people,
 avenues for publications,
 integrity of financial management.
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Consultations and Dialogue with
Constituents and Stakeholders
 √ Planned, deliberate and purposive
communication to mobilize support for policies,
create acceptance, develop a common
expectation among staff, for fruitful exchange of
ideas and perspectives, to create and maintain
opinion about subjects
 Review existing organizational structure and
procedures of decision-making.
Visit Constituents and Stakeholders
 Visit the field/out stations – Akosombo and
Tamale to assess and review staffing levels,
infrastructure, and their long-term viability.
 Assess the monitoring and supervision systems,
and, the reporting mechanisms between Accra
Office and the Stations.
 Visit the Ministries/Sectors of interest, and
organizations dealing with water resources.
Improve Visibility and Public Image
 Provide visibility and a unique identity for
marketing our research programmes.
 Improve the institute’s relations with the media
outlets reaching Ghanaians all over the world via
the internet.
 Sharing under-utilized facilities in the Accra
Office and the two out stations.
Improve Facilities for Delivery
Programmes
 Provide a welcoming research and development
environment for staff, visitors and clients.
 Motivate and provide in-service training and
professional development activities for staff
 Enhance performance in project proposals,
 Promote customer care.
Improve Human Resource for Delivery
Programmes
 Recruit and maintain well-qualified research
scientists.
 Modernize research methodologies to enhance
effective preparation, delivery and presentation.
 Develop and facilitate team research, peer review
of research proposals and write-ups.
 Build mentorship for the promotion of high
standards.
Strengthen Prudent and Integrity of
Financial Management
 Strengthen the Accra Office’s involvement in the
planning and management of activities of the out
stations.
 Require all out stations/projects to submit
monthly/regular financial activity reports.
 Efficient use of resource in project development;
using limited resources to produce maximum
results.
Develop Strategies to Expand Resource
Base
 Identify possible sources of funding for focused
projects and develop grant proposals.
 Continue to mobilize resources from
development partners (DANIDA, UNESCO, World
Bank, World Association of Industrial and
Technological Research Organizations
(WAITRO)/ Science & Technology-Europe Africa
Project (ST-EAP), European Union Initiative for
Neglected Tropical Diseases (EFINTDs), Royal
Society and Leverhuin Trust Grant).
Educational Collaborations
 Strengthen educational collaboration with
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John Hopkins University (Bloomberg School of Public Health);
John Hopkins University (The Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced
International Studies);
Emory, Rollins School of Public Health (Hubert Department of
Global Health);
San Diego State University (Department of Geography)
 possibility of awarding certificates to students
and staff.
Increase our igf
 Increase the current total internally generated
funds of the Institute by 30% through
improvement in resourcing and monitoring.
IGF – income and expenditure for 4 years.
Division
2007
2008
Receipts Payment Balance
2009
Receipts Payment Balance
2010
Receipts Payment Balance
Receipts Payment Balance
ECD
66673
51320
15353
79096
64497
15599
77425
49653
27771
208596
138895
69702
EBHD
22188
12945
9243
28328
16923
11405
39399
16579
22820
58649
22965
35684
GWD
76792
71656
5137
37885
22774
15111
3555
3542
13
217140
190966
26173
SWD
17413
7369
10044
15303
6778
8525
987
987
0
824
824
0
FD
26073
23360
2714
0
0
0
68880
63058
5822
153174
130019
23155
Review and Evaluation
 Evaluate the effectiveness, progress, and status of
all activities outlined above each year;
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recognizing strengths and achievement,
and to identify needed improvements
against the backdrop of ongoing and emerging
directions in research into water and its related
resources at the national and international levels.
Rainwater harvesting
More cultured fish on our tables
Putting a smile on their faces
That is our Agenda
THANK YOU
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