NACI Resources Studies, etc Achievements of the Second NACI Council 2009

The Council requested the Secretariat to draft an overview of its outputs, outcomes and impacts during its term of office for discussion at its final meeting. The following summary tries to capture in a concise way the effects of Council initiatives undertaken during the period 1 April 2004 to 28 February 2009 under the following headings: conceptual considerations, management processes, outputs, communication and networks, external evaluations, and overarching conclusions.
The following sources were consulted in compiling this overview: the Minister’s budget speeches, NACI and DST annual reports, Report on the second NACI review, minutes of NACI meetings, NACI publications and in-house and other ad hoc communications.