OVERVIEW

Policy Research and Analysis

Outreach and Advocacy

Business Development Support Services

Partnerships

Policy Research and Analysis Policy advice and implementation

The African Innovation Framework launchedSTI Policy Development Support

○ On-going (Benin)○ Requests (Gambia, Burkina Faso, Cote D’Ivoire, Gambia,

Niger ,Togo) STI Policy Studies

○ Mainstreaming Gender in STI (Kenya)○ STI and MDGs (Rwanda)○ Innovation in manufacturing (Nigeria)

Technology Transfer for Africa’s competitiveness○ A technological resurgence? Africa in the global flows of

technology transferSTI Knowledge Hub

○ Pilots – innovation policy comprehensiveness and R&D

OUTREACH AND ADVOCACY

Science with Africa Centre ECA STI Support to AU/NEPAD Afro Guide Access to Scientific Knowledge in

Africa (ASKIA) Knowledge resources in our network UNESCO’s ANSTI Parliamentary workshops

Knowledge Networks

Access to Scientific Knowledge in Africa (ASKIA)

STI Knowledge Hub TDTNet Innovation Centre Science with Africa e-Newsletter East Africa Research Network (EARN) Research Networks –North Africa and

West Africa Discussion Groups (STI)

Business Development Support Services African Science to Business

Challenge (ASBC) African Science and Technology

Innovation Endowment Fund (ASTIEF)

African Technology Development and Transfer Network (TDTNet)

Partnerships Boston University

Biomedical Engineering Initiative Republic of Korea

Biomedical Engineering World Health Organization (WHO)

African Network for Drug and Diagnostic Innovation (ANDI)

Global Footprint/ICSUAfrica Human Footprint InitiativeClimate Change Science

Research Triangle Institute- InternationalABSC

FinlandScience with Africa, TIGA, STI Report

African Regional centre of TechnologyAfrican Innovation Award

STI Policy Review and Implementation Initiative

STI Database STI Outlook Innovation Award ATDTNet ANDI

Future Additional Activities

STI Policy Review and Implementation

The foundation: 5 survey tools, analyse legal and regulatory frameworks, interviews and workshops

Distil the framework report, foresight and expert group discussions, identify opportunities

Identification ideas that can be implemented easily

Assessing performance, outputs and impact

Innovation policy climate:

A comparison: Ghana, Kenya and Zambia

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1.0

2.0

3.0

4.0

5.0General innovation policy

Innovation in education

Financing

Business environment

Counselling and information

Promotion of innovation

Traget groups

Research policy

Ghana

Kenya

Zambia

STI Database and Outlook STI Database

Intellectual Property Academic performance Innovation perception survey R&D performance Supplemented by other

databases: World Bank, WIPO, UNSD, USBEA

Lack of data: The case of IP

Zimbabwe

Zambia

Uganda

Tunisia

Togo

Tanzania

Swaziland

Sudan

South Africa

Somalia

Sierra Leone

Seychelles

Senegal

Rwanda

Nigeria

Niger

Namibia

Mozambique

Morocco

Mauritius

Mauritania

Mali

Malaysia

Malawi

Madagascar

Libya

Liberia

Lesotho

Kenya

Guinea-Bissau

Guinea

Ghana

Gambia, The

Gabon

Ethiopia

Eritrea

Equatorial Guinea

Egypt, Arab Rep.

Djibouti

Cote d'Ivoire

Congo, Rep.

Chad

Central African Republic

Cape Verde

Cameroon

Burundi

Burkina Faso

Botswana

Benin

Angola

Algeria

1990 - 2008

STI Outlook Present the current status Performance over the last 10 years Detailed analysis of key indicators (see

database) Special analysis of the trends in a given sector

R&D and technology Skill Knowledge outputs Collaborations and interactions Investment – public and private, foreign/domestic Production and trade Employment Poverty or other development indicators

ATDTNet initiatives Biomedical engineering course Student innovation competitions Summer school TDTNet Innovation Centre Nanomedicine Centre of Excellence Partners

Boston University, Republic of Korea, CSIR/DST, Universities in Africa

African Network for Drug and Diagnostic Innovations (ANDI)

Creating a regional platform for health innovations

Establish centres of excellence Establish Region Hubs Create a fund Develop a database Partners

WHO, EU, AfDB, AU

CODIST 1 Recommendations ECA and/AUC

Observatory for STIStrengthen collaborationRegional centres to build systems of

innovationUpdate the classification of tech fieldsFunding: R&D, start-ups (public-private

investment)Tech transfer and commercialization supportCSR (private sector participation)Triple Helix

CODIST 1 recommendations Member States (6 country reports)

1 % of GDPInvest in skills and infrastructureChoose more STI programmesIncentives for private sector participationImplement key regional recommendationsTriple Helix forumsTax incentives for STIStrengthen university education systemCorporate social responsibilityForums for exhibiting innovations

The case of Ghana 11 of the 25 achieved partially (yes/no) 4 recommendations achieved (yes) 10 pending (no)

Lack of incentives for technology acquisition and

assimilation

60:40 ration in favour of Science in Education. 4000 scholarships were set for science students (2009/10)

Ghana National Science, Technology

and Innovation Policy (2010)

The case of Uganda 18 of the 25 recommendation achieved 4 recommendations pending 3 recommendation achieved indirectly

Provides preferential government scholarships to S&E students

in tertiary institutions

Millennium Science Initiative (MSI) provides competitive research grants

to universities and R&D Centres

Uganda National Science, Technology

and Innovation (STI)

Policy (2009)

Ways Forward Support ANDI, TDTNet, ASTIEF (Ministerial

Statement) STI Policy advice and implementation Help setup National STI Funds (e.g. Rwanda) Develop platforms for industry-government-

academia involvement and interaction (e.g. TDTNet)

Need to collect, analyse and disseminate data

Policy research work need to be strengthen STI advocacy and promotion to continue

Thank you