Association of African Universities; African Academy of Sciences(2021)
The project aims to fortify the capability of Science Granting Councils in research excellence (particularly the knowledge and use of tools such as Research Quality Plus framework); research ethics, emerging scientific ...
Association of African Universities; African Academy of Sciences(2021)
The Science Granting Councils Initiative (SGCI) seeks to strengthen the research management capacity of Science Granting Councils (SGCs) from 15 sub-Saharan African countries through training, technical support and ...
The paper presents evidence of opportunities, successes and challenges of technology transfer and commercialization using contemporary case studies derived from different countries. It distils lessons from a continental ...
The European Working Group on Empowering the Excluded (1999) explains social inclusion as the development of capacity and opportunity to play a full role in society, including economic, social, psychological and political. ...
A rice husk gasification process has been developed in order to generate rural electricity. Electricity is neither accessible nor affordable for many Malawians. A pilot project has been proposed for some test villages.
This system works to monitor, track and report on achievement of Science Granting Council Initiative (SGCI) programme objectives. It can be accessed from everywhere and serves 15 council Member Country secretariats, with ...
The Monitoring Evaluation and Learning (MEL) framework provides guidance and tools for strengthening management and programming in Science Granting Councils (SGC) initiatives. This detailed paper analyzes the MEL methodology, ...
This poster/one-pager describes the work of the Science Granting Councils initiatives through four themes: research management; use of indicators; private and public partnerships; and, building networks.
This review included a systematic in-depth assessment of the science granting council initiative (SGCI) communication tools, platforms and approaches. Recommendations to enhance outreach strategy and communications include ...
There is a need to promote collaboration between information technology (IT) teams and monitoring, evaluation and learning (MEL) teams within science granting councils (SGC) so that IT teams are enabled to support the ...
A review of literature on the average financing for research and development (R&D) in African countries is about 0.5% of GDP. The recommended target is 1% of GDP for Science Granting Councils (SGC). By this estimate all ...
Knowledge management (KM) strategy guides the coordinating role that Science Granting Councils (SGC) play in ensuring that knowledge management systems are operating optimally. This includes ensuring that financial resources ...
The goal of the Science Granting Councils Initiative (SGCI) is to strengthen the capacities of the Science Granting Councils in sub-Saharan Africa to manage research, design and monitor research programs, and formulate and ...
This one-day online validation workshop was designed to give a clearer understanding of research/industry collaborations, and to provide recommendations for establishing effective and sustainable research/industry partnerships ...
The scoping study summarizes key models that have been implemented in different countries to strengthen research and industry collaboration, especially between the private and public sectors in Africa. Based on case studies, ...
This integrative literature review critiques and synthesizes secondary data from the Science Granting Councils (SGC) and Collaborating Technical Agencies (CTAs) on communication and knowledge management best practices, and ...
Science Granting Councils (SGC) are key players in the development of strong national Science, Technology and Innovation systems (STI) which are precursors for transformation to knowledge-based African economies. ‘Karibu ...
Rapid urban development must meet food needs at an unprecedented scale, while building economic foundations within a carbon-neutral economic transition. Urban food security, food systems and governance have largely been ...
Given the lack of locally designed pedagogical interventions that target the development of self-directed individuals, this educational research study was designed to explore the feasibility and impact of using an electronic ...
Lysenko, Larysa; Abrami, Philip C.; Wade, C. Anne(2021-01)
This research involved more than 500 primary and secondary classrooms in five areas of Kenya. The paper provides details of the study, including literature review, methodology, student response and factors that impact ...