Digital revolution, open science and innovation for development in Sub-Saharan Africa

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2020

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African Technology Policy Studies Network (ATPS)

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This policy brief recommends that Science Granting Councils (SGC) through the SGC Initiative (SGCI) intensify the level, scope and ambition of collective action by developing an African open science area, and by seeking support and acquiescence of respective country governments in doing so. It provides background to an open science movement, which includes a digitized ‘commons’ or platform, through collective action by member states in sub-Sharan Africa. The African Technology Policy Studies Network (ATPS) provides platforms for regional and international research and knowledge sharing in order to build Africa’s capabilities in STI policy research, policymaking and implementation for sustainable development.

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OPEN SCIENCE, OPEN DATA, RESEARCH NETWORKS, DIGITIZATION, KNOWLEDGE NETWORKS, SCIENCE GRANTING COUNCILS, FUNDING, SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY POLICY, CONNECTIVITY, SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION, SOUTH OF SAHARA

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http://hdl.handle.net/10625/59529

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IDRC Research Results / Résultats de recherches du CRDI
2020-2029 / Années 2020-2029
Research Results (Foundations for Innovation) / Résultats de recherche (Les Fondements pour l’innovation)
Science Granting Councils Initiative in Sub-Saharan Africa / Initiative des conseils subventionnaires de la recherche scientifique en Afrique subsaharienne