Researchers partner with private sector in Malawi

By Davis Weddi | 1 May 2024

Collaborations with businesses and government help researchers in Malawi tackle ‘real world problems’. By: Michael Kaloki The Science Granting Councils Initiative is using the so-called “triple helix approach” to enable African researchers to collaborate with their governments, the private sector and other scientists, to advance science and overcome funding challenges.  Gift Kadzamira, director general of the National Commission…

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Sierra Leone’s science council given new lease of life

By Davis Weddi | 1 May 2024
Registered nurses looking after newborns at Princess Christian Maternity Hospital, in Freetown Sierra Leone in 2018. The country's science council has recieved SGCI support to promote science and technology to improve the quality of life of citizens. Copyright: Dominic Chavez/World Bank, CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 DEED.

Sierra Leone’s National Science, Technology, and Innovation Council is being revived with support from SGCI. By: Nelson Mandela Ogema [NAIROBI] A pan-African initiative supporting science granting councils has boosted Sierra Leone’s National Science, Technology and Innovation Council, helping it gain international recognition and relevance, the Sierra Leonean science council chair has said. Jonas Redwood-Sawyerr, chair of Sierra…

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