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NSTC-NTBC disburses K11.3m in grants
January 18, 2022, will forever be a memorable event for 21 local innovators, youths and researchers dotted across different parts of the country. This is because it was on this day when the successful applicants were awarded grants by the National Science and Technology Council (NSTC) and the National Technology Business Centre (NTBC) at a…
Read MoreMozambique’s cows set to drive local yogurt industry
Fifty-four year old Agripa Congolo dumped his well-paying job as a painter in South Africa and returned to his homeland in Xai xai, Mozambique’s southern province of Gaza to take care of his father’s livestock following his death in 1992. Since then, Congolo embraced what he described as his childhood dream of becoming a livestock herder. https://www.nepad.org/news/mozambiques-livestock-set-boost-high-locally-produced-yoghurt
Read MoreO.R. Tambo Africa Research Chairs Initiative
The O.R. Tambo Africa Research Chairs Initiative (ORTARChI) builds on the work of Oliver Tambo, a prominent South African and pan-Africanist with a science education background, who believed in creating change through education and in cooperation and solidarity among African nations. The Initiative is in celebration of his legacy in building knowledge based economies for…
Read MoreRwanda STI investments spur innovation and Science-Industry collaboration
During the second phase of the Science Granting Councils Initiative (SGCI2) which begun in 2018, NCST is emphasizing the use of robust science, technology and innovation (STI) to strengthening its capacity through knowledge exchange with other national science councils in Africa. https://rwandadispatch.com/rwanda-sti-investments-spur-innovation-and-science-industry-collaboration/
Read MoreCOSTECH: Building internal capacity through SGC program to promote STI
Tanzania, like many African countries, experiences a slow development process since its research capacity is not strong enough to address social and economic challenges. This calls for the need to improve research management in its institutions of higher learning as well as the private sector, focusing on science, technology and innovation. https://www.ippmedia.com/en/features/costechbuilding-internal-capacity-through-sgci-program-promote-sti
Read MoreSGCI and GRC hold the 2021 Annual Meeting of African Science Granting Councils
The SGCI and the Global Research Council (GRC) virtually convened the 2021 Annual Meetings of African Science Granting Councils on 16 – 18 November 2021. The SGCI Annual Forum and Masterclass on the theme Public Engagement in Research and Innovation brought together 172 participants from 30 countries representing a broad range of stakeholders including representatives from…
Read MoreSGCI Funding Leverages more government funding for RSTI in Malawi
The National Commission for Science and Technology of the Republic of Malawi (NCST) is one of the science granting councils that has been participating in the Science Granting Councils Initiative for Sub-Saharan Africa. This programme has been instrumental in developing capacities of science granting councils across programme areas of intervention. For the National Commission for…
Read More2021 SGCI Regional Meeting Spotlights the Importance of Research and Development Roadmaps
2021 SGCI Regional Meeting Spotlights the Importance of Research and Development Roadmaps The SGCI held its Virtual Regional Meeting on 29-30 June, 2021 to facilitate cross learning, experience sharing, and networking amongst the Science Granting Councils (SGCs) and with other continental and global STI actors. The meeting discussed pathways for developing research and development (R&D)…
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