Research Management

Digital transformation project supports policy goals

All Science Granting Councils should become fully digital through the Evidence in Policy (Evi-Pol) project. Speed readDigital transformation project seeks to support evidence-based policyAim is for all Science Granting Councils to become ‘fully digital’Roadmap, coaching available to help councils towards...

March 28, 2024

Evidence in Policymaking Private Sector Engagement Report Research Management

Report: Politics and policy developments in knowledge production for development

The report recommends that the research community disseminates their research products through other non-academic platforms to benefit the broader community. It recommends that the research community communicates their findings to policymakers through policy briefs, and on the part of politicians...

November 22, 2022

Evidence in Policymaking Private Sector Engagement Research Article Research Management

Research article: Research based policy in Africa

The research article emanates from a report titled, ‘Politics and Policy Developments in Knowledge Production for Development’. The report recommends that the research community disseminates their research products through other non-academic platforms to benefit the broader community. It recommends that...

November 22, 2022

Evidence in Policymaking Evidence in Policymaking Private Sector Engagement Research Management

Policy Brief: Knowledge Production for Development in Africa – how should policymakers respond

The policy brief emanates from a report titled ‘Politics and Policy Developments in Knowledge Production for Development’. The report recommends that the research community disseminates their research products through other non-academic platforms to benefit the broader community. It recommends that...

November 22, 2022

News Research Management

Call for proposals for service provider to offer capacity development on research and grants management for the SGCI

The SGCI invites project proposals from organisations (including think-tanks, institutes, universities, and agencies) with proven experience and track record to support science granting councils in research management. The successful organisation will enter into an agreement with the NRF for the...

August 25, 2022

Call for Proposals Research Management

Appel de propositions pour soutenir les Organismes subventionnaires de la recherche scientifique de l’Afrique dans le financement et la gestion de la recherche et de l’innovation

L’Initiative des organismes subventionnaires de la recherche scientifique (IOSRS) en Afrique subsaharienne sollicite des propositions de projets d’organisations (y compris des groupes de réflexion, des instituts, des universités et des agences) ayant une expérience et des antécédents avérés pour aider...

July 27, 2022

Call for Proposals Research Management

Call for proposals to support Africa’s Science Granting Councils in funding and managing research and innovation

The Science Granting Councils Initiative in sub-Saharan Africa (SGCI) invites project proposals from organizations (including think tanks, institutes, universities and agencies) with proven experience and track records to support the councils in developing policy frameworks and enabling structures to support...

July 27, 2022

2021 News Research Management

Rising need for research among institutions calls for increased funding

Countries in sub-Sahara Africa are making significant strides in development thanks to increased uptake in research and development that seeks to raise the quality of lives through social and economic improvement.In line with efforts to meet Sustainable Development Goals, institutions...

May 27, 2022

2022 News Research Management

COVID-19 Disrupts Regional Research Projects Far, Wide

The impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on science has been large, disrupting the conduct of wide-ranging research and forcing scientists to scale down or completely stop work on finding solutions to some of the pressing problems facing our society

May 21, 2022

2022 News Research Management

Recalibrating Rwanda’s Research And Innovation Engagement

KIGALI: A number of regional research projects were funded by Science Granting Councils Initiative (SGCI) in close collaboration with national granting councils from four African countries including Rwanda in strengthening science, research and innovation systems. The SGCI as a multi-funder...

May 10, 2022

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