Tanzania
Information on projects funded by SGCI coming soon!
Information on projects funded by SGCI coming soon!
Tanzania Commission for Science and Technology
The Tanzania Commission for Science and Technology (COSTECH) coordinates, promotes, and facilitates research and technology development to foster innovation and drive socio-economic progress in Tanzania. It serves as the principal advisory body to the government on matters related to science, technology, and innovation
STI gender transformation and green energy transitions
Hildegalda Mushi, senior researcher at the Tanzania Commission for Science and Technology (COSTECH), shares her reflections on the impact of a panel discussion on the green energy transition involving members of the Science Granting Councils Initiative’s Gender Equality and Inclusion (SGCI GEI) Project at the Gender Summit in Ghana. Science granting councils participating in the…
ORTARChI inspires research chairs programme in Tanzania
The Tanzania Commission of Science and Technology (COSTECH) has embarked on a journey to establish a national research chairs programme, inspired by the O.R. Tambo Africa Research Chairs Initiative (ORTARChI). Working in collaboration with the National Research Foundation (South Africa), the two agencies have engaged in peer learning and supported the conceptualisation of this new…
Nelson Mandela and Oliver Tambo unite at NM-AIST
Arusha, Tanzania boasts the reputation of being Africa’s Geneva for its critical role as the host of the East African Community and the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda. It is also the city that hosts the Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology (NM-AIST). Part of a network of Pan-African institutions of science and…
Celebrating one year of Tanzania SUA ORTACHi Chair 2023
“We are a force”: One year of implementing the O.R. Tambo Africa Research Chair for Viral Epidemics Sokoine University of Agriculture (SUA) hosts one of two O.R. Tambo Africa Research Chairs in Tanzania awarded in partnership with the National Research Foundation (NRF), Canada’s IDRC, Oliver and Adelaide Tambo Foundation and implemented through COSTECH. In March…
Implementing open science in East Africa is picking up speed
Stakeholders, including academics, researchers and policy-makers in Tanzania, intend to adopt open science and present the plan to the government and implementation partners for funding. However, the decision to make research more accessible means they also have to deal with several challenges. The East African Science and Technology Commission (EASTECO), Tanzania’s Commission for Science and…
The NRF hosts a Learning Visit of the Science Granting Councils Initiative in Sub-Saharan Africa
The National Research Foundation (NRF) is hosting its sister agencies from Botswana, Burkina Faso, Kenya, Mozambique, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Cote D’Ivoire and Tanzania for a learning visit during 13 – 14 February 2023. The visit provides the opportunity to cross-share experiences to design and monitor research programmes and how these fit within broader monitoring, evaluation…
Innovation for Development: SGCI-funded Projects in Africa
The inaugural Science Granting Councils Initiative in Sub-Saharan Africa (SGCI) academic symposium took place on 6 December as part of the ongoing African Science Granting Councils and Partner Meetings in Cape Town. The SGCI has facilitated the funding of over 70 research projects across all scientific fields. Working together with the 17 science granting councils…
Africa’s Funding Councils Meet for Impact
Participating councils of the Science Granting Councils Initiative in Sub-Saharan Africa (SGCI) deliberated on progress, focus and initiatives to advance research and innovation since the SGCI was established. Participating in the SGCI’s Annual Forum held parallel to the World Science Forum (WSF), hosted by South Africa’s Department of Science and Innovation (DSI) in Cape Town,…
