Strengthening partnerships among Africa’s Science Granting Councils and with the private sector

Supporting councils to establish partnerships with other Councils and to foster public-private linkages in research for accelerated socio-economic development. The objectives are:
To conduct baseline studies, identify research priorities and support research projects To support commissioned studies To strengthen capacity of SGCs in coordination, regulation and quality assurance To strengthen capacity of SGCs in designing cooperation agreements To support knowledge exchange and learning
Technical expertise in implementing activities associated with this theme is provided by: African Centre for Technology Studies - Lead The Scinnovent Centre Association of African Universities Science, Technology and Innovation Policy Research Organization