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Wind energy harnessed to solve power shortages in rural Nigeria
Nigerian innovators harness the power of the wind to provide electricity to rural communities. Speed read 1. Nigerian researchers develop a wind energy solution to power…
Zambian water project aims for climate resilience
This research project could provide clues as to the possibility of a transfer between the basins of…
Funding methods and foreign influence “hold back scientific progress in Africa”.
African researchers are calling for supportive policies, increased funding and a collaborative approach to research and development…
Apurmed, the application that helps doctors write prescriptions
Developed in Burkina Faso, this digital solution reduces the risk of prescribing drugs that are incompatible with…
Invitation to an African-German scientific exchange: “Neuroscience”.
La Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG – Fondation allemande pour la recherche) souhaite inviter des chercheur·se·s de tous les…
People key to digital shift in Science Granting Councils
African Science Granting Councils are learning to maximise people management for better science, technology and innovation policy….
Digital transformation project supports policy goals
All Science Granting Councils should become fully digital through the Evidence in Policy (Evi-Pol) project. Speed read…
SGCI Botswana partnership to lift science and research
A new research fund in Botswana will enable it to partner with other countries on research projects….
Funding, foreign influence ‘hinder African science progress’
African researchers call for supportive policies, increased funding, and a collaborative approach to R&D to address science-policy…
‘Funds available’ for research and innovation in Ghana
Other funding channels are open pending the start of Ghana’s US$50 million research fund, official says. Speed…
Themes
The SGCI aims to strengthen the capacities of these SGCs to support research and evidence-based policies that will contribute to economic and social development.
