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Boosting Botswana’s innovation through the Science Granting Councils Initiative
The Science Granting Councils Initiative (SGCI) fosters collaborative research across Africa. The initiative promotes evidence-based innovation and policies. In so doing, it empowers science granting councils…
Call open: LEAWEF Multilateral Research Programme: knowledge needed on integrated solutions in water, energy and food
Intersectionality as a critical component of gender-transformative research
Intersectionality refers to the many overlapping forms of discrimination that intensify and complicate the experiences of marginalised…
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…
Mozambique’s FNI at slow pace as Namibia is analyzing the PUCFPFPF agreement
The University of Maputo (Mozambique) in Namibia, UNAM has no finalized the joint project that was carried…
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,…
Owning change: Reflections on Peer Learning Workshop 3
Owning change: Reflections on Peer Learning Workshop 3 “Sharing allows one to learn from others and realise…
Can artificial intelligence help to achieve inclusivity?
Artificial intelligence can play a role in finding solutions to many of Africa’s development challenges, but it…
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…
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…
The NRF Hosts Strategic Meetings to Advance Research Partnerships in Africa
The National Research Foundation (NRF) will host the African Science Granting Councils and Partner Meetings during 4-8…
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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.
