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Strengthening data governance in African science granting councils for robust STI policymaking
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Science granting councils are national agencies that coordinate research funding and set research priorities to support sustainable growth in countries. In Africa, these agencies support scientists, foster partnerships and work to ensure that robust evidence informs the design, implementation and monitoring of policies that harness and steer science, technology and innovation towards development priorities.…
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CTAs: catalysts of Africa’s STI transformation
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As part of the Science Granting Councils Initiative’s (SGCI) 10th anniversary reflections, we spoke with Prof Tom Ogada about the critical role played by the Collaborative Technical Agencies (CTAs) in strengthening Africa’s science, technology, and innovation (STI) systems.
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Borrowed metrics, missed insights: Why Africa needs its own STI playbook
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This article was written by Darryn Whisgary, a research manager (dwhisgary@hsrc.ac.za), Dr Il-haam Petersen, a chief research specialist (ipetersen@hsrc.ac.za) at the HSRC’s Centre for Science, Technology and Innovation Indicators (CeSTII), and Prof. Rebecca Hanlin, a professor of innovation and sustainable development, at the DSI/NRF/Newton Fund Trilateral Research Chair in Transformative Innovation, 4IR and Sustainable…