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ATPS ICE PORTAL . PROJECTS . SRIFA
Supporting the development and strengthening of research and innovation funding agencies across West Africa to drive social and economic development.
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About the project
The Science Granting Councils (Councils) play critical and strategic roles in supporting research and innovation that contribute to the social and economic development of any country. The Councils are charged with the responsibility of research funding, quality assurance, policy and decision-making, knowledge exchange, and training/capacity building of the science system actors to ensure that outputs from the research and innovation endeavours are used to inform policy and practice.
Given this important role, and in view of the dynamic nature of research and innovation developments, their capacity to perform these responsibilities to achieve desired goals needs to be continuously strengthened. Compared to other regions in Africa, only a few countries in West Africa have established agencies responsible for research and innovation funding.
The Science Granting Councils Initiative (SGCI) in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) is providing support that will strengthen the national research and innovation funding agencies in West Africa. This project aims to strengthen the national research and innovation funding agencies where they already exist to improve their performances, as well as support the development of institutional frameworks and mechanisms for new agencies in countries where they do not currently exist.
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Participating countries
Working with six West African countries to strengthen existing research and innovation funding agencies and establish new ones where needed.
EXISTING AGENCIES
Strengthening current funding agencies
Burkina Faso
Strengthening existing agency
Senegal
Enhancing agency performance
Côte d’Ivoire
Capacity building for existing structures
AGENCIES
Ghana
Nigeria
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Work packages
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Situational Analysis & Needs Assessment
Conducting situational analyses and needs assessments of the research and innovation funding ecosystem in all six countries to identify gaps, opportunities and specific requirements.
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Training & Technical Support
Targeted training and technical support for strengthening agencies in Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire and Senegal where they already exist.
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Institutional Framework Development
Technical support for developing institutional frameworks and mechanisms for establishing new agencies in Ghana, Nigeria and Sierra Leone.
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Key outcomes
Research and innovation are foundational drivers of socio-economic transformation, competitiveness, and sustainable development. In West Africa, Research and Innovation Funding […]