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ACRES_RRS

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Experts in knowledge translation strategies specifically the Rapid Response Service to support policy & decision making in Uganda and the region.

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📢Our 28-week Mid-Level Evidence to Policy (E2P) Training Programme is underway. Policymakers & knowledge brokers are sharpening their EIDM skills to drive change. 🔍Want to learn more? Check out the details: acres.or.ug/center-for-rap… AEN National Renewable Energy Platform (NREP) 🇺🇬 Rhona Mijumbi

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Here are more #Day2 highlights from the #Evi4Dev2025 Conference in Kenya! Session 27: "Advancing Inter-Regional Evidence-Informed Policymaking Practice in Africa" Moderator: Dr Oronje, Director, Public Policy and Knowledge Translation, AFIDEP, Kenya Panelists: 1.

Here are more #Day2 highlights from the #Evi4Dev2025 Conference in Kenya!

Session 27: "Advancing Inter-Regional Evidence-Informed Policymaking Practice in Africa"

Moderator: <a href="/roseoronje/">Dr Oronje</a>, Director, Public Policy and Knowledge Translation, <a href="/Afidep/">AFIDEP</a>, Kenya

Panelists:
1.
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🚀 At #Evi4Dev2025 Plenary Session 44, Ismael Kawooya unveils DrRes—an AI-powered Digital Repository for Rapid Evidence Synthesis 🔍 What it offers: ✅ Centralized, open-access evidence ✅ Standardized synthesis formats ✅ Faster, smarter policymaking AEN Rhona Mijumbi

🚀 At #Evi4Dev2025 Plenary Session 44, <a href="/kismae/">Ismael Kawooya</a> unveils DrRes—an AI-powered Digital Repository for Rapid Evidence Synthesis
🔍 What it offers:
✅ Centralized, open-access evidence
✅ Standardized synthesis formats
✅ Faster, smarter policymaking
<a href="/Africa_evidence/">AEN</a> <a href="/rhona_ona/">Rhona Mijumbi</a>
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🚀At #Evi4Dev2025 Plenary 44, Caroline Nakalema unveils the Living EIDM ToolMap - your digital toolkit for evidence synthesis. A one-stop center with smart filters to find: ✅ Digital tools ✅ Tailored for your EIDM needs ✅ Streamline evidence-to-action visit: tools.acres.or.ug

🚀At #Evi4Dev2025 Plenary 44, <a href="/Caroari_19/">Caroline Nakalema</a> unveils the Living EIDM ToolMap - your digital toolkit for evidence synthesis.
A one-stop center with smart filters to find:
✅ Digital tools
✅ Tailored for your EIDM needs
✅ Streamline evidence-to-action
visit: tools.acres.or.ug
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🚀 The 5th #CochraneIndaba is LIVE in Nairobi, Kenya (14-15 May 2025) Hosted by cochrane_Kenya, this year’s theme: “Advancing evidence synthesis for health decision-making in Africa: Promoting health equity & access.” AEN

🚀 The 5th #CochraneIndaba is LIVE in Nairobi, Kenya (14-15 May 2025)

Hosted by <a href="/CochraneKenya/">cochrane_Kenya</a>, this year’s theme:
 “Advancing evidence synthesis for health decision-making in Africa: Promoting health equity &amp; access.”

<a href="/Africa_evidence/">AEN</a>
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Don't miss these key presentations at #CochraneIndaba Caroline Nakalema showcases ACRES_RRS' the Living EIDM ToolMap - a digital platform to transform evidence uptake. Meanwhile, @PeterKasadhaf presents the practical EIDM Training Curriculum, developed to bridge theory and practice.

Don't miss these key presentations at #CochraneIndaba
<a href="/Caroari_19/">Caroline Nakalema</a> showcases <a href="/ACRES_RRS/">ACRES_RRS</a>' the Living EIDM ToolMap - a digital platform to transform evidence uptake.
Meanwhile, @PeterKasadhaf presents the practical EIDM Training Curriculum, developed to bridge theory and practice.
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Exciting moment at #CochraneIndaba as ACRES_RRSPeter Kasadha makes a poster presentation on ‘Integrating KT Professionals’ Insights to Shape a Holistic Evidence Informed Decision-Making Curriculum.’

Exciting moment at #CochraneIndaba as <a href="/ACRES_RRS/">ACRES_RRS</a>’ <a href="/Peterkasadhaf/">Peter Kasadha</a> makes a poster presentation on ‘Integrating KT Professionals’ Insights to Shape a Holistic Evidence Informed Decision-Making Curriculum.’
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Nkululeko Tshabalala Gloria Anderson Kenya Medical Research Institute cochrane_Kenya Ekwaro A. Obuku eBASE Africa Tamara Kredo SAMRC Okwen P Mbah Hewlett Foundation #Day2 at the 5th Cochrane Africa Indaba in Kenya is full of activity that you don'want to miss. Be sure to visit our #AEN exhibition stand to learn from our team Nkululeko Tshabalala and Gloria Anderson about the amazing work we are doing as a network. Listen to what some of the

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#CochraneIndaba Caroline Nakalema showcases ACRES_RRS' the Living EIDM ToolMap - a digital platform to transform evidence uptake. To access the platform: tools.acres.or.ug

#CochraneIndaba 
<a href="/Caroari_19/">Caroline Nakalema</a> showcases <a href="/ACRES_RRS/">ACRES_RRS</a>' the Living EIDM ToolMap - a digital platform to transform evidence uptake.

To access the platform: tools.acres.or.ug
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🚀Introducing Dr-RES—an open-access hub with 4,000+ studies & 70+ rapid evidence briefs to close the evidence gap. 💡 Decision-makers, researchers & NGOs: Find, use, and act on evidence faster. To give feedback: 👉 deb.acres.or.ug/articles/ AEN, National Renewable Energy Platform (NREP) 🇺🇬

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Case studies from Uganda and South Africa highlight AI's role in evidence brokering. Join our June 12 #webinar to learn more! Register now: shorturl.at/02Ofv. #EvidenceBrokering #CaseStudies

Case studies from Uganda and South Africa highlight AI's role in evidence brokering.

Join our June 12 #webinar to learn more!

Register now: shorturl.at/02Ofv.

#EvidenceBrokering #CaseStudies
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How ‘correct’ should #evidencesynthesis be? How does this change if we add #AI? Help us understand expectations to inform best practice via this survey forms.office.com/e/ZwdicYQpjv Open until 2 Jul. Part of Wellcome Trust funded DESTinY Cochrane, The Campbell Collaboration

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📸 Moments from a productive follow-up meeting with our partners from the ACRES_RRS at the Earth and Rights Initiative Uganda offices. Together, we’re moving closer to launching Uganda’s first Evidence Gap Map (EGM) on the impacts of natural resources degradation. #Evidence4Action

📸 Moments from a productive follow-up meeting with our partners from the <a href="/ACRES_RRS/">ACRES_RRS</a> at the <a href="/EarthUga/">Earth and Rights Initiative Uganda</a>  offices. Together, we’re moving closer to launching Uganda’s first Evidence Gap Map (EGM) on the impacts of natural resources degradation. #Evidence4Action
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Special thanks to the brilliant team at ACRES_RRS for their continued partnership and technical leadership. We are proud to co-create tools that matter. 🤝🇺🇬 #Collaboration #ScienceToPolicy

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The ACRES_RRS team showcases innovations in digital tools. These include a Digital Evidence Base, Shiny Apps and the Living EIDM ToolMap - all developed to ease EIDM, enabling researchers to provide timely evidence and policymakers to implement policies informed by evidence

The <a href="/ACRES_RRS/">ACRES_RRS</a> team showcases innovations in digital tools. These include a Digital Evidence Base, Shiny Apps and the Living EIDM ToolMap - all developed to ease EIDM, enabling researchers to provide timely evidence and policymakers to implement policies informed by evidence
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The Shiny Apps are built to rely on user input of the data. One tool provides a template that can be downloaded, data added, and the file uploaded. Another tool relies on google sheets where access is restricted to the requesting policymaker but would still need human input.