Happening Now: Daniel Otunge of Science Africa on harnessing strategic communication & media engagement to influence policy. #sciencecommunication #sciencegrantingcouncils #sciencefunding Scinnovent Centre Sida HSRC.ac.za IDRC in Eastern and Southern Africa Association of African Universities ATPS Network Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office SGCIAfrica

Policy conversations are not dull and boring, we got in a few laughs too at the 'Art of Influencing Policy Change' workshop by Scinnovent Centre #sciencefunding #policyfordev #sciencegrantingcouncils ACTS IDRC in Eastern and Southern Africa SGCIAfrica HSRC.ac.za Sida

Where do YOU find data to make arguments to influence policy change? Discussion facilitated by Rebecca Hanlin #policychange #STI4SDGs #evidence4policy #sciencegrantingcouncils ACTS Sida SGCIAfrica UKRI ATPS Network Scinnovent Centre National Research Foundation of South Africa

Nairobi, Kenya - May 11&12, 2023 - The AAU participated in a partners inception meeting for a newly approved IDRC Science Granting Councils Initiative project, titled -Developing Policy Frameworks and Enabling Structures for Public-Private Partnerships in Research and Innovation

The SGCI Regional Meeting begins today in Uganda, with a crucial focus on the role of Science Granting Councils in Africa's development. Hosted by UNCST_Uganda and SGCIAfrica. Stay tuned for updates. #SGCIRegionalMeeting

Photo highlights from today's discussions between the Councils and CTAs sharing their planned activities in order to identify potential areas of synergies. #SGCIRegionalMeeting

Day 3 #SGCIRegionalMeeting Exciting day ahead at the SGCI Regional Meeting. Looking forward to the launch of the National Research Outlook Report for Uganda by @UNCST.

#SCGIRegionalMeeting Association of African Universities SciDev.Net SGCIAfrica Juliet tumeo Norad @NorwayUganda State House Uganda Scinnovent Centre @LynnMubiru Nuwahereza💫 DFID Daily Monitor Busitema University

#SGCIRegionalMeeting Day 5 focus is on Supporting Granting councils to develop policy frameworks and enabling structures for public private partnerships Scinnovent Centre National Research Foundation of South Africa IDRC in Eastern and Southern Africa CABI SciDev.Net SARIMA Norad Geoffery sempiri

Policies that support innovation must be grounded in concrete evidence! We explores challenges & opportunities in science, tech, governance by providing #evidencebased insights for better decision-making & development impact. #PolicyResearch #Innovation #ScienceForDevelopment

The Scinnovent Centre provides capacity building and policy development support to Councils, to better equip them to work with the private sector.  Our efforts contribute to a strong enabling environment for the private sector engagement. Video: buff.ly/4jNJO1W

Dr. Maurice Bolo speaks about championing of research, innovation and development outcomes; capacity strengthening; knowledge sharing and support in network building – especially in the Global South, etc. buff.ly/3WMun0g #innovation

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Upcoming Seminar! 🎓 Intellectual Property, Technology Transfer & Commercialization 📷 Daystar University, Kenya 📷 Explore how IP drives innovation, research impact, and commercialization. Register: Register: forms.office.com/r/8wK9ZPWQzE #ScinnoventCentre #IP

Scinnovent Centre aided African Science Granting Councils (Oct 2024-Mar 2025) in boosting private sector engagement & research commercialization, focusing on IP, policy, and PPPs. Learn more: scinnovent.org/publication/su… #sciencegrantingcouncils #ResearchAndInnovation #Africa

Dr. Maurice Bolo (Scinnovent Centre) met Prof. Shaukat Abdulrazak to share key findings from a study on Kenya’s IP landscape (1990–2020), highlighting trends critical to strengthening the national innovation ecosystem. #TheScinnoventCentre #NACOSTI linkedin.com/posts/activity…