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Updating the case studies of the political economy of science granting councils in Sub-Saharan Africa

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posted on 2023-06-10, 00:21 authored by Chux DanielsChux Daniels, Robert ByrneRobert Byrne, Rebecca Hanlin, Sandra PointelSandra Pointel, Ann Numi
This study, Updating the Case studies of the Political Economy of Science Granting Councils in sub-Saharan Africa, is a follow-up (Phase 2) to the case studies of the Political Economy of Science Granting Councils (SGCs) in sub-Saharan Africa research completed in 2017 (Phase 1, or baseline study). The study supports the Science Granting Councils Initiative (SGCI) in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), funded by Canada’s International Development Research Centre (IDRC), the UK Department for International Development (DFID) and South Africa’s National Research Foundation (NRF). In the interest of generating evidence that can be deployed for economic and social development, the SGCI supports SGCs in 15 SSA countries. This research has been commissioned in response to an increasing recognition of the importance of improving understanding of the political economy (PE) of science and research in Africa and the roles that science, technology and innovation (STI)1play in the processes involved.The aims of the SGCI are to strengthen the capacity of SGCs to: manage research; design and monitor research programmes based on the use of robust STI indicators; support exchange of knowledge with the private sector; and establish partnerships among SGCs, and with other science system actors.

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International Development Research Centre (IDRC)

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59.0

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Canada

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  • SPRU - Science Policy Research Unit Publications

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Final technical report without case studies

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2021-07-15

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2021-07-15

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2021-07-13

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