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Institutional Commercialisation Support
Successful innovation requires enabling system that facilitates commercialisation of such innovations. These include enabling policies, institutional infrastructure e.g. IP offices, incubation and Technology Transfer platforms and programs among others….
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Operationalisation of Online Bridge for Strengthening the Collaboration Between Industry and Academia in Kenya Innovation
Objective and Expected Areas of Focus Overall Objective The Science Technology and Innovation Metrics Assessment for Africa shows that Kenya ranks among the top African countries with relatively rich knowledge production…
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Situational Analysis for Transnational Cooperative Climate Initiatives In Africa
Scope of the work The project aims at mapping the landscape of sectoral and cooperative climate action across Africa – both for garnering a better understanding of existing efforts, as…
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The Inaugural Kenya Innovation Outlook Study
Introduction Kenya is keen to build its innovation system as a catalyst to economic development. The country has accumulated some capabilities and efforts towards increasing investments in STI and learning…
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Developing the East African Regional STI Indicators and Web- Based Electronic Database
Project Summary The development of the web-based STI indicators was based on a framework adapted from the study on assessing STI Metrics in Africa supported by the FCDO through…
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Participatory Climate Risk Assessment in Africa’s Urban Informal Settlements, a case of Mukuru in Nairobi
Project Summary The proposed project will focus on the risk management theme where the risk assessment is conducted through a co-created participatory approach and the outcomes used to inform…
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Governing SDG interactions
Project Summary Numerous governments, businesses, and civil society organisations aim to contribute to achieving the 17 Sustainable Development Goals in the global South. However, cherry-picking…
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Science Engagement to support Evidence Informed Policy Responses to COVID-19 in Africa.
The Africa Research and Impact Network is supporting the Africa Academy of Sciences to implement the Science Engagement to support Evidence Informed Policy Responses to COVID-19 in Africa project….
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Sustaining and Strengthening City Climate Action in the COVID-19 crisis for a green and climate-resilient recovery (ClimateCitiesRecovery)
Project background Cities in developed and developing countries have emerged as critical actors in efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and to adapt to climate change impacts. Although the COVID-19…
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The Climate Relevant Innovation System Builders (CRIBS)
Background Climate change finance mechanisms such as the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) were previously designed in ways that would only benefit large developing countries like China and India that have…
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