We live in a global knowledge society. Therefore it stands to reason that countries with acute shortages of knowledge workers will find themselves marginalized – and impoverished – in today’s world. Broad comprehensive efforts must be undertaken at both the national and continental levels to improve the conditions of Africa’s universities and research facilities.
News Archive
October 2011
The most recent feature in the TWAS 'Excellence in Science: Profiles of Research Institutions in Developing Countries' series is the Institute of Marine Sciences, University of Dar es Salaam (IMS) in Zanzibar. The IMS is one of the nodes in the Western Indian Ocean Regional Initiative, one of five Regional Initiative in Science and Education (RISE) networks.
October 2011
The Regional Initiative in Science and Education (RISE) is building strong scientific networks in Africa with the aim of helping to train the next generation of academics on the continent.
One of the most critical challenges in science and technology in Africa today is strengthening and replacing the continent's aging population of faculty and researchers. Another critical challenge, which it plans to address in the years ahead, is turning scientific research into products and services that benefit society.
September 2011
For the past five years, winds of change have been blowing through Ugandan science. Funded largely by a US$30-million loan from the World Bank under its Millennium Science Initiative (MSI), a large number of projects have taken place aimed at boosting the country's capacity to use science and technology in agriculture and industry to meet its development needs.
September 2011
By the end of the three-year implementation phase of RISE in December 2010, all of the students had benefited from the opportunities offered by the network structure, including participation in international workshops and conferences and access to specialized scientific instrumentation and to supervisors with complementary expertise. Some students had published papers, applied for patents, or won prestigious academic prizes. Read SIG annual report here (pages 86-87).
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