Representatives from the ACGT associate network, SABINA (Southern African Biochemistry and Informatics for Natural Products) recently gave progress feedback at the second annual The Carnegie-IAS Regional Initiative in Science and Education (RISE) Meeting in Nairobi Kenya from 28–29 September.
News Archive
November 2009
A year ago, the Science Initiative Group reported on the establishment of the Regional Initiative in Science and Education (RISE), which provides PhD- and master's-level training in science and engineering at networks of universities in sub-Saharan Africa. Read about SIG in the Institute for Advanced Study's annual report here.
September 2009
The government of Uganda in the year 2007 received funding support from the World Bank for implementation of the Uganda Millennium Science Initiative (MSI) Project.
The project is being implemented by the Uganda National Council for Science and Technology (UNCST), which is the national institution responsible for development and promotion of S&T policies and strategies and their integration in national development processes.
May 2009
A recent SciDev.Net editorial asked: Does the World Bank really care about science? My answer is yes, it does. James Wolfensohn, president of the World Bank, chairs the board of trustees of the Princeton-based Institute for Advanced Study, where I am Director. Five years ago, he asked me to help him and his colleagues in the Bank to establish a program that would infuse in Bank client countries some of the qualities and goals of the Institute, which fosters scientific excellence in conditions conducive to productivity—certainly a visionary concept for the developing world.
May 2009
This study explores the barriers and opportunities facing women in the South working in the field of science and technology. It aims to identify the factors that prevent women from realizing their full potential in their chosen field as well as how women's ability to take advantage of the opportunities a science career can offer can be enhanced. Based on this analysis it puts forward a set of suggestions that can be taken up by policymakers and funders of science to strengthen women's participation in science and technology.
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