Finalists in the RISE competition were notified of their status today and asked to submit supplementary information for the final round of competition by June 2. Proposals in the final round focus on or include elements from the following areas of scientific inquiry: water, geophysics, mathematics, materials, information and communications technology, natural products, renewable energy, chemistry, biology, and marine science. The proposed networks involve nodes in fourteen different sub-Saharan countries.
News Archive
March 2008
Concept proposals for RISE networks have been received from 48 applicants and involve 29 countries in sub-Saharan Africa, from Angola to Zimbabwe. All six priority areas specified in the Request for Proposals (materials, mathematics, chemistry, ICT, energy, water) are represented, as are several other fields. Multi- and interdisciplinary networks are proposed as well. Some applicants plan to build on existing networks; others envision new partnerships.
January 2008
The opportunity exists for many developing countries to become active participants in science, technology and innovation, but to succeed they will need the support of the international scientific community. How can international collaboration in ST&I assist in solving the gap between rich and poor countries and ensuring that the most critical global issues are tackled with tools that only global ST&I can provide are daunting challenges that cannot be met unless a critical mass of well-trained scientists is present in all countries.
December 2007
The African Regional Initiative in Science and Education (RISE) will prepare PhD- and MSc-level scientists and engineers in sub-Saharan Africa through university-based research and training networks in selected disciplines. Its primary emphases will be on training new faculty to teach in African universities and on upgrading current faculty.
June 2007
The African Academy of Sciences and SIG convened a two-day workshop in Nairobi, Kenya, in June 2007, to plan RISE. Sponsored by Carnegie Corporation of New York, the workshop brought together scientists, educators, administrators, government officials, and development experts from Africa and abroad to help shape the initiative.
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