Supporting the policy systems underpinning the future of Africa
The desire for evidence-informed policy is strong across the continent, and INGSA-Africa provides a focal point for the development of individuals and institutions, tailored to the needs of our nations
Build
Providing local practitioners with a way to network with their peers, while utilising that collective knowledge to develop Africa-specific insight into the relationships, processes, and systems of science advice
Connect
Connect African practitioners and knowledge with the global conversation to ensure that African lessons and innovations are a part of developing best practice in science advice
Create
Enable INGSA-Africa members to create new knowledge, build new skills, and leverage unique opportunities to build the science advice and science diplomacy systems of the future
INGSA-Africa: 3rd Cohort of the SASDP Underway
The 3rd cohort of the INGSA-Africa Science Advice Skills Development Program (SASDP-3), kicked off on 1st October 2024 after a successful Virtual Introductory Workshop on 26th September 2024 Following the…
Disemmination Roundtable: INGSA-Africa Consensus Report “The Evolving Science Advisory Landscape in Africa” – 17 Oct
On Thursday 17th October 2024, INGSA-Africa will be organising the second Dissemination Roundtable for it’s landmark consensus study “The Evolving Science Advisory Landscape in Africa“. In collaboration with the Tunisian…
INGSA-Africa: The Journey So Far Report
In February 2016, the INGSA-Africa Regional Chapter was established at INGSA’s first workshop in Africa in Hermanus, South Africa. This was INGSA’s first Regional Chapter and provided the model for…
2023 Cohort Report – Science Advice Skills Development Program (SASDP)
Science advice is a key area for science capacity development in Africa. It has the potential to create notable contributions to developing research and innovation in Africa. The scientific community…
Call for Mentors and Mentees! 3rd intake of Science Advice Skills Development Program (SASDP) – 2024-2025
Please Note: Information for Mentor and Mentee applications now available in Français!Remarque: les informations relatives aux candidatures des mentors et des candidats sont désormais disponibles en français ! INGSA-Africa, the…
INGSA-Africa Continental Congress – 3rd October
This online African congress of INGSA members will be taking place on the 3rd October 2023 (11am GMT). Members can attend by using the Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_S7UfjEnmRByYhAAChFNhZQ We look forward…
Science Journalists – Apply now for travel grants to the World Science Forum South Africa!
Open Call for Applications For the first time, the World Science Forum will be taking place in South Africa! One of WSF2022’s main objectives is to support the profession of…
2022 Cohort – Science Advice Skills Development Program (SASDP)
The INGSA-Africa Science Advice Skills Development Program has concluded its inaugural program – matching 10 mid-career scientists and researchers from 8 African countries with 10 mentors from 8 different countries…
INGSA-Africa Hub, Rwanda
Based in beautiful Kigali, INGSA-Africa has established a new regional hub to help grow science advice capacity in the region. The INGSA-Africa Hub, Rwanda will be an important element of INGSA’s work on the continent, initially building up Rwanda’s evidence-to-policy pathways before expanding to provide training and networking opportunities to members across Africa.
INGSA-Africa / NASAC Regional Capacity Building Workshops – October, 2022
In 2022 INGSA-Africa and the Network for African Science Academies (NASAC) collaborated on a series of webinars on “Enhancing the capacity of Academies of Science in Africa to provide rapid science…
INGSA Workshop at One Health Infectious Diseases in Africa Symposium – South Africa 2019
INGSA hosted a capacity building workshop as part of the ONE HEALTH: A focus on Infectious Diseases in Africa Symposium that took place on the 27-18 May 2019 in Durban,…
Call for Mentors and Mentees! 3rd intake of Science Advice Skills Development Program (SASDP) – 2024-2025
Please Note: Information for Mentor and Mentee applications now available in Français!Remarque: les informations relatives aux candidatures des mentors et des candidats sont désormais disponibles en français ! INGSA-Africa, the…
Regional Government Science Advice Workshop – Kigali, Rwanda – August 2018
KIGALI, Rwanda: INGSA, in partnership with the Republic of Rwanda’s Ministry of Education and supported by Canada’s IDRC, held a Regional Government Science Advice Workshop on the 22nd to 24th of August 2018 in…
Role of Science in Assisting Regional Policy Development – North Eastern Africa Workshop Series – Ethiopia, 2019
WORKSHOP MATERIALS AND PRESENTATIONS: Addis Ababa, ETHIOPIA: The Ethiopian Academy of Sciences and INGSA were pleased to co-host a series of science advice workshops in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia from the 28th to the…
2023 Cohort Report – Science Advice Skills Development Program (SASDP)
Science advice is a key area for science capacity development in Africa. It has the potential to create notable contributions to developing research and innovation in Africa. The scientific community…
Launch of INGSA-Africa Report – The Evolving Science Advisory Landscape in Africa – Webinar, July 2021
Read and Download the full INGSA-Africa Consensus Report ISBN: 978-978-981-851-8 Launch of The Evolving Science Advisory Landscape in Africa Report Organisers: Attendance Hon. Dr. Monica Musenero, Minister in Charge of…
Central Africa Workshop – Science Advice in Africa: Illusion or Opportunity – Cameroon 2019
Yaounde, CAMEROON: The Cameroon Academy of Young Scientists, in partnership with the Chief Scientist of Québec, Professor Rémi Quirion and the Fonds de Recherche du Québec (FRQ), INGSA-Africa and the Cameroon Academy of Sciences, with the support…
