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, South Africa. The INGSA workshop include approximately 40 young graduates and African Scholars. INGSA-Africa Steering Committee member, Dr Renee Street gave a brief introduction about…
On the 5th of November 2019, the workshop themed “Using Scientific Evidence for Maximizing Benefits of China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC)” was held at the National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST) in Islamabad, the Capital of Pakistan. This is the first INGSA Asia Grassroots workshop ever to be held in Pakistan and was organised…
Varanasi, India: On the 11th and 12th December 2018, the inaugural INGSA South Asia Capacity Building Workshop was organised in collaboration with the Institute of Environment and Sustainable Development, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India. The theme of the workshop was Science Advice and the Environment. The programme was aimed at creating a platform to promote and strengthen…
SÃO PAULO, Brazil: In late October, INGSA Latin America worked with the Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Education Personnel (CAPES), the Brazilian Ministry of Education, the Academy of Sciences of the State of São Paulo (ACIESP) and the Advanced Studies Institute of the University of São Paulo to deliver Brazil’s first evidence to policy capacity…
PANAMA CITY, Panama: On October 26th-27th 2018, INGSA ran a Spanish language capacity building workshop in Panama City on ‘Science Advice and the Sustainable Development Goals’ in the margins of Foro CILAC (the Latin America and Caribbean Open Science Forum). This capacity-building workshop drew approximately 50 participants focused on ‘Science Advice and the Sustainable Development Goals.’ It was for scientists…
LIMA, Perú: INGSA América Latina, en colaboración con la Administración Nacional de Agua del Perú, el Consejo Departamental de Lima de la Asociación Peruana de Ingenieros Profesionales (CIP-CD Lima), Investigación en Clima para la Acción (INCLIMA) y el Consejo Peruano de Ciencia, Tecnología e Innovación (CONCYTEC), organizó un taller de capacitación en asesoramiento científico en…
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 Kigali, Rwanda. The workshop was designed to enhance capacities in providing science advice for policy making at all levels of government, through plenary lectures, case…
WORKSHOP RESOURCES: Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) play a critical role in the attainment of national, regional and international development and public policy goals. To ensure effective and efficient policy formulation and implementation, providing scientific evidence with policy decision making is important. The role of science advice in the formulation and implementation of evidence-based public…
February 26th – 27th 2016 The first workshop on science advice in the African region was held on February 26th to 27th 2016 in Hermanus, South Africa preceding the Inter-Academies Panel Annual General Meeting and in collaboration with the Academy of Sciences of South Africa. There was extraordinary enthusiasm and support for this workshop with an excess of 500 applicants for…
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