Call for Mentors and Mentees! Science Advice Skills Development Program 2025 (SASDP) – 4th Cohort
INGSA-Africa is delighted to announce the launch of the fourth cohort of the Science Advice Skills Development Program 2025-26
INGSA-Africa is delighted to announce the launch of the fourth cohort of the Science Advice Skills Development Program 2025-26
The World Academy of Sciences Regional Partner for Sub-Saharan Africa (TWAS-SAREP) in partnership with the Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf), International Network for Governmental Science Advice (INGSA), Africa Mauritian Academy of Science and Technology (MAST), and the Nigerian Academy of Science (NAS) cordially invite you to a webinar on: Science Advice and Policy Advocacy: science academy contributions to…
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 Academy of Sciences, Letters and Arts, this will be a virtual online event, taking place at 2pm Tunis time( GMT +1) Thursday, 17 October 2024….
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 in the African continent is engaged in a range of scientific research in different areas, specifically to address the continent’s various challenges. The employment of…
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 Africa Regional Chapter of the International Network for Governmental Science Advice, is delighted to announce the launch of the third cohort of the Science Advice…
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 around the world. The program focused on the topic of Climate Change in Africa (Health, Water, Energy, Food Security) and selected participants with expertise related to climate…
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 advice in emergencies” See below for details. 24th October 2022 – Eastern Africa Webinar – 3pm-5pm (East Africa Time) Featured Speakers: 25th October 2022 –…
2022 was the first time that Africa had hosted the World Science Forum and it was an incredible opportunity to bring together some of the key players of the INGSA ecosystem in Africa. In particular we would like to thank Future Africa at the University of Pretoria and SciCom – Making Sense of Science for being generous in-country partners….
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 Science, Technology, and Innovation, Office of the President, Republic of Uganda, launched the report, with 58 participants in attendance. The participants represented government, private sector,…
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 31st of October 2019. The workshop series was designed for policymakers and scientists living or working in North Eastern Africa to enhance capacities in embedding evidence…
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