Building ACP capacity to provide information for S&T decision making
Author:
Judith A. Francis, CTA, Wageningen
Date:
14/12/2004
Introduction:
In February 2004 CTA launched a new initiative that aims to build the national capacities in ACP countries to undertake analyses of agricultural, science, technology and innovation (ASTI) systems and to provide sound information to enhance S&T decision making. This is a collaboration between the United Nations University Institute for Technology (UNU-INTECH), national institutions in ACP states and CTA. The project is funded under CTA?s Science and Technology Strategies programme.
The project has a number of components:
- training researchers in six ACP countries to undertake the ASTI analyses;
- providing technical backstopping for the researchers during the fieldwork;
- hosting national workshops on the systems of innovation framework; and
- holding national meetings to disseminate the results of the ASTI studies.
14/12/2004