Background
The workshop on building capacity and scaling up STI actions and adoption of countries' STI4SDGs Roadmaps in Africa was held on Oct. 12-13, 2023, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. It was co-organized by DESA, ECA, and EC/JRC, supported by the Global Solutions Summit and the International Research Center of Big Data for Sustainable Development Goals (CBAS). The event was the occasion to build on the work of the UN Inter-Agency Task Team sub-working group on STI for SDGs Roadmaps co-led by UN-DESA, UNESCO, and EC/JRC, and the recent discussions on STI roadmaps at the 2023 STI Forum and the Global Solutions Summit. It facilitated a dialogue between existing roadmap countries and new entrants, allowing them to share their experiences and expectations with international partners. The workshop was held back-to-back with the Second Forum of the Alliance of Entrepreneurial Universities in Africa, which took place on October 10-11, 2023. The Forum's theme, 'Advancing Entrepreneurship through Education,' with a special focus on 'Towards One Million Start-ups and $100 Billion in Revenues in a Decade,' offered unique perspectives and insights that presented a compelling business case for the implementation of the STI roadmaps during the workshop.
The overall objective of the joint workshop was to assist governments in evaluating and advancing the implementation of STI roadmaps/actions while fostering partnerships. It aimed to:
- enhance capacity on the implementation of the STI roadmap by gaining a better understanding of gaps, needs, and challenges;
- identify roadmap partners and facilitate an opportunity for STI policymakers to engage with potential donors;
- strengthen the capacity for and expand the adoption of Member States' STI4SDGs Roadmaps and other tools to align science, innovation, and technology policies with sustainable development strategies; and
- mobilize resources through regional networks, such as the STI for Africa Coalition.
The workshop framed the discussion around roadmaps as the designed roadmap creation programs were considered an indispensable catalyst for sustainable development and the SDGs. In other words, the process of creating the roadmap is almost as important as the roadmap itself. Among other issues, to ensure a strong and sustainable roadmapping process, a voluntary funding model/mechanism must be established. In this context, the workshop discussed how roadmaps could help Africa mobilize youth, the Diaspora, innovation, and the private sector to add value to the African manufacturing sector and/or shift to more regenerative agricultural systems—the priority areas identified by the Coalition on Science, Technology, and Innovation for Africa's Development during the first STI for Africa Day. In particular, the STI roadmap/action workshop discussed:
- strengthening innovation ecosystems through mapping STI potentials;
- funding and institutional mechanisms for promoting mission-oriented research to solve specific problems related to developing and deploying solutions to achieve a specific goal or objective, involving youth and the Diaspora in technology scouting and deployment;
- funding requirement and resources for strengthening capacities to access and use big Earth data for SDGs;
- funding mechanisms and mobilization resources for roadmaps' implementation;
- localization of sustainability challenges for mission-led STI strategies;
- promoting roadmap actions through Africa Youth Programmes;
- strengthening science capacity and research infrastructure building in Africa; and
- promoting participatory approaches in the design and implementation of STI for SDGs roadmaps.
Digital art by Jessica Liu, Research to Empower (ReTE).
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Workshop on STI4SDGs Roadmaps and Actions in Africa, October 12-13, 2023, Day 1
Workshop on STI4SDGs Roadmaps and Actions in Africa, October 12-13, 2023, Day 2
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Background Notes
Presentations
Meeting report
Additional Resources
Key documents
Concept Notes
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Workshop on STI4SDGs Roadmaps and Actions in Africa, October 12-13, 2023, Day 1
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Workshop List of Participants:
Name |
Organization and/or Title |
City and/or Country |
In-Person Participants |
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Abay Yimer |
Tufts University, Fellow |
Medford, USA |
Abderazak Chahboune |
Director of Scientific Research & Innovation, Ministry of Higher Education |
Morocco |
Abdissa Yilma |
Director General for Space Science and Geospatial Institute |
Ethiopia |
Abiy Goshu |
ECA, Projects Communication Lead |
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia |
Adetomi Soyinka |
British Council, Regional Director, Higher Education, Sub Saharan Africa |
Lagos, Nigeria |
Akanksha Dalal |
SOdexo India Pvt Ltd., Cluster Lead North and Gujarat |
Noida, India |
Amanuel Gebremariam |
ECA-TCND-ACPC |
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia |
Amanuel Hailemariam |
Ethiopian Association of Civil Engineers |
Ethiopia |
Amos Tiereyangn Kabo-bah |
Associate Professor, Dept of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Energy and Natural Resources |
Ghana |
Angela Sarcina |
STI4SDGs Project Leader, Economic and Policy Analyst, European Commission - Joint Research Centre |
Seville, Spain |
Anthony Githinji |
Semiconductor Technologies Limites Chief executive of Semiconductor Technologies Limited |
Nyeri, Kenya |
Anthony Kaburu |
Associate Director, Equity Group Foundation |
Nairobi County, Kenya |
Aramde Fetene |
Associate Professor, Addis Ababa University |
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia |
Balla Diop Ngom |
Faculty of Science and Technology, Universite Cheikh Anta Diop |
Dakar, Senegal |
Belete Sirahbizu Yigezu |
Addis Ababa Science and Technology University |
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia |
Birhanemeskel Kumsa |
Ministry of Innovation and Technology, |
Ethiopia |
Bogadi Letsile |
NanoBig solutions, Founder |
Botswana |
Bonaventure Minani |
East African Leadership Institute (EALI), Director of Scientific Research and Innovations |
Ngozi, Burundi |
Bura Eyob Esatu |
ISD Africa, Executive Director |
Ethiopia |
Chakanetsa Mavhunga |
Professor, MIT, Visiting Professor, Dedan Kimathy University of Technology, Nairobi, Kenya |
Kenya |
Charles Guy Kwesiga |
Executive Director, Uganda Industrial Research Institute |
Uganda |
Chomora Mikeka |
Director of STI, Ministry of Education, Directorate of Science, Technology and Innovation |
Malawi |
Christophe Mupenzi |
University of Lay Adventists of Kigali, Director of Research |
Rwanda |
Cynthia Alexander |
Director of the Division of Science, Technology and Innovation, Ministry of Investment, Entrepreneurship and Industry |
Seychelles |
Dagim Yigezu |
Ministry of Innovation and Technology |
Ethiopia |
Daniel Atwine |
SOAR RESEARCH FOUNDATION, Executive Director |
Uganda |
Dawit Assefa Haile |
Addis Ababa University, Assistant Professor |
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia |
Declan Kirrane |
Chair of Science Summit at the UN GA |
Brussels, Belgium |
Deepak Semwal |
Changeschool Limited, Head of Global Partnerships |
London, the UK |
Denis Muendo |
Hydropanandtrees, Founder |
Kenya |
Depesquidou Roger Tchounzou |
ARCS-CAMEROUN ANGES RÉUNIS POUR UNE CONSCIENCE SOLIDAIRE |
Cameroon |
Desta Abera |
Director, Science, Technology and Innovation Policy and Future Planning, Ministry of Innovation and Technology (MInT) |
Ethiopia |
Dickson Andala |
CEO, Kenya National Research Fund |
Nairobi, Kenya |
Dieudonne Kalala |
Convention pour le bien être social, General Secretary |
Congo |
Dina Kebede |
Center for environmental science, Addis Ababa University |
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia |
Donatus Njoroge |
Mount Kenya University |
Kenya |
Edwin khundi |
Malawi University of Science and Technology |
Malawi |
Eskedar Worku |
Ministry of Innovation and Technology, Protocol of H.E Dr. Belete Molla |
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia |
Farai Kapfudzaruwa |
Research and Strategic Partnerships Manager, Future Africa, University of Pretoria |
South Africa |
Fasil Giorghis |
Associate Professor, Chair Holder of the Chair of Ura ad Architectural Heritage Conservation, President of ICOMOS Ethiopia |
Ethiopia |
Fayza Kedir |
Jimma University, Jimma institute of technology, Lecturer |
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia |
Ferdows Sayid |
Addis Ababa Institute of Technology |
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia |
Fulufhelo Khavhatondwi |
Durban University of Technology, Vice Chancellor |
N/A |
Gabriel Aborele |
Green mobilisation Initiative, President/Chief Executive officer |
Nigeria |
Gallo Diop |
Club Ohada Thies, Juriste |
Senegal |
Gedion Mamo |
U.S. Embassy, Education and Cultural Affairs Specialist |
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia |
Geoffrey Monari |
Chief Executive Officer, Universities Fund Kenya |
Nairobi, Kenya |
George Owusu Essegbey |
Director of the Science and Technology Policy Research Institute (STEPRI) of the Council of Science and Industrial Research |
Ghana |
Getu Assefa |
Director Office, UNESCO Ethiopia Country |
Ethiopia |
Haftamu Abereha |
Authority for the Conservation of Cultural Heritage, Ethiopia Ministry of Culture |
Ethiopia |
Harriet Kariuki |
Head of Innovation, Equity Group Foundation, Kenya |
Kenya |
Huadong Guo |
Director General of International Research Center on Big Data for SDGs (CBAS) |
Beijing, China |
Huub Mudde |
Maastricht University, Assistant Professor |
Maastricht, Netherlands |
Isaac Chafera |
African Institute of Biomedical Science Technology |
Zimbabwe |
Iyoas Tamrat |
AAU, Engineer |
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia |
Jia Li |
Professor, Aerospace Information Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences |
Beijing, China |
Jin Yi |
Deputy Dean, Academy of Global Cooperation and Governance - AGIG, University of International Business and Economics |
Beijing, China |
Joel Gulimwentuga Mulenga |
DR CONGO PERMANENT REPRESENTATION TO UNECA, COUNSELOR |
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia |
José Ramón |
Chairman, Q Element Ltd., Advisor to Mexico Government, member of the UN SG’s 10 Member Group for the TFM |
UK |
Jurgen Gafke |
Senior Programme Officer, Division for Sustainable Development Goals, UN DESA |
NYC, USA |
Kedumetse Liphi |
Ked-Liphi (pty) ltd., CEO & Chief Engineer |
Botswana |
Kemal Ibrahim |
Academic Vice President, Addis Ababa Science and Technology University |
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia |
Kokou Nouwozan Langueh |
Misère Option Zéro |
Montreal, Canada |
Laurent Bochereau |
Minister-Counsellor, AU-EU Innovation Agenda, Delegation of the European Union to the African Union |
Moscow, Russia |
Lawrence Onuh |
World Youth NPC |
Istanbul, Turkey |
Leonidas Mushimiyimana |
Juncao farmer representative |
Rwanda |
Madatina Mahinou |
Misère Option Zéro |
Togo |
Madhvee Madhou |
Research Coordinator, Mauritius Research and Innovation Council |
Mauritius |
Manasse Mbonye |
Rwanda Academy of Sciences, President |
Rwanda |
Masheleni Hambani |
UNESCO Liaison Office, Addis Ababa |
Ethiopia |
Mathewos Assefaw Bekele |
Mathewis Consult and board member of ICOMOS Ethiopia, UN Habitat |
Ethiopia |
Matiyas Fantaye |
Lecturer & Researcher, Addis Ababa Science and Technology University, the Secretary General of ICOMOS Ethiopia |
Ethiopia |
Mbuso Ngcongo |
University of South Africa / Watoto Wazania NPC, Student / EdTech Systems Specialist |
South Africa |
Megha Sud |
International Science Council, Senior Science Officer |
Paris, France |
Mensavi Mensah |
Misère Option Zéro |
Togo |
Mezang Akamba |
Minister Plenipotentiary, First Counselor, Cameroon Permanent Mission to the United Nations |
NYC, USA |
Mhiret Nega |
U.S. Embassy Addis Ababa Ethiopia, Emerging Voices Coordinator |
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia |
Miracle Ndego |
Fellow, Women Techsters, UN MGCY Youth Representative |
Ghana |
Mmampei Chaba |
Chief Director: Multilateral Cooperation and Africa; Department of Science and Technology |
Pretoria, South Africa |
Monica Ebele Idinoba |
Principal Scientific Officer of the African Union Commission |
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia |
Moses Ochora |
Mbarara University of Science and Technology |
Mbarara, Uganda |
Moses Thiga |
DSA Board member and Senior Lecturer Kabarak University, Nairobi |
Nairobi, Kenya |
Munira Twahir |
Co-Founder - Ari |
Kenya |
Naomi Fellows |
U.S. Embassy in Ethiopia, Counselor for Public Affairs |
Ethiopia |
Nassim Oulmane |
OiC of TCND, United Nations Economic Commission for Africa |
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia |
Nurelegne Koku |
Desk Head for STI Councils and Regional Coordination, Ministry of Innovation and Technology |
Ethiopia |
Oluwarotimi Williams Samuel |
Senior Lecturer,Lead Investigator,School of Computing and Engineering, University of Derby |
United Kingdom |
Ouffouet Eugene Koffi |
Misère Option Zéro |
Côte d'Ivoire |
Paul Kioni |
Vice Chancellor, Dedan Kimathi University of Technology |
Nyeri, Kenya |
Peter Muchiri |
Vice Chancellor, Dedan Kimathi University of Technology High Priority |
Nairobi, Kenya |
Rael Cheptanui |
Peace Society of Kenya, Youth Leader |
Nairobi, Kenya |
Richard Osei Bofah |
SDGs National Coordinator, Chief Analyst, National Development Planning Commission, Ghana |
Accra, Ghana |
Robele Megu |
ICMC GENERAL HOSPITAL, Biomedical Department Head |
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia |
Robert Ridley |
Vice Chancellor, Unicaf (Former Director of TDR, WHO, Geneva) |
Malawi |
Ropafadzo Shoko |
Elevate Trust, Legal and Incubation Adminstrator |
Harare, Zimbabwe |
Sachin Chaturvedi |
Director General, Research and Information System for Developing Countries (RIS) |
New Delhi, India |
Samba Sowe |
Principal Planner, Directorate of Development PlanningMinistry of Finance and Economic Affairs, The Quadrangle, Gambia |
Banjul, Gambia |
Samson Kebede |
African Union of Youth Assembly (AUYA) |
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia |
Samuel Chigome |
Head of Secretariat, African Materials Research Society, Gaborone |
Botswana |
Shaobo Liu |
Deputy Secretary General, Intermational Centre on Space Technologies for Natural and Cultural Heritage, UNESCO |
China |
Shumey Berhie |
Addis Ababa University |
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia |
Sibusiso Mpama |
Permanent Mission of the Republic of South Africa to the United Nations in New York |
NYC, USA |
Siming Deng |
International Research Center of Big Data for Sustainable Development Goals |
China |
Solomon Benor Belay |
Chief Executive Officer, Research and Community Engagement, Ministry of Education |
Ethiopia |
Solomon Getachew |
Director General for Technology Institute |
Ethiopia |
Stewart Davis |
US Embassy Ethiopia, Assistant Cultural Affairs Officer |
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia |
Sun Zhongchang |
Professor, Head, Cooperation & Development Office, International Research Center of Big Data for SDGs |
China |
Tadesse Gebreegziabher |
ICOMOS Ethiopia, Founding Member |
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia |
Tadesse Girmay |
Lecturer, Chair of Urban and Architectural Heritage Conservation, Addis Ababa University |
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia |
Takehito Higuchi |
Deputy Director, Paris Office, Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST) |
Paris, France |
Tibebu Assefa |
Associate Professor, Addis Ababa University, Treasurer of ICOMOS Ethiopia |
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia |
Tirsit Bekuru |
Ministry of Innovation and Technology |
Ethiopia |
Tshiamo Motshegwa |
National Research Foundation, Director African Open Science Platform (AOSP) |
South Africa |
Ugoji Eze |
Renew Our Earth, CEO |
USA |
Victor Konde |
Scientific Affairs Officer, UN Economic Commission for Africa |
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia |
Viren Lall |
ChangeSchool, Managing Director |
London, UK |
Wei Liu |
STI4SDGs Coordinator and Sustainable Development Officer, DSDG, UN DESA |
NYC, USA |
Wilhemina Quaye |
Director, Science and Technology Policy Research Institute of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research |
Ghana |
Wondwossen Haile |
Society for technology studies, Managing Director |
Ethiopia |
Worku Sendek |
CEO for Policy and Strategic Research, Ministry of Innovation and Technology |
Ethiopia |
Yared Beyene Kidanemariam |
African Forest Forum (AFF) |
Nairobi, Kenya |
Yee Kwan Tang |
Programme Leader, Senior Lecturer, Adam Smith Business School, University of Glasgow |
Glasgow, United Kingdom |
Yitbarek Bayiley |
OVID Venture Capital, Addis Ababa University |
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia |
Yong Xie |
Director, International Affairs Office, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences |
China |
Zhengzhong Xu |
Associate Director and Professor of Economy Research Department of Chinese Academy of Governance |
China |
Zindzi Letsididi |
TheNeoHub, Business Development & Sustainability Director |
Botswana |
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Virtual Participants |
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Abdul Ghani Oyaifo |
International Society for Peace and Safety |
Lagos, Nigeria |
Alfred Watkins |
Chair of Global Solutions Summit |
Washington, DC, USA |
Aloyzius Akampwera |
Nyakyera Secondary School |
Nyakyera, Uganda |
Anda Popovici |
International Science Council |
Paris, France |
Archana Bhaw-Luximon |
CBBR University of Mauritius |
Mauritius |
Biruk Assefa |
Addis Ababa Univerisity |
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia |
Carolina Rojas |
Technology Focal Point, UN Major Group for Children and Youth (MGCY), and E4C Fellows Program Coordinator |
N/A |
Christos Arvanitidis |
EU Biodiversity Research Infrastructure |
Spain |
Chuma Mapokgole |
South African Embassy |
South Africa |
Dawit Melka |
Addis Ababa University |
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia |
Doris NgirwaMpesha |
Sustainable Development Adviser, FAO Liaison Office with the United Nations in New York |
NYC, USA |
Feben Abrham |
China foundation for Rural Development |
Ethiopia |
Felly Kalisa |
STI Policy Analyst at the National Council for Science and Technology |
Rwanda |
Florence Kavirindi |
S&T officer at the Ministry of Higher Education, Technology and Innovation |
Nambia |
Heide Hackmann |
Future Africa |
South Africa |
Hindina Pierre Natwa |
ÉCO CLIMATISEUR SOLAIRE |
Chad |
Ibrahim Eiweida |
Environmental Affairs, Intern Extraordinaire, DESA/DSDG |
NYC, USA |
Isaac Sesi |
Founder - Sesi Technologies |
Ghana |
Isabella Aboderin Perivoli |
Chair in Africa Research and Partnerships, University of Bristol |
Bristol, UK |
Jussi Jauhiainen |
Professor at the University of Turku |
Turku, Finland |
Kamau Gachigi |
Executive Director - Gearbox Kenya |
Kenya |
Karabo Mlambo |
Department of Science and Innovation, Assistant Director |
South Africa |
KN Gunalan |
Senior Vice President of AECOM, Chair of WFEO UN Relations Committee |
Utah, USA |
Kornelia Tzinova |
STI4SDG Roadmap Focal Point and Co-lead at UNESCO, Division of Science Policy and Capacity Building, UNESCO Paris |
Paris, France |
Luthando Gam |
GaegiMD, Founder & Director |
South Africa |
Maged Ghoneima |
ASU |
Egypt |
Mahshid Gharibpour |
International University of Chabahar, Researcher |
Mashhad, Iran |
Manuela Rehtanz |
DLR-PT Germany |
Germany |
Mario Cervantes |
Committee for Scientific and Technological Policy, Science, and Technology Policy Division, Directorate for STI, OECD |
Paris, France |
Maverick Magoso |
Maverick international Films, Executive Director |
Westville, South Africa |
Nithaya Chetty |
Wits University, Dean Faculty of Science |
Johannesburg, South Africa |
Nora Boudghene |
Consultant, DESA/DSDG |
NYC, USA |
Nyu Wang |
Research Assistant, DESA/DSDG |
NYC, USA |
Phatsimo Mosimanegape |
Botho University |
Gaborone, Botswana |
Pramisha Thapaliya |
World Food Forum, Youth Leader for SDG-2, United Nations Major Group on Children and Youth, FAO, Rome |
Rome, Italy |
Rachidi Malundama Nsimba |
Mouvement Citoyen FILIMBI, Finance Coordinator |
Matadi, Congo |
Ramasamy, Selvaraju |
Senior Agricultural Officer, Office of Innovation, FAO |
Rome, Italy |
Rosemond Boohene |
UCC, Cape Coast, Educational Institution |
Ghana |
Samuel Wondimu |
Be8ty inc., SDG Expert |
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia |
Stephanie Rambler |
Sustainable Development Officer, Division for Sustainable Development Goals |
NYC, USA |
Surafel Belay |
Binary Technologies, Data Analyst |
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia |
Suresh Rana |
KCGI, Research |
Nepal |
Surya Raghu |
ET Cube International, Director |
Columbia, Maryland, USA |
Tito Suzuguye |
Sokoine University of Agriculture, Graduate Student |
Tanzania |
Tshepiso Malema |
Gamer's Territory, Founder and CEO |
South Africa |
Tshwafo Motaung |
Professor at the University of South Africa |
South Africa |
Walter Oyawa |
Director General of NACOSTI |
Nairobi, Kenya |
Yodit Kassaye-Molosi |
Absa Bank Botswana |
Botswana |
Yosef Woldekidan |
Mediamark, Managing Editor |
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia |