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Issue No 0001 			June 2015

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TECHNOPOLICYAFRICAThis is the official newsletter of the African Technology Policy Studies (ATPS) Network

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ATPS Vision:
To become the leading international centre of excellence and reference in science, technology andinnovation systems research, training and capacity building, communication and sensitization,knowledge brokerage, policy advocacy and outreach in Africa
ATPS Mission:
To improve the quality of science, technology and innovation systems research and policy making in
Africa by strengthening capacity for science and technology knowledge generation, communicationand dissemination, use and mastery for sustainable development in Africa
Overall Objective:
To develop Africa’s STI capacity (knowledge basis & infrastructure, knowledge circulation & networks,
knowledge conditions & policies) today for sustainable African development tomorrow
ATPS Motto:
Building Africa’s capabilities in science, technology and innovation policy research, policymaking andpolicy implementation for sustainable development

INSIDE•New leadership at the ATPS•

ATPS emerges as best Think Tank Network•

ATPS, UNESCO and NACOSTI collaboration•

STI in advancing Higher Education
Institutions•

A New Development in Mobile App tomatch land use with it’s potential•

Nigeria gets a bio-safety law•

Web 2.0 and social media fordevelopment•

Intra-Africa and Global Collaboration andPartnership (IGCP)EDITORIAL TEAM
Editor in-Chief: Dr. Nicholas Ozor
Editors:

Towards the implementation of phase VII

Dorothy Njagi

strategic plan

Ernest Nti Acheampong

LandPKS App now available on Google

Contributors:

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John Okuonzi,•

Global soil week 2015

Prof. Michael C. Madukwe•

On-going research projects

Design and Layout: Dorothy Njagi•

Opportunities

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Chairman’s message

CHAIRMAN’S MESSAGEof the criteria used. The 2014 Global Go Think Tanks and Civil
Society Index released in January 2015, ranks the ATPS as
the best think tank network with the most significant impact
on public policy in Africa (31st globally); the best managed
Think Tank in Africa (19th globally); best Think Tank Network
in Africa (14th globally). These among other outstanding
recognitions under this award, made ATPS proud andstimulated to relentlessly continue with its STI endeavors on
the continent and beyond. We extend this gratification to ourvarious stakeholders for their support during the period of
evaluation, as we would not have achieved this without them.

Prof. Shaukat AbdulrazakI

am pleased to welcome you to the first edition of therevamped ATPS Newsletter– Technopolicy Africa. ATPS
has recently witnessed remarkable progress as well aschanges that are clearly reflected in this edition. I am
delighted to introduce Dr. Nicholas Ozor our new Acting
Executive Director who has been at the helm of ATPS sinceAugust 2014. The Board was convinced that Dr. Ozor has thecapacity, experience, drive and goodwill for driving the ATPSin the right direction.
The ATPS is currently implementing the phase VII Strategic
Plan (2013-2018) which is a plan that was comprehensively
guided by our mandate; building Africa’s capabilitiesin science, technology and innovation policy research,
policymaking and policy implementation for sustainable
development. The plan focuses on five thematic priorities;
STI policy research and research capacity building (STI-RCB),
intra- Africa and Global Collaboration and Partnership (IGCP)
program, youth and gender empowerment (YGEP), training
and sensitization (T&S) and STI knowledge brokerage,commercialization and policy advocacy (KB-CPA).
The ultimate aim of phase VII strategic plan is to improveunderstanding and functioning of STI policy researchand policy-making processes and systems to strengthen
capabilities, social responses, and governance of STI- ledsustainable development in Africa.

In our efforts to promote science and technology capacity inthe region the ATPS is keen to partner with major institutions
that share a common goal. Early this year, in collaboration
with the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural
Organization, (UNESCO) and Kenya’s National Commission
for Science, Technology and Innovation (NACOSTI) the ATPS
co-authored a policy brief on Mainstreaming Gender in the
National Science Technology and Innovation Policy of Kenya.
This Policy Brief is rated as the second best policy reportused in influencing policy in Africa in 2014 by the Global Go
Think Tanks and Civil Society Index. The brief has since been
disseminated to all the relevant ministries in Kenya as well as
the 47 County governments; this is with the aim of influencing
the mainstreaming of gender into the national STI policy of
Kenya.
We have partnered with other like-minded STI institutions
both regionally and internationally. Over a period of 10
months the ATPS has signed 5 memoranda of understanding
and a number of partnerships are underway. The institutions
include: University of Nigeria (UNN), Pan African Climate
Justice Alliance (PACJA), Global Alliance for Livestock
Veterinary Medicines (GALVmed), Food, Agriculture andNatural Resources Policy Analysis Network (FANRPAN) andTechnical University of Kenya (TUK). We are hopeful that allthese partnerships will go a long way in fulfilling our mandate.
Furthermore, ATPS and its partners; United States Departmentof Agriculture -Agricultural Research Service (USDA- ARS) andRegional Centre for Mapping of Resources for Development(RCMRD) recently launched an exceptional innovation in
the agricultural sector, the LandPKS application, which is asignificant step in supporting local land management andland use planning to optimize food security, land restoration,and climate change adaptation programs. These and morenews stories have been covered in this publication.
I wish to thank all those who have contributed to this maiden
edition of Technopolicy Africa and especially our donors andpartners for supporting the ATPS in achieving its mandate.
Prof. Shaukat Abdulrazak,
PhD, FKIM, FAAS FASI, FTWAS, MBS
Vice-Chancellor, Umma University
Chair, ATPS Board of Directors

In appreciating our progress, last year ATPS emerged the best
think tank network in Africa in about eight different categories

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ED’s message

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR’S MESSAGEI

am pleased to welcome you to the first edition ofTechnopolicy Africa, the official Newsletter of the ATPS,
which was rebranded from the previous ‘ATPS news’.
This maiden publication highlights the most significant
activities, achievements and events from August last year
to date; subsequent editions will follow a quarterly plan.
As you may already know, ATPS was established as a Secretariat
within the East and Southern Africa Regional Office of theInternational Development Research Centre (IDRC) emerging
from two distinct networks – the Eastern and Southern Africa
Technology Policy Studies (EATPS) and the Western Africa
Technology Policy Studies (WATPS) in 1994. However, in 2001
ATPS became an autonomous international organization
working on transdisciplinary science, technology andinnovation (STI) policy research policy making and policy
implementation for African development. ATPS has overtime
expanded to cover over 51 countries in 5 continents withinstitutional partnerships worldwide. Membership has grown
up to 1,500 members and 3000 stakeholders. We implement
our programs through members in National Chaptersestablished in 30 countries (27 in Africa and 3 Diaspora
Chapters in Australia, United States of America, and United
Kingdom). Our Secretariat is located in Nairobi, Kenya.
We have continued to pursue our vision of becoming theleading international centre of excellence and referencein STI systems research, training and capacity building,communication and sensitization, knowledge brokerage,
policy advocacy and outreach in Africa. If African countries are
to develop sustainably, STI must be applied to all the different
economic sectors including agriculture, energy, health,infrastructure, information and communication technology,
environment, industry, commerce, and education among
many others. All stakeholders must also work together in asystem as innovation does not happen in the mainstream butin the interaction of actors working together.
ATPS has partnered with like-minded institutions both locallyand globally by signing five MOU’s with the institutions
to pursue mutually beneficial goals that aim at improving
the Africa’s endogenous capabilities in solving their own
problems. We look forward to having more partnerships as
we progressively implement the ATPS Phase VII Strategic
Plan which is focused on promoting the understanding of
STI policy research through building capacities, socializationof STI in Africa, democratic governance of STI in Africa, andenhancing value for money invested among other goals.
Due to the nature of ATPS stakeholders spread across
Africa, USA, UK, and Australia and across the categories ofpolicymakers, researchers, private sector actors, and thecivil society, the demand for services and impacts has beenvery high. This requires good funding portfolio to be able
to match demands and needs adequately. Unfortunately,
funding has not been adequate to match this increasing
demand for services and impacts by our stakeholders.
Nevertheless, the ATPS remains committed to serve its wide4

range of stakeholders even better and ensure that we alignour programs with the donor priorities without losing focus
on our core mandates and the priorities of our stakeholders
at the local, national, regional and global levels. We continue
to solicit for supports from our consortium of donors andpartners and remain open to collaborations and partnerships
with like-minded organizations and institutions around theworld.
I thank all those who have supported us during this reporting
period through development grants, linkages, partnerships
and other collaborative activities. Notable among theseare: our host country, the Republic of Kenya, United States
Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Research Service(USDA-ARS), the JRS Biodiversity Conservation, UNESCO,
Australian Aid, Murdoch University, Woodrow Wilson
Centre for International Scholars (WWCIS), GALVmed, theAfrican Development Bank (AfDB), African Climate Policy
Center (ACPC), and the African Union Commission (AUC). I
also express my appreciation to the ATPS Board, National
Chapter Coordinators, Secretariat staff, and the entire
network members and stakeholders for the firm supports
and guidance throughout our efforts to rebrand the ATPS.
We look forward to receiving your continued support in the
coming years.
Kindly join us to meet our mandate and serve you better.
Dr. Nicholas Ozor
Ag. Executive Director, ATPS

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ATPS emerges best

AFRICAN TECHNOLOGY POLICY STUDIES(ATPS) NETWORK AGAIN EMERGES;Best Think Tank Network; Best Managed Think Tank; and Best Think
Tank with the most Significant Impact on Public Policy in Africa,
according to a Global Survey

African Technology Policy Studies (ATPS) Network
again emerges as the Best Think Tank Network;
Best managed Think Tank; and Best Think Tank
with the most Significant Impact on Public Policyin Africa, according to a Global Survey.
The 2014 Global Go Think Tanks and Civil Society Index
released in January 2015, ranks the ATPS as the best
managed Think Tank in Africa (19th globally); best Think
Tank Network in Africa (14th globally); and the best Think
Tank in Africa with the Most Significant Impact on Public
Policy (31st globally). In addition, the ATPS also came firstin raking amongst its peers in Africa in most of the criteria
relevant to its mandate and strategic priorities, including:Best institutional collaboration involving two or more Think
Tanks (15th globally); Best Trans-disciplinary Research
Program at a Think Tank (11th globally); and Think Tanks
with the Best Use of the Internet (26th globally). The ATPS
came second in Africa amongst Think Tanks with the Most
Innovative Policy Ideas/Proposals (28th globally); Top Think
Tanks with Annual Operating Budgets of Less Than $5
Million USD (8th globally); and Best Advocacy Campaign(18th globally). Within its core mandate area of Science andTechnology, the ATPS ranked 13th amongst Top Scienceand Technology Think Tanks globally, coming 2nd in Africa,
after South Africa’s well-resourced CSIR. ATPS was ranked
44th globally and 4th in Africa amongst Top International
Development Think Tanks.

The ATPS Board and New Management takes thisopportunity to thank all its stakeholders – Donors, Partners,
National Chapter Coordinators, Grantees, Members, andStaff for their various supports in achieving this enviableglobal/regional ranking status. We continuously solicit
for your financial supports to enable us deliver on ourcore mandate of building Africa’s capabilities in science,technology and innovation policy research, policymaking
and policy implementation for sustainable development on
the continent.

ATPS Policy Paper titled “Mainstreaming Gender in the
National Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) Policyof Kenya” was ranked 45th globally and 2nd in Sub SaharanAfrica among the Best Policy Study/Report Produced by a
Think Tank (2013-2014). This policy report is available online
at: http://www.atpsnet.org/Files/pb44.pdf
Overall, the ATPS once again ranked amongst the top 100
Top Think Tanks and Civil Society Programs globally, ranking
96th globally amongst Top Think Tanks Worldwide (US and
Non-U.S.) and 7th in Africa. The 2014 global go to thinktank index report was produced after analysing a total of
6,681 Think Tanks in the world among which 467 are in subSaharan Africa. The survey is conducted by Think Tank andCivil Societies Program/University of Pennsylvania (USA).
For more details on the 2014 Global Go Think Tank Index,
kindly visit: http://repository.upenn.edu/cgi/viewcontent.
cgi?article=1008&context=think_tanks.

The 2014 global go to thinktank index report was
produced after analysing a
total of 6,681 Think Tanks inthe world among which 467
are in sub-Saharan Africa
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Africa Sustainability Hub

LAUNCH OF AFRICA SUSTAINABILITY HUB
on how to encourage low-carbon development and promote
pro-poor energy access and development.
The workshop was characterized by discussions drawn frompractical issues affecting Africa including poverty among
other issues as one of the critical constraint that prevent
communities’ from accessing energy. Therefore, in order toachieve low carbon energy, alleviation of poverty must be
dealt with first by helping poor communities achieve energy
access.
Access to modern energy services is a critical human development priority and can be transformative to the livelihoodsof poor people and their economic potentials. A tension issometimes perceived between increasing energy access andpursuing low carbon development. High carbon conventional energy options are often viewed as cheaper and henceeasier for poor countries to pursue. However, multiple synergies potentially exist between human and economic development priorities and access to low carbon energy technologies.

ATPS Ag. Executive Director Dr. Nicholas Ozor (seated 1st fromright with other Sustainability Hub partners) during the Low
Carbon Development workshop at Crowne Plaza Hotel, Nairobi

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he African Technology Policy Studies (ATPS) Networkin partnership with its core partners, the African Centre for Technology Studies (ACTS), the Stockholm
Environment Institute-Africa (SEI-Africa) and the Social, Technological and Environmental Pathways to Sustainability (STEPS) Centre launched the Africa Sustainability Hubduring the low carbon economy workshop held from June
10th -12th, 2015 in Nairobi. The Africa Sustainability Hub ispart of the STEPS Center Global Initiative tagged “Pathways
to Sustainability Global Consortium” which links six regional
Sustainability Hubs across Africa, South Asia, China, Europe,
Latin America, and North America with longstanding partners, strongly developed in grounded research and foundedon equal collaboration among researchers and stakeholders.

To record progress, innovations have to be inclusive, with theright building blocks such as policy, funding (e.g. processes
and institutions etc.) human skills, monitoring, reporting andverification. Learning what works and what doesn’t work forthe beneficiaries and mobilizing funds is also fundamental inachieving affordable low carbon energy solutions.
Alongside technological innovations, participants at theworkshop agreed that in order for low carbon development
to be successful social, institutional, and policy changes areneeded. Furthermore, ideas from within Africa that are tailored to African contexts are required. “The agenda do notalways have to be set from New York” said Perks Ligoya, theHigh Commissioner of the Republic of Malawi to the Republic of Kenya.

The Consortium aims to build the evidence base, tools andmethods and research capacity for re-conceiving and tackling today’s urgent sustainability challenges. It seeks tounderstand and support the co-design of pathways to sustainability, integrating environmental integrity with social
justice, in favour of the poor and marginalized in both theglobal North and South. A key emphasis of the consortium is
to develop practical tools that enable stakeholders to tackle- rather than deny - the hard realities of complexity, diversity,
uncertainty and political contestation.

“ATPS has been training policy makers especially membersof Parliament on low carbon issues and equipping them withnecessary skills for policy making” said Dr. Ozor. Speaking
during the workshop, Dr. Ozor, ATPS Ag. Executive Director
also emphasized on the need to create a big data platform
where stakeholders can gather information on energy usage
and needs. This could be used to quantify actual energy demand for a particular location, nation or region as a whole.

The Cabinet Secretary of the National Treasury Hon. Henry
Rotich officially launched the Africa Sustainability Huband noted that “the new African Sustainability Hub will
make a huge contribution to promoting low carbon economic development in Kenya”. He was represented by the
Cabinet Secretary of Environment, Water and Natural Resources in Kenya, Prof. Judi Wakhungu who delivered his
speech during the opening ceremony of the workshop.

With the Sustainability Hub in place, the future for Africa
looks brighter in energy access through low carbon development pathway especially for the poor. A report by the Africa
Energy Outlook, a Special Report in the 2014 World Energy
Outlook series, shows that more than 620 million people in
sub-Saharan Africa (two-thirds of the population) live without electricity, and nearly 730 million people rely on dangerous, inefficient forms of cooking. Access to modern energy istherefore essential for the provision of clean water, sanitationand healthcare and for the provision of reliable and efficient
lighting, heating, cooking, mechanical power, transport, andtelecommunications services.

The launch of the Africa Sustainability Hub brought together
100 international delegates drawn from government, industry, universities and civil society to explore and share ideas
and approaches on pathways towards developing low carbon economy for Africa. It included high-level discussions

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ATPS Executive Director, Dr. Nicholas Ozor (4th left) presents copies of the policy brief to NACOSTI Secretary/CEO, Dr. Moses
Rugutt at NACOSTI offices, Utalii House, Nairobi.

ATPS Collaborates with UNESCO and NACOSTI to Co-author apolicy brief on Mainstreaming Gender in the National Science,
Technology and Innovation Policy of KenyaThe African Technology Policy Studies (ATPS) Network,in Collaboration with the United Nations Educational
Scientific and Cultural Organisation, (UNESCO) andKenya’s National Commission for Science, Technology
and Innovation (NACOSTI) have co-authored a policy brief on
Mainstreaming Gender in the National Science Technology
and Innovation Policy of Kenya. The brief is aimed at
influencing the mainstreaming of gender into the national
STI policy of Kenya.

January 2015 by the ATPS Ag. Executive Director, Dr. Nicholas
Ozor, in a ceremony witnessed by the NACOSTI Secretary/CEO, Dr. Moses Rugutt and other senior management staff.
The Policy Brief is expected to be disseminated through
NACOSTI to all the relevant ministries in Kenya as well as the
47 County Governments in the country.
This policy brief was rated tops in Africa; 2nd in Sub SaharanAfrica and 45th globally among the Best Policy Study/Report
Produced by a Think Tank (2013-2014).

The Policy Brief was developed after a series of consultative
workshops and meetings including a Capacity Building
Workshops in Science, Technology and Innovation
Policy Formulation and Implementation for Sustainable
Development in East Africa held from 31st October to 1st
November 2011, a capacity building workshop on Gender
Mainstreaming in Science, Technology and Innovation
Policymaking held between 5th and 6th September 2013
and a roundtable meeting on engendering STI policy in
Kenya held on 22nd October 2014.

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Coming together is a beginning,keeping together is progress, working
together is success				”

The brief was officially presented to NACOSTI on 22nd

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New leadership

NEW LEADERSHIP AT THE ATPS
consequent application of the rich knowledge acquired tomake a positive difference to humanity. He is married to Gloria,
a literary artiste, and blessed with children.
Dr Ozor’s mission at the ATPS is two pronged. First, torebuild and strengthen relationships between ATPS andits stakeholders including the National Chapters, Donors,
partners, staff and ex-staff, and the entire members of the ATPS
network and the general public that ATPS is meant to serve.
Secondly, is to raise funds to implement ATPS activities as
contained in the ATPS Phase VII Strategic Plan Document 20132018. This is intended to be all inclusive, participatory, andgoal oriented towards building Africa’s capabilities in science,technology and innovation (STI) policy research, policymaking
and implementation for sustainable development in Africa andpursues four main focus areas namely:The ATPS witnessed a significant structural change lastyear and is pleased to introduce Dr. Nicholas Ozor who
has taken up the position of the Executive Director in
acting capacity effective August 2014. The ATPS Board
undisputedly recognized Dr. Ozor’s passion in enhancing aforward movement for the ATPS and acknowledged his strong
background in research, fundraising, capacity building, training
and leadership. Dr. Ozor worked as a Post-Doctoral Researcher
at the ATPS for one year before he was promoted to the positionof a Senior Research Officer, a position he held for four years.
Prior to his appointment at the ATPS, he was formerly a Seniorlecturer in the Department of Agricultural Extension, Universityof Nigeria, Nsukka. He also worked as an Agricultural Extension
Agent for many years in Nigeria.
Dr Ozor holds a PhD in Agricultural Extension andInternational & Rural Development from the University of
Nigeria and University of Reading, United Kingdom under the
Commonwealth Scholarship Split-site PhD Program. He also
holds an MSc (Distinction) and Bachelor of Agriculture (FirstClass Honours) in Agricultural Extension from the Universityof Nigeria and an Ordinary National Diploma in General
Agriculture (Distinction) from the College of Agriculture, Ikwo,
Nigeria. He holds the Best PhD Thesis Award in Agriculture in
Nigeria, 2006, under the Nigerian Universities Doctoral Theses
Award Scheme (NUDTAS) and a Wellcome Trust Award for theBest PhD Presenter in 2006 at the University of Reading, United
Kingdom. He is a Teaching Fellow and Mentor, African Climate
Change Fellowship Programme (ACCFP). Dr Ozor has led andis currently leading many internationally funded research
projects bordering on science, technology and innovation (STI);
natural resource management; innovation systems; climatechange; development issues; policy development, analysis andadvocacy; technology management and transfer; and private
sector engagements. He is a member of many professionalorganizations and has published over 70 articles in reputableinternational journals and as book chapters. He has participatedin many international conferences/workshops aimed at
evolving sustainable best practices for national, regional andinternational developments. He holds many distinctive prizes
and awards for academic excellence and good leadership.
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1. STI policy research and research capacity building: Aimedat building capabilities, structures, and conditions for the coproduction of scientific knowledge, technologies, innovations,and policies for sustainable development in Africa. Priority
research areas include: Agricultural innovations for food,nutrition and biosecurity in Africa; Democratic governance of
STI policies, institutions and knowledge systems; integrated
management of environmental infrastructure and climatechange adaptation and mitigation; renewable energy researchand development; health innovation systems; and intellectual
property rights, access and benefit sharing.
2. Intra-Africa and Global Collaboration and Partnership:
Aimed at developing new forms of intra-Africa and global
partnerships within and amongst stakeholders for achieving
sustainable development goals (SDGs) in Africa.
3. Youth and Gender Empowerment: Aimed at nurturingand harnessing the innovative potentials of African youth
and women. Programs under this include: Youth andwomen innovation Challenge; Youth and Women Social
Entrepreneurship Programs; Youth and Women Internshipand mentorship programs; post-doctoral fellowship and staff
exchange program; Youth social innovation camps; and African
Youth and Women in STI Congress.
4. Facilitative Activities
a. Training and Sensitization: Aimed at enhancing individualand organizational STI skills for sustainable development in
Africab. STI knowledge brokerage, commercialization and policy
advocacy: Aimed at brokering the commercialization andsharing of scientific knowledge, technologies and innovations
for sustainable development.
Dr Ozor remains committed to serve and enable ATPS achieve
its objective of improving the understanding and functioningof STI policy research, policymaking and implementation
processes and systems to strengthen capabilities, social
responses, and governance of STI-led sustainable developmentin Africa. Dr Ozor succeeds Dr. Kevin Urama who served the
ATPS as its Executive Director from June 2007 to July 2014.

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Development in mobile app

A NEW DEVELOPMENT IN MOBILE APP TO MATCH
LAND USE WITH IT’S POTENTIAL

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armers, development organizations, extension
workers and national governments will soon
have an opportunity to share, access and apply
the best available knowledge and information
to determine the agricultural productivity and erosion
risk level of land at field, regional, and national scaleusing the new Land Potential Knowledge System(LandPKS) mobile application.
Leveraging the emerging trends in mobile phone
technology, the LandPKS mobile phone app allows
users principally farmers to make accurate farm
decisions on the potential of their land in terms ofcrop production; types and soil erosion risk basedon soil features, and also produces knowledge forcreating economic opportunities. The LandPKS mobile
app facilitates the integration of local and scientificinformation and knowledge through crowdsourcing
and innovative support system that provides users
with robust information with similar characteristics totheir land from other places around the world to beable to make farm decisions on production.
The LandPKS mobile app rely on varied sources ofglobal datasets including Digital Elevation Model(DEM) maps, derivatives (slope, curvature, aspect,
and land forms), weather data (precipitation, land
surface temperature, and solar radiation), wind (NCEP/
NCR reanalysis) soil data (depth, texture, toxicity,
workability, rock fragment, content etc), land cover,and land use maps among other datasets. The LandPKS
project has made considerable effort to partners with
database providers such as African Soil Information
Systems, world soil database and AFSIS soil databaseto aggregates all vital information needed to make theand soil condition (wet or dry). A soil colour app (animportant feature of the app) is still under development.
In spite of the enormous progress made with thedevelopment of the app, there remain some challenges
that need to be addressed like inadequate data
availability in Africa, unwillingness of institutions toshare data, as well as sparse data in arid and semi-arid
land (ASAL) where the knowledge system is being
piloted. Predictions are therefore relative estimates.
Following several feedbacks and information input,
the LandPKS mobile app interface and capabilities arebeing modified the areas size of data capture from 90m
by 90m land cover to 30m by 30m to increase higher
resolution for precision and accuracy in predictions.

LandPKS mobile app more robust and capable ofproviding highly accurate predictions.
The African Technology Policy Studies Network (ATPS)
and it partners in Nairobi, Regional centre for mappingof resources for development, have been making
strides in developing the App. The two partners
have been holding several fortnightly meetings toensure that the success of the LandPKS project is fully
achieved.

In future, the app will incorporate local knowledge on
working practices (indigenous knowledge), globallyconnect users with similar needs/problems, andimprovement of the models predictive capabilities
through use of artificial intelligence. This will be
one development of its kind that will contribute tosustainable food production, reduction in soil erosion
risk and increase income opportunities for future
generations.

So far, the system application has progressed toproviding relative grass and maize productivity,
validation, and testing of model’s confidence levels on
both maize and grass. Proper predictions are affectedby the knowledge ability of the user, light source
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STI in advancing Higher Education Institutions

STI IN ADVANCING HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONSBy Okuonzi John, ATPS National Coordinator, Uganda Chapter

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yambogo University in Uganda has made a significant impact in curbing corruption
through the use of science, technology and innovation. Between 2009 to 2012
Kyambogo University, under the leadership of John Okuonzi, a team embarked on a
research and implemented an integrated management information systems to take careof all business process across the entire university. The e-platform referred to as the e-Kampus(e-lectronic Kyambogo University Campus) means a one-stop gap system which embraces andintegrates academics management, finance/accounting, human resources, student records andthe multitude of other essential systems which underpin key functions within the University. The
development team that comprised of AYFST and senior ATPS members strongly believed that
African problems can be solved by Africans using evidence based research and innovations.
Kyambogo University is a relatively new University created with the main aim of promoting and advancing knowledge
and development of skills in Science, Technology and Education and other related fields with regards for quality, equity,
progress and transformation of society.
The University is Uganda’s third public university established by the Universities and Other Tertiary Institutions Act 2001
and the Universities and Other Tertiary institutions’ (Establishment of Kyambogo University) instruments of 2003. I spoke
to Okuonzi John from the Faculty of Engineering, Department of Electrical & Electronic Engineering who is also a Lecturer
and Principal Investigator-e-Kampus Project/ATPS National Coordinator, Uganda Chapter to critically explore the newdevelopment.
Tell us more about the e-platform e.g. It’s functionality i.e.
speed, components, configuration, data storage e.t.c?
The system applies the latest technology of virtualization,
distributed/replicated database systems with high levelsoftware engineering principles and design to deliver theusers’ expectation in the optimum constraints of cost, quality
and time. Unlike many system architectures, which arenormally based on three tier systems, the e-Kampus system
is a five-tier system, engineered using Erlang/OTP platform,
Secha Touch, Node. Js and a cocktail of integrated databasemanagement systems such as couchdb, Oracle db to allow
for flexibility of operations. The business logic and the wholesystem are ingeniously developed based on the principle ofconcurrency and they follow a pragmatic philosophy.
The above technologies allow for scalability based on thenotion of big-data generation, faulty tolerance and highavailability. The system ensures self-service as much as isrequired while providing over-riding features as well as
institution policy interventions, where configured.
The system offers integration with third party systems suchas SMS/USSD, Mobile Money, online payments, National
Examinations Board, and Commercial Banks to cater for all
payments into the institution, admissions and verificationof students’ academic history, while providing effective ondemand communication with users and all stakeholders.
What does the e-platform framework mean to theoperations of Kyambogo University?
With a population of 20,000 students on campus, about
20,000 in affiliate colleges and 1,600 staff both teaching andnon-teaching, is a clear indication that big-data is generated
from the universities core functions. The previous manualsystem of managing information at the university could nothandle the high density of information. The manual system

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was prune to error and taken advantage of by some errant
university officers and students.
As a result, the e-kampus system has delivered accountability,
auditability, responsiveness, automation and security of theuniversity information and business processes; ranging
from students’ academic & other information, institution
management information, students’ payments information
e.t.c.
Since all the academic and administrative university businessprocesses are generally technology driven, there are tangible
results seen in revenue collection and drastic cost cutting
such as in printing, purchase of receipt books and stamps,
time wastage in lines and minimum loss and efforts inrevenue collection for the university.
A number of activities that require volumes of paper
processing are now fully automated, and man-hours saved
and redeployed elsewhere. The use of the system has also
improved the image and ranking of the university in the
country. More efforts are now geared towards using thee-Kampus to improve teaching and learning as well as
research and innovations.
What motivated your move to come up with theframework?
There are a number of factors that motivated the design team,first was, the passion in the team to transit the university
from previous management and administrative challenges
to the desired pathways of academic excellence. The team’s
association with ATPS, core values and vision informed themwith the believe that they can undertake the noble task oftransforming the university using technology.
This required a thorough and unprecedented systemic
integration of technologies and innovation at all levels of
business processes of the university. The implementation

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Team therefore undertook the enormous challenge to design
and implement an e-platform and infrastructure.
With the in-house capacity built, we were motivated toprovide an e-platform that does not only support theuniversity administration and academic functions, but tobring in a whole new set of holistic educational experienceto the university community through innovations that
addresses local challenges with ease. The thinking here wassimple “ that we are our own experts and we can do it”
How many activities/operations has it integrated?
The e-Kampus system provides interfaces (portals) for
students, institution staff, and top management via internet,
Tablet (Mobile) app, as well as designated portals for eachcategory of users. The system is modular but integrated,with each module delivering a range of services/functions,accessible by users and other internal modules. The packages
within the system includes; online admissions system, online
Registration System, Online Payments System, Identity andInformation Center and Results and Examination System
for students. Other packages are; system Integrations andCommunications Package, calendar and Time Table System,
programmes and Courses Mgt. System, documents andPrinting Mgt. System, student and Staff Identification Smart
Card Printing System, system Reporting Package, system
Meta-data and Configurations Module, library Information
Management System learning management system, Learning
Management System, Human Resource Management
System, Linkage with Financial Management System, Online
Guild Voting system, University Administration and ProjectManagement System and the Wireless Backbone.
With this inter-related functioning of the system, there are
no unnecessary queues for students when applying to theuniversity, students can apply to 24/7 through the online
admission system. The new technology is now gradually
been integrated in teaching, learning and research activities.
The e-learning system and university infrastructure havedeveloped to aid teaching and learning.

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To what extent has it minimized corruption?
Each of the above modules have been deployed andintegrated in both academic and administrative functionsof the university. In addition, there is integration with third
party institutions like banks, UNEB, mobile service providers
and telecommunication service providers. The integration of
the e-Kampus system with the banks and students databaseremoved the loophole revenue collections.
Services linked to students payments and revenue collection
can be traced easily and do not require manual intervention
for authentication. The proof of payments is not based onreceipt or stamping which were subjects of corruption asforged and stamped receipts were used by students to accessservices. All university transactions and business processes
through the e-Kampus system are transparent with alert
functions incase of any breach.
The system has reduced corruption in the university toalmost zero. The officers and students who participatedcorrupt tendencies in both academics and administration ofuniversity resources have exposed using the system. About
10 staff have been relieved of their duties. And a number ofstudents involved in academic malpractice and defrauding
university on payments have been suspended or madeto repay even after graduation. The University recovered
Uganda Shilling 1.3 billion about USD 430,000 from students
and staff. They had fraudulently collected and failed to bankfees collected and from students who defaulted payments
taking advantage of manual system.
In guild elections, students had tendencies to rig elections
by inflating voter registers and this often causes student
riots and strikes. With an e-platform linked to the student’s
database, transparent voting has been established.
What are the challenges faced in the implementation andhow did you overcome them?
Various challenges were faced including; security
management that is always a challenge with information
system, with some staff and students affected by changes
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comprise the system. The approaches have been throughsocial engineering and other maneuvers. However, we havealso instituted a number of policy driven security measures
like; selection of Appropriate Controls e.g authentication
which involves verification of the users identity, protectionof information from being seen e.g. against spyware installed
without consent in a computer to collect information.
Technical Countenances e.g. Firewalls. Others include; useof algorithm (cipher), Technical-Virtual Private Networks(VPNs), integrity and non-repudiation. Resistance fromsome staff members on system implementation has beenaddressed through deliberate change management policy.
The third challenge is delays in releasing funds for project
activities since the university solely funds the project,however, the university manages the project funds centrally.
This challenge has been difficult to address since there not
shortcuts to government procurement process. In addition,
university politics somehow affected the project activities,
this required personal resources to demonstrate and show
the potential of the system.
What is the University management, students andadministration response to this framework?
The university management has strengthened the support
to the system by approving new policies that support
integration of the system and ICTs in its core business function.
The management has further fully embraced the systemand believes it’s the key to the progress of the University
with already proven tangible results. The University Council,
which is the policy making organ of the university, passed a
resolution to ring-fence ICT funds to support the project andother ICT programmes of the University.
Students too have embraced the technology, and are using
it to access information. The students can conveniently
access key information about their record through theirportals anywhere and anytime. The student have responded
positively to the use of their portals as and termed them aself-service application to access teaching and learning
resources, generating payment invoices to pay university
dues and receiving key notifications.
Likewise, the majority of the administrative staff has
embraced the system, as it has significantly reduced theworkload on them
What is the significant impact that has been witnessed so
far e.g. its effectiveness?
The system has greatly enhanced the university functions
and provided timely information for decision making.
The enrollment function of the system aids the planningof resources such as lecture room allocations, laboratory
allocations, timetabling, invoicing of students, course units/subjects registration platform, financial projections, lectureroom attendance list, and timely examination material
preparation. The system enforces the policy on teachingload allocation by providing information on Teaching load
assigned to all teaching staff involved in active teaching
and marking of results. The online system of admissions andregistration have significantly reduced unnecessary queuesthat where the characteristic in the previous system. Further,student who clear all university dues are automatically12

registered by the system and issued with registration or smart
identity cards generated by the system.
The payment system has been used to effectively monitor
and fees collection there is minimization of fraud feescollection. In addition, the system provides statistical analysisof data that enable the management to see trends at various
function levels of the university and timely availability ofcompiled reports are used to make strategic decisions infavour of the university and students. The Online systemgenerates significant revenue for the university interns ofapplication fees meanwhile reduces the costs to less than 1/8of the revenue generated. The ID printing system generates
significant revenue and timely issuing of university IDs as thestudents register.
Similarly, the guild-voting module has reduced and createdtransparent voting process in the university. Other system
functions like the library management systems; e-learning
systems are gradually being used to improve access toteaching and learning resources through the existing
infrastructure. Finally, he e-Kampus wireless backbone
provides access to Internet for students and staff across theuniversity.
From this experience, what advice would you give otherInstitutions of Higher Learning (IHL) who have notembraced this technology?
Leaders in higher education face mounting pressure to deliver
and account for better learning outcomes should embracetechnology integration to support and enhance teaching andlearning outcomes. Supporting and enhancing the teaching
and learning outcomes through use of technology is criticalto the success of higher education. Primarily, the use andintegration of technology enhanced education occasions
slightly more than just providing the technology andinfrastructure to allow routine tasks of traditional universities
to simply be performed, it encompasses a complete reengineering of the various educational processes fromgovernance, designing curricula, teaching and learning,
research and innovation and providing students’ support.
Comment about the effectiveness of ST&I related
programs in impacting change, borrowing from thisframework?
Scientific advances and technological change are importantdrivers of excellence in academic performance. The useof ST&I is key in IHL to create, distribute and exploit
knowledge as major source of transformation. Some of
the main features of this transformation is the growing
impact of information and communications technologies(ICT) on the I H L . Primarily, the usage and incorporationof technology augmented education occasions slightly
more than just providing the technology and infrastructure
to allow routine tasks of traditional universities to simply
be performed online, it involves a complete re-engineeringof the various educational processes from governance,
designing curricula, teaching and learning, research andinnovation and providing students’ support services. It is also
clear that the integration of technology in its different forms
into higher education needs to be carefully planned in asystematic manner to ensure that it is successful and delivers
its overall objectives.

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Nigeria gets a bio-safety law

NIGERIA GETS A BIO-SAFETY LAWN

By Prof. Michael C. Madukwe

igeria has set therecord straight on
their commitment in
observing bio-safetymeasures. Recently, on April 20
the President of Nigeria signed
the biosafety bill into law.
Biosafety, is the prevention oflarge-scale loss of biological life
forms, with particular emphasison ecology and human health.
It is through biosafety thathumans and a host of otherbiological life are protected from harmful incidents. The law
is expected to launch the country into the production of andcommercialization of genetically modified organism (GMO).
It is expected that the entrance of GMOs will increase crop
productivity, lower the cost of production and improve both
health and livelihoods of resource-poor farmers. The law
specifically provides as follows:•
Establishment of Biosafety Management Agency•
Request and authorization•
Risk Assessment and Management

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Defines offences and Penalty for violation of the act
Contains powers to authorize release of GMOs andpractice of modern biotechnology activities.
Confers the power to carry out risk assessment/
management before the release, handling and use of
GMOs,
Covers all genetically modified organisms/Living
Modified Organisms (LMOs) and products thereof
including food/feed and processing.
Covers socio-economic consideration in risk assessment
The law provides a legal framework to check theactivities of modern biotechnology in the country, as
well as the importation of genetically modified (GM)crops.

WEB 2.0 AND SOCIAL MEDIA FOR DEVELOPMENT
The training was timely and important since technology
innovations and advancements are taking place ata remarkably swift pace therefore creating the needfor regular updates. These new tools are; Web 2.0
applications and social media that are enabling people
to collaborate, create, share and publish information
through the simplest methods.
This is a kind of development that facilitates interactivity,communication, information sharing, co-operationand collaboration on the World Wide Web. Web 2.0
for development is the active use of these tools fordevelopment purposes. It is notable that the wider
Participants at the web 2.0 learning opportunity on 22-26th June,public can now enjoy affordable, simple, open source2015 at Pride Inn Hotel, Nairobi
Internet based applications and services designed toenhance on-line collaboration.
African Technology Policy Studies Network (ATPS) was among
Among the topics covered include; advanced online
the organizations that participated in the Web 2.0 and social searching, getting information served via alerts and RSS,
media for development training workshop. The workshop collaborating remotely using wikis and Google Drive, using
was organized by The Eastern Africa Grain Institute (EAGI), VoIP, online mapping and social networking.
a specialized training division of the Eastern Africa Grain
Council (EAGC) in collaboration with The Technical Centre This was a good opportunity for participants to get hands
for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation (CTA). Participants on experience and to acquaint themselves with skills on how
consisted of professionals drawn from organizations to use innovative applications and assess how they could
and institutions working towards achieving sustainable adopt these innovations within the context of their work anddevelopment mainly through science, technology and organizations.
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Global collaboration

INTRA-AFRICA AND GLOBAL COLLABORATION
AND PARTNERSHIP (IGCP)A

TPS has continued to build and strengthen
partnerships and cooperation with relevant STI
institutions not only in Africa but globally. ATPS
has signed five (5) Memoranda of Understanding(MoUs) and a number of partnerships areunderway. ATPS signed MoU with key institutions like
University of Nigeria (UNN), Pan African Climate Justice Alliance(PACJA), Global Alliance for Livestock Veterinary Medicines(GALVmed), Food, Agriculture and Natural Resources Policy
Analysis Network (FANRPAN) and Technical University of
Kenya (TUK). In a signing overseen by the acting ATPS Ag.
Executive Director, Dr. Nicholas Ozor and the Vice Chancellorof the University of Nigeria, Nsukka Professor Benjamin
C. Ozumba, on 1 September 2014, the MOU will seek toprovide a framework that enables ATPS and UNN collaborate
to identify and conduct research and sector studies thatgenerate evidence-based and empirical information in thefield of Science, Technology and Innovation (STI).
The collaboration will also focus on areas such as joint
training programmes on STI for the quadruple helix(researchers, policymakers, private sector actors and the civilsociety actors); advocacy and enlightenment programmes
on STI; staff exchange and capacity building programmes;and data and resources sharing opportunities among others.
The meeting also discussed the progress of the OSF-UNN
Program on Climate Change, which has been faced withvarious implementation challenges. With the recognition that
ATPS and Pan African Climate Justice Alliance (PACJA) would
benefit from increased collaboration and interaction foraddressing the needs for STI across Africa, the parties signed
a MoU on 19th August 2014. The parties seek to collaborate in
the development and implementation of mutually beneficial
programme of activities in capacity building such as provisionof training to staff and stakeholders, conducting research andpolicy research on systems approaches to climate change
adaption and mitigation strategies, creating public awarenesson issues of climate change, among many others.

Dr. Nicholas Ozor engaged in discussions with Dr Lindiwe
Majele Sibanda the Chief Executive Officer and Head ofMission at FANRPAN on entering into a MoU since the twoorganizations have been working closely in the past having
not signed an agreement. The two met during the stakeholder
meeting in South Africa, on 3rd December 2014 The MoU
will provide an avenue and framework of cooperation andunderstanding, and facilitate collaboration between the two
principals to further their shared goals and objectives. With
the strengthened working relationship between ATPS andFANRPAN acceleration of Africa’s quest to eradicate poverty,
hunger and malnutrition and improve the general well beingof its people will be fostered.

In a move to establish a relationship for the purpose ofachieving their respective missions, ATPS signed a MoU with
Global Alliance for Livestock Veterinary Medicines (GALVmed).
A representative from GALVmed Dr. Lois Muraguri who is
the Assistant Director Policy and External Affairs presented
the MoU to the ATPS acting Executive Director Dr. Nicholas
Ozor. The MoU will see both organizations collaborate in the
joint development and implementation of mutually relevant
projects, knowledge and information exchange. Under the
MoU, both parties will continually explore mechanisms ofstrengthening the existing collaborations and partnerships
or joint ventures of any mutual kind. The MoU will also
see the two organizations collaborating in sensitization
and awareness creation regarding GALVmed supported
technologies and products through ATPS network to ensuresustainable adoption among many others.

Acting within the powers conferred upon their institutions,
the African Technology Policy Studies Network (ATPS)
and the Technical University of Kenya (TUK) entered intoa collaborative agreement on February 13, 2015 at the
University’s offices. The Vice Chancellor Prof. Dr. - Ing.
Francis W. O. Aduol signed and handed the Memorandumof Understanding (MOU) to the ATPS Executive Director
in presence of Dr. Arun Datta a lecturer in applied sciences
department. The collaborative agreement will enhance
relations especially in the mutual goal of Entrepreneurship
Development Program through innovation capability
building/strengthening and mentorship activities. It will
also open new avenues for two organizations to achieve
the overall objective in sustainable cooperation, interaction,and knowledge sharing between the Parties on science,technology and innovation policymaking among Kenyans.

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ATPS Ag. Executive Director, Dr. Nicholas Ozor (left) signs the
MoU in presence of the UNN Vice Chancellor, Prof. Benjamin
C. Ozumba

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ATPS strategic plan

TOWARDS THE IMPLEMENTATION OF ATPS
PHASE VII STRATEGIC PLAN (2013- 2018)
2. Intra-Africa and Global Collaboration and Partnership(IGCP) Program designed to develop new forms of
intra-Africa and global partnerships within and amongst
stakeholders for achieving Sustainable Development
Goals (SDGs) in Africa.
3. Youth and Gender Empowerment (YGEP) designed tonurture and harness the innovative potential of African
youth and women.

The ATPS Phase VII Strategic Plan provides a frameworkfor guiding the activities of the ATPS over the period
2013-2018. In setting the strategic objectives andpriorities for the Phase VII Strategy, a participatory
approach has been adopted recognizing the importance of
the “strategic planning process” for ownership; buy-in andeffective program implementation for achieving the desired
impacts.
The Phase VII Strategic Plan is designed to improving theunderstanding and functioning of STI policy researchand policymaking processes and systems to strengthen
capabilities, social responses, and governance of STIled sustainable development in Africa. The plan reflects
ATPS commitment in sealing the gap through knowledge
generation, outreach, knowledge brokerage, science
communication and policy advocacy.
It targets beneficiaries from relevant science, technology andinnovation networks who include African Union Commission(AUC), the African Development Bank (AfDB), New Partnershipfor African Development (NEPAD), African Regional Economic
Communities (RECs), national governments, Universities andColleges of Education; and Practitioners at the grassroots
including youths and women, farmers and community basedorganisations, the private sector, among others.
The major priorities are:
1. STI policy research and Research capacity building(STI-RCB): designed to build capabilities, structures andconditions for the co-production of scientific knowledge,
technologies, innovations, and policies for sustainable
development in Africa.

4. Training and Sensitization (T&S) designed toenhancing individual and organizational STI skills for
African development.
5. STI Knowledge Brokerage, Commercialization and
Policy Advocacy (KB-CPA) designed for
brokering the commercialization and sharing of scientificknowledge, technologies and innovations for Sustainable
development and Innovation.
Cross Cutting Goals (CCGs): Each program will address a
set of interrelated Cross Cutting Goals (CCGs), among them:
Building social innovations, entrepreneurship and innovation
incubation skills for wealth creation and poverty reduction,
addressing climate change through adaptation and mitigation
technology development, deployment and diffusion,
fostering transitions to inclusive green growth, low carbon
green economy, and greening industries in Africa, enhancing
understanding and up-scaling of emerging and indigenous
knowledge, technologies and innovations for sustainable
development in Africa; and assisting African governments
to develop STI policies for knowledge management andappropriation, including intellectual property rights – accessand benefit sharing; technology transfer; resources use
contracts in target sectors including land, water, mining, andother mineral resources
This strategic plan VII is forward looking and is well guided
by the gaps identified in phase VI and by ATPS vision whichis to become the leading international centre of excellence
and reference in science, technology and innovation systems
research, training and capacity building, communicationand sensitization, knowledge brokerage, policy advocacy
and outreach in Africa. ATPS seeks to address and achieve
all the objectives for building Africa’s capabilities in science,technology and innovation policy research, policymaking
and policy implementation for sustainable development.

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LandPKS available on google play

ATPS Ag. Executive Director, Dr. Nicholas Ozor addressing delegates during the launch of the LandPKS Applications
at the Regional Centre for Mapping of Resources for Development (RCMRD) on Wednesday, 22nd April 2015

LANDPKS APPLICATIONS NOW AVAILABLE ON GOOGLE PLAYThe Land-Potential Knowledge System (LandPKS) mobile
applications are now publicly available on Google play.
This comes 18 months after the design, development
and testing of the first two applications: LandInfo and
LandCover. These innovative mobile data collection and analysis
tools support local land management and land use planningto optimize food security, land restoration, and climate change
adaptation programs.
The LandInfo application allows users to enter point-specificinformation about soil texture, topography and easily observablesoil properties. It provides free cloud storage and sharing, andallows the app to return site-specific data including temperature,
rainfall, estimated amount of water the soil can store for plants,
and growing season length. The LandCover application functions
via the stick method in assessing vegetation cover and structureof pastureland. The outputs of the Land cover provide important
information such as percentages of bare ground and vegetation
cover, which is important in rangeland health monitoring.
“ATPS has been supporting the development of the LandPKS
through field work and data collection and is now looking forward
to creating awareness, building the capacity of stakeholders
including farmers, rural development planners, policy makers, andextension workers, and mobilizing policy supports on the use of
the applications as a tool for farm decision making and land use
planning,” said Dr. Nicholas Ozor the Ag. Executive Director at ATPS.
Speaking during the official launch of the LandPKS tools andpublic release at the Regional Centre for Mapping of Resources forDevelopment (RCMRD) on Wednesday, 22nd April 2015, Dr. Ozor
welcomed and appreciated the support of all the delegates who
were drawn from the academia, civil society and policy-making
institutions.
“The launch of LandPKS is a step forward in reducing food insecurity
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Hussein Farah the Director RCMRD. He was pleased with thegood turn out of the invited delegates and as the host he officiallywelcomed them.
Further, Dr. Patrick Wargute the Director The Department of
Resource Surveys and Remote Sensing (DRSRS) under the Ministryof Environment, Water and Natural Resources – Kenya, stated that
the LandPKS will go a long way in land rehabilitation, climatechange adaptation, enhancing food security, and in sustaining
ecosystem based adaptations.
Mr. Robinson Mugo of SERVIR- Eastern and Southern Africa
brought the project into perspective and informed delegates that
“SERVIR is about connecting space technology and science inthe village.” He further explained that, the LandPKS will globalize
access to knowledge and information about land potential forgovernments and communities, it will also identify the knowledge
and information to each type of land and soil and connect people
with similar types of lands and challenges with each other.
In addition, Dr. Adam Beh from United States Department ofAgriculture -Agricultural Research Service (USDA- ARS) presented
the project and demonstrated how the App works. “ The LandPKS
App is now available on Google play store on Android platform
however with time we shall ensure that it is available on I-phone,windows and other platforms” he re-affirmed. He went further toexplain that LandPKS is a knowledge engine supported by global
databases and models.
The LandPKS team has developed a cloud-based, land potential
knowledge system powered by geospatial datasets that allows
the potential of land to be defined explicitly and dynamically for
unique and constantly changing soil and climate conditions.
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Global soil week

GLOBAL SOIL WEEK, 2015T

his year the global soil week was marked on 17th to
24th April 2015 in Berlin Germany under the theme“role of soils in redirecting the development pathways towards greater sustainability for achievement of post 2015 development agenda.” The African Technology Policy Studies Network (ATPS) participated in
the conference and was represented by Dennis Mugendi the
Research Assistant. “The conference was useful as it presented an opportunity to interact and share ideas on how to savethe soils,” Dennis noted. The conference attracted a numberof young professionals working with complex subjects of soil
and land management as professionals or in scientific context. The participants were drawn from all over the world with
3 African countries being represented; Ghana, South Africa
and Kenya.
The conference was organized by the Deutsche Gesellschaft
für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) on behalf of theFederal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) in cooperation with the Institute for Advanced
Sustainability Studies (IASS) and the network World Overview
of Conservation Approaches and Technologies (WOCAT).
The major topics covered included: soil and land information,
land stabilization using locally available resources and landin light with climate change adaptation. The participants engaged in several activities including; soil and land management practices in 2000m2 project and gardens, soil and land
management as well as interactive sessions on sprouting new
ideas, rooted on conference presentations.
Of significance importance was the discussions on soil protection, which revealed the need to consider diverse methods
for improving soil literacy ranging from the arts, sciences andmore social or cultural approaches. There was more emphasis on improving land where the audience to whom specificmessages are targeted must be clearly identified as well as
what is being asked of the audience. Participants suggested
methods for strengthening the awareness which includes:
increasing funding for science communication strategies

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computing technologies, will also facilitate more rapid andcomplete integration and dissemination of local and scientificknowledge about sustainable land management.
The flow of data in the LandPKS system starts with site data that iscollected from the field via mobile phone applications. The users’
input data are combined with geospatial data collected based onuser location to run simulation models of potential soil productivity
and erosion risk. Simulation results are used to create customized
outputs that are returned to the user via the mobile application. The
LandPKS strategy is efficient, easy to use and provides actionable
information with modular, hierarchical (drill down to increasingly
complex inputs and output) and open source, it complements andleverages related efforts like; ISCRIC, Africa soil Information Service(AfSIS), Vitalsigns, World Overview of Conservation Approaches
and Technologies (WOCAT), United Nations Convention to combat

Participants at the global soil week, 2015 in Berlin, Gemany
at the grassroots level; enhancing political lobbying efforts;
integrating soil issues early in school curricula; and crafting
messages about soil ecosystem services and functions.
The participants noted with concern that improving the emotional connection to soil issues requires critical understandingof the gaps between knowledge, and emotion and behavior.
There was an agreement on supporting regional soil partnerships; elaborating voluntary guidelines for sustainable soil
management; identifying soil-related criteria for sustainable
development goals (SDGs); and producing the first Status of
the World’s Soil Resources Report.
They further discussed about supporting regional soil partnerships; elaborating voluntary guidelines for sustainablesoil management; identifying soil-related criteria for SDGs;
and producing the first Status of the World’s Soil Resources
Report. The need to ensure that issues relevant to soil are addressed through cooperation to avoid overlap or contradiction was also discussed, it was therefore resolved that organizations should pursue collaboration while respecting theindividual mandates of each institution.
Finally, they addressed the need to develop collective processes and inclusive platforms to enable long-term exchange
and cooperation among stakeholders.

Desertification (UNCCD), JournalMap.Org among others.
The launch of the app marks the start of connecting knowledge
and information that already exists and can be uploaded therefore
allowing land owners all over the globe to use their land to thefullest potential. The represented organizations including primarypartners and field collaborators consisted of; Regional centre
for mapping of resources for development (RCMRD), UnitedStates Agency for International Development (USAID), African
Technology Policy Studies Network (ATPS), Food and Agriculture
Organization (FAO), united Nations Environmental Programme(UNEP), SERVIR-Eastern and Southern Africa, United Sates
Department of Agriculture (USDA- ARS), Department of Resources
Surveys and Remote Sensing (DRSRS) under the Ministry ofEnvironment, Water and Natural Resources - Kenya, NASA, Ministryof agriculture livestock and fisheries- Kenya , Kenyatta University (KU), International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) among others.

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ATPS on going research projects

ON-GOING RESEARCH PROJECTSThe African Technology Policy Studies (ATPS) Network in its endeavor to achieve its vision has engaged ina number of projects with an aim of building Africa’s capabilities in science, technology and innovation(STI) policy research, policymaking and policy implementation for sustainable development. The ongoing projects include:

Land potential knowledge system (LandPKS) (2013-2017)
which is a project funded by the United States Departmentof Agriculture (USDA- ARS) and is geared towards enabling
farmers, development organizations, extension workers
and national governments to have an opportunity toshare, access and apply the best available knowledge andinformation to determine the agricultural productivity anderosion risk level of land at field, regional, and national scaleusing the new (LandPKS) mobile application among otherscience technology and innovation ST&I projects.

Foundation, seeks to analyze existing policies, legislation,and institutions in sub-Saharan Africa that influence theaccess to and value of biopersity information. This project
began with a literature review to identify what is known
about biopersity information policies in Sub-Saharan Africa
and how these policies influence nations’ achievement ofstated conservation goals.
This is after realizing that public policies influence the value
and use of biopersity data and knowledge. However, little
prior research has evaluated African public policy throughthe lens of access to and use of biopersity data.

The LandPKS mobile app facilitates the integration of
local and scientific information and knowledge throughcrowdsourcing and innovative support system that provides
users with robust information with similar characteristics totheir land from other places around the world to be able
to make farm decisions on production. Currently, LandPKS
users get information on relative productivity and erosion
risk for maize and grass.

The Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Co-operation(ACP- EU) has funded ATPS to undertake the project;
Improving Agricultural Productivity and Resilience to
Climate Change Using the Land Potential Knowledge
System (LandPKS) Mobile Technology (2015). The project
aims to contribute towards improved food security under achanging climate by promoting practices and policies that
help agriculture in ACP regions to become more resilient,increasing its productivity, and encourage practices that
reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions where possible.

The project’s research team has completed and launched
the first two mobile applications; LandInfo and LandCoverfrom the LandPKS project. The two applications are now
publicly available on Google play. The LandInfo application
allows users to enter point-specific information about soil
texture, topography and easily observable soil properties.
The LandCover application functions via the stick method
in assessing vegetation cover and structure of pastureland.

It aims to globalize knowledge by collecting, sharing
and integrating local and scientific knowledge about thepotential productivity and resilience in order to support
long-term sustainable land productivity. Another objective
is to increase awareness to farmers and policy makersof the opportunity to tackle climate change. This will beaccomplished through documenting proven practices,
tools ad/or policies that promote resilience and help
farmers to address the challenges posed by climate changewith a view to scaling-up their adoption.

To download the new Apps, search the names in the Google
Play Store or use the link: http://landpotential.org/landpks/app
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In addition, there is the Australian Development ResearchAwards Scheme (ADRAS) project (2013-2015), whichaims at using natural resource wealth to improve access towater and sanitation in Mozambique. This is a partnershipproject with Murdoch University, United Nations Children’s
Fund [UNICEF] and University Eduardo Mondalane [UEM]
to undertake research in Mozambique on how to improveaccess to water and sanitation using natural resources.
The project seeks to amplify evidence based advocacy at
National and Provincial Levels by analyzing current efforts toincrease access to water and sanitation in Nampula provinceof Mozambique, including along the major Nampula-Nacala
economic corridor. The ATPS will provide among other roles
support to the program by, leading the survey design andanalysis of the mid-line survey including development ofa robust household survey questionnaire and economic
modelling exercises.
Further, there is a project on; Driving Policy in Mine Closureand Abandonment Management, Environmental Risk
mitigation and Rehabilitation of Abandoned Mine Sites
as a Pro-Poor Development Strategy (2013-2015). ATPSis partnering with Murdoch University, Witwatersrand andWestern Australia Department of Mines and Petroleum
rolled out a project that seeks to address these fundamental
concerns by assessing how Western Australia’s (WA) ongoing innovation in the mining sector may benefit Africancountries engaged in mining activities including South
Africa, Nigeria, Mozambique, Ghana, Zambia, Kenya, andTanzania.
The project aims to determine what regulation, policy andsecurities systems exist for managing mine closure andminimizing risks of enduring harm in South Africa, Nigeria
Mozambique, Ghana, Zambia, Kenya and Tanzania (selected
countries that have both large abandoned mine legacy
issues and /or are emerging extractive-intensive countries).
The principal role of ATPS in this project relates to theadministration of the capacity building subprogram throughthe established mentorship programs and support of thecommunication implementation of the project. Specifically,
ATPS will use its existing structured capacity building
programs: the Women Innovation Challenge (We Can) andthe youth Innovation Challenge (Y I Can) to identify suitable
candidates to participate in the mentorship program.
The ATPS in collaboration with Murdoch University, theAustralian Centre for International Agricultural Research(ACIAR), the Australia-Africa Mining Industry Group (AAMIG),
the University of the Witwatersrand, the Beira Agricultural
Growth Corridor in Mozambique (BAGC), Curtin University,
James Cook University, the Crawford Fund, the International
Mining for Development Centre (IM4DC), and Planet Minerals(a member of AAMIG) are engaged in a project - Towards
a model of “patient procurement”: Leveraging mining
infrastructure and procurement needs in Mozambiqueand Liberia for robust and enduring agricultural supply
chain productivity and development- (2013-2015) to
explore linkages between mining industry investments andagricultural sector in Mozambique and Liberia. The projectseeks to create new local markets in the form of a mine
workforce coupled with a ‘patient procurement approach’.
Finally, ATPS funded by the Global Alliance for Livestock
Veterinary Medicines (GALVmed) is undertaking theMarket Scoping Study of Newcastle Disease in Village
Poultry in Nigeria and Ghana(2015) project. The overallpurpose of the study is to understand the Newcastle disease
epidemiology, socio-economic impact on the livelihoodof small scale village poultry producers, especially womenand to determine availability, registration status and large
scale sustainable distribution mechanisms of ND vaccines
including, thermostable I2, Itanew etc., in Nigeria andGhana. This is in order to gain a clear understanding of the
impact of ND on the VP sector in Nigeria and Ghana in termsof disease epidemiology including: prevalence, morbidity,
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Opportunities

OPPORTUNITIESATPS is seeking to recruit a dynamic transdisciplinary
individual to fill the position of Research Officer as an
Energy/Environmental Economist.
Your major responsibilities will be to:•Contribute to desk studies, literature reviews, data
analysis and report writing as may be assigned bySupervisors;•
Organize and undertake fieldwork on case studies as
may be assigned by Supervisors;•
Keep up to date with developments in STI policy issues,
as well as qualitative and quantitative research methods;•
Assist the research team to manage existing research
programs and projects;•
Assist in developing proposals and fundraising for
projects/programs;•
Assist the Training and Research Manager to organize
meetings, workshops, and seminars for the institution;•
Maintain accurate computerized and manual files andrecords for ATPS research programs/projects;•
Participate in dissemination and training workshops
organized by the ATPS;•
Any other duties associated with the research project,of an occasional nature, which may be assigned by theSupervisor or any Authorised Officer.
We expect applicants to have the following required skills
and qualification:•
A Master degree in Energy/Environmental Economics
or Master Degree in Economics with specialization inenergy, environment or ecology.
•
At least two years relevant experience in research anddevelopment in similar international organizations,research institutes, or universities.
•
Excellent in research data analysis and write-up.
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Excellent in Statistical Computing.
•
Fluency in English, written and spoken. Knowledge of aworking language in French is an added advantage.
Personal Attributes
The person should have the following personal attributes:
good character, self-starter with a strong desire to learn,strong interpersonal skills and a good team player, ability towork as part of a team and ability to work under pressure andmeet deadlines.
Qualified candidates should send a detailed letter of interest
and curriculum vitae not later than 30 August 2015 to:
executivedirector@atpsnet.org
A competitive salary will be offered to the successful applicant.
Please quote the vacancy position “Research Officer” as the
subject for your email application.
For more information, visit our website on www.atpsnet.org

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Call for Abstracts

On behalf of ClimDev-Africa, the African Climate Policy
Centre (ACPC) will hold the Fifth Conference on Climate
Change and Development in Africa (CCDA-V) in Victoria Falls,
Zimbabwe from 28-30 October, 2015. The theme of this year’s
conference is: “Africa, Sustainable Development and Climate
Change: prospects of Paris and beyond”. The Climate Change
and Development in Africa (CCDA) conference series wasconceived as an annual forum to enable linkages between
climate science and development policy by promoting
transparent discussions between key stakeholders in the
climate and development community.
The link for submitting abstracts is
http://www.climdev-africa.org/ccda5/abstract_submission.
For more information on CCDA-V visit the website at
http://www.climdev-africa.org/ccda5.

Kenya- France PAMOJA PHC Call for Applications (2015/2016)
Kenya and France have for a long time had scientificcooperation, formalized since 2009 through the signing ofa Memorandum of Understanding between the Ministry of
Education, Science and Technology and the three French
Research Institutes based in Kenya, namely: the French
Research Institute for Development (IRD), the International
Cooperation Center for Agronomic Research Applied to
Development (CIRAD) and the French Institute of Researchin Africa (IFRA Nairobi). Kenya and France wish to strengthen
those co-operation activities in Higher Education, Science,
and Technology as expressed in the bilateral scientificcooperation agreement signed on 5th May 2015 known as“PAMOJA PHC” (Hubert Curien Partnership).
Deadline for the joint submission of applications: 15th
September 2015. For more information visit: http://nacosti.
blogspot.com/

Innovation prize for Africa (IPA 2016) call for Applications
The IPA is an initiative of the African Innovation Foundation(AIF) started in 2011. IPA honours and encourages innovative
achievements that contribute toward developing new
products, increasing efficiency or saving cost in Africa. The
prize also promotes among young African men and women
the pursuit of science, technology and engineering careers aswell as business opportunities with potential of contributing
to sustainable development in Africa.
For more information visit: innovationprizeforafrica.org

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new appointments

NEW APPOINTMENTS
Ms. Dorothy Njagi joined
ATPS on March 9, 2015,as a Communication andOutreach Assistant. She holds
a Bachelors of Science Degreein Communications and Public
Relations from Moi University,
Kenya and a Diploma in Public
Relations Management fromthe Kenya Institute of Management (KIM). She is currently
pursuing a Masters Degree in International Studies andDiplomacy at the University of Nairobi. Her experience has
been on developing and implementing communication
strategies to enforce a sense of forward movement fororganizations. She has extensive work experience in both

INTERNS
Bobadoye ayodotun Oluwafemi joined ATPS on
November 27, 2014, as a Research Intern. He has 9 yearsof research and teaching. He previously worked at the
Department of Forest Conservation and Protection; andDepartment of Agricultural Technology, Forest ResearchInstitute of Nigeria (FRIN). He holds a Master’s Degree inAnimal Science from the Federal University of Technology
Akure, Nigeria and an executive Masters Degree in Animal
Project Management from the Project Management
College, London. He is also a a PhD student at the Institutefor Climate Change and Adaptation, University of Nairobi,
Kenya and currently doing a fellowship at Wilson Centre,
Washington DC, USA.
Mugendi Dennis Kaburu joined ATPS on 15th February
2015 as a research Assistant Intern in the Research andtraining Department. He is responsible for literature
reviewing and editing reports. He is currently pursuinga Master’s Degree in Agriculture Economics at Moi
University and holds a Bachelor of Science Degree inAgricultural Economics and Resource Management fromthe same University (First class Honours). Prior to joining
ATPS, he worked at ETC East Africa as a Field Supervisor ina panel survey.

public and private sector having served at the Kenya
National Assembly, Riara University and previously,
worked as a Marketing and Public Relations Officer for The
Panari Hotels.
Kihara Maina is the Financeand Administration Officer.
He doubles up as Human
Resource Administrator andis responsible for authorizing
all payments and approving
financial registers, reviewing
financial analysis, approving
expense statements and journal vouchers, preparing
and approving the payroll, monitoring leases and related
obligations regarding the office premises; supervising
the use and maintenance of office equipment andvehicles and monitoring requirements of ATPS-recruited
personnel, arranging recruitments among other duties.
He holds a Degree in Education and CPAs with enormous
experience in finance having worked at Grant Thornton
and Deloitte and Touche.

Miss Ann Mumbua Muoki joined ATPS on 15th Sept 2014
as the Communication and Outreach Assistant Intern.
She holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Journalism and Mass
Communication from the University of Nairobi, Kenya.
Ann was previously working for Media Development in
Africa [MEDEVA] as an Assistant Editor and Production
Assistant Manager.
Mark Arango joined the ATPS on 25th June 2014 asa Research Assistant Intern. His key duties include;
assisting in writing proposals, compiling and packaging
of documents/materials, assisting with organizing ATPS
meetings and conferences and undertaking research.
Mark holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Meteorology
from the University of Nairobi.

David Muhia Muturi is the Driver/Logistician at ATPS. His main duties include managing
the office and Executive Director’s transportation and other office transportation tasks. He
also works as the Office Messenger, coordinates receipt and dispatch of letters, facilitatesdocument processing with various Government agencies and is in-charge of settling theoffice utility bills. David Holds an Advanced Diploma in Computer Applications and he is a
Bronze member of the Kenya Professional Safari Guides Association.

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National chapter coordinators

ATPS NATIONAL CHAPTER COORDINATORS
Australia
Mr. David Doepel
Chair, Africa Research Group, Murdoch
University
90 South Street
MurdochWestern Australia 6150
Email: d.doepel@murdoch.edu.au
Tel: +61418912287
Benin
Dr. Roch L. MONGBO
Senior Lecturer & Researcher
FIDESPRA/Univ. of Abomey Calava and
CEBEDES – XU dodo
02 BP 778
Cotonou, Benin
Tel: +229-21304139
Cell : +229 95 96 64 46
Email: rmongbo@intnet.bj or
Rochl_mongbo@yahoo.com
Botswana
Dr. John MOTHIBI
Lecturer, Faculty of Engineering &Technology
University of Botswana
P/Bag 0061
Gaborone, Botswana
Tel: +267 3554348
Fax: +267 3952309
E-mail: mothibij@mopipi.ub.bw
Burkina Faso
Dr. Benoit KABORE
Université de Ouagadougou
01 BP 4487
Ouagadougou 01
Burkina Faso
Tel: 226 812008/380715
Email: benkabor2003@yahoo.fr
CameroonDr. Sylvester NDESO ATANGA
Lecturer, Epidemology & Public HealthFaculty of Health Sciences
University of Buea
P.O. Box 63
South West Province
Republic of Cameroon
Tel: + 237-75816047
Cell: +237-99841433
Email: ndesoatpscamnet@rocketmail.
com
Cote d’Ivore
Dr. Arsène KOUADIO,
Associate Professor, University of

Abidjan-Cocody ; Researcher, CIRES
Director, Laboratoire de croissance
Economique
Executive Director, Institut pour leDéveloppement (IPD),
Coordinator, ATPS Côe d’Ivoire,
Coordinator, RIA Côte d’Ivoire,
Fellow Researcher, AERC, Poverty
Economic Policy (PEP),
Cocody, Boulelevard Latrille
08 B.P. 1295 Abidjan 08, Côte d’Ivoire
Tel : +225 22 44 60 99
Fax: +225 22 48 82 84
Mobile : +225 07 98 46 80 / 05 95 97 91
E-mail: arsene.k@ipd-ci.org,
arsenekk@yahoo.fr
arsenekouadio@hotmail.com
Egypt
Ms. Manal Moustafa SAMRA
Focal Point Coordinator
45 Noubar Street, Bab El-Louk
8th Floor, Apt 29,Cairo
Egypt
Tel: +20105005284
Email: mmsamra@gmail.com
Ethiopia
Mr. Wondwossen BELETE,
Ag. National Coordinator
Director of Intellectual Property
Protection and Technology Transfer,
Ethiopian Industrial Property
Organization (EIPO)
Email: wondwossenbel@yahoo.com
GambiaMr. Wondwossen BELETE,
Ag. National Coordinator
Director of Intellectual Property
Protection and Technology Transfer,
Ethiopian Industrial Property
Organization (EIPO)
Email: wondwossenbel@yahoo.com
Ghana
Dr. Fred AMU-MENSAH
Senior Research Scientist
CSIR Water Research Institute
P.O. Box M.32
Accra, Ghana
Tel: +233-24-4748197
Fax: +233 21 77 7170
Email: assabil@aim.com or obeyie@
gmail.com

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Kenya
Mr. Kenneth Williams Aduda
Senior Research Fellow
Jaramogi Oginga Odinga University
P.O. Box 201 - 40601
Bondo, Kenya
Tel: +254 057 - 2501804
Fax: +254 057 - 2523851
Email: adudakenwo@gmail.com
Lesotho
Mr. Denis Sekoja Phakisi
Acting National Coordinator
Manufacturing Manager
Loti Brick
P.O. Box 8008, Maseru 100, Lesotho
Tel: +266 5885 3389
Fax: +266 22310071
Email: ds.phakisi@lycos.com
Liberia
Dr. Wollor Emmanuel TOPOR
National Coordinator
Acting Dean
College of Science and Technology
University of Liberia
Tel: + 231-6875802
Email: wollortopor@yahoo.com
MalawiProf. Henry MLOZA-BANDA
Contacts
Prof. Henry MLOZA-BANDA
Professor of Agricultural Ecology
University of Malawi
Faculty of Agriculture
Lilongwe, Malawi
Cell: +265 888 854 123
Email: mlozab@yahoo.co.uk
Mali
Dr. Sidiki Gabriel DEMBELE
Agrochimie/Agroforesterie et Fertilitédes sols
Bureau Ouest-Africain d’Appui
Organisational et de Technologies
Appropiées
B.P. E 3730, Bamako, Mali
Tél. : (223) 226 2012
Fax : (223) 226 2504
Cell : (223) 71 3806
Email: sidikigabriel@hotmail.com orousmanenia2000@yahoo.fr

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MoroccoProf. Dr. Saïd BOUJRAF
Proposed National Coordinator
Director of the Clinical Neuroscience
Laboratory
Department of Biophysics and Clinical
MRI Methods
Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy,
University of Fez
BP. 1893; Km 2.200, Sidi Hrazem Road,Fez 30000, MoroccoTel: +212 667 780 442
Fax: +212 535 619 321
E-mail: sboujraf@gmail.com
MozambiqueEng. Lourino Alberto CHEMANE
ICT and Planning Advisor
Executive Secretariat, ICT Policy
Commission
Bairro da Coop
Rua Particular Dr. Antonio de Almeida
61 R/C Direito, Maputo
MoçambiqueTel: +258 21 309398
Fax: +258 21 302289
Cell : +258 82 3110700
Email: chemane@infopol.gov.mz
NigeriaProf. Michael C. MADUKWEProfessor, Department of Agricultural
Extension
University of Nigeria
Nsukka, Enugu State
Nigeria
Tel: +234 42 771019
Fax: +234 42 771500
Cell: +234 803 700 6968
Email: madukwe@hotmail.com or
madukwemichael@yahoo.com

National chapter coordinators

Sierra Leone
Mr. Chris SQUIRE
Head, Dept of Mechanical Engineering
Fourah Bay College
University of Sierra Leone
Mount Auroel
PMB Freetown Sierra Leone
Tel: +232 22 227831
Fax: +232 22 227453
Cell: +232 76 610600
Email: squirechris15@yahoo.com
SenegalDr. Papa Alioune Sarr NDIAYEESP BP 15475 DAKAR Fann
SénégalTél : Bureau (221) 864 54 18
Fax : (221) 864 21 43
Domicile (221) 820 23 88
Cellulaire (221) 634 58 88
Email : pndiaye@ucad.sn or
papealiounen@yahoo.fr
South africa
Professor Mark SWILLING
Stellenbosch University, Private Bag X1,
Matieland, 7602, South Africa
Cell: +27(0)83-459 7417
Tel: +27(0)21-881 3196
Fax: +27(0)21 - 881 3294
Email: swilling@sun.ac.za
Sudan
Mrs. Nadia Hassan SIDAHMED
Economic Studies Department
Industrial Research & Consultancy
Centre (IRCC)Sudan
Tel: +249 911449106
Email: nadiahsh@yahoo.co.uk

Prof. Femi OLOKESUSI
Nigerian Institute for Social andEconomic Research (NISER)
P.M.B 5 UI Post Office
Oyo Road, Ojoo, Ibadan, Nigeria
Tel: +234 2 8103345/8102904
Fax: +234 2 2413121
Email: femioloke@yahoo.com

Swaziland
Dr. Musa DUBE
Senior Lecturer
Faculty of Agriculture
University of Swaziland
Luyengo Campus
P. O. Luyengo, Swaziland
Tel: +268 527 40 21
Fax: +268 527 40 21
Cell: +268 618 15 79
Email: madube@agric.uniswa.sz

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United Kingdom
Mrs. Martha Ada UGWU
Proposed National Coordinator
59 Highgrove Road
Walderslade, Chatham
Kent, ME5 7SF, UK
Tel: +4401634310389/07985476289
Email: Martha.ugwu@yahoo.co.uk
Martha@ugwu.fsworld.co.uk
UgandaMr. John Okuonzi
National Coordinator
ATPS Uganda Chapter
Kyambogo University
Faculty of Engineering, Department ofElectrical and Electronic Engineering,
P.O. Box 1, Kyambogo, kampala, uganda
Tel: +256 782 353034
United states of America.
Dr. Anthony C IKEMENational Coordinator
President & CEO
Clintriad Pharma Services
102 Pickering Way, Suite 200
Exton, PA 19341
Tel: 484.753.3405
Cell: 215.380.9920
Fax: 610.384.5455
Email: aikeme@clintriad.com
ZambiaMs Lilian ZULU
Coordinator, Centre for Energy
Environment and Engineering Zambia(CEEEZ) Ltd, 176 Parirenyatwa Road
Suite B. Fairview, P/B E721
Lusaka, Zambia
Tel/Fax: +260 211 223118
Email: ceeez@zamnet.zm; lmunyeka@
yahoo.com; yambafd@yahoo.com
Zimbabwe
Mr. Benson ZWIZWAI
Deputy Director
Institute of Development Studies
P. O. Box 880
Harare, Zimbabwe
Tel: +263 4 333341/3
Fax: +263 4 333345
Cell: +263 912245614
Email: bmzwizwai@science.uz.ac.zw

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