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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 and innovation 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, communication anddissemination, 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-ATPS tops the list as the Best
Think Tank in Africa for the 2ndyear in a row according to a
Global Survey

EDITORIAL TEAM-

New innovation in malaria testing: The Urine Malaria Test Kit

Editor in Chief:
Dr. Nicholas Ozor-

Innovative ways to communicate climate change to vulnerable communities in Africa-

Mobile phones and the youth inAfricaEditors:
Dorothy Njagi
Arnold Onyango
Ernest N. Acheampong-

Science and technology for economic development in Nigeria-

Africa’s mineral wealth: The relationship between technology
and potential destruction-

New appointments-

Opportunities

Contributors:
Dr. Nicholas Ozor
Dr. Eddy C. Agbo
Dorothy Njagi
Caroline Lumosi
Dr. Martin Kaggwa
Yusuff Utieyineshola A.
Arnold Onyango
Design and Layout:
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Chairman’s message

CHAIRMAN’S MESSAGE
technologies, and innovations and areas of policies forsustainable development. The plan also focuses on fivethematic 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 STI
knowledge brokerage, commercialization and policy
advocacy (KB-CPA). The Phase VII strategic plan ultimately
aims at improving the functioning and understanding of
STI policy research together with other policy making
processes, and also in strengthening capabilities,
systems, social responses and governance of STI – ledsustainable development in Africa.
The ATPS remains committed to serve its wide rangeof stakeholders even better. We 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, and regional levels.
This is even in the face of the current global financial
crisis where funding has significantly limited our ability
to meet with the needs of our numerous stakeholders in
Africa including policymakers, researchers, private sector
actors, the civil society and the media among others. We
therefore continue to solicit for financial support fromour consortium of donors and partners and remain open
to collaborations and partnerships with like-mindedorganizations and institutions around the world.

Prof. Shaukat Abdulrazak
Compliments of the New Year 2016! I am pleased topresent to you this first issue of our newsletter in the New
Year. ATPS recently witnessed remarkable progress aswell as changes that are clearly reflected in this issue. I am
honored to confirm Dr. Nicholas Ozor as the Executive
Director of ATPS; this follows his impeccable 19 months
service at the helm of ATPS in acting capacity. The Board
feels satisfied with his leadership and efforts, which has
seen ATPS move progressively towards attaining its coremandate.

I take this opportunity to thank all those who havesupported us during this period through development
grants, linkages, partnerships and other collaborative
activities. Notable among these are: our host country,
the Republic of Kenya, the JRS Biodiversity Conservation
Foundation, Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural
Cooperation (CTA/Netherlands), Global alliance forLivestock Veterinary Medicines (GALVmed), Associationof African Universities (AAU), the African Union
Commission (AUC), the African Development Bank(AfDB), and United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service (USDA-ARS) among others.
I wish once again to thank all those who have greatly
contributed to this edition of Technopolicy Africa for
their very useful inputs. We do appreciate you all.

Among the major success stories is the recognitionof ATPS as the Best Think Tank in Africa for the second
year running (getting the highest number of rankings
as well as ranking 1st in more categories than any other
Think Tank in Africa). ATPS was ranked in 18 out of the 25
relevant categories for Africa. Our outstanding ranking
among others under this survey makes ATPS proud as
it relentlessly continues with its STI endeavors on thecontinent and even beyond. Having been stimulated bythis great honor, we do extend this gratification to ourvarious stakeholders for their support during this periodof evaluation, as the achievements couldn’t have beenpossible without them.

Prof. Shaukat Abdulrazak,
PhD, FKIM, FAAS FASI, FTWAS, MBS
Director, Division for Africa,
Department of Technical Cooperation
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA),
Vienna, Austria
Chair, ATPS Board of Directors

As we progressively implement our phase VII strategicplan (2013-2018), we strive to ensure that our strategic
activities are successfully heeded to and fulfilled. This
plan was comprehensively guided by our core mandate:building Africa’s STI capabilities, and the conditions
for the co – production of scientific knowledge,
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EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR’S MESSAGE
youth and women.
4. Training and sensitization program: designed toenhance individual and organizational STI skills for African
development. Training themes include STI policy analysis,
formulation and implementation; intellectual property
rights issues; and writing STI policy briefs among manyothers.
5. STI Knowledge Brokerage, Commercialization and
Policy Advocacy program designed for brokering thecommercialization and sharing of scientific knowledge,
technologies and innovations with the quadruple helixpolicymakers, private sector actors, researchers, and the civilsociety for sustainable development.
We are currently promoting our LandInfo app, which is an ITbased/mobile application that supports farm management
decision-making. Its development has been supported by
USAID/USDA-ARS. The tool allows users to capture pointspecific data about soil characteristics such as soil water, texture,erosion risk and climate factors (e.g. temperature, rainfall) inview of facilitating decisions on agricultural production, landuse management and climate change resilience. The app is free,
but it requires farmers and extension workers to be sensitizedand trained on its utility. We seek for support and collaborations
from development partners and donors to enable us upscaleand out-scale the app across Africa.

Dr. Nicholas Ozor
Welcome to the first issue of 2016 Technopolicy Africa Newsletter
publication. This edition highlights significant events, activities
and achievements that have happened during this first quarterat the ATPS. The year started on a high point when the 2015
Global Go To Think Tank Index Report was released and ATPS
was ranked as the best Think Tank in Africa - getting the highest
number of rankings (18) as well as ranking 1st in more categories(6 categories) than any other Think Tank in Africa) for the second
year in a row under the Think Tank and Civil Societies Program(TTCSP) of the University of Pennsylvania (USA). The results
confirm the significant contribution of the ATPS in promoting
the generation, utilization and dissemination of science,technology and innovation (STI) for Africa’s development,
environmental sustainability and global inclusion. We thank all
our stakeholders for their continued supports.

In our continued efforts to seek for partnerships with likeminded organizations and stakeholders for achieving
Sustainable Development Goals in Africa, ATPS signed an MOU
with the African Economic Research Consortium (AERC) in
February, 2016. The MOU provides a framework of cooperation
and understanding and facilitate collaboration between theparties to further their shared goals and objectives in regard tofostering collaboration and strengthening working relationshipbetween the two organizations. We are open to collaborations
with other organizations and development partners that will
enable us achieve our mandate.

We remain committed more than ever before to theimplementation of the five strategic priority areas identified byour stakeholders in our Phase VII Strategic Plan namely:

During the period, we hosted an African Climate Change Fellow
who is currently pursuing his PhD at the Addis Ababa University,
Ethiopia. The programme is supported by the African Climate
Change Fellowship Programme (ACCFP), which is being hosted
at the Institute of Resource Assessment, University of Dar es
Salaam, Tanzania and the International START, with funding
from the International Development Research Centre (IDRC),
Canada. An ATPS Researcher was also appointed to conduct a
research under the ACCFP.

1. STI policy research and research capacity building
program: designed to build capabilities, structures, andconditions for the co-production of scientific knowledge,
technologies, innovations, and policies for sustainable
development in Africa. The research priority themes under
this strategy include: agricultural innovations for food andnutrition security; integrated management of environmental
infrastructure; climate change adaptation and mitigation;
renewable energy research and development; democratic
governance of STI policies, institutions and knowledge
systems; water and sanitation; green growth; and healthinnovation systems program.

ATPS facilitated Advanced Policy Institute Training for the African
Climate Change Fellowship Program (ACCFP) held from January
18-22, 2016, in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. We provided training
on the topic ‘Green growth and climate change’ showcasing
the role of policymakers in promoting the adoption of Green
Growth initiatives, presenting case studies as best practice, andusing policy briefs as a policy-influencing tool.

2. Intra-Africa and global collaboration and partnershipprogram: designed to develop new forms of intra-Africa
and global partnerships within and amongst stakeholders
for achieving Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in
Africa.

During the period, ATPS participated in several other regionaland global events bordering on STI. Some of these include:
Guest speaker on “Improving Agricultural Productivity and
Resilience to Climate Change Using the LandInfo mobile app”
during the 3rd International Science Conference organized by the

3. Youth and gender empowerment program: designed tonurture and harness the innovative potentials of African4www.atpsnet.org

ATPS tops the list as the Best Think Tank in Africa

staff members to the ATPS family: Mr. Dennis Wanyonyi(Finance and Administration Assistant), Mr. Arnold Onyango(Communication and Outreach Assistant), and all the othermembers who have joined our network from different parts of
the world. I urge them to embrace the new spirit of hard workand determination in achieving the ATPS mandate.

Technical University of Kenya (TUK), from 23-25 February, 2016;
Delegate at the Inaugural African Transformation Forum (ATF)
organized by the African Center for Economic Transformationfrom 14-16 March, 2016 in Kigali, Rwanda; Delegate at the 18th
Senior Policy Seminar on Financial Inclusion in Africa organizedby the African Economic Research Consortium (AERC) from
22-23 March 2016 in Nairobi, Kenya; Speaker on “Youth asdrivers of rural economic development in Africa” during theSouthern Voices Conference held in Pretoria, South Africa
from 21-25 March, 2016; Speaker on “Pathways to accessing
and domesticating innovation system for technology transfer
both from within and outside Africa” during the workshop for
African policymakers on climate change innovation systems fortechnology transfer organized by the African Sustainability Hub(a hub managed by the ATPS, African Center for Technology
Studies, and the Stockholm Environment Institute) from 2324 March, 2016 in Nairobi, Kenya; and Delegate to the Climate
Knowledge Brokers workshop held from 29-31 March, 2016 at
the ILRI campus, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia; among many others. I
was also appointed a Distinguished External Reference Group(ERG) Member for the production of African Capacity Building
Foundation’s 2016 Africa Capacity Report (ACR). The report istitled: ‘Building Capacity in Science, Technology and Innovation
for Africa’s Transformation.’

The demand for ATPS’s services in building Africa’s capabilities
in STI policy research, policymaking and implementation forsustainable development on the continent continues to growhigher. Our stakeholder list among researchers, policymakers,
civil society actors and the private sector actors that promote
STI also continues to grow in numbers. To enable us satisfy
the needs of these growing demands and list, we call on
development partners and donors to support our work tocontinually deliver quality services and products that enable
Africa attain its sustainable development objectives/goals. I
express my appreciation to the ATPS Board of Directors forfinding it worthy to confirm my appointment as the ATPS
Executive Director. I pledge total allegiance to the ATPS vision,
mission and objectives. I also thank our National Chapter
Coordinators, Secretariat staff, Network members, and entire
ATPS stakeholders for the firm support and guidance they
provided throughout our efforts to rebrand the ATPS. We lookforward to receiving your continued supports throughout thisyear and in the coming years.
Dr. Nicholas Ozor
Executive Director, ATPS

I want to take this opportunity to welcome our newly recruited

AFRICAN TECHNOLOGY POLICY STUDIES NETWORK (ATPS) TOPS THE LIST AS
THE BEST THINK TANK IN AFRICA FOR THE SECOND YEAR IN A ROW ACCORDING TO A GLOBAL SURVEY
14, 18 and 28 respectively in the world.
ATPS’s well-networked system across Africa and its strategic
mandate also contributed to it being recognized and ranked
1st under Think Tanks with the best use of the Internet (26thglobally), Best Transdisplinary Research Think Tank (11thglobally) and Best institutional Collaboration involving Two or
more Think Tanks (7th globally).
Most remarkable is ATPS Policy Paper titled “Mainstreaming
Gender in the National Science, Technology and Innovation (STI)
Policy of Kenya” which was also ranked 1st in Africa and 2nd
globally among the Best Policy Study/Report Produced by a
Think Tank. This policy brief has been used to influence science,technology and innovation policies in Kenya and it has received
wide accolades from our different stakeholders in Africa andglobally. The policy report is available online at: http://www.
atpsnet.org/Files/pb44.pdf

The African Technology Policy Studies Network (ATPS) has
emerged tops in Africa for the second year running under 18
out of the 25 relevant categories used for ranking in the 2015
Global Go To Think Tank Index Report recently released by the
University of Pennsylvania (USA) under the Think Tank andCivil Societies Program (TTCSP). This makes the ATPS comefirst among all other Think Tanks in Africa that were nominatedand ranked in the global survey for 2015 (getting the highest
number of rankings as well as ranking first in more categories).

In addition, ATPS ranked 2nd under the Best Science andTechnology Think Tanks, which is within its core mandate ofpromoting science and technology for sustainable developmentin Africa. Furthermore, ATPS came tops amongst Think Tanks
with the Most Innovative Policy Ideas/Proposals (30th globally);
Top Think Tanks with Annual Operating Budgets of Less Than $5
Million USD (8th globally); and Best Advocacy Campaign Think
Tank (18th globally). Even more, ATPS was ranked 44th globallyand 4th in Africa amongst Top International Development Think
Tanks.

The Report ranks the ATPS as the Best Think Tank Network;
Best managed Think Tank; and Best Think Tank with the mostSignificant Impact on Public Policy in Africa placing it at position

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African Technology Policy Studies (ATPS) Network

AFRICAN TECHNOLOGY POLICY STUDIES NETWORK (ATPS) TOPS THE LIST AS
THE BEST THINK TANK IN AFRICA FOR THE SECOND YEAR IN A ROW ACCORDING TO A GLOBAL SURVEY
Tank and Civil Societies Program at University of Pennsylvania.
For more details on the 2015 Global Go Think Tank Index, kindly
visit: http://repository.upenn.edu/think_tanks/10/

Continued from page 5
Overall, the ATPS ranked amongst the top Think Tanks and Civil
Society Programs globally, ranking 101 amongst Top Think
Tanks Worldwide (US and Non-U.S.) and 7th in Africa. The 2015
Global Go To Think Tank Index Report was generated from anevaluation of a total of 6,846 Think Tanks across the world and615 in sub-Saharan Africa that went through the nomination
and ranking processes.

The ATPS Board and Management takes this opportunity
to thank all its stakeholders – ATPS Board, National Chapter
Coordinators in all the 30 Chapters in Africa, USA, UK andAustralia; Secretariat staff, and the entire 1500 network members
and stakeholders spread across 51 countries in 5 continents
for the enormous supports and strategic guidance received
in 2015. We look forward to your continued cooperation in2016 and beyond. It is with no doubt that with your continued
support, ATPS will accomplish its mandate to achieve Africa’s
sustainable development through STI.ng at a Glance

Global Go To Think Tank Index is an annual ranking that identifies
the most significant contributions and emerging global trendsof think tanks worldwide. The survey is conducted by Think

ATPS Ranking at a Glance:
2015 Ranking
S/nRelevant Criteria

ATPS Ranking
World Wide

ATPS Ranking
in Africa

1.

Best Policy Study/Report Produced by a Think Tank “Mainstreaming Gender in National Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) Policy of Kenya

2

1

2.

Best institutional Collaboration involving Two or more Think Tanks

7

1

3.

Best think Tank Network

14

1

4.

Best managed Think Tanks

18

1

5.

Think Tanks with the best use of the Internet

26

1

6.

Think Tanks with the most significant impact on public policy

28

1

7.

Top Think Tanks with Annual Operating Budgets of Less Than $5 Million USD

8

2

8.

Best Transdisciplinary Research Think Tanks

11

2

9.

Top Science and Technology think Tanks

13

2

10.

Best Advocacy campaign

18

2

11.

Think Tanks with the most innovative policy ideas/proposals

30

2

12.

Top Global Health policy Think Tanks

23

3

13.

Top Domestic Health policy

30

3

14.

Top International Development Think Tanks

44

4

15.

Top Domestic Economic Policy Think Tanks

81

5

16.

Top Think Tank World Wide (US and non-US)

101

7

17.

Top Think Tanks in sub-Saharan Africa

N/A

31

18.

Best Independent Think Tanks (category not in rank order, institutions were nominated but not ranked and are listed in Alphabetical order)

N/A

N/A

Number of Think Tanks ranked in the World 2015

6,846

Number of Think Tanks ranked in sub-Saharan Africa

615

Number of Think Tanks ranked in Kenya

53

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New innovation in malaria testing

NEW INNOVATION IN MALARIA TESTING: THE URINE MALARIA TEST KIT
only home test for malaria - the Urine Malaria Test Kit. Eddyis the brain behind Fyodor, the successful biotech company that developed and commercialized the Urine Malaria Test (UMT). This is the world’s first non-blood test thattells in 25 minutes or less if a fever is due to malaria or not.
Fyodor was founded in 2008 with a mission to translate biotechnology discoveries into novel medical diagnostic tests or medicines that address major unmet medical needs in our target
markets. With multiple grants funding support from various US
and Nigeria institutions, Fyodor successfully developed and recently commercialized its flagship Urine Malaria Test in Nigeria.
The UMT product aims to facilitate universal malaria testing in all cases of fever and in all healthcare settings, andto address the need for a simple non-blood home andpoint-of-care test as well. The UMT test is simple and easy
to follow and interpret as it only requires a UMT strip standbeing dipped in urine for 25 minutes; two lines on the
strip means positive result while one means negative.

Malaria is one of the world’s most threatening life diseases;
about half of the world’s population is at risk of getting infectedaccording to the World Health Organization (WHO). The mostvulnerable among this population are children, expectant
women and non-immune travelers from malaria-free areas, with
sub-Sahara Africa having the highest number of malaria casesand deaths globally. Majority of malaria deaths occur within 48
hours of fever onset. So, early diagnosis is critical as the disease
has no licensed vaccination, however, it can be prevented andcured if effective measures and strategies are taken on time.

Fyodor is motivated by the hitherto clear need for a tool tofacilitate universal malaria testing particularly in rural communities where the impact of malaria is greatest. The global
market for the UMT is the over 500 million cases of fevers suspected of being malaria that occur annually in Africa, each ofwhich must be tested to confirm if its malaria or not. The test
is now available in pharmacies and health centers in Nigeria,
and their current focus is to deploy them in rural communities.

In the global efforts of finding methods to reduce or do awaywith the disease Dr. Eddy Agbo came up with the world’s

INTERVIEW WITH EDDY C. AGBO
1. What motivated you to come up with this innovation?
There has been a long-standing gap in global malaria effort
in many parts of Africa, i.e. how to make universal malaria
testing possible in all cases of fever, and in all healthcare
settings. Current rapid blood tests are limited by thefact that they are invasive and multi-step, and therefore,
unsuitable for home use or in rural community healthcare
settings where blood handling with a multi-step pose
major health risks. As a result, healthcare providers such as
proprietary & patent medicine vendors (PPMV’s) and otherprivate healthcare providers have been unable to comply
with the WHO and national policies of “test before you treat”
in managing malaria. As a result, many cases of fever are
considered to be malaria and treated presumptively without
any firm diagnosis. With the UMT, NO MORE GUESSWORK!
2. What are some of the significant benefits that you
anticipate will be created out of the use of thisinnovation?
Several: 1. The UMT is one step, non-invasive, and so simple
that anyone anywhere can do it. 2. It removes the guessworkthat drives malaria case management in many settings in
Africa. 3. With the UMT, it is now possible to test if a fever
is due to malaria in the comfort of the home or by any
healthcare provider, using the one-step Urine Malaria Test™
(UMT™); 4. The UMT is the tool that can rapidly facilitate

Eddy C. Agbo, DVM, PhD, Chairman and CEO
Fyodor Biotechnologies Corp
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INTERVIEW WITH EDDY C. AGBO
universal testing for malaria in ALL cases of fever. 4. The
UMT: No Blood. No Reagent. No Equipment

Ambassador, Alh Aliko Dangote; and former Nigerianpresident Dr Goodluck Jonathan.

3. What is your education and professional backgroundand what contribution did it have in the development of
the innovation?

(2) The Outstanding Business Innovation by African
Diaspora Award from the Corporate Council
on Africa (CCA) for the Urine Malaria TestTM
in December 2014. The award recognizes andcelebrates outstanding Private Sector innovation,
together with the creative application of technology
by the African Diaspora.

I led the development and commercialization of the UMT in2008. This is following a highly productive senior/executive
level academic and industry career including at Johns
Hopkins University Baltimore, Maryland USA, Cangen
Corporation Baltimore USA, and ID- Lelystad in Holland.
I have served as a Member of the State of Maryland
Life Sciences Advisory Board (2012-2015) created in2007 by Maryland General Assembly to advance theState’s foremost position in life sciences; appointed byGovernor Martin O’Malley). Earned DVM (University of
Ibadan, Nigeria); PhD in Molecular Genetics (Utrecht
University, The Netherlands), and Graduate Certificate in
Business Management (Johns Hopkins University).

(3) The Headline Innovation at the United States Bioeconomy Conference organized by the White House& US Department of State in Washington DC in March2014.
9. What do you anticipate to achieve in the next 5 years
with this innovation?
In the next five years, we aim for every African living in amalaria endemic area to have access to a simple, non-blood
test in all cases of fever.

4. How long did it take you to produce the urine test kit?

10. How do you plan to upscale and out scale it?

7 years of product development

We seek to work with strategic partners with nationalor regional reach to commercialize the UMT in all target
countries.

5. What challenges did you face in developing this urine
test kit?
Three main challenges: Funding! Funding!! Funding!!!

11. How sustainable is the test kit?

6. How was the innovation received in the medical world?

The shelf life of the UMT is 24 months. The product is Madein USA. Our sales and marketing model is to partner withleading local and regional players in healthcare sector.
We have unlimited production capacity and can promptly
deliver on any confirmed order.

The UMT innovation is being received very positively by
regular folks, healthcare providers, academics, industry andpolicy makers, because it offers several things that current
blood tests do not. The government of Nigeria provided
immense support in the full- scale clinical trial, and partneredwith Fyodor and University of Lagos to implement a pivotal
clinical trial. The National Coordinator, Nigeria National
Malaria Elimination Program, Federal Ministry of Health (DrNnenna Ezeigwe) and Head of Case Management also in the
Ministry (Dr Godwin Ntadom) were part of the investigators
who implemented the pivotal clinical trial.

12. As a recognized innovator, what advice would you giveto other upcoming innovators especially the youth inAfrica?
Three things: Be Brave. Be Focused. Be Persistent

7. How available is it, where can it be bought and at what
price?
The UMT is now available in retail pharmacies, hospitals
and patent medicine stores in Nigeria, and online throughonline stores www.konga.com; www.jumia.com; www.
fyodorbiong.com or; www.geneithpharm.com
8. How many awards have you received as recognition ofthis innovation?
Fyodor and the UMT recently won major high profile
innovation awards, including:(1) The inaugural 2015 Health Innovation ChallengeAward, backed by the Nigeria Private Sector HealthAlliance, PHN (October 2015). The award camewith a grant of $100,000 and support for PHN
from backers including Bill Gates; Nigeria’s malaria
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MOBILE PHONES AND THE YOUTH IN AFRICA
their phones for mundane purposes like clarifying homeworktasks, checking exam results, or requesting resources tofacilitate education. What is worrying moreover is that the
information sources that the youth use to get their academic
information are very few. It is only in South Africa that thereis evidence of youth using targeted searches to accesseducational information.
Negative impacts of mobile phone usage are being recordedin all settlement types in all the three countries, the mostcommon being disrupted classes, which have an effect onacademic performance. Some students also tend to spend a
lot of time on prolonged sessions on social network sites, someare involved in harassment and bullying by phone and there isincreasingly widespread access to pornography. However, thisis not a student problem only- teachers have also been caught
up as they have often been reported to use their phone during
lesson time.
By Dorothy Njagi

The impact has not only been in the education sector but
also in the health sector particularly in facilitating access tohealthcare such as seeking emergency attention and financial
support for loved ones who need medical treatment. The
youth also use mobile phones to connect with therapeutic
resources and information, in circumstances where effective
healthcare is limited.

Mobile phones have revolutionized how activities are done in
the world today, so much so that many people cannot operate
without a mobile phone even for a day. Communication is themost fundamental use of any mobile phone: however, with
the introduction of applications, mobile phones can offer morethan just calling and texting functions. The rapid expansionof mobile usage is impacting on young lives in sub-SaharanAfrica by making it easy for them to perform particular tasks
like job search, organizing transport, building social networks,
and for educational purposes.

Furthermore, mobile phone usage can affect intergenerational
relations; the older family members, as they are often passive,
episodic users often regard the youth as family information
hubs and ‘experts’. Other relational set ups are gifting of handsets and airtime to young family members and constant familyinteractions like monetary requests through the phone.

A study done in 24 sites (varying from urban to remote rural)in Malawi, Ghana and South Africa evaluates the key impactsof mobile phone usage in young people’s lives. The study
focuses on young people between the ages of 9-18years andan older age group, those between 19- 25 years. The researchteam conducted an earlier survey in 2007/8 in the same sites(but only among those aged 9-18 years), so it is possible tocompare some data between these two periods. Ownershipof mobile phones has increased massively in all the three
countries and usage levels have also increased substantially.
Unsurprisingly, both usage and ownership are concentrated
in urban areas with better network reception in all of the three
countries.

Mobile phones have had both positive and negative impacts
on youth gender relations and female empowerment,
physical mobility and patterns of transport use and migration,
livelihood configurations, job search and other social, politicaland religious activities.
It is evident that phone use has become popular in Ghana,
Malawi and South Africa over the last 7 years and is increasingly
being used by youth in undertaking many aspects of their
daily lives. Mobile ownership has also rapidly increased andthis has influenced the decisions of what the youth want to
use the phone for. As much as mobile phones have made lifeeasier and facilitated prompt interactions and transactions
they have also had adverse negative effects among the youththat are a cause for concern.

Gender disparity in ownership of mobile phones in 2013/2014 was still evident among the 9-18 year olds in Ghana andMalawi in that there was still lower ownership among girls inboth countries, but in South Africa ownership across the twogenders is at parity.

More information about this study and some published papers
by the researchers on the themes of education; health andinter-generational relations are available at www.dur.ac.uk/
child.phones/

There has been an expansion in smart phone and Internet
access, especially in South Africa, where around 40% of 9-25
year olds are accessing the Internet through their Smartphone
in urban areas as compared to 5 years back when majority ofthem were using basic phones with the only access to Internet
tool being a desktop computer.

Drawn from a report on a multi-country study
led by Durham University, Durham, UK, in
collaboration with the University of Cape Coast(Ghana), the University of Malawi and the
University of Cape Town

The impact of mobile phone usage has been particularly
evident in the education sector, with some positive educational
value being recorded. The majority of the youth, however, use
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Science and technology

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN NIGERIA
By Yusuff Utieyineshola
AdelekeNigeria boasts of both humanand natural resources, it isinteresting to know that eachof the 36 states including theFederal Capital Territory hasabundant mineral resources.
The Raw Materials Researchand Development Council(RMRDC), an Agency of
the Federal Ministry of
Science and Technology(FMST) has carried out an
in-depth survey of theseMineral Resources in all
the 36 states giving theireconomic quantity in termsof deposit, which makes
it easier for any potential
investor to take off with the CC by Philip Schuler is licensed under CC BY 2.0
index data. Recently, Nigeria
launched its STI policy andunlike previous Science and Technology (S&T) policies, theto stop rural-urban migration, economic activities must be
stakeholders involved in the review of this policy identified
activated at the local government level and people must bethat there is the need to introduce “I” which stands forengaged.
Innovation into the policy. Another interesting thing is that it
is anchored on the approach of systems of Innovation. With
There has to be concerted effort towards identifying andthis in place, it is expected that all the actors will play their partcategorizing potentials needed under each of the actors
towards ensuring that Nigeria is better positioned to achieve
within an innovation system. This effort has the propensity ofsustainable development. Actors like Government, Academia,
springing up clusters in the agricultural and mineral, sectors.
Industry and Finance must interact and explore their strategic
With the deployment of technologies to the grassroot fromlinkages being a philosophy that NIS stands for. What then is
Agencies of FMST, establishing such clusters becomes realistic
the challenge?
although this will come with some level of awareness inform of sensitization campaigns to intimate dwellers in these
It is a general believe that Nigeria prides itself of abundantcommunities on the importance of this move.
scholars in the academia with well-endowed knowledge on
how to formulate policies that can turn around the country.
Conclusively, each State in Nigeria must be ready to give STI
However, the drive to implement it has always been thethe needed attention so as to pilot its economic activities. This
challenge. This same challenge seems to gradually erode thehas become imperative as many states in Nigeria today haveimportance of this recently launched STI Policy. As a young
become economically impotent, hence, at the mercy of theresearcher in the sector, I observed that until we have a change
Government at the centre for its allocation from the monthly
in approach to how this policy is implemented, then it mightrevenue sharing from oil. It must be known that no serious
remain passive like the previous S&T Policy. So what change
nation has ever attained any meaningful development without
am I suggesting? We need to engineer the implementation ofmuch priority on the relevance and importance of STI. Within
the policy right from the local government level.
the African continent, nations like South Africa, Botswana
and Kenya have continued to explore the contributions ofCurrently, there seems to be much focus at the national level
this vital sector and this explains why they have continued tofor its implementation. How will the policy succeed whengrow and create jobs for its citizens. Nigeria stands a chance ofat the national level, Government at the centre (Federal
attaining this feat if only it can localize its approach towards
Government) is distracted by other pressing issues like
implementing the STI policy placing more focus at the local
dwindling oil price, unstable currency, insecurity, fuel scarcity,
government levels.
and unstable power supply among others. These challenges
remain to be a threat to the growth and competitiveness
Yusuff Utieyineshola Adeleke (Mr.) is a Senior Researchof Nigeria. At the local government level, despite the latent
Officer with the National Centre for Technology
opportunities possessed in terms of resources (human andManagement (NACETEM), a Parastatal of the Federal
natural), very little development can be seen there which
Ministry of Science and Technology (FMST) Abuja
explains why people at the local government are getting
Nigeria. His research interest is in S&T Policy, Technology
poorer and have continued to abandon farming at the ruralManagement, R&D Commercialization, Innovation
communities for a better life in the urban cities giving rise tostudies, strategic management climate change, Mineral
over-population in the urban communities. Therefore, in orderand natural resources policy.
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The relationship between technology and potential destruction

THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN TECHNOLOGY AND POTENTIAL DESTRUCTION
By Martin Kaggwa
Africa boasts of a variety of mineral resources, those
discovered and yet to be discovered. With the rapidly
increasing discoveries of minerals such as oil, naturalgas, coal, and uranium, there is a renewed momentum toleverage these natural resources to spur economic growthand development on the continent. It is essential toproperly manage these minerals as they bear both positive
and negative implications in all spheres of existence socially, economically and politically. If carefully takencare of, they can yield great impact on development andcontribute in changing the wellbeing of the citizenry.
With new optimism, emanating from recognition thatthe continent still has a chance to use its natural resourcebase to drive development, many countries are coming
up with creative policies and interventions to exploit theirnatural resources in ways that will benefit their citizens.
Technology is acknowledged as an important enabler ofthis purposeful and development oriented exploitation ofnatural resources on the continent. There is, however, an CC by Dallol licensed under CC by 2.0
important dimension of technology in so far as purposeful
exploitation of mineral resources on the continent, which
has received little attention, is concerned. This relates to theon international market. The continent should use revenues
effects of improvement in mineral technologies. Advances
currently generated from exploitation of vulnerable minerals
in mineral technologies have the potential to make some ofto undertake research and have a foot-print in the production
Africa’s mineral resources valueless due to the emergence ofof synthetic mineral technologies too. Countries like Southsynthetic minerals.
Africa have the capacity to do so under its Council of Scientificand Industrial Research (CSIR). If this is done, even when the
It is now possible to produce synthetic diamonds and Platinum
synthetic minerals overtake natural mineral in global resource
Group Metals (PGMs) in laboratory using modern technology.
markets, the continent will continue to be an active player inSynthetic mineral alternatives have begun to compete withthis space.
the natural mineral in international resource markets. With
the increasing costs of mining natural mineral on one hand,Prioritizing and accelerating investment of revenues generated
and technological improvements in manufacturing synthetic
from vulnerable mineral sectors to other sectors of themineral on the other, it is probable that at one point ineconomy that support sustainable livelihood and are to sometime, synthetic minerals will out compete alternate mineralextent delinked with the mining of the vulnerable minerals
resources due to cost advantage.
should be done. By default, mining has a finite life-span. To
make it a sustainable source of livelihood for the citizenry,
Mineral resource-rich countries like South Africa will findnational government have to come of up with creative ways
themselves in a situation where the value of their naturalof channeling revenues received during the active period
resource reserves will decline over time. At the extreme, whenof mining projects, to other sectors of the economy that are
the synthetic minerals completely displace natural minerals,
more sustainable. Recognizing the threat of some minerals
countries’ reserves will become worthless. Although this is not
being replaced by synthetic alternatives call for accelerated
likely in the immediate future and across all minerals, it is an
re-investment of revenues from these minerals to identified
important aspect that has to be included in the renewed effort
sustainable sectors of the economy.
to develop Africa using its natural resources. The element of
Finally, the continent should engage in road mapping ofsynthetic mineral technologies undercutting the value of somemining technologies including synthetic mineral technologies.
of the continents’ mineral resources should be considered
How technology is evolving in the mining sector has ain the planning and articulation of Africa’s economic growth
bearing on the extent to which mineral wealth translates into
using its mineral wealth.
socio-economic benefits to the citizenry. Different mining
technologies have different effects on employment and theAfrica needs to carefully manage the risks involved inenvironment. National governments need to keep track ofsynthetic mineral technologies. Recognising that some of theemerging mining technologies and pro-actively put in placeminerals will face stiff competition overtime from synthetic
measures to mitigate their undesired effects. This process ofalternatives begs the question of what should Africa dotechnology road mapping should be expanded to include
to mitigate the effects of the synthetic mineral in its crave
tracking of synthetic mineral technologies.
to develop faster. Africa should make deliberate effort toparticipate in the synthetic mineral technologies researchand development. Rather than being a spectator and waiting
Dr. Martin Kaggwa is the Executive Research Director Sam
for the day when the continent cannot sell its natural mineral
Tambani Research Institute, South Africa
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ATPS plans to collaborate with IFAD

African Technology Policy Studies (ATPS) Network

ATPS PLANS TO COLLABORATE WITH IFAD TO
OUT-SCALE THE LANDINFO MOBILE APP
By Nicholas Ozor
Arnold Onyango

and

The ATPS is currently
exploringwaysofcollaborating
withtheInternational
Fundfor
Agricultural
Development(IFAD) to implement andout-scale its LandInfo mobile
app in selected countries
in Africa. To this end, the
ATPS has presented themobile technology to IFAD’s
staff led by Henrik Franklin,
Head of Regional Office in
Nairobi, Kenya and Country
Director IFAD. The teamwas very impressed withthe technology and plans From Left: ATPS Executive Director, Dr. Nicholas Ozor, (Forth left) with Dr. Stephen Twomlow of IFAD (U.K), Mr. Ernest
to organize a sensitization Acheampong (ATPS Researcher) and Mr. Arnold Onyango (ATPS Communications Assistant) after a successful meeting
session with the Kenya IFAD at the ATPS Head office in Nairobi, Kenya on how to out-scale the LandInfo Mobile App.
projects for eventual piloting
soil erosion, and sustainability of crop and forage production
and use. The team also agreed to share the information withfor a set of locations. Tapping into recent advances in cloudother country teams. It was during this process that Dr. Stevecomputing, digital soil mapping, Global Positioning System
Twomlow, Regional Climate and Environmental Specialist, East
(GPS) enabled camera phones, the LandInfo App allows users
and Southern African/Environment and Climate, IFAD Office,to enter point-specific information about soil texture, topogRome, Italy, got to know about the LandInfo mobile app.
raphy and easily observable soil properties and in turn obtainsite-specific data including temperature, rainfall, estimatedAt the request of Dr. Twomlow, a meeting was convened at theamount of water the soil can store for plants, the growing seaATPS Headquarter in Nairobi where the LandInfo app was preson length, and the elevation of the plot among others. Field
sented and demonstrated. Dr. Twomlow agreed on the needdata are captured into the LandInfo App by two main methfor the training of relevant stakeholders especially the extenods: first, through a field of observational assessment of thesion workers, land-use planners and farmers on the use andland cover type, use, slope, slope shape, occurrence of soil
application of the LandInfo app for improved agricultural proerosion, runoff and soil conditions, and second, up to 1 meter
ductivity, land-use planning and climate change resilience. He
depth of soil is excavated to identify the different layers anddemonstrated his longstanding years of experience working
types of soil layers by examining the soil texture at different
in the area of conservation agriculture in many African coundepths. Geo-referenced photographs are taken to serve as
tries and made several inputs that will enhance the use andbenchmarks for future monitoring.
deployment of the LandInfo technology. He cited the potential that the app will have in many arid and semi-arid countriesof Africa, e.g. Lesotho. He promised to explore ways for integrating the LandInfo app in the numerous works of IFAD andthat of his other colleagues in other organizations.
The LandInfo App is part of a wider land potential knowledge system that allows individuals and organizations to
use a smart mobile phone to determine land potential at a
specific location based on local and global knowledge andinformation about the potential of similar types of land (i.e.
land with similar climate, soils and topography) (Figure 1). The
LandInfo was developed with funding support from USAID by
USDA_ARS in partnership with the ATPS and many other partners. The LandInfo App currently operates on Google android
platform, connected to a more sophisticated web tools thatcan be accessed via personal computers and linked with otherdecision tools.
The App integrates climatic and topographic informationfrom existing databases with targeted field data collection ofknowledge and information to predict relative productivity,

Figure 1: Land Potential Knowledge System (Herrick et al., 2013)12

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INNOVATIVE WAYS TO COMMUNICATE CLIMATECHANGE TO VULNERABLE COMMUNITIES IN AFRICA

CC by Maria Frostic is licensed under CC BY 2.0

By Caroline Lumosi

are many factors that shape individual’s understanding ofclimate change. Key among them includes how informationis communicated to support understanding, engagement
and adoption of climate change adaptation actions.
Understanding of climate change varies depending on
the content of information, the quality and technicality of
information communicated and the communication mediums
used. For example, while some audience may be responsive
to information communicated through radio and mobile
phones, others still prefer the ‘old’ conventional face-to-facecommunication, through workshops or extension services.

During the recent 2015 COP meeting in Paris, France,
countries committed to reducing the rise in global
temperatures to less than 2oC. This was certainly a bold andsignificant move, however, what makes me wonder is what
this agreement means for vulnerable communities. These
communities may not be interested in the technicality of
the negotiation processes, but what is of interest to themis, getting to understand what climate change really means,
how it could affect their lives and how to adapt to climatechange impacts. How can we effectively communicate
climate change to these communities? How do innovations
in ICT support understanding of climate risks and uptake ofclimate adaptation actions? With recent developments in ICT
in Africa and Asia, and growing mobile penetration of about
67% in Africa and 72% in Asia Pacific, communication accesshas become easier. This new development has opened up
ways for communities to access a wide variety of information
through radio, TV, Internet-based communication, mobile
phones among others. Yet despite these developments,
the level of awareness on climate change and adoption of
appropriate adaptation actions is still low, especially among
rural communities in Africa and Asia.

Studies in Asia noted that communicating climate change
is best received when it integrates different communication
approaches (ICT and non-ICT) and formats, such as community
radio, street puppetry, wall paintings and info-tainment(information with entertainment modes e.g. jiggles, songs,
poetry) among others. These approaches help in presenting
adaptation information in a practical and simplified mannerthat is engaging, relevant and can easily be used and appliedby the local communities.
With emergence of ICT, there is a tendency for donors andpractitioners alike to demand and focus on ICT-driven
communication approaches, or as it is often referred to as‘innovative’ approaches, for communicating climate change.
Although there is great potential with ICTs, the ‘old’ andContinued on next page

Studies have shown that how individuals understand climatechange and its impacts, influences their engagement with andadoption of climate change adaptation practices. Yet there13African Technology Policy Studies (ATPS) Network

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should seek to bridge the communication gap by providing a‘two –way loop’ of information flow, this allows for information
dissemination and as well as feedback to be incorporated
thus enhancing social learning. This loop of information flow
should take into consideration the different communities,
their social contexts, how they learn and consequently
incorporate approaches that can facilitate faster and effective
learning among different communities. Additionally, fordonors interested in seeing scalability, there is a need tounderstand what scalability would imply in terms of climate
communication and what communication approaches could
support this.

traditional approaches should not be abandoned all at
once. Furthermore, effectiveness of innovative approaches
may be unknown as these new approaches have not been
fully tried and tested. The efficacy of ICT-driven as wellas the ‘traditional’ communication approaches should be
investigated to understand the gaps, barriers and enablers
to support effective uptake of adaptation practices among
local communities. Perhaps an ‘innovative’ approach to boost
effectiveness, would be to consider incorporating traditional
communication approaches with ICT-driven communication
approaches in a manner to facilitate learning and support
exchange of information and knowledge. Local communities
have in the past responded well to face-to-face interactions.
Therefore, ICT-driven communication approaches could
attempt to effectively make use of this ‘strength’ by bridging
the gap between ‘old’ and ‘new’ communication approaches.
Moreover, innovation can further be examined and appliedin the methodology of the traditional communication
approaches, i.e. refining the ‘how’ to communicate using ‘old’
communication approaches.

Considerations should be made towards trade-off from scaling
up vs. scaling out, considering that not all communication
approaches would be effective when scaled up based on thevarying socio-political contexts. Finally, we should understandthat there is no one-size-fits-all communication approach,therefore when developing communication approaches; weshould take into consideration the context in which thesecommunication approaches will be used, their barriers andthe surrounding socio-political contexts.

To sum up, if we are to address the issue of ‘effective’ climatechange communication to local communities in Africa andAsia, we must first start by understanding what is working andseek ways to improve on it. Secondly, riding on the ICT-wave
in Africa and Asia, ICT-driven communication approaches,should be used to complement and work with the alreadyexisting communication approaches. Thirdly, by embracing
the learning by doing approach, communication approaches

Caroline Lumosi is a Senior Project Officer
with INTASAVE Africa based in Nairobi.
Caroline works on the ASSAR (Adaptation at
Scale in Semi-arid Regions) project

NEW APPOINTMENTS
Dennis Wanyonyi is the Finance and Administration Assistant at the ATPS. He is responsible for day to
day running of the Human Resource, Finance as well as the Administrative functions of the organization.
Other key duties include reviewing contractual correspondence with Donors and recipients, preparing
the ATPS’ annual budget and periodically monitoring actual expenditures in relation to approved budget.
Further, he is responsible for ensuring timely preparation of ATPS budgets and submission of financial
statements to the Board, working with external auditors in performing their statutory duties to ATPS andensuring implementation of overall ATPS financial policies and procedures. Dennis holds a Bachelor’s ofCommerce degree, with an Accounting Major from The Technical University of Kenya as well as CPA III. He
is currently pursuing section four of Certified Public Accountants (CPA) on part time basis. He is well versedwith the field of finance having undertaken an undergraduate degree in commerce and working as an
Assistant accountant at I Ledger Consultancy before joining ATPS. Dennis has experience in using various accounting packages
ranging from Quick books, Sage, Fast pay and Pastel.
Mr. Arnold O. Onyango joined ATPS on March 7th 2016 as a Communication and Outreach Assistant.
He holds a Masters Degree in Mass Communication with specialty in Mass Media Ethics, from Washington
Int. University, (Graduate) Advanced University Diploma (NQFL-7), in Visual and Communication from
University of South Africa, British Diploma in Textile Design from ICS London, Graduate & Professional
Certificate (CS188x), in Artificial Intelligence, Certificate in (ICT and DTP from University of Nairobi,
Leadership and Management Certificate from British Council (UN-LEAD). He is currently pursuing his
PhD at Ashley University through Presidential Scholarship Award for Online Doctorate degree Program.
He is a very experienced Research, Advocacy and Campaigns specialist with creative ability to develop
effective Service Design Strategies, Knowledge Brokerage & Policy Advocacy (OKBPA), and communication
products for specific audiences and achieving organisations’ communications objectives. His experiencehas been in groundbreaking projects in areas of Communication and Service Design, Research, fundraising, Public Relations,
Journalism, Media and advocacy, brand Development, Media and advertising output. He has previously worked with various Non
Governmental Organizations’ (NGO’s), in Research programmes that work towards securing livelihoods Media and Advertisingfirms through enhancing Brand building, capacity building, Advertising and Marketing. These include IPCCA, UNDP, UNFPA, VSO,
ATPS, IPIX just to name a few
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Opportunities

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OPPORTUNITIES
5th National Science week – call for Exhibitors

Call for Participation: Identifying Sustainable
Solutions for Africa

The National Commission for Science, Technology andInnovation in partnership with the Ministry of Education,
Science and Technology have organized the 5th National
Science Week to be held 16th to 20th May, 2016 in Nairobi.
The event comprises of exhibition, robotics contest and aconference.

Climate Action, a UNEP partner organization, needs yourhelp in identifying the leading low carbon solutions being
deployed across Africa; providing NGOs, UN agencies andgovernments with the opportunity to improve the lives of
millions of people. We will collate the top 50 solutions andpublish the results ahead of the Sustainable Innovation
Expo at the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA)
on 23-27 May 2016

The event will bring together innovators and technology
developers from private firms, TVET institutions, universities,
research institutions and individuals involved in research,science and technology development.

For more information visit: http://start.org/announcements/
call-for-participation-identifying-sustainable-solutions-forafrica

Submission deadline: 14th April 2016
For more information visit: http://www.nacosti.go.ke/images/
docs/Call%20for%20Exhibitors%20NSW%202016.pdf

Total Energy Summer School (TESS) 2016 1013 July 2016

L’OREAL – UNESCO – Call for applications
2016

The Total Energy Summer School (TESS) is your chance to join
a dynamic community of current and future energy leaders,
working with industry stakeholders and leading academics
and experts.

The L’Oreal Foundation launches the 7 edition of the L’Oreal– UNESCO for women science sub-Saharan Africa Fellowships
to support young women scientists.
th

TESS will be held in Fontainebleau, near Paris, France from
10-13 July 2016. Successful applicants will be funded by Total
to join this exceptional event. What’s more, all applicants will
have the opportunity to follow one key interactive session
online, live-streamed from Fontainebleau during the Summer
School.

12 Fellowships of Euro 5,000 each, will be granted to 12 African
Ph.D Students enrolled in an African University, 2 fellowshipsof Euro 10,000 each, will be granted to 2 African postdoctoral
researchers working in a laboratory or research instituteregistered in one of the region’s countries.
Deadline: 29th April 2016

Application deadline: 15th April 2016

For more information and to apply, visit www.fwis.fr

For more information visit: https://www.total-campus.com/
opportunities/total-energy-summer-school/

Technovation challenge 2016 – Technology
entrepreneurship led by girls

4th International Conference- Society for
the Advancement of Science in Africa (SASA)

Every year, Technovation challenges girls all over the world tobuild a mobile app that will address a community problem.
Since 2010, over 3,000 girls from 28 countries have submitted
to Technovation, thanks to dedicated volunteers around theworld. Girls do not need to have programming experience toparticipate, and Technovation is free for any girl who wants
to participate.

The Society for the Advancement of Science in Africa (SASA)
in collaboration with the Commission for University Education(CUE) Kenya are organizing the 4th International Conferencewith the theme “Transforming Africa through science,technology and Innovation” at the UNEP Headquarters in
Nairobi from the 22nd-26th August 2016.

Submission Deadline: April 21, 2016 5pm

More information on: www.cue.or.ke or follow the conversation
on twitter #SASA2016

For more information and to apply, visit http://www.
technovationchallenge.org/

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African Technology Policy Studies (ATPS) Network

Photo gallery

PHOTO GALLERYATPS Executive Director (4th from right) in a group
photo with participants during the Climate Knowledge Brokers workshop held from 29-31 March 2016at the ILRI Campus, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

Participants at a Climate Change Innovations andTechnology Transfer conference in Tera Suites Hotel,
Gigiri, off the UN Avenue, Nairobi Kenya on March
23rd-24th 2016.

ATPS Executive Director Dr. Nicholas Ozor, making
a presentation during the Climate Change
Innovations and Technology Transfer workshop
held at the Tera Suites Hotel, Gigiri, off the UN
Avenue, Nairobi from 23rd to 24th March 2016.

ATPS, Excecutive Director Dr. Nicholas Ozor,
addressing delegates during a panel discussion
on Climate Change Innovations and Technology
Transfer workshop at the Tera Suites Hotel, Gigiri, off
the UN Avenue,Nairobi from 23rd to 24th March 2016.

Dorothy Njagi of ATPS (far left), in a group photo with participants of Southern Voices Network (SVN) during
the Annual Conference held in Pretoria, South Africa on 21st to 24th March, 2016.
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ATPS National Chapter Coordinators

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ATPS NATIONAL CHAPTER COORDINATORS
Australia
Mr. David Doepel
Chair, Africa Research Group, Murdoch
University
90 South Street
MurdochWestern Australia 6150
Tel: +61418912287
Email: d.doepel@murdoch.edu.au
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
Cameroon
Prof. 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: silawrence2011@gmail.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
GambiaVacantGhana
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
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

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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
MalawiDr. Kingdom M. Kwapata
Lecturer,
Molecular Genetics and Biotechnology
for Horticulture and Forest Crops
Lilongwe University of Agriculture andNatural Resources,
Bunda College, P.O. Box 219, Lilongwe,
MalawiTel: +265-999195477
E-mail: kwapata@yahoo.com
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
MoroccoProf. Dr. Saïd Boujraf
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

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ATPS NATIONAL CHAPTER COORDINATORS
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. Madukwe
Professor, 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
Prof. Femi Olokesusi
Nigerian Institute for Social and Economic 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
RwandaDr. Marie Christine Gasingirwa
Director General, Science, Technology
and Research
Directorate of Science, Technology andResearch
Ministry of Education
RwandaMobile: +250 785068350
Email: cgasingirwa@minedu.gov.rw
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 Ndiaye
ESP 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
pealiounen@yahoo.fr

orTanzania.
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United Kingdom
Mrs. Martha Ada Ugwu
National Coordinator
59 Highgrove Road
Walderslade, Chatham
Kent, ME5 7SF, UK
Tel: +4401634310389/07985476289
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Stellenbosch University, Private Bag X1,
Matieland, 7602, South Africa
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Email: swilling@sun.ac.za
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Economic Studies Department
Industrial Research & Consultancy Centre (IRCC) Sudan
Tel: +249 911449106
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Senior Lecturer
Faculty of Agriculture
University of Swaziland
Luyengo Campus
P. O. Luyengo, Swaziland
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Cell: +268 618 15 79
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Dr.Hassan Mshinda
Director General
Tanzania Commission for Science andTechnology
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Kyambogo University
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President & CEO
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102 Pickering Way, Suite 200
Exton, PA 19341
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Lusaka, Zambia
Tel/Fax: +260 211 223118
Email: ceeez@zamnet.zm or lmunyeka@yahoo.com
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Deputy Director
Institute of Development Studies
P. O. Box 880
Harare, Zimbabwe
Tel: +263 4 333341/3
Fax: +263 4 333345
Cell: +263 912245614
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