new regimes in research and innovation for national development prof. shaukat a. abdulrazak, ph.d,...
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New regimes in Research and Innovation for National Development
Prof. Shaukat A. Abdulrazak, Ph.D, MBS
National Council for Science & Technology
Introduction• Universities and Research Institutions, vital
elements of a National Innovation System have played a central role in the build-up of capabilities for R&D
• Support, funding and promotion of institutions of higher technical learning among 3 factors that contributed to rapid economic transformation of emerging economies
S&T Indicators
UNESCO Science Report, 2010
9 3 1 4 7
87
109
8291 93
7 4 12 2 30
20
40
60
80
100
120
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
No.
of
pate
nts
Year
Utility patents
Kenya
Southafrica
Egypt
Reversing the trend
• Increase funding for R&D/GDP; 1% recommended
• Improve R&D infrastructure and capacity to develop innovations
• Strengthen IPR regimes
• Nurture and sustain home-grown scientific talents : Brain drain/gain/circulation
• Youth and Gender engagement
Strengthen Capacity on ST&I human resource
• Increase Postgraduate research locally– NCST Ph.D and M.Sc Calls
• Partner with others– Kenya-S. Africa– Kenya- Japan– Kenya- DAAD postgraduate training
Quadruple Helix
Collaborative research;
Nationally, Regionally & Internationally.
Collaborative research;
Entrepreneurial University
• Societal needs form the basis of new research projects
• Commercialize research products • Incubators of new technology
3D Agenda
• Direction
which innovations, along what pathways , towards what goals, Prioritize
• Distribution
Innovate for who? Whose innovation counts? Who gains and who loses, Impact
• Diversity
What combination of different kinds of innovation do we need to address any particular challenge? Multidisciplinary
http://anewmanifesto.org
The African Manifesto; towards self-rule in ST&I
• Restore confidence in African ST&I and African Experts by Africans
• Concerted public and private investments towards sustainable ST&I infrastructures
• Adopt proactive policies to socialize ST&I
www.atps.org.net
Science cannot develop in isolation..flourishes through the dialogue of individuals....the meeting of minds. It prospers in a soil that is rich in diversity and in a climate that favours diffusion and cross-fertilisation. Ideas must migrate to develop, they must be shared to take root, and they must be accessible for all to benefit.
Science cannot develop in isolation..flourishes through the dialogue of individuals....the meeting of minds. It prospers in a soil that is rich in diversity and in a climate that favours diffusion and cross-fertilisation. Ideas must migrate to develop, they must be shared to take root, and they must be accessible for all to benefit.
Extract from Irina Bokova, UNESCO Director’s speech during the World Science Day 2010
Through Research, Universities act as bridge between science and development.
