EU ACP PROGRAMME FOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY INNOVATIONS AND CAPACITY BUILDING

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EU ACP PROGRAMME FOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
INNOVATIONS AND CAPACITY BUILDING

• (PSTICB)
• 9 ACP RPR 61

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Overall objective and programme purpose

• The overall objective is to support ACP countries
  in formulating and implementing ST policies that
  can lead to sustainable development and to
  poverty reduction through economic growth and
  progressive integration in the world economy.
• The purpose is to strengthen the internal ST
  capacity of ACPs at 3 levels
• Institutional, administrative and policy making
• Academic research and technology
• Business and civil society

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Intervention axes (3)

• The programme will emphasize the promotion of
  interdisciplinary approaches to sustainable
  development along three main axes
• Co-ordination and networking in applied research
• Instruments for collaborative research
• Management of research activities and
  reinforcement of research quality

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Focus Areas (6)

• In accordance with the 2002 Cape Town declaration
  and the ACP vision on ST for sustainable
  development the programmes primary focus will be
  on
• Quality health care
• Environment research activities
• Energy with special attention to renewable
  sources of energy
• Transport
• Agriculture and agro-industry
• Sustainable trade

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Expected results

• The programme aims to achieve the following 5
  results
• Axis 1 Co-ordination and networking in applied
  research
• Networks established or consolidated at intra
  ACP-level with linkages to international
  networks
• Increased capacity to assess research needs to
  facilitate the formulation and implementation of
  research policies
• Axis 2 Instruments for collaborative research
• Increased capacity and incentives to research
  network partners to prepare and submit project
  proposals to funding.
• Axis 3 Management of research activities and
  reinforcement of research quality
• Research results better capitalized and
  disseminated
• Quality of research results improved

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Activities

• Related to results 1) networks established /
  consolidated and
• 2) capacity to assess needs and formulate
  policies research and innovation
• Promotion and strengthening of networks
  inter-linking research institutes, researchers,
  civil society, business sectors and
  policy-makers, ST consortia
• Establishment of research frameworks with the aim
  of achieving a more market-oriented use of ACP
  research resources
• Multi-stakeholder in-depth assessments of
  research and innovation needs in ST at regional
  and sub-regional levels and creation of
  databases with available expertise

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Activities

• Related to result 3) increased capacity
  incentives to prepare proposals
• Establishment or consolidation of intra ACP
  advisory or observatory bodies on research and
  innovation in order to collect, share and analyze
  information on the latest developments in ST and
  their potential applications and provide advice
  to policy makers and other relevant ST
  stakeholders
• Definition and implementation of technical
  instruments designing tax incentives for firms
  engaged with universities and research
  institutions, review and strengthening of
  legislation relating to property rights, etc
• Benchmarking good practices and designing models
  of research instruments in order to promote the
  best modalities of industry-academia links and
  co-operation.

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Activities

• Related to results 4) research results better
  capitalized and disseminated
• 5) quality of research results improved
• Definition and promotion of peer review and
  evaluation procedures and indicators in order to
  increase quality and efficiency in regional and
  national S T programmes
• Implementation of multi-stakeholder activities
  (publications, databases, ICT development,
  information management, consulting, seminars,
  short-term training, etc.) in order to
  capitalize, disseminate and implement knowledge
  and innovations
• Organisation of training sessions in order to
  strengthen and upgrade the competences of the
  scientific community in the following areas
  research methods, research fund management,
  research managerial capacity, etc.

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Overview of the programme

• Amount 35.350.000
• Duration of actions 12 to 36 months
• Size of grants between 350.000 and 1million
• Implementation method Call for Proposals (2nd
  semester of 2008)
• Contracting Authority ACP Secretariat
• Geographical coverage ACP countries including
  South Africa

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Thank You!

• For any questions regarding the PSTICB Programme
  or the forthcoming Call for Proposals, please
  contact
• At the ACP Secretariat
• Dr. John F. Kakule
• kakule_at_acp.int
• At EuropeAid
• M. Jérôme LEBOUC
• Jerome.lebouc_at_ec.europa.eu