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IST-Africa Initiative
Supporting an ICT Research and
Innovation Culture
Paul Cunningham
IIMC, Ireland / IST-Africa Coordinator
ICT Pitso Botswana
25 August 2015

Overview
Introduction to IST-Africa
ICT Research and Innovation
Alignment of Research projects with National Strategy
Building Research Capacity & Research Culture
Irish Case Study
Developing Research Teams
Benefits of cross-border research collaboration
mHealth4Afrika Case Study
Introduction to Horizon 2020

IST-Africa Initiative
IST-Africa is Supported by the European Commission (EC) and African Union Commission (AUC)
Founded in 2002 and Co-funded under European Framework Programme since 2005
IST-Africa Facilitates Strategic Engagement with Africa in the areas of Information Society, ICT and Innovation Adoption, Policy and Research
Strategic Partnership between IIMC (Ireland) & 18 Ministries and National Councils responsible for Innovation, Science and Technology adoption, implementation, policy and research
IST-Africa facilitates and supports
International Innovation, Policy and Research Cooperation
Knowledge Sharing and Skills Transfer between IST-Africa Partners
Collaborative Innovation, ICT Entrepreneurship and Adoption of Living Labs Methodologies
Information Society, ICT and Innovation aspects of the Africa - EU Strategic Partnership
Awareness of African Research & Innovation Capacity, cross-border cooperation & participation in H2020
Establishment of National Contact Points (NCP)

IST-Africa Consortium
IST-Africa Partners IIMC International Information Management Corporation Limited (IIMC, Ireland)
Ministerio da Ciencia e Tecnologia (MINCT, Angola)
Ministry of Transport and Communications (MTC, Botswana)
Ministere de lEnseignement Superieur et de la Recherche Scientifique (MESRS, Burundi)
Agence Nationale des Technologies de lInformation et de la Communication (ANTIC, Cameroon)
Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (MCIT, Egypt)
Ministry of Communication and Information Technology (MCIT, Ethiopia)
Ministry of Education, Science and Technology (MOEST, Kenya)
Ministry of Communications, Science and Technology (MCST-L, Lesotho)
National Commission for Science and Technology (NCST, Malawi)
National Computer Board (NCB, Mauritius)
Instituto Nacional de Tecnologias de Informacao e Comunicacao (INTIC, Mozambique)
National Commission on Research, Science and Technology (NCRST, Namibia)
Ministre de l'Enseignement Suprieur et de la Recherche (MESR, Senegal)
Department of Science and Technology (DST, South Africa)
Ministry of Information Communication Technology (MICT-S, Swaziland)
Tanzania Commission for Science and Technology (COSTECH, Tanzania)
Ministere de l'Enseignement Superieur, de la Recherche Scientifique et ICT, ("MHESRICT", Tunisia)
Uganda National Council for Science and Technology (UNCST, Uganda)

MTC Promotes National Research Capacity
MTC leverages participation in IST-Africa to actively promote the National Research and Innovation Community by
Raising awareness of upcoming Calls for Proposals and funding opportunities
Assists institutions in preparing for new opportunities such as Horizon 2020
First-hand experience of participation in the European Framework Programme
Showcasing capacity of Botswana at International events in Africa and Europe
Contributing to IST-Africa Study on ICT Initiatives and Research Capacity
Contributing to IST-Africa Study on Innovation Ecosystems
Supporting publication of Organisational profiles on IST-Africa portal to raise international awareness of research and innovation capacity of local stakeholders
Cooperation with Ministries and National Councils in 17 other IST-Africa Countries to share knowledge and promote cross-border collaboration
Publishing articles on ICT & Innovation activities in Botswana on IST-Africa portal
Horizon 2020 & Living Lab Workshops, Gaborone, 21 22 Nov 2013

IST-Africa Portal Horizon 2020

IST-Africa Portal Project Repository

IST-Africa Portal Organisational Repository

IST-Africa Portal Country Profile Section

IST-Africa Portal Paper Repository

Reports to Download
Guide to 2015 Calls for Proposals in Horizon 2020
Supporting the Evolution of Sustainable Living Labs and Living Lab Networks in Africa
IST-Africa Guide to National ICT Initiatives and Research Priorities
IST-Africa Guide to ICT-related Bilateral Cooperation
Visit www.IST-Africa.org
http://www.ist-africa.org/home/files/IST-Africa_Guide_2015Calls_Horizon2020.pdfhttp://www.ist-africa.org/home/default.asp?page=project-search
http://www.ist-africa.org/home/default.asp?page=reports and
http://www.ist-africa.org/home/default.asp?page=paper-repository
Next Steps Register Individual Profile in the Community Showcase and Mailing List
Provide organisational profile to MTC to be published on IST-Africa portal
Download published papers from IST-Africa paper repository in your areas of interest
Follow up with authors to share experiences, explore future collaboration opportunities
Send news, events and reports to be published
Download recent presentations on Horizon 2020

Impact of IST-Africa
Helped African institutions to secure over 60 million of international grants in recent years
Provided evidence to justify and secure c.25 million for African-focused research cooperation
under LEIT Work Programme of Horizon 2020 (ICT39 2015, ICT39 2016 2017)
Increased participation in FP7 projects across IST-Africa Partner Countries
Partners from Botswana in 9 projects funded under FP7
Partner from Botswana in 1 project funded to date under Horizon 2020
Increased awareness of the imperative to resource applied ICT Research and Innovation
aligned with national priorities with the objective of strengthening socio-economic impact
Project and Organisational Repositories to assist in identifying collaboration partners
Increased research publications from IST-Africa partner countries strengthen credibility of
international research capacity - IST-Africa conference proceedings & IEEE Xplore
Knowledge sharing between key Innovation Stakeholders across Africa and Europe
Actively supported policy dialogue between European Commission, African Union
Commission and other key stakeholders
Raised awareness of benefits of Open Innovation and leveraging Living Labs methodologies
Published reference reports ICT Initiatives and Research Capacity, Guide to Bilateral and
Multilateral ICT and Innovation Activities

Research Funding under FP7
African Participation across all FP7 Themes 1315 participations from 45 countries in 565 projects (as at Sept 2013)
Total EU-funding to African Partners: 178 million ($240 million)
Overview of Leading Participants (based on funding secured)37.3
16.115.0
13.412.3 12.0
8.5 8.2 7.7
5.33.79 3.72 3.66 3.66 3.36 3.24 3.06 2.73
1.88 1.86
0.0
5.0
10.0
15.0
20.0
25.0
30.0
35.0
40.0
EU contribution (m)
Source: S Hogan, EU Delegation to AU

Research Funding under FP7
Source: CORDIS

Botswana in FP7
Organisations from Botswana were successful in 9 FP7 projects in ICT (3
projects),

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