Transcript Keynote on the CPA Review Process

Keynote on the CPA Review
Process
Evolution of the CPA
• Consolidates science and technology
programmes of the AU
• Guiding policy document for STI in Africa
• Re-affirms commitment to collective action
in developing S&T for meeting
development needs
• Articulates Africa’s common objective of
socio-economic transformation and full
integration into the world economy
Evolution of the CPA
• Participatory
• Evolved from a consultative process
–Multi-sectoral stakeholder meetings and
conferences at continental and regional level from
2003 to 2005
• Approved by the AMCOST in 2005
• Endorsed by the AU summit in 2005
Pillars of the CPA
• Built upon three interrelated conceptual
pillars of:
• capacity building
• knowledge production, and
• technological innovation
Components of the CPA
• Flagship research and development
programmes
• Improving policy conditions and building
innovation mechanisms
• Implementation, funding and governance
Implementation arrangements
• Implementation at different levels
– Continental Programmes
– Sub-Regional Programme
– National Programmes
Implementation Progress
• Promotion of innovation
–Establishment of biosciences, mathematical sciences, water
sciences, lesser technology … centers of excellence
–Regional R&D flagship programmes have been implemented
through the COE with some showing promising results
–Training of African young scientists through COE and African
Universities
–Implementation of the book of light house projects (call for
research grants currently running)
–Establishment of the Pan-African University
Implementation Progress
• Improving policy conditions and building
innovation mechanisms
–The publication of the first Africa Innovation
Outlook through ASTII with MS taking a lead
–The Establishment of the Africa Science,
Technology and Innovation Observatory following
the 2009 AU summit decision
–Support provided to MS in the development of S&T
policies /plans (through UNESCO)
Why should the CPA be reviewed?
• The CPA outlines the initial timeframe for project
implementation
• Need for reflection before moving further into the
second phase of implementation
– Taking on board emerging challenges e.g. environmental
and climate change and its implications on Africa’s
population – health, food security …
– Emerging technologies – acquisition of technologies to
meet economic growth needs
– Technology transfer
– Technology waste management – implications on the
environment
Why should the CPA
be
reviewed?
• Review critical for reflection on
– Achievements
– Approach: Multi-sectoral? Private sector,
universities
– How are we moving through the innovation cycle?
• Drawing lessons and applying them in
improving the future: Things we could have
done better
• Other models that have worked else where
Why should the CPA be reviewed?
• Alignment of the CPA to other sectoral policy
framework
• Ensuring value addition and complementarities
– Frameworks developed at the same time, silent of each
other
• STI is cross-cutting
• It’s contribution to the other frameworks to be
clearly defined for achieving development goals
Areas of focus in the CPA review
Areas of Focus
Flagship R&D
programmes
Objectives
To take stock of technological
innovations and movement of
discoveries to product
development and delivery
(Private sector involvement and
entrepreneurship)
New technologies
Opportunities and Bottlenecks
Areas of focus in the CPA review
(2)
Areas of Focus
Objectives
Improving policy
conditions and
institutions
Institutional and policy arrangements
to enable:
- Mobilization and sharing of
recourses for STI
- Link industry and STI
-REC engagement in the
implementation of the CPA
-STI policy training in African Tertiary
institutions
- Promotion of STI in schools
Areas of focus in the CPA review
Areas of focus
Objective
Financial and
Funding:
Institutional landscape, Current funding mechanisms and
and governance
the way ahead
Implementation arrangement
- Sustainability of established
networks of COE
- Effectiveness and efficiency of
current implementation
mechanisms
- Lessons learnt and the way
ahead
Review process
• Will use both primary and secondary data
• Consultations with
– AMCOST members
– RECs
– Implementing institutions (at regional and national
levels)
– Regional and international partners
– Tertiary education institutions
– Representative of the private sector
• Reviews of existing documents/reports
Expected outputs
• A report on the progress made in the
implementation of the CPA
• Amended CPA endorsed by AMSOCT
based on lesson learnt and
recommendations of the high level panel
What has been done so far?
• Consultations have been done with:
– Previous AMCOST SC members and
arrangements to consult with the current chair
and more members of the SC are underway
– Consultations with key implementing institutions
started
– Working group has been constituted
– Funding for the review process secured
Next steps
• Continued consultations with AMCOST SC
members and key implementing institutions
• Consultations with RECs
• Constituting high level panel
• Stakeholder consultation meetings
• Drafting report and making recommendations to
AMCOST
• Process expected to be finalized by October 2012
Moving together in defining the
New Deal in STI in Africa!!
Thank you!!