Innovation & Africa’s Development : Scientific Researchers X-ray Challenges

In furtherance of the Sustainable Development Goals and to deliver on the continent’s goal for inclusive and sustainable growth by 2063, African scientific researchers and innovators, as well as global partners, are meeting in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. They are taking part in the 15th Grand Challenges annual meeting, October 28-30, 2019, which aims to speed up the translation of innovations into concrete ground actions to address the continent’s pressing needs. The participants are seeking to build partnerships to leverage the enormous capacities of researchers on the continent.
Cameroonian-born Prof. Sarah Mbi Enow Anyang Agbor, African Union Commissioner for Human Resources, Science and Technology, called on researchers to take their research findings out from the shelves for the benefit of communities. “But without funding, researchers can’t roll out their innovations to help needy communities. Our researchers don’t have the money.” Prof. Sarah suggested that researchers should get into tripartite collaboration involving technology transfer centers that will connect researchers to private investors. 
For three days, African researchers exchanged notes on their work, learned about cutting-edge advances in the field, and buillt collaborations with other investigators and organi...