The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory have launched two new Model Quality and Performance Guidelines for Off-Grid Refrigerating Appliances and Model Regulation Guidelines for Energy-Efficient Ceiling Fans
Introduction
Climate resilient economies in Africa aim to address the challenges posed by climate change, while promoting sustainable economic development, particularly in vulnerable sectors such as agriculture, energy, and natural resources.
ACTS is leading a consortium that aims to fabricate 500 low cost dryers over 5 years intended to reach over 40,000 smallholder farmers.
ACTS is coordinating publication of a new book on decolonising knowledge and learning systems in the Global South.
The book covers research approaches used in major disciplines such as natural sciences, humanities, education and economics.
As a research, policy and technology-oriented organization, Konza Technopolis provides an ideal location for ACTS to actualise its mission of strengthening the capacity of African countries and institutions to harness science, technology and innovation for sustainable and inclusive development.
ACTS is spearheading development of a new regional strategy on innovation and technology transfer for the East African Community (EAC).
ACTS is among three Kenyan organisations selected to implement the Trans-Path project on learning and management of water resources.
ACTS was represented by the Executive Director, Prof. Tom Ogada and the head of the Science, Technology & Innovation, Knowledge and Society (STIKS) programme, Dr Agnes Lutomiah.
A committee has already been constituted to coordinate the process of developing a curriculum and put in place the necessary structures to actualize the idea.
ACTS in collaboration with the Centre for Research in Energy and Energy Conservation (CREEC) is promoting adoption of a relatively new agricultural technology – Agrivoltaics
Multi-criteria mapping involves comparing and analyzing different options based on a set of pre-defined criteria, which could include cost, time, quality, risks, resources and stakeholder preferences.
ACTS Executive Director, Prof. Tom Ogada, implored AI4D Africa scholars to focus on completion of their PhD studies and strive to generate new knowledge on AI and ML to address key socio-economic challenges facing the continent.
The conference provided a platform for early career researchers to develop their presentation and networking skills while building collaborative relationships with other researchers.
The 2023 cohort will get the opportunity to participate in a one-year fellowship programme combining online activities with a study period of 3 months at the University of Johannesburg, South Africa.
The workshop was meant to provide an opportunity for the Science Granting Councils (SGC), collaborative technical agencies (CTAs) and relevant stakeholders to share experiences and lessons learnt from the activities of SGCI-2.
The webinar series that commenced in June 2022 bring together a diverse pool of scholars from all over the world and culminated in a summer school held in Egerton University from 21st -27th October 2022
Dr Joel Onyango, reflects on the trip that aimed to enhance partnerships and staff exchanges within the Africa UniNet network of research institutions and universities in Austria and Africa.
ACTS is at the centre of an initiative that seeks to strengthen the capacity for trans-disciplinary research in Africa.
According to a recent survey conducted by ACTS, Eastern Africa is leading in the adoption and deployment of digital agricultural technologies in the continent.
ACTS has begun implementing a new programme to support Science Granting Councils (SGCs) in managing research and innovation projects in Africa.
The African Centre for Technology Studies (ACTS) believes that research, capacity building and policy incentives are key drivers of knowledge creation, dissemination and application.
The NGO source’s Equivalency Determination (ED) completed their analysis and was able to certify ACTS as equivalent to a Certified Public Charity.
ACTS will support the development of a cadre of Africa-centred researchers, analysts and policy makers on STI, knowledge and society, knowledge utilisation, technology transfer, intellectual property, STI roadmaps for SDGs and evaluation of the impact of STI on the development of African countries.
The 4th CJ seminar will be held virtually from September 20th to 22nd, 2022. It will focus on how to accelerate climate action and build resilient economies.
ACTS is calling for contributions to facilitate the ACTS Summer School 2022 scheduled to run between Friday 21st - Saturday 29th October 2022.
Policymakers in Africa will soon have a new framework to guide them in formulating, implementing, monitoring and evaluating policy interventions.
The building blocks of this strategy have already been laid out in form of a comprehensive mapping study that paves way for structured interventions intended to catalyse conversion of innovative ideas and start-ups into commercially viable enterprises.
The 3rd Calestous Juma seminar focused on exploring how AI and ML solutions can be deployed to accelerate realization of SDGs in Africa.
The research initiative - Valorise - will focus on finding efficient ways through which organic wastes resulting from dairy production processes can easily be converted into useful products.
ACTS is set to launch a new research project to explore novel ways of managing water resources in river basins and wetlands in Kenya.