Advancing Responsible Gender Equality and Inclusive Artificial Intelligence Innovations for Agriculture and Food Systems in Africa (AI4AFS +)
Advancing Responsible Gender Equality and Inclusive Artificial Intelligence Innovations for Agriculture and Food Systems in Africa (AI4AFS +) Project Duration: 2024-2026 Grantor: International Development Research Center (IDRC)Principal Investigator: Prof. Nicholas Ozor; Executive Director, African Technology Policy Studies Network (ATPS); Emails: nozor@atpsnet.org; executivedirector@atpsnet.org Co-PIs: Dr Henri E. Z. Tonnang, International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (icipe), […]
Solutions for Universal access to childcare services that encourage economic participation of Senegalese women (GROW)
Solutions for Universal access to childcare services that encourage economic participation of Senegalese women (GROW) Project Duration: 2021-2024Project Amount: CAD 500,000Grantor: IDRCPrincipal Investigator: Prof. Nicholas OzorContact Email: nozor@atpsnet.org Project Description Senegal is lagging behind in the provision of childcare services. Over the last 10 years, many public, private, and community-based initiatives have sought to fill […]
Technical Assistance for Intra-ACP Climate Services and Related Applications (ClimSA) Programme AUC/DARBE/C/037
Technical Assistance for Intra-ACP Climate Services and Related Applications (ClimSA) Programme AUC/DARBE/C/037 Project Duration: Aug 2023- Jan 2027 Grantor: African Union Commission (AUC) Project Director: Dr. Ottavio Novelli, Head of Climate Change, Renewable Energy and Environment Department, Agriconsulting Europe S.A. (AESA);Email: o.novelli@aesagroup.eu Project Deputy Director: Dr. Nicholas Ozor, Executive Director, African Technology Policy Studies Network […]
Strengthening the capacity of the extension system to use proven knowledge and technologies to sustain equitable locally led adaptation among smallholder farmers (SCALE)
Strengthening the Capacity of the Extension System to use Proven Knowledge and Technologies to Sustain Equitable Locally Led Adaptation Among Smallholder Farmers (SCALE) Project Duration: 2023-2027 Grantor: International Development Research Center (IDRC) Principal Investigator: Dr. Nicholas Ozor; Executive Director, African Technology Policy Studies Network (ATPS); Emails: nozor@atpsnet.org; executivedirector@atpsnet.org Co-PIs: 1. Dr. Laure Tall; Initiative Prospective […]
Strengthening the Capacity of Women and Marginalized Communities in Africa’s Agriculture and Food Systems to Harness the Potentials of Artificial Intelligence Technology
Strengthening the Capacity of Women and Marginalized Communities in Africa’s Agriculture and Food Systems to Harness the Potentials of Artificial Intelligence Technology Project Duration: 2023-2024 Grantor: Gender at Work, Canada. Principal Investigator: Dr. Nicholas Ozor; Executive Director, African Technology Policy Studies Network (ATPS); Emails: nozor@atpsnet.org; executivedirector@atpsnet.org Partners: Kumasi Hive,Ghana and International Centre of Insect Physiology […]
Strengthening the National Research and Innovation Funding Agencies in West Africa
Strengthening the National Research and Innovation Funding Agencies in West Africa – SRIFA Project Duration: 2023-2025 Grantor: International Development Research Center (IDRC) and the United Kingdom’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) Principal Investigator: Dr. Nicholas Ozor; Executive Director, African Technology Policy Studies Network (ATPS); Emails: nozor@atpsnet.org; executivedirector@atpsnet.org Co-PI: Prof. Peter Azikiwe […]
Building the Capacity of Selected sub-Sahara African Countries to Effectively Measure Progress in their Nationally Determined Contributions’ Implementation Using Tracking Tools and Indexes
Building the Capacity of Selected sub-Sahara African Countries to Effectively Measure Progress in their Nationally Determined Contributions’ Implementation Using Tracking Tools and Indexes Project Duration: 2022 – 2025 Grantor: African Development Bank Group (AfDB) Principal Investigator: Dr Nicholas Ozor Contact Email: executivedirector@atpsnet.org Co-PIs: Dr. Mithika Mwenda (PACJA) and Prof. Chidi Magnus Onuoha (WAGEDI) Grant Amount: USD 433,730.50 Project Description/Background Numerous attempts […]
Delivering place based Entrepreneurial capacity building in Africa (DIFFERENTIATE)
Delivering place based Entrepreneurial capacity building in Africa (DIFFERENTIATE) Project Duration: October 2021- October 2022Principal Investigator: Prof. Kirk SempleContact detail: k.semple@lancaster.ac.uk Project Partner: Dr. Nicholas OzorContact Detail: executivedirector@atpsnet.orgGrantor: British CouncilGrant Amount: £ 100,000 Project Description:Universities play an essential role in creating new knowledge and innovations and training the next generation of leaders, engineers, and scientists. Yet more than half of 420 million young […]
University-led Ecosystems for a Sustained Innovation and Entrepreneurship Development
University-led Ecosystems for a Sustained Innovation and Entrepreneurship Development Project Duration: March 2022 to November 2023 Principal Investigator: Dr. Michael Ngoasong Contact detail: michael.ngoasong@open.ac.uk Co-Principal Investigator: Dr. Nicholas Ozor Contact detail: executivedirector@atpsnet.org Grantor: British Council Grant Amount: £ 20,000 Project Description:This project will promote university-led ecosystems as anchoring institutions for delivering self-sustaining innovation and entrepreneurship education that contributes to Kenya’s development. […]
Technological Innovation Development in Africa to Enhance Employability, Entrepreneurship and Job Creation (TIDE)
Technological Innovation Development in Africa to Enhance Employability, Entrepreneurship and Job Creation (TIDE) Project Duration: 2021-2023 Principal Investigator: Dr. Nicholas Ozor Email: nozor@atpsnet.org Grantor: African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) Grant Amount: US$ 500,000 Project DescriptionThe youth are Africa’s greatest asset. Africa’s youth population is rapidly growing and expected to double to over 830 million by 2050 (AfDB, 2016). If properly harnessed, this […]