{"id":70299,"date":"2025-09-23T17:15:57","date_gmt":"2025-09-23T14:15:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/atpsnet.org\/stage\/?p=70299"},"modified":"2026-08-26T16:49:04","modified_gmt":"2026-08-26T13:49:04","slug":"mapping-emerging-technologies-inclusive-sustainable-development","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/atpsnet.org\/stage\/mapping-emerging-technologies-inclusive-sustainable-development\/","title":{"rendered":"Mapping Emerging Technologies to Advance Inclusive Sustainable Development in Africa, Asia, and Latin America (META)"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Mapping Emerging Technologies to Advance Inclusive Sustainable Development in Africa, Asia, and Latin America (META)<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Project Duration<\/strong>: 2025-2027\u00a0
Grantor<\/strong>: International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
Principal Investigator<\/strong>: Prof. Nicholas Ozor; Executive Director, African Technology Policy Studies Network (ATPS);
Emails<\/strong>: nozor@atpsnet.org<\/a>; executivedirector@atpsnet.org<\/a> \u00a0\u00a0<\/p>

Grant Amount: US$<\/strong>240,424<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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The META project being implemented by the African Technology Policy Studies Network (ATPS), is a 24-month initiative funded by the International Development Research Centre (IDRC). META aims to map key emerging technologies that can drive responsible, gender-inclusive sustainable development in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), Asia, and Latin America. By identifying promising innovations, building regional capacities, and fostering South-South collaborations, the project supports low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) in harnessing the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) for equitable growth. ATPS collaborates with regional partners, including networks in Asia and Latin America, to ensure the contextual relevance and ethical implementation of its initiatives.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Rationale and Background<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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The global economy’s progress is increasingly driven by science, technology, and innovation (STI), which enhance competitiveness across sectors like agriculture, environment, health, education, finance, and energy. Emerging technologies\u2014such as artificial intelligence (AI), robotics, Internet of Things (IoT), blockchain, virtual\/augmented reality (VR\/AR), cloud computing, quantum computing, 5G networks, synthetic biology, and neurotechnology\u2014offer transformative potential. These innovations, often linked to the 4IR, can accelerate economic transformation in developing regions. For instance, AI alone could add up to $2.9 trillion to Africa’s economy by 2030, boosting productivity and innovation.<\/p>

However, technology adoption varies according to factors such as national priorities, location, human capabilities, costs, and political will. In SSA, Southeast Asia, and Latin America, barriers such as limited investment, infrastructure, intellectual property constraints, and skills gaps hinder progress, exacerbating North-South inequalities. Financial limitations often impede researchers in LMICs, but South-South and North-South partnerships can mitigate this through shared resources and local leadership.<\/p>

META addresses these challenges by building on existing STI literature and gathering data to inform diversified investments and collaborations. The project emphasizes responsibility and gender inclusivity, aligning with ethical principles and recognizing intersectional factors in technology ecosystems. It draws from ATPS’s prior work, including the Responsible Artificial Intelligence for Agriculture and Food Systems (AI4AFS) project, and adheres to ATPS policies on Gender, Sexual Exploitation, Abuse, and Harassment (SEAH), and Safeguarding. By mapping technologies and capabilities, META positions STI systems in the Global South to adapt and deploy innovations for sustainable development goals (SDGs), particularly SDG 5 on gender equality.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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The overall goal of META is to map key emerging technologies that hold the most promise for advancing inclusive and sustainable development, and to identify researchers in SSA, Asia, and Latin America already engaging in such endeavors.<\/p>

Specific objectives include:<\/p>

  1. Identify key emerging technologies to advance sustainable development and accelerate SDG achievement.<\/li>
  2. Examine how these technologies could reduce gender inequalities and enable gender-responsive applications.<\/li>
  3. Identify forefront researchers and institutions in SSA, Asia, and Latin America developing and applying emerging technologies to regional challenges.<\/li>
  4. Offer recommendations for advancing the development, deployment, and scaling of emerging technologies, targeting science system actors like policymakers, researchers, science granting councils, civil society, private sector, and practitioners.<\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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    META activities are organized into three Work Packages (WPs), employing mixed methods for data collection, analysis, and dissemination.<\/p>

    Work Package 1: Mapping Emerging Technologies, Resources, Institutions, and Capabilities<\/strong><\/p>

    This WP maps promising technologies, resources, institutions, capabilities, gender issues, and policy frameworks in SSA, Asia, and Latin America.<\/p>

    Work Package 2: Organizing Discussion Papers and Dissemination Events<\/strong><\/p>

    This WP produces and shares knowledge through events and papers on emerging technologies for sustainable development.<\/p>

    Work Package 3: Coordinating Research in Asia and Latin America<\/strong><\/p>

    This WP ensures effective regional coordination.<\/p>

    Activities prioritise gender balance, ethical data handling, and inclusivity.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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    For more details, contact Prof. Nicholas Ozor<\/strong> at <\/em>executivedirector@atpsnet.org<\/em><\/a>. Stay updated on META progress via our website and social channels.<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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