Supported by the European Commission (EC) and African Union Commission (AUC), and co-funded under Horizon 2020 (Contract 723240) IST-Africa is a strategic collaboration between IIMC (Ireland) and Ministries and National Councils responsible for Innovation, Science and Technology adoption, policy and research in 18 African Countries.
IST-Africa facilitates and supports:
- Strategic engagement with Africa focused on International Research, Innovation and Policy Cooperation
- Knowledge sharing, capacity building and skills transfer between IST-Africa Partner Countries
- Collaborative Open Innovation, ICT-enabled Entrepreneurship (including Social Entrepreneurship) and Global Development (including ICT4D)
- Africa - EU Strategic Partnership (ICT-enabled Research and Innovation supporting Sustainable Development)
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IST-Africa 2022 - Final Programme - Presentation Recordings
IST-Africa 2021 - Final Programme - Plenary Recordings - Proceedings
IST-Africa July 2020 Newsletter
IST-Africa 2020 - Conference Report Videos on YouTube Channel & Proceedings
IST-Africa Guide to 2020 Calls for Proposals in Horizon 2020
IST-Africa Report on ICT Initiatives, Research and Innovation Priorities and Capacity - includes mapping of thematic priorities and partners with research expertise
IST-Africa on Bilateral and Multilateral Cooperation Initiatives related to ICT and Innovation
Horizon 2020 Updated 2018 - 2020 Work Programmes as at 02 July 2019
IST-Africa 2019 and IST-Africa 2019 Proceedings
IST-Africa Introduction to Horizon 2020
Visit IST-Africa Project Repository to research stakeholders involved in previous successful projects in your thematic area
Visit IST-Africa Organisational Repository to identify potential partners
Previous IST-Africa Horizon 2020 Training Workshops and IST-Africa Living Lab Workshops
Download Published IST-Africa Reports including a Comprehensive Living Labs White Paper
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