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National ICT Research Capacity and Priorities for Cooperation - Republic of NamibiaNational PrioritiesNational ICT Research Priorities include: Digital Content, Technology-enhanced Learning, eGovernment, eHealth, eAgriculture & Fisheries including Water; Entrepreneurship, Mining & Geosciences, Biotechnology, Logistics and Space Science. Key areas for research cooperation include: Digital Libraries and digital preservation (Indigenous Knowledge), Technology Enhanced Learning; Digital Content; ICT for Environmental Sustainability (Services & Climate Change Adaptation) and Energy Efficiency. National Research CapacityThe table below provides an overview of universities with ICT/Engineering Course
Research in Namibia is predominately carried out within the two main Higher Education Institutions: University of Namibia- Depts include: Faculty of Engineering & Information Technology - Department of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering; Faculty of Health Sciences; Faculty of Agriculture; Multidisciplinary Research Centre - Science, Technology, Innovation Division & Social Sciences Division - Research areas include: - Health - Research on malaria elimination, Epidemiology and active case detection of malaria in Engela district; - Faculty of Science - Bio prospecting of Namibian ethno botanicals for anti-HIV activities, Application of biotechnology towards conservation of different Namibian endangered species, Application of semi martingales to finance; - SANUMARC - Aerosol robotic network group, Scientific committee on Oceanic Research, Spaces programme; - Domestication of marama beans, Mixed cropping or intercropping of drought adapted pearl millet, sorghum and other crops with the flood adapted rice crops (ogongo); - Faculty of Agriculture and Natural Resources - Community Conservation Fisheries in KAZA Project (EU funded project), Impalila Tourism Fisheries Management of the Kasaya Channel, Sikunga Conservancy Tourism Fisheries Management (MCA funded projects), Development of a Fisheries Management Plan for the Okavango River (SAREP funded project), Improved Knowledge of Aquatic Knowledge Systems supporting Fisheries, Development of Integrated Strategies for Sustainable Fisheries and Improved Fisheries Management (SASSCAL funded project), Zoobenthes Survey in the Walvis Bay (Walvis Bay Municipality funded project Namibia University of Science and Technology (NUST)- Depts include: Faculty of Computing and Informatics, Faculty of Engineering, Faculty of Natural Resources and Spatial - ICT Research Groups include: 7 Clusters: Indigenous Knowledge Management Systems (IKMS), Dependable Advanced Network Systems (DANS), Marginalised Community Development (MCD) inlcuding Virtual and Augmented Reality systems for Museums (heritage) and Entertainment systems, Smart Communication Systems (SCS), Digital Forensic & Information Security (DFIS), E- Participation (EP), Business & Policy Analytics (BPA), Focus Areas include: Big Data, Indigenous Knowledge, SMart and Secure Environments, Digital Transformation - Research areas include: - School of Information Technology - Community-centred localisation; Mobile Futures Lab; Mobile Content and Applications for Entrepreneurship Development; Forensic Computing and Security Research Group; Health Informatics Research Cluster; Mobile Sensor Data Processing - School of Engineering - Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency; Water Resource Management; Manufacturing Systems; Mining Sustainability and Environmental Impact; Windhoek and its Environs-Architectural Perspective - School of Health and Applied Sciences - Health and medical sciences research - School of Natural Resources and Tourism - Development and application of spatial technologies and appropriate tools; Ecosystems services and biodiversity; Land, Agriculture and Water; Wildlife and Tourism - School of Economics and Finance - Managing implication on the use of technology in higher learning institutions; Analysing the socio-economic impact of investing pensionable funds in economic development activities; A small macro-econometric model for Namibia - School of Humanities - Exploring Agency for survival during a crisis; Bridging the gender gap: African feminism; Conflict management - Centre for Cooperative Education - Human Resource Development (Pedagogy and e-portfolio development); National Strategy/Policy for Cooperative Education - Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Institute - Low Cost National Wind Resource Assessment in Namibia; Investigating the Effectiveness of Introducing Energy Shops; Solar Power; Improvement of Regulations; Auditing and Energy Marketing Services; Green Rating Tools; Techno-socio-economic Survey of Energy Efficiency; Energy System Model for Namibia; Regulatory Framework for Renewable Energy Procurement Processes International University of Management (IUM)- Depts include: Faculty of Information Technology & Systems Development (ITSD), Software Development Department (SDD), Network & Security Department (NSD), Information Technology Department (ITD) ICT-39 Priority ThemesBased on consultation with stakeholders and additional information collected during the IST-Africa Horizon 2020 Training Workshop in October 2016 the following thematic areas are considered to be important in the context of the ICT-39 Call:
Mapping to H2020 ThemesThe mapping to Horizon 2020 Research areas is summarised below
Level of Research MaturityNamibia like Botswana is a middle-income country also trying to diversify its economy and attract foreign direct investment. Namibia is gradually increasing the focus on research and started to build an international track record in collaborative research through participation in 11 FP7 projects. Up to September 2018, Namibian organisations have been involved in 7 Horizon 2020 projects with research funding in excess of €580,000 across a number of thematic areas: - SOCIETY, H2020-INT-INCO-2014 - RINEA (National Commission for Research Science and Technology) - H2020-MSCA-RISE-2014 - PARTY (MSCA-RISE) - Polytechnic of Namibia - H2020-SC5-2015-one-stage - HiTech AlkCarb (RIA) Geo-Africa Prospecting Services Cc; A. Speiser-Environmental Consultants Cc - H2020-ICT-2016-INT - IST-Africa 2016-2018 (CSA) - (National Commission for Research Science and Technology) - H2020-INFRASUPP-2016-1 - SEACRIFOG (CSA) - Southern African Science Service Centre for Climate Change and Adaptive Land Management - H2020-MSCA-ITN-2017 - ANTHUSIA (MSCA-ITN-EJD) - Legal Assistance Centre - H2020-MSCA-ITN-2017 - POEM (MSCA-ITN-ETN) - Namibia University of Science and Technology There is a commitment to strengthen the research capacity within the country, and especially in facilitating the continued development of post-graduate programmes and involvement in cross-border research. - The University of Namibia and Namibia University of Science and Technology are the primary research institutions in Namibia. An Information Communications Technology (ICT) Centre of Excellence was established at the University of Namibia in 2011 by Telecom Namibia. The centre is expected to boost ICT research and development in the country and to narrow the gap between academia and industry in Namibia's Telecommunications, Information and Technology sector. - Namibia has launched a number of Joint Calls for Research focused on a number of themes including ICT with South Africa under their bilateral Science Technology and Innovation Agreement since 2011. |
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