AFRICA CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE FOR DEVELOPMENT IMPACT (ACEs for Impact) By ACE for Impact Regional Team November 9, 2017

Outline Lessons from ACEs I & II ACE for Impact Project Timeline Key Focus Areas Project Components Draft Sector Prioritization Process Draft Selection Process Timeline

Current Africa Centers of Excellence (ACE I & II) Distribution by Country: 46 Centers in 16 Countries EXAMPLES OF BANK-SUPPORTED RESULTS IN 2011& 2012 Cameroon IT (1) Rwanda IT (1); Energy (1) Education (1); Statistics (1) Nigeria Agriculture (3); IT (1); Oil fields (1); Material Science (1); Health (4) Senegal IT Maternal Health Uganda Agriculture (2) Material Science Health Ethiopia Agriculture; Water; Railways engg; Health Burkina Faso Water Kenya Agriculture (2) Energy (1) Tanzania Agriculture (2); Water; Health Ivory Coast Climate change Statistics Mining environ Ghana Crop Improvement Water Mgt. Infectious Diseases Malawi Agriculture (1) Health (1) Benin Math Togo Poultry Science Mozambique Petroleum (1) Zambia Mining (1); Health (1)

Lessons Learned Institutional impact Regional engagement Industry/sector engagement and commitment Networking and Partnerships Gender Sustainability

ACE for Impact: Key Focus Economic Growth & Poverty Reduction Econ. Transfor-mation Productivity Diversification Objective: Increase quantity, quality and development relevance of post- graduate education in selected universities through regional specialization Better targeting of high-level skills and applied research Upfront industry linkages Increased impact on ACE host institutions Better coordination with regional & international partners

ACE for Impact: Components Subcomponent 1.1: Support to establish new centers of excellence Subcomponent 1.2: Support to scale-up well performing centers of excellence Subcomponent 2.1: Support to emerging centers of excellence to purchase demand-driven regional TA Subcomponent 2.2: Support governmental purchase of regional TA and education Component 3: Support for: - Regional policymaking and collaboration - M&E, and project implementation We are doing well but should push for more From minister of higher ed to minister of finance (ghana, Cameroon, togo) We need letter from minister of finance to WB (Burkina, Djibouti, guinea

ACE for Impact: Sector Prioritization Process For each sector, through consultations with experts, govts., industry and dev. partners, the team is identifying: Scope/area within the priority sector to target Current skills gap within this area in West and Central Africa Applied research needs for industry Key partners (national, regional and international) Regional Specialization & TA Support Extractives Sustainable Agric. Health ICT Sustainable Urban Planning Education (Sci.& Math; Policy) Environment And Others… Transport/ Logistics Energy Environmental science and environmental assessment Specific

Draft Evaluation and Selection Criteria – Component 1.2 Scale-up of Existing high-performing ACE I Centers Added value going beyond the ACE I model; greater expectations Stronger institutional impact, focused on global best practices Prior performance: What are the key outcomes from ACE I funding? Increased development impact – thematic leadership and network with support to national and regional partners

ACE for Impact: Project Timeline November 7 2017: World Bank ACE for Impact Project Concept Note Meeting November 10 2017: ACE I Steering Committee Meeting Nov.-Dec. 2017: Secure Letters from Ministries of Finance Early Feb. 2018: Regional government and partner workshop Feb. – Mar. 2018: National workshops Late Feb. 2018: Pre-announcement on the Call for Proposals April 2018: Call for Proposals launched June 2018: Proposals due August 2018: Selection of ACE for Impact Centers September 2018: Negotiations December 2018: Approval