1. UNESCO Regional Workshop (West Africa)
on Capacity Building in STI Policy Reviews and ST Statistics & Indicators
Bamako, May 2010
The African Science, Technology and Innovation Indicators (ASTII) Initiative -An Update- By
Mr Seke Lukovi, ASTII Project Office Representative, AU-NEPAD Agency
Dr Almamy Konte, ASTII Focal Point Representative, Senegal

2. AU-NEPAD Planning & Coordinating Agency
The African Science, Technology and Innovation Indicators Initiative (ASTII) PROGRESS TO DATE By
Mr Seke Lukovi
ASTII Project Office
AU-NEPAD Planning & Coordinating Agency

3. Contents Setting the scene ASTII genesis and political mandate
Programme definition, ASTII Governance structure & Phase-1
Partnership and collaboration
5. National Implementation
6. The ASTII National Focal Points
7. The ASTII Process in Countries
Core Indicators: R&D and Innovation
Challenges & Conclusion

4. 1. Setting the Scene
1.1 GDP and Sectors of Economic Activities

5. STI 1. Setting the Scene 1.2 STI Impact
Rationalise structures, institutions
and actors in STI to dare social and
economic development needs
STI

6. 1.3 Local Circumstances Matter
1. Setting the Scene
1.3 Local Circumstances Matter
Country XZ
Country ZX

7. 2. ASTII Genesis & Political mandate
AMCOST
Decisions /comments
Nov. 2003, Johannesburg RSA
African countries endorsed the compilation of indicators for scientific research, technological development and innovation activities
AMCOST I

8. 2. ASTII Genesis & Political mandate Decisions /comments
AMCOST II
Decisions /comments
Sept Dakar
Senegal
The African Intergovernmental Committee on ASTII mandated to:
spearhead a better understanding of national and regional S&I systems among African countries;
enhance skills for STI policy review and development;
improve the quality of STI policies;
Promote the exchange of experiences, expertise and information;
Strengthen regional cooperation.
AMCOST II

9. 2. ASTII Genesis & Political mandate
AMCOST
Decisions /comments
Nov. 2007, Mombasa
Presentation of the ASTII Road Map to
AMCOST III
March 2010
For Dec.2009
Cairo, Egypt
The AMCOST outgoing Chair referred to ASTII as one of the working frameworks between AU-NEPAD and AUC
AMCOST IV

10. 2. ASTII Genesis & Political mandate
Theme: Innovation Systems for Poverty Reduction and Sustainable
Livelihoods Development in SADC Countries
Title: "An overview of the potential of Science and Technology to
address African development challenges: Creating an enabling
environment for science technology"
2. ASTII Genesis & Political mandate
S&T Plan for Africa
AU Commission's Strategic Plan for Human Resources, Science and Technology HRST): "Promote Human Resource Development, Capacity building and S&T as tools and Youth as partners for socio-economic development".
November March 2005: regional expert workshops identifying projects and actions.
The Africa's Science and Technology Consolidated Plan of Action (CPA)

11. 2. ASTII Genesis & Political mandate
Theme: Innovation Systems for Poverty Reduction and Sustainable
Livelihoods Development in SADC Countries
Title: "An overview of the potential of Science and Technology to
address African development challenges: Creating an enabling
environment for science technology"
2. ASTII Genesis & Political mandate
The Africa's Science and Technology Consolidated Plan of Action (CPA)
Historical background/Motivation: Africa's Challenges to development:
 Adoption of a short term view to human development
 Science, Technology and Innovation not considered as source
of growth and sustainable development
(Please read for more information UNCTAD report 2007)
 Low public expenditure on R&D
 No collaboration between Research institutions and Industries (research findings)
 Brain drain
 Declining quality of education systems in Science and Engineering

12. Attempts to address Africa’s development problems prior to AMCOST
Theme: Innovation Systems for Poverty Reduction and Sustainable
Livelihoods Development in SADC Countries
Title: "An overview of the potential of Science and Technology to
address African development challenges: Creating an enabling
environment for science technology"
2. ASTII Genesis & Political mandate
Attempts to address Africa’s development problems prior to AMCOST
July 1979
The Monrovia Strategy
April 1980
Lagos Plan of Action for the Economic Development of Africa and its Final Act
Sept. 2000
Adoption of the UN-MDGs by African countries (September)
Year 2002
Johannesburg Plan of Implementation adopted at the World Summit on Sustainable Development
Feb. 2003
Establishment of the NEPAD S&T Forum prior to the Ministerial Conference

13. 2. ASTII Genesis & Political mandate

14. 3. Programme Definition, Governance & Phase-1
3.1 OVERALL GOAL : To contribute towards the improvement of the quality of science, technology and innovation policies at national, regional and continental levels
3.2 PURPOSE: To strengthen Africa’s capacity to develop and use Science, Technology and Innovation (ASTII) Indicators.

15. 3. Programme Definition, Governance & Phase-1
3.3 Specific Objectives
To develop and facilitate the adoption of internationally comparable STI indicators;
To build human and institutional capacities for STI indicators and related surveys;
To enable African countries to participate in international programmes for STI indicators;
To inform African countries on the state of STI in Africa

16. AMCOST 3. Programme Definition, Governance & Phase-1
ASTII Governance structure
Continental
Coordination By
The AU/NEPAD
Office of
Science
&
Technology
AMCOST
African Intergovernmental Committee
on ASTII Initiative
ASTII Faculty
National Implementation by
ASTII National Focal Points

17. 3. Programme Definition, Governance & Phase-1
Phase-1: Countries participating in ASTII Initiative
Algeria,
Angola
Burkina Faso
Cameroon
Egypt
Ethiopia
Gabon
Ghana
Kenya
Lesotho
Malawi
Mali
Mozambique
Nigeria
Senegal
South Africa
Tanzania
Uganda
Zambia 1 5 12 15 3 14 6 4 8 18 9 7 17 2 11 19 13 16 10

18. 3. Programme Definition, Governance & Phase-1
NINE (9) CRITERIA FOR SELECTING COUNTRIES IN PHASE 1
Membership of the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) and indication of when the peer review will be conducted;
Demonstrated participation in at least one meeting of AMCOST;
Commitment to adopt and use AU/NEPAD framework/guidelines;
Demonstration of an existing overall STI policy process;
Commitment to provide at least 25% of the total costs/budget for undertaking the national STI survey (Provisional: Based on seed fund);
Commitment to make available to AU/NEPAD and share with other countries data/statistics as well as the national STI survey reports;
Commitment to allow NEPAD/AMCOST to use the national STI data/survey report for regional comparisons as well as produce the African Science and Innovation Outlook;
Commitment to use STI data/survey report to improve existing policies;
Commitment to the overall ASTII work plan.

19. 4. Partnership & Collaboration
MoUs SIGNED WITH
the University of Pretoria in South Africa;
the Research Policy Institute of the University of Lund, Sweden;
the UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS);
the Southern African Regional Universities Association (SARUA).
COLLABORATION WITH
the Statistics Department of the African Development Bank;
the OECD National Working Party on Science and Technology Indicators (NESTI)
the Centre for STI Indicators CeSTII of South Africa;
the African Regional Centre for Technology in Dakar.
STI EXPERTS (African and non African) are called in as resource persons to contribute with their know-how.

20. On the AU-NEPAD STI/UIS Collaboration
4. Partnership & Collaboration
On the AU-NEPAD STI/UIS Collaboration
To cooperate in increasing the availability and improving the quality of international comparable science, technology and innovation statistics in Africa;
To support AU/NEPAD in facilitating the conduct of national science, technology and innovation surveys and the development of related indicators;
To develop and offer joint training courses in science, technology and innovation policy to African government officials;
To collaborate in supporting African governments to review and/or develop national science and technology policies and strategies;
To collaborate in order to develop an African manual for science, technology and innovation surveys. ☼☼☼

21. By Dr Almamy Konte ASTII Focal Point Representative Senegal
The African Science, Technology and Innovation Indicators (ASTII) Initiative
-An Update-
In- country ASTII process By
Dr Almamy Konte ASTII Focal Point Representative
Senegal

22. 5. National Implementation
Designation of National Focal Points for implementation at national levels
Adoption of Frascati & Oslo family of manuals as survey guidelines
Agreement on core R&D and Innovation Indicators
Training of members of Focal points and Harmonisation of Survey Instruments (March 2008, March 2009, December 2009)
National surveys (R&D and innovation)
Roadmap towards the publication and dissemination of the African Innovation outlook (AIO)

23. 6. The ASTII National Focal Points
Designated by National government, Each national focal point is cross- sectoral, inter-ministerial and multidisciplinary;
Have the ability to convene meetings of all relevant stakeholders;
Have legislative authority to collect or cause to collect statistics and participate in national sectoral surveys of relevance to the ASTII initiative;
Possess a critical mass of expertise for the development of STI indicators, or have the ability to mobilize such expertise from other institutions;
Organize training for and assemble national teams to conduct surveys;
Enter into an agreement with AU-NEPAD Agency/OST on project related matters;
Prepare and submit to AU-NEPAD Agency/OST authorized national STI surveys and/or indicators.

24. 7. The ASTII Process in Countries
R&D and Innovation concepts – learning process
R&D and Innovation surveys- done
R&D and Innovation data and Information –ongoing
Production of R&D and Innovation indicators ( by June 2010)
Dissemination of ASTII Data and Information (by July 2010)
Phase 2 to commence by September 2010

25. 8.1 Core Indicators /Principaux Indicateurs: R&D
Gross Domestic Expenditure on R&D (GERD), by source and Sector of performance: Higher education, Government; Business; Non-Profit organizations; Abroad
R&D Personnel by level of formal qualification and occupation, gender (headcount (HC) & full-time equivalent (FTE)) :Higher education; Government; Business, on-Profit organizations (§ 5.2 Frascati 2002)
Researchers by gender and field of study/research
Outputs: publications, patents (not core but to be collected).
Dépenses intérieures brutes de la R-D (DIRD), selon la source et le secteur d’exécution: Enseignement supérieur; Etat; Entreprises; Institutions prives sans but lucratif, A l’étranger
Personnel de R&D selon le niveau de qualification formelle et d’occupation, le sexe (effectif (HC) & équivalent d’un employé à plein temps (FTE)) : Enseignement supérieur Gouvernement; Affaires; Organisations sans but lucratif (§ 5.2 Frascati 2002)
Chercheurs par sexe et domaine d’étude/de recherche
Outputs : publications, brevets (non fondamentaux mais à être recueillis).

26. 8.2 Core Indicators: Innovation
General information about the enterprise, business, company or firm
Product (goods or services) innovation
Process innovation
Ongoing or abandoned innovation activities
Innovation activities and expenditures
Sources of information and co-operation for innovation activities
Effects of innovation during the last two years
Factors hampering innovation activities
Intellectual Property Rights
Organization and marketing innovations
Informations générales sur l’entreprise, le commerce, la compagnie ou la société
Innovation de Produit (Biens ou Services)
Innovation de Processus
Activités d’innovation en cours ou abandonnées
Activités et Dépenses d’innovation
Sources d’information et de coopération pour des activités d’innovation
Effets de l’innovation au cours des deux dernières années
Facteurs entravant les activités d’innovation
Droits de Propriété Intellectuelle
Innovations d’organisation et de marketing

27. 9. Challenges & Conclusion
Countries specific:
Will be fully raised in the report and similar in average.
CONCLUSION:
ASTII assisted countries to learn more about international standards on STI and to adapt them at the national level.
Governments are institutionalizing the initiative with appropriate budget line with this regard.
Countries involved in Phase-1 will be part of the first report to be produced soon (Q3-Q4 2010).
The phase officially ended in Addis-Ababa during the last workshop (validation) in December 2009 with a strong support of the AUC-HRST.
Next Phase: To start in Q4-2010
- AOSTI: Information will be released accordingly once the process is sorted out.

28. THANKS! MERCI! www.africa-union.org, www.nepad.org
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