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ACTS is committed to undertake capacity building, conduct research, provide advisory services and disseminate information on the policy aspects of the application of science and technology to sustainable development in Africa by producing high quality policy and research products and outputs that inform our programmes that contribute to global debates.
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Shaping the Future of Research and Innovation in Sub- Saharan Africa: Profile of Researchers
SUPPORTING AFRICA’S SCIENCE GRANTING COUNCILS TO FUND AND MANAGE RESEARCH AND INNOVATION PROJECTS (2023-2025) - RIM ANNUAL SYMPOSIUM REPORT
The Role of Science Granting Councils in Advancing Collaborative STI Systems in Sub-Saharan Africa
Incorporating Elements of Research Excellence into Councils’ Research and Innovation Management Systems and Practices
Advancing Gender Equity in Sustainable Fisheries and Aquaculture Development in Kenya: A Gendered Policy Analysis
Determinants of Financing Models for Business Scalability among Women-Led Clean Energy Enterprises in Kenya.
Utilization of Research and Innovation Outputs Lessons from Science Granting Councils Initiatives (SGCI)
Public Private Partnerships in Technology Transfer and Uptake of Research Results Lessons from Science Granting Councils Initiatives (SGCI)
Gender Equality and Inclusion in Research and Innovation Projects Lessons from Science Granting Councils Initiatives (SGCI)
Gender, Equality, and Inclusion: Towards a More Gendered, Equal, and Inclusive Research and Innovation Ecosystem in Africa
Public Private Partnerships For Research Uptake and Commercialization in Africa: Strategies, Challenges and Policy Directions
Dissemination and Outreach in Research and Innovation - Lessons from Science Granting Councils Initiatives (SGCI)
Whey Valorization for a Sustainable Future: Opportunities and Pathways in the Circular Bioeconomy
ACTS to Spotlight Inclusive Clean Energy Innovation at the Renewable Energy Conference 2025 in Uganda
Evidence for Informing Scaling and Impact in Youth and Women-Led Clean Energy Enterprises (EVI-SICEE) in Africa
Strengthening Business Incubation Services to Enhance Firm Growth among Women and Youth-Led Clean Energy Enterprises in Kenya
Employment Opportunities And Gaps For Women And Youth In Clean Energy Value Chains – Insights From Kenya
Strengthening Financing Models To Scale Women and Youth-Led Clean Energy Enterprises in Kenya
Valorizing Dairy By-products: Insights from a Kenya Circular Economy Journey with the VALORISE Project
Enhancing Skills and Capacities for Women and Youth Clean Energy Enterprises: Lessons from Kenya
Unlocking Women and Youth Clean Energy Entrepreneurship Potential through an Enabling Environment: Lessons from Kenya
The New Collective Quantified Goal: The Imperative for Adequate, Appropriate and Accessible Finance for Africa’s Adaptation Efforts
Community-centred science communication - a participatory approach for inclusive and sustainable knowledge sharing
Market Analysis - Trends in solar dryers' uptake and dried food markets development in Kenya
Opportunities and Challenges for Enhancing the Quality of Solar Drying Technology and Agri-enterprise in Kenya
Assessing Capabilities and Skills for Delivery of Quality Solar Drying Technologies in the Kenyan Market
Mentoring as a pathway to building research capacity in the field of innovation and development studies in Africa
Status of tech transfer & commercialization of R&D outputs in AI4D Africa participating universities
Nurturing wellbeing: How African researchers are using AI & ML to address health challenges.
Transforming Africa’s Agriculture through AI & ML – A synthesis of AI4D Africa research projects in agriculture
State of Environment Rapid Assessment (SoERA): Devt of a Tool for Framing & Managing Urban Environmental & Social Challenges
Foreign Investment in Land and Corporate Social Responsibility: An Investigation for Africa
Balancing Extractive Activities and Biodiversity Conservation in the Congo Basin: Opportunities for Green Growth
A Circular Economy Approach to Agro-Biodiversity Conservation in the Souss Massa Region of Morocco: Project Case-Study
Sustainability Challenges and Opportunities of Generating Biogas from Water Hyacinth in Ndunga Village, Kenya
The Promise of Entrepreneurship for the Future Development of Factor-Driven Economies in Africa
Establishing Human Rights Safeguards for Foreign Investments in Africa: Redefining Rights to Promote Gender Equality in the Natural Resources Sector
Agricultural Expansion and Water Pollution: The Yin-Yang in the Quality of Natural Water Resources
Conventional vs. Ecological Economics Perspectives in Valuation of Ecosystem Services in East Africa
Intended Nationally Determined Contributions as a Means to Strengthening Africa’s Engagement in International Climate Negotiations
Policy coherences between global climate change rules and national sectorial policies: the case of REDD+ in Kenya
Understanding The Sustainable Development Prospects of Mobile-enabled Solar Home Systems in Kenya
The untapped potential of solar energy in Kenya: Factors limiting the integration of solar PV into the electricity grid
What Natural Capital disclosure for integrated reporting?: Designing & Modelling an Integrated Financial - Natural Capital Account and Reporting Framework.
Solar Technologies and Forced draft cookstoves: Key to Household Contribution towards Low Carbon Development in Kenya
Transformative Innovation Policy (TIP): Significance of TIP approaches in shaping policy practices across Africa
Preservation of Knowledge Systems through Integration of Indigenous Knowledge System: A Case Study of Ogiek Community in Mau Forest, Kenya
Towards a National Biodiversity Conservation Framework Policy Implications of Proceedings of the International Conference on Biodiversity, Land-use and Climate Change.
Contextualizing Climate Change Training, Education and Scientific Research for Action in Africa
PISCES: Opportunities of Using Pure Plant Oil for Running Stationary Diesel Engines in Rural Areas of Tanzania
PISCES: Policies and Regulations Affecting Biomass-Related Energy Sector Development in Sri Lanka
Policy research for enhanced implementation and enforcement of feeds, genetic resources and veterinary services quality standards in the Dairy sector in Kenya
Genetic resources quality standards enforcement Challenge in Kenya: perception of stakeholders
Promoting consumption of African indigenous vegetables in Kenya: The role of gendered knowledge and Perception
International Assessment of Agricultural Knowledge Science and Technology for Development (IAASTD)
RABESA regional workshop policy options paper: Toward a regional policy on GMO crops among COMESA/AS
CLACC: Building the Capacity of Grassroots Networks to Enhance their Understanding of Climate Change Policy Processes
Cross-cutting lessons and strategies for prioritising climate action in Africa - Synthesis report of projects under the CRE programme
Simple five steps for macroinvertebrate sampling for community river health assessment - Guidelines for Citizen Scientists
