We are currently working with the science academies from the following African countries: Cameroon, Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa, and Uganda. We also see potentially important roles for the regional academies, the Network of Academies of Science of African Countries (NASAC) and the African Academy of Sciences (AAS), whether as partners or as sources of independent strategic advice, and will explore the viability of other sub-regional consortia of academies.
The Board on African Science Academy Development Initiative will support a variety of activities at both national and regional levels. The program over its ten-year period will be overseen by a U.S. National Academies-appointed board, of rotating membership, with expertise in science-academy processes, African issues, and public health and a staff which will support the African Academies over the period of the program.
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In partnering with African academies, the US National Academies will itself be engaging in a tremendous learning project. As we share the principles that underpin National Research Council processes for developing policy advice, we will simultaneously learn about the processes and conventions of each of the governments with which our partners will be interacting. The US National Academies’ current ability to conduct policy advisory studies that are accepted by the government is based on several factors including not only the quality of the advice but also the ongoing human relationships that exist between staff members and representatives of government agencies. These relationships make it possible to clearly define the parameters and purposes of studies and to raise the funds necessary to conduct the studies.
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