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The Principal Secretary, State Department for University Education visited NACOSTI Headquarters on 10th February 2021 to get firsthand knowledge on progress made towards relocation of several SAGAs to NACOSTI Building. Present during the visit were the Director General, NACOSTI as the host, CEOs of Universities Fund, KNQA, NRF, National Biosafety Authority and KENIA. In his remarks during the joint meeting, the Principal Secretary-SDUER thanked NACOSTI Management for accommodating the SAGAs and facilitating their comfortable stay. He noted that the SAGAS … Continue reading “PS SDUER, AMB. SIMON NABUKWESI MEETS CEOS OF SAGAS BASED AT NACOSTI BUILDING”

The Director General of the National Commission for Science, Technology and Innovation (NACOSTI) Prof. Walter Oyawa paid a courtesy call to the University on 29th September 2020, where he was received by the University Vice-Chancellor Prof. Teresa Akenga. The purpose of the visit was to deliberate on possible areas of collaboration and synergizing between the two institutions. The areas of discussion were as follows; In their brief deliberations, the University Vice-Chancellor Prof. Teresa Akenga thanked the Director General of NACOSTI … Continue reading “COURTESY CALL BY PROF. WALTER OYAWA DIRECTOR GENERAL TO UNIVERSITY OF ELDORET”

The National Commission for Science, Technology and Innovation (NACOSTI) has renewed the accreditation of the Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT) Institutional Ethics Review Committee (IERC) for the next three (3) years. The JKUAT (IERC) was first accredited in October, 2016. The Chairman of the JKUAT IERC, Dr. Patrick Mburugu, said, after getting the accreditation renewal, the committee “will therefore continue with its independent mandate of reviewing and evaluating research proposals to ensure researchers comply with the guidelines … Continue reading “NACOSTI RENEWS ACCREDITATION OF JKUAT IERC”

The continent’s research and innovation ecosystems need effective private sector engagement, argues Salome M. Guchu African economies are coming under increasing socioeconomic pressure due to diminishing resources, changing demographic trends, rising demand for goods and services, and emerging sustainability and security concerns.  To address these challenges, many African governments are exploring research and innovation as an engine for stimulating growth in line with Sustainable Development Goal 9, which underscores the importance of fostering innovation and investment in R&D.   However, in … Continue reading “AFRICA’S INNOVATION GAP: A VIEW FROM KENYA”

EU-AFRICA PERMED LAUNCHING EVENT: BUILDING LINKS BETWEEN EUROPE AND AFRICA IN PERSONALISED MEDICINE A kick-off meeting of the EUAfrica PerMed project (https://www.euafrica-permed.eu/), which is funded under Horizon 2020, the European framework programme for Research & Innovation took place on 4th March 2021. The EU-Africa PerMed project has the final objective of integrating African countries into ICPerMed (https://www.icpermed.eu/) activities as a means to contributing to a successful implementation of Personalized Medicine (PM) in the global context, fostering joint PM projects and programmes between Europe … Continue reading “PARTICIPATION OF NACOSTI IN EU-AFRICA PERMED PROJECT”

Global warming is a subject that has continued to raise concern in the present century. Climate change is a global challenge that needs immediate intervention in the interest of blending humanity and nature. Tree planting is without doubt an initiative towards achieving unity between the forests, climate and mankind. Trees have social, economic, environmental, communal and even more so in the wake of the current health global challenge has medicinal properties. COVID -19 pandemic has reaffirmed the importance of finding … Continue reading “TREE PLANTING EXERCISE”

How do we continually replenish the Research-Career Pipeline? I was saddened to learn early this year that Prof. Ramesh C. Saxena, a former Principal Research Scientist at the International  Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (ICIPE) was no more.  He will be best remembered for his work promoting neem from  the ICIPE-Mbita station and throughout Kenya and East Africa. An  excellent scientist, programme leader, and lasting friend of the founding Director of ICIPE, the late Prof. Thomas R. Odhiambo.  During … Continue reading “LOOMING CRISIS WITH THE DEPARTURE OF EMINENT PROFESSORS AND RESEARCH LEADERS”

TELECOM SudParis joins as an RSIF International Partner InstitutionPASET, through the chair of the Governing Council, has signed an MOU with TELECOM SudParis for collaboration on RSIF.  Activities will include but not be restricted to (i) Sandwich PhD programs; (ii) Visits of faculty for short duration teaching and capacity enhancement for research, innovation and PhD training; (iii) Collaborative research and innovation projects with RSIF faculty and scholars.Telecom SudParis is one of the top French engineering schools of higher education and research that award … Continue reading “PASET RSIF VOL.2 NO.16 – TELECOM SUDPARIS, FRANCE JOINS RSIF”

Prof. Walter Oyawa, Director General – National Commission for Science, Technology, and Innovation (NACOSTI), has been appointed as the Chair of the East African Science and Technology Commission (EASTECO) Governing Board, an institution of the East African Community (EAC).  In a letter dated 13th April 2021, the Executive Secretary of EASTECO – Mr. Fortunate Muyambi, confirmed that this was a decision of the 6th Extraordinary meeting of EASTECO Governing Board held on 13th March 2021. “I am pleased to inform … Continue reading “NACOSTI BOSS APPOINTED TO CHAIR REGIONAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY BODY”