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Although a handful of countries have advanced significantly in promoting innovation through avenues such as technology parks, incubators, and by attracting venture capital to innovative start-ups, the majority of African nations still lag substantially behind other regions in all aspects of innovation performance.

The Science Granting Councils Initiative in sub-Saharan Africa (SGCI) is a multi-donor initiative funded by IDRC, the United Kingdom’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, South Africa’s National Research Foundation, the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency and the German Research Foundation.

The Science Granting Councils Initiative in sub-Saharan Africa (SGCI) is a multi-donor initiative developed jointly by IDRC, the United Kingdom’s Department for International Development, and South Africa’s National Research Foundation.