Implementation of the ASTII project commenced in September 2007. Accordingly, the country collected data on R&D core indicators which featured in the 1st African Innovation Outlook (AIO-2010). In addition, both R&D and Innovation indicators featured in the 2nd edition published in 2014 (AIO2014).
The country benefited from regional training workshops organised by the NEPAD/ASTII Team, the UNESCO Institute for Statistics, the South Africa’s Centre for Science, Technology and Innovation Indicators (CeSTII) and Research Policy Institute (RPI) of the University of Lund that were held between 2008 and 2012 on international survey methodologies (OECD).
Senegal received a grant totalling USD95,000 from SIDA for conducting ASTII surveys for the period 2008 and 2013.
Contact: Dr Nouhou Diaby (ndiaby1@gmail.com), Conseiller Technique Coordonnateur du Comité National MAB, Ministère de l'Enseignement supérieur et de la Recherche, Dakar, Sénégal
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Key Results
Implementation of the ASTII project commenced in September 2007. Accordingly, the country collected data on R&D core indicators which featured in the 1st African Innovation Outlook (AIO-2010). In addition, both R&D and Innovation indicators featured in the 2nd edition published in 2014 (AIO2014)
The country benefited from regional training workshops organised by the NEPAD/ASTII Team, the UNESCO Institute for Statistics, the South Africa’s Centre for Science, Technology and Innovation Indicators (CeSTII) and Research Policy Institute (RPI) of the University of Lund that were held between 2008 and 2012 on international survey methodologies (OECD)
Senegal received a grant totalling USD95,000 from SIDA for conducting ASTII surveys for the period 2008 and 2013
The programme provided in-country training and engagements in Senegal on STI data collection, management, analysis and dissemination
The status of Research & Development (R&D) Investments as a Proportion of GDP in Senegal was assessed, based on Business, Government, Higher Education and Private Non-Profit sectors of the economy
