Founded by IIMC in 2002, Supported by the European Commission and African Union Commission, and co-funded under the EU Framework Programme through successive competitive tenders since 2005, IST-Africa facilitates and supports
Informed through regular engagement with the European Commission (EC), African Union Commission (AUC), Regional Economic Communities (RECs) and national research and innovation communities – and policy priorities of IST-Africa Partner Countries, the focus and activities of ISTAfrica continue to evolve, with each phase building on the body of knowledge co-created to date, and the active community of collaborators and researchers that IST-Africa has supported. This ensures that the capacity of IST-Africa Partners is being enhanced based on a Life-long Learning model, as part of active Skills and Knowledge Transfer between the partnership.
IST-Africa 2014 - 2015 Activities include:
IST-Africa 2014 - 2015 is co-funded by the European Commission under FP7 (Contract 611795).
For further information, please visit the IST-Africa portal