Development of the East Africa Policy for STI
EASTECO in collaboration with partner states and regional stakeholders have developed the EAC Regional policy for Science, Technology and Innovation (STI).
The STI Policy aims to create an enabling environment for increased investment in Science, Technology and Innovation, as well as their application to support sustainable regional development and socioeconomic transformation.
The policy will provide for key long term STI objectives and targets in relation to EAC long term development and integration pillars, as well as the Partner States’common areas of interest as per their respective Science, Technology and Innovation policies.
The development process included a review of Partner States’ national STI policies with a focus of addressing gaps in these national policies.
Regional stakeholders at the meeting to validate the EAC Regional STI Draft Policy in Nairobi, Kenya on 24th September 2018The Review process also covered a legal framework governing STI at national, regional, continental and global level. Stakeholder consultation workshops were held in the six EAC Partner States where 295 stakeholders from governments, private sector and academia were engaged in discussions on what the EAC STI Policy ought to address and how. An online portal was further created specifically to collect stakeholder views on the EAC STI Policy.