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Outreach, Knowledge Brokerage & Policy Advocacy (OKBPA)
OKBPA program is designed to bridge the gaps the actors in the STI valorization chain: the scientists, the policymakers, the private sector actors, civil society, and local communities. ATPS outreach programs is built on the premise that unless science outputs are taken form the big libraries and internal journals to the streets, farms and local communities, the value added to funded research programs will be significantly limited. The knowledge brokerage function of the ATPS is built on the premise that there is so much wealth of knowledge (science, technologies and innovation) in the global
knowledge community that are not effectively translated to development efforts locally due to information asymmetry and other knowledge appropriation constraints. On the other hand, there is still a big gap between the different actors: African policy makers, scientists, practitioners and local communities. The ATPS therefore acts as a broker between knowledge and technology generators, the policy makers, the private sector, and local communities on the one hand, and between regions and countries on the other. Through Scientific Revival Days for Africa, press conferences, social networking at the regional & national chapter levels, annual conferences, targeted round table discussions, breakfast meetings, policy briefings, etc, the ATPS brings STI to stakeholders and vice versa. The aim is to encourage effective knowledge (technology) sharing between actors, between regions and between continents, while taking into account the need for adequate mechanisms for effective knowledge appropriation and adaptation strategies. The policy advocacy function of the ATPS focuses on advocating effective translation of STI knowledge into suitable policies, governance conditions and institutions to enhance effective and responsible innovations for development in Africa.
Details on the ongoing and recent ATPS Outreach, Knowledge Brokerage & Policy Advocacy activities will be uploaded shortly.
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