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The need to establish an African Scientific, Research and Innovation Council (ASRIC) dates back to the First African Congress for Scientific Research, Technology and Drug Industry that was held in Cairo 13 – 15 December 2004, and culminated in the 2005 Sirte Executive Council decision EX/CL/Dec.216 (VII), requesting the Commission to study the matter. The African Ministerial Conference in charge of Science and Technology (AMCOST V) in Congo, Brazzaville in April, 2014 reviewed the Statutes of ASRIC, which was then adopted by the Executive Council trough decision (EX.CL/Dec.747 (XXII)), thereby paving the way to establish and operationalize ASRIC.


 

The governance of the ASRIC consists of a Congress with a Bureau; a Scientific Committee; and a Secretariat. Establishment of ASRIC is a direct implementation of a decision of the AU policy organs. With the establishment of ASRIC, the continent has a pan-African platform that serves as a voice for the African research community and allows African scientists to be directly involved in research policy and programming process and widen the spread of research in all sectors of development and knowledge generation. ASRIC not only brings together the scientific community, but also the funding agencies, the private sector, Civil Society, Entrepreneurs and business leaders and other stakeholders.


 

The need to establish an African Scientific, Research and Innovation Council (ASRIC) dates back to the First African Congress for Scientific Research, Technology and Drug Industry that was held in Cairo 13 – 15 December 2004, and culminated in the 2005 Sirte Executive Council decision EX/CL/Dec.216 (VII), requesting the Commission to study the matter. The African Ministerial Conference in charge of Science and Technology (AMCOST V) in Congo, Brazzaville in April, 2014 reviewed the Statutes of ASRIC, which was then adopted by the Executive Council trough decision (EX.CL/Dec.747 (XXII)), thereby paving the way to establish and operationalize ASRIC.


 

The governance of the ASRIC consists of a Congress with a Bureau; a Scientific Committee; and a Secretariat. Establishment of ASRIC is a direct implementation of a decision of the AU policy organs. With the establishment of ASRIC, the continent has a pan-African platform that serves as a voice for the African research community and allows African scientists to be directly involved in research policy and programming process and widen the spread of research in all sectors of development and knowledge generation. ASRIC not only brings together the scientific community, but also the funding agencies, the private sector, Civil Society, Entrepreneurs and business leaders and other stakeholders.


 

The secretariat of the African Scientific, Research and Innovation Council is based in Abuja, Nigeria

Vision and Mission

ASRIC Vision, mission and expected outcome

ASRIC Vision

An integrated, prosperous and peaceful Africa driven and managed by its own citizens and representing a dynamic force in the international arena.

ASRIC Mission

To accelerate Africa’s transition to an innovation led knowledge based economy

Expected Outcomes

More contribution from STI’s products and services to Africa’s economic transformation and prosperity

Mandate

  • To promote research and innovation to address Africa’s socio-economic development challenges.

Functions

  • Mobilize African research excellence to advance the African development agenda;
  • Build and sustain a continental scientific, research and innovation-policy nexus;
  • Mobilize resources to support scientific, research and innovation activities and programmes in accordance with the AU policy in this area;
  • Promote dialogue and provide voice of the scientific community that expresses continental excellence;
  • Mobilize African research excellence to advance the African development agenda;
  • Build and sustain a continental scientific, research and innovation-policy nexus;
  • Mobilize resources to support scientific, research and innovation activities and programmes in accordance with the AU policy in this area;
  • Promote dialogue and provide voice of the scientific community that expresses continental excellence;

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