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Pioneering innovation and progress in Africa


Through ground-breaking research, transformative capacity building and visionary policy advisory in the realm of science, technology, and innovation (STI), the African Centre for Technology Studies (ACTS) takes great pride in showcasing the continent’s potential towards a brighter and sustainable future.

Climate Change and Mental Health - Role of the Youth

A Blog by Martin Wang’endo (ACTS) and Michele Mayuba (Ryculture)

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Some of the common phrases used by those who get a chance to escape the confines of the concrete jungle are, “The air just feels different!” “I feel a little healthier!” and “I feel so relaxed!”.

Training the best AI brains in Africa

By Dr. Lawrence Nderu

Storytelling is an essential communication tool and can be used as a contextual bridge between play and written narrative. This is something that I discovered when I sat with a five-year-old for the first time and found that I needed new stories to keep up with the child's appetite for them. I turned to OpenAI for new stories and found several relevant solutions.

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Detecting Crop Diseases Using Mobile Application

By Dr. Neema Mduma

Crop diseases are substantially problematic for agricultural yield management and a major threat to food security. On addressing this challenge which facing agricultural sector in Tanzania, Dr. Neema Mduma, a lecturer at the Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology (NM-AIST) in Arusha, Tanzania, is developing a mobile application for early detection of diseases affecting maize and banana. 

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Stocktaking on TransCIIT Phase 2

By Faith Wandera, African Centre for Technology Studies (ACTS) and Ann Numi, African Centre for Technology Studies (ACTS)/Jaramogi Oginga Odinga University of Science and Technology (JOOUST)

Transforming Climate Innovation Ecosystems through Inclusive Transdisciplinarity (TransCIIT) project

Overview of TransCIIT Matched Projects underway

By Faith Wandera, African Centre for Technology Studies (ACTS) and Ann Numi, African Centre for Technology Studies (ACTS)/Jaramogi Oginga Odinga University of Science and Technology (JOOUST)

Transforming Climate Innovation Ecosystems through Inclusive Transdisciplinarity (TransCIIT) project

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