The Programme
A growing number of African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) countries are incorporating R&I in their national development agendas, but innovation performance remains hindered by inadequate policies and skills development mechanisms.
Despite their differences, the 79 ACP countries share a great innovative potential that can be harnessed with appropriate funding and the right policy framework conditions.
In this context, the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS) implements, with funding from the European Union, a new ACP-EU programme which focuses on strengthening R&I capacity in ACP countries. The Programme also builds upon the results of previous ACP-EU initiatives on research, science, technology and innovation.
This OACPS Research and Innovation Programme
applies a three-pronged strategic approach:
- An Innovation Fund to foster a conducive R&I environment across
the ACP countries;
- A Policy Support Facility to enhance the quality of R&I policies
and systems in ACP countries;
- A web portal to facilitate access to R&I knowledge, transfer and
cross-fertilisation among ACP countries.