The dynamics of EU-Africa research and innovation cooperation programmes

Abstract

This chapter focuses on the practical achievements of existing Africa-Europe science, technology and innovation (STI) projects. It reviews six programmes that fund Africa-Europe STI cooperation, highlighting some of their successful cooperative projects, particularly in the fields of new water and sanitation technologies and green chemicals. This practical focus sheds light on the intrinsically unequal cooperation patterns among African countries. Participation of a diverse range of African partners, and private sector participation in Africa-EU STI cooperation, remain limited. The authors thus point out that future cooperation should focus on how to market and disseminate STI products and services.