African Science Academy Development Initiative

Training
ASADI has assisted African science academy staff in developing stronger skills to build complex advisory capacities within each academy. Close one-on-one partnering relationships between US National Academies staff and African science academy staff—linking counterparts at the managerial, financial, program, research, and administrative levels—are contributing to the development of skills to support the full array of academy operations, including:

Establishing and sustaining relationships with government agencies and other organizations
Planning and implementing projects of the highest quality
Scheduling, preparing for, and managing meetings
Establishing advisory committee management procedures
Identifying and recruiting expert advisers
Preparing literature reviews
Writing and editing high-quality, peer-reviewed reports
Communicating with the media and disseminating Academy products
Managing finances and developing budgets
Managing personnel
Fund¬raising and preparing proposals
Developing leadership and oversight functions

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The African Science Academy Development Initiative is funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
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