Building Capacity for Research and Training in Tanzania

Building Capacity for Research and Training in Tanzania
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Dar es Salaam — Quintino Mgani is professor of chemistry at the University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. He also coordinates the SABINA (Southern African Biochemistry and Informatics for Natural Products) network of the Regional Initiative in Science and ...

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Habari Zinazoendana

11 years ago

TheCitizen

28 Jun

INSIGHT: Capacity building entails ‘requisite research funds’

>Let’s face it, research in Tanzania is side-lined regardless of the remarkable boost on its spending. The 1986 Tanzania’s science and technology policy specified to spend 3.5 per cent of the GDP on the advancement of science and technology in the country. But it was later noted that the spending was not achievable. In 1995, the policy was revised and it was recommended that the research budget should be at least one per cent of the GDP.

 

10 years ago

IPPmedia

17 Mar

What it means by educational research capacity in Tanzania

IPPmedia
What it means by educational research capacity in Tanzania
IPPmedia
Educational research is important because it uncovers information that can be used by a range of people from national policy maker to classroom teachers to increase equity in the educational system. Educational Research is the professional art of applying ...

 

10 years ago

TheCitizen

30 Dec

Report ranks Tanzania top in capacity building

>A new report ranks Tanzania first in capacity development in Africa.According to the 2014 Africa Capacity Report (ACR), released by the Zimbabwe-based African Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF), Tanzania is the best performer in policy environment, capacity for implementation and capacity to generate development results.

 

10 years ago

Michuzi

ESAURP, FSDT launches a project of formalization and capacity building of MSMEs in Tanzania.

  Eastern and Southern African Universities Research Programme (ESAURP) has today launched a project geared on formalizing of Micro, Small and Medium entrepreneurs (MSMEs) covering ten (10) regions of mainland Tanzania; Arusha, Kilimanajaro, Mbeya, Iringa, Kagera, Mtwara, Kigoma, Singida, Morogoro, Dodoma.  

The project, sponsored by Financial Sector Deepening Trust (FSDT) will target a total of 1,500 (150 from each region) businesses/ entrepreneurs.
Speaking to reporters, ESAURP Executive...

 

10 years ago

Daily News

05 Nov

Zanzibar women need capacity building for general elections

Zanzibar women need capacity building for general elections
Daily News
WOMEN in Zanzibar are lobbying for capacity building, a move they have described crucial in enabling them participate actively in the forthcoming general elections. The call for help was echoed by community women groups when they gathered to share ...

 

9 years ago

Dewji Blog

20 Oct

Merck Unites with UNESCO to Build Research Capacity in Africa

Dr Stefan Oschmann Vice Chairman of Merck Executive Board; Hon. Sarah Opendi Minister of State of Health of Uganda; His Excellency Ambassdor of Unesco to Kenya; Unesco Representative and Young African Researchers from across more than 25 countries. To attend Unesco Merck Africa Research Summit.

-UNESCO-Merck Africa Research Summit aims to define interventions to prepare for the road ahead in Africa’s development as an international hub for research excellence and scientific innovation

-Summit...

 

10 years ago

Ykileo

UK GOVERNMENT MUST INVEST ON CAPACITY BUILDING TO FIGHT CYBERCRIMES — Dr. ALI.

Dr. Ali, My digital forensics investigation lecture during my bachelor degree argued the UK government to invest on skills and police resources to tackle cybercrime. He started with the statistics by saying; the cost of cybercrime to the UK economy is around £27 billion per year, around 2% of national GDP. Some experts suggest this is too small, excluding as it does important vectors of cybercrime such as malware.

Computer security firm Norton estimates that more than 12.5m people in the UK...

 

10 years ago

Ykileo

THE NEED OF CAPACITY BUILDING TO MINIMIZE SKILLS SHORTAGE IN THE FIELD OF CYBERSECURITY

The CEO of the world's largest security software vendor Symantec has said in reports that the demand for the cybersecurity workforce is expected to rise by 6 million professionals globally by 2019, with a projected shortfall of 1.5 million. That will leave companies and information less protected than they should be against cybercriminals.

Apparently, despite of skills shortage in the field of cybersecurity – There is a very low effort done to increase the number of experts in the field. I...

 

10 years ago

AllAfrica.Com

27 Nov

EU Naval Force Warship BNS Leopold I Conducts Maritime Capacity Building ...

EU Naval Force Warship BNS Leopold I Conducts Maritime Capacity Building ...
AllAfrica.com
On 19 and 20 November, during her recent port visit to Dar Es Salam, EU Naval Force warship BNS Leopold I hosted members of the Tanzanian Navy in support of EUCAP Nestor's initiative to conduct Local Maritime Capability Building (LMCB). On the first ...

 

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