SCGI Peer to Peer Learning Meeting

7 May 2025, 08:00 → 9 May 2025, 17:15 Africa/Windhoek

Wednesday 7 May

08:00 → 08:30 Arrival and Registration

08:30 → 09:35 Welcome address and Opening Remark

Objective: To introduce participants to the meeting, its agenda, expectations and outcomes.

08:30 Welcome Address

Speaker: Prof. Anicia Peters (National Commission on Research Science and Technology)

08:40 Opening Remarks

Speakers: Mr Collins Mwesigwa (Uganda National Council of Science and Technology), Dr Felicia Kuagbedzi (Association of African Universities)

Progress REport _ SGCI_AAU UNCST Version_NCRST May 2025.pdf

Welcome Remarks _SGCI meeting.pdf

08:55 Tribute to Nodumo Dhlamini

Tributes Tribute (en) Tribute (fr)

09:05 Objectives of the Meeting

Speaker: Mrs Ruth Dickson Nyarko (Association of African Universities)

2025 P-2- P Learning Meeting.pptx

09:15 Introduction of Participants

Round table introduction.

09:35 → 10:05 Group Photo and Coffee Break

10:05 → 11:35 Council Presentations

Objectives: Councils will presents their challenges, progress and recommendations on their OGMS Implementation

10:05 Malawi

Namibia-online grants management system PPT.pptx

10:15 Uganda

Peer to peer presentation.pptx

10:25 Sierra Leone

NSTIC_SL OVERVIEW FOR SGCI MEETING IN NAMIBIA 7-9 MAY 2025.pptx

OGMS PRESENTATION (1).pptx

OGMS PRESENTATION.mp4

10:35 Zimbabwe

RCZs-Online-Grants-Management-System.pptx

10:45 Ghana

MEST.pptx

10:55 Namibia

OGMS- Peer review PPP- 06052025.pptx

11:05 Zambia

Zambia Presentation_SGCI Peer to Peer Learning.pptx

11:15 Feedback and Q&A

Q&A on all the presentations that are made in the session

11:35 → 13:00 Maintaining a functional OGMS

11:35 Effective OGMS usage

Non Technical Error Handling
System customisation and information

Speaker: Ms Abena Corletey (Association of African Universities)

OGMS Presentation (Grants Officers) - AAU- NAM.pptx

12:00 Brainstorming Session

Grant officers will be encouraged to share their views on the features of the system and what modules they will like to see on the system.

Speaker: Ms Georgina Maison (Association of African Universities)

13:00 → 14:00 Lunch

14:00 → 16:00 Grant Officers

Breakout session for Grants officers to discuss non technical Online Grants Management

Convener: Dr Felicia Kuagbedzi (Association of African Universities)

14:00 → 16:00 IT officers and Developers

Conveners: Ms Abena Corletey (Association of African Universities), Mr Collins Mwesigwa (UNCST), Ms Georgina Maison (Association of African Universities)

16:00 → 16:20 Coffee / Tea Break

Thursday 8 May

08:45 → 09:00 Overview of Previous Day

09:00 → 10:25 Overview of Day 1's Breakout Sessions

IT officers will present the modifications and updates which was done on Day 1.
Grant officers will have the opportunity to provide feedback on the modifications and test some council OGMS

10:25 → 10:45 Coffee Break

10:45 → 12:00 Development of action plans

Councils will develop a high level action plan on the immediate next steps on managing their OGMS

Planification du plan de deploiement du systéme de subvention des appels.docx

Work Plan template 2025.xlsx

12:00 → 13:00 Introduction of Technomart Africa

The Technomart Africa platform is a hub for Innovators, Researchers, STI Experts and the general Public to converge to showcase and explore Innovations, Access Research Facilities and Equipment, and engage with STI Experts across Africa.

Convener: Dr Felicia Kuagbedzi (Association of African Universities)

Presentation on Technomart and Infrastructure Sharing Protocol.pptx

13:00 → 14:00 Lunch

14:00 → 14:20 Meeting Evaluation and Feedback Session

14:20 → 15:45 Implementation Support Meeting

AAU and UNCRT

14:20 Botswana

14:35 Tanzania

14:50 Francophone Councils

Côte d'Ivoire, Burkina Faso, Tanzania and Senegal

15:30 Senegal

Friday 9 May

08:30 → 08:45 Recap of Previous Days

08:45 → 09:55 Systems Operations Centre

Convener: Mr Collins Mwesigwa (UNCST)

09:55 → 10:15 Closing Remarks

Official closure with remarks and council pledges for the next phase.

10:15 → 10:35 Coffee / Tea Break