STI as a Driver for African

Development and Transformation

Prof. Daniel Ndaka Sila

Email: dsila@jkuat.ac.ke Tel: +254 716238 803

TRAINING

Postgraduates

Undergraduate

Diploma

Certificates

Short courses

RESEARCH

Agriculture

Engineering

Basic Sciences

Social Sciences

ICT

Health

INNOVATIONS

Banana Tissue

culture

Tick trap

Eco- block

Fortified food

products

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University Vision

A University of global Excellence in Training, Research and

Innovation for Development.

About JKUAT: Campuses and Faculties

Key thematic areas/Focus

1. College of Engineering and Technology (COETEC)

2. College of Health Sciences (COHES)

3. College of Pure and Applied Sciences (COPAS)

4. College of Human Resource and Development (CoHRED)

5. Faculty of Agriculture

Institutes 5: (Water, Energy, Environment, Construction, Biotechnology)

Constituent Colleges: 4

Campuses: 10 (8 in Kenya, 1 Arusha and 1 Kigali)

Teaching

Who has a mobile phone ?

Which of these brands in made in an African Country?

How many brands of coffee do you

know?

How many brands of car do you

know?

Africa

Reason for Africa’s insignificant contribution

in world economy

• Poor Human capital

•Brain drain

•Low investment in research

•Over dependence of extractives- raw produce

•Manufacturing sector that is in infancy

•Poor policies

•Lack clear development agenda etc

Slow growth = ƒ inadequate social capital + deficient political

institutions

What are some of the common words

used to describe African Countries

Poor

Food insecure

Diseases haven

Poor roads

Poor communication infrastructure

High crime rates

Civil war & failed governments

Dark continent

Corruption

Drought

Illiterate

Projection of population growth in the world

Age

Degree of lighting in the world: Aerial view

Patent laws across the world, 2016

Oi

l

oil

Africa very rich

From Agriculture to natural

resources

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Manufacturing Value Addition as %

GDP

Country 1980 1990 2000

KENYA 9.6 10.1 10.3

KOREA 22.8 28.8 35.1

MALAYSIA 19.4 26.5 36.9

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Schematic illustration of Missing Gap in the MSE Growth

Distribution of manufacturing industries in Kenya

(Source Kenya’s Vision 2030)

Large (21%)

Micro and Small Enterprises (MSE) (65%)

Medium

(14%) AA

Strategic Thinking needed for Africa

Vision and leadership

Need for strong partnerships

Creation of geographically concentrated Cluster

Initiatives in all parts of the continent across

different industrial sectors

Linking these Clusters to create national innovation

systems in a given industrial sector

Agenda 2063 aspiration for Africa: 50 Year Vision

The Africa we want:

1. A prosperous Africa based on inclusive growth and sustainable

development

2. An integrated continent, politically united and based on the

ideals of Pan Africanism and the vision of Africa’s Renaissance

3. An Africa of good governance, democracy, respect for human

rights, justice and the rule of law

4. A peaceful and secure Africa

5. An Africa with a strong cultural identity, common heritage,

values and ethics

6. An Africa where development is people-driven, unleashing the

potential of its women and youth

7. Africa as a strong, united and influential global player and

partner.

Kenya: Vision 2030

Strategies toward achievement of Vision 2030

The Kenya we want:

1. Successive Medium Term Plans – Flag ship projects

A. Medium Term Plan I -2008 -2012

B. Medium Term Plan II- 2013 -2017

C. Medium Term Plan III – 2018 -2022

2. Big Four – President Uhuru’s initiative 2018-2022

1. Food Security

2. Better health

3. Affordable housing

4. Manufacturing

Role of Partnerships -The Triple Helix

Relationship

Academia

Empower Businesses

Government

Knowledge Enabling

Environment

Encouraging competitiveness and growth by nurturing linkages between

Businesses, Academia and Government

Capacity building and Innovation as drivers

of change

Creation of knowledge economy for driving primary, secondary and tertiary industries

Research : Contextualized research to

address local needs

Contribution to body of knowledge

Clear roles for Partners

Five themes critical to Africa’s development:

Basic Sciences, Technology and Innovation at

JKUAT (Civil, Electrical, Maths, Molecular

Biology and biotech.)

Water and Energy Sciences (including Climate

Change) in Algeria

Governance Humanities and Social Sciences Yaounde

II, Cameroon

Life and Earth Sciences, University of Ibadan in

Nigeria

Space Sciences at Southern Africa

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A tripartite partnership between Kenya (JKUAT)

Japan (JICA) and African Union Commission

Pan African University (PAU)

PAU STI PAU LESI PAU GHSS PAU WES PAU SS

Basic Sciences,

Technology and

Innovation

Life

and

Earth Sciences

Governance,

Humanities and

Social Sciences

Water and

Energy

Sciences(incl. Climate

Change)

Space

Science

Kenya Nigeria Cameroon Algeria South Africa

➀ East ➁ West ➂ Central ➃ North ➄ South

Japan India (Sweden) Germany

JKUAT Univ. of Ibadan

Univ. of Yaounde II

Univ. of Tlemcen

Host Country(HC)

Key Thematic Partner (KTP)

Fields

AUC

Host University(HU)

Rector➄

➃

➂

➁➀

(Cape Peninsula Univ.

of Technol. +

7 other universities)

Focus Points: Innovation with actions (Basic Sciences, Bio-technology and Engineering)

(EU or USA)

Lead Thematic Partner (LTP)

PAU Council

PAU Council Members

✦President :Prof. Tolly S.A.Mbwette (Tanzania)

✦Vice President: Dr.Paulo Carvalho (Angola)

HDQ @Cameroon

Admissions (PAUSTI)

Cohort 1 :

Graduated in

Nov. 2014

Cohort 3 :

Currently

2nd Year

Cohort 2 :

Graduating in

Jun. 2017 (MSc.)

(As of Feb.2017)

ProgrammePh.D. Programme M.Sc. Programme

AllMale Female Total Male Female Total

1 Molecular Biology & Biotechnology 6 1 7 6 7 13 202 Civil Engineering 5 2 7 13 3 16 233 Electrical Engineering 4 2 6 13 4 17 234a Mathematics - Financial Option 4 2 6 5 2 7 13

4b Mathematics- Computational Option 5 2 7 5 2 7 144c Mathematics-Statistical Option 6 0 6 6 1 7 13

Total 30 9 39 48 19 67 106

(updated) Batch 4 (Registered, Feb. 2017)

Cohort 4 :

Enrolled in

Nov. 2016

LevelBatch 1 Batch 2 Batch 3 Batcht 4 Grand Total

F M All F M All F M All F M All F M AllMSc 8 50 58 13 32 45 8 32 40 19 48 67 48 162 210PhD -- -- --- 8 15 23 10 28 38 9 30 39 27 73 100Total 8 50 58 21 47 68 18 60 78 28 78 106 75 235 310

This project is trying to strengthen the knowledge and skills in the fields of

♦agriculture, ♦engineering, ♦science, and

♦biotechnology of both PAUSTI and JKUAT students.

This is unique since it promotes the full utilization of

local/indigenous knowledge, resources, experiences

and wisdom generated and accumulated in Africa to solve Africa’s problems.

IntroductionResearch Partnership: Africa-ai- JAPAN Project

Africa Union-african innovation - JKUAT AND PAUSTI Network Project

AUC: African Union Commission

PAU: Pan African University

PAUSTI: PAU of Institute of

Basic Sciences, Technology and Innovation

Stable Foundation of Research and Education

towards African Innovation

for PAUSTI/JKUAT Students and Staff

Multiplication Rooting

Weaning and Hardening Success towards Food Security 2915-Feb-18

Embracing the power of biotechnology in Food

Production

Tapping on non traditional agriculture

• Soilless farming techniques

• No need for large tracks of land

Innovative farming methods

Aquaponics

Cappilary wick sytem in Japan

Mechanization: Shujaa tractor initiative

Indian farm technology being

Africanized

Shujaa tractor assembling at JKUAT

Field trials under different soil

types and agro-ecological zones

Shujaa tractor assembly

Field testing Operation in Machakos, Kenya

Investing in Reduction of Post-

harvest Losses : Case of Mangoes

Post harvest losses as high as 30-50% of total produce

Cottage industry support for women Training on value addition for farmers

Value Addition of Agri-produce and New

Product Development

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• Increasing competitive of fresh produce in the market

• Avoiding seasonality of produce

Elimika Group with their equipment:

Tana river County

Transforming mango from a seasonal crop to

a all year round product

Cleaning of samples

Removal of seed

and peel

Size reduction

Delegates from Hola show case their Products

Jam

Yoghurt

Assorted tems: jam, juice and concentrate

Makueni County: Fruit Processing

Design and Fabrication of a

Screw Briquetting Machine

Fruit Pulper Macadamia De-Husker

Africa-ai- JAPAN

Tri cycle for transport Hand Tractor “Pick and Place” Robot

College of Engineering

Biogas from water hyacinth

(invasive weed shredding).

Adoption Of Clean Energy In Agricultural Production

Agro-processing

Thermal gasifier utilizing rice husks as

feedstock (locally fabricated)

Tapping on solar energy –

Solar PV

For heating and cooling.

Wind Turbines– for low wind

energy application.

Blue-Economy –Exploring New Research Areas

Case of Cape Verde, Seychelles, and Mauritius: eliminating abject poverty

Innovations from COHES

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Drug development Zoonotic disease causes and management

Livestock, wildlife and human co-existence and the related disease carriers

NACOSTI CHAIR- Manufacturing (JKUAT)

Value addition

Callus

Seedlings

Coconut oil

Briquettes

Coconut fabrics

Coconut water Joint Collaboration between JKUAT, Moi University, Kenya Nuts and Oil Directorate

Multi disciplinary – multi institutional, Sector Specific

Flow of Innovation Process (AFRICA-ai-JAPAN Project)

R(Research) ⇒ D(Development) ⇒ D(Demonstration)⇒ D(Dissemination)

AFRICA-ai- JAPAN

Project

Academia listening to the Voice of Industry

Profile Business Owners in Kenya

8. Innovation: Business incubation

Business start ups

Graduate start ups

Spin offs

Pathway to Impact: Nissin Noodles

• Production of Amaranth based noodle: JKUAT Nissin Project

• Health products thro’ process optimization and product formulation

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Spin offs: JKUAT-Nissin Foods

A model displays the Taifa Laptop during

the event

Prof. Mabel Imbuga (second left) takes

Dr. Matiang’i through the Taifa Laptop as JKUAT Chancellor,

Prof. Maloiy (second right) and Kiambu Deputy Governor,

Gerald Githinji (left) follow

Taifa Laptop – Locally designed and assembled

laptop

o JKUAT rolled out Taifa Laptop to the Kenyan market.

o The computing device was conceived and designed by JKUAT

o It was a maiden product of the Nairobi Industrial and Technology Park (NITP)

Motorized Manual

Completion of Motorized Block Press, and

improved manual press

Manual

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African is an Ocean of Opportunities

Buy AfricanMake it in Africa

Asanteni sana

Arigatu gozaimas