UNISPAR programme

"...UNESCO's UNISPAR-Africa programme, as part of the overall UNISPAR programme, supports the endogenous development of technologies that can readily be adopted in countries across the region. Industry in Africa consists mainly of small- and medium-scale enterprises (SMEs), so university-industry co-operation initiatives need to focus at this level...UNISPAR-Africa has been using interest from the Fund to support case studies in university-industry co-operation that develop sustainable technologies relevant to Africa's economic development..."