S4AC; Initial Observations on Synergies with CGIAR for Moving

Forward - A draft outline

Yihenew ZewdieConsultant for Scientific and Technical Partnerships in Africa,

Environment and Production Technology Division (EPTD), IFPRI30 September 2016

1. S4AC - Objectives and Result Areas

Objective: Foster increased application of STIs.Expected Result Areas (ERAs):1. Scaling up, generation, and adoption.2. Human and institutional capacities, policy and regulatory

environments, and partnerships.3. Knowledge management and communication.4. Resource mobilisation and improved fiduciary

management for STI institutions.

2. Potential Areas of Collaboration1. Organisation-related [ERA # 2]

O & M aspects of the Consortium - insights from accountability and functional integration of the CRPs into CGIAR’s development objectives

‘Site Integration’: Two-way traffic – (a) insights from ‘site integration’ as a basis for national-level coordination; (b) Consortium giving impetus to the process of site integration

2. Conceptual guidance/leadership [ERAs # 1 & 3] Tools, approaches and programming frameworks. KM platforms (e.g., IFPRI-SROs current work on geo-spatial information -

Virtual Information Platforms.Elaboration of Consortium’s technical/thematic proposals against Malabo

goals/targets.Engagement of universities higher institutions of learning with the S4AC

(building on IFPRI-RUFORUM work on S&T partnerships in support of CAADP-CGIAR alignment).

2. Potential Areas of Collaboration (cont’d)2. Conceptual guidance … (cont’d) [ERAs # 1 & 3]

Policies and good practices around extension and advisory services.Identification of (thematic and geographical) gaps for Consortium to fill in.Foresight? [To what extent will the Consortium be involved in foresight

analysis?]

3. Resource mobilisation and management [ERA # 4]Joint fund raising/joint proposal developmentFiduciary management in the context of STI processes

Thank you!