Name Description
Project Acronyms FOSTER
Project Full Title FOSTERING DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION OF SCIENCE IN KENYA AND TANZANIA
Project No. Ref. nr. 101178078
Funding Scheme Project No.
Coordinator Daystar University
Project Start Date 01/01/2025
Project Duration 36 Months

Objectives

  • SO1: To promote Open Science culture and to build national and university consensus of the key-actors in each PC, by Month 36
  • SO2: To enhance university transition for sustainable Open Science practices in each PC, by Month 21
  • SO3: To advance university Open Science infrastructure in each PC, by Month 21.
  • SO4: To embed Open Science in university policies and to advance national regulatory framework in each PC, by Month 36.
  • SO5: To foster Citizen Science initiatives in each PC, by Month 36:
The FOSTER proposal was developed was developed in response to the joint communication: “Towards a comprehensive Strategy with Africa” (Brussels, 09.3.2020), with the focus on support of its two objectives, namely “2. Partners for digital transformation” and “3. Partners for sustainable growth and jobs.”

The Foster Project

Fostering digital transformation of science in Kenya and Tanzania