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Sub-Saharan African countries spent on average 0.3% of their GDP on S&T (Science and Technology) in 2007. This represents a combined increase from US$1.8bn in 2002 to US$2.8bn in 2007. North African countries spend a comparative 0.4% of GDP on research, an increase from US$2.6bn in 2002 to US$3.3bn in 2007.
Data decolonization is the process of divesting from colonial, hegemonic models and epistemological frameworks that guide the collection, usage, and dissemination of data related to Indigenous peoples and nations, instead prioritising and centering Indigenous paradigms, frameworks, values, and data practices.
Fred Swaniker (born 1976) is a Ghanaian serial entrepreneur and leadership development expert on a mission to help the world's most extraordinary talent fulfil its potential. Swaniker recognized the importance of leadership and education while serving as the headmaster of a secondary school founded by his mother at the age of 17, and believed ...
Rosina Mamokgethi Phakeng GCOB OIG (née Mmutlana, born 1 November 1966) [ 4 ] is a South African [ 5 ] professor of mathematics education who in 2018 became a vice-chancellor of the University of Cape Town (UCT). [ 6 ][ 7 ] She has been the vice principal of research and innovation, at the University of South Africa [ 8 ] and acting executive ...
The Most Reverend. Desmond Mpilo Tutu (7 October 1931 – 26 December 2021) was a South African Anglican bishop and theologian, known for his work as an anti-apartheid and human rights activist. He was Bishop of Johannesburg from 1985 to 1986 and then Archbishop of Cape Town from 1986 to 1996, in both cases being the first Black African to hold ...
Elsie Akosua Biraa Effah Kaufmann FGA, FBSE, FGhIE, PE (born 7 September 1969) [1][2] is a Ghanaian academic, academic administrator, biomedical engineer, and current host of the National Science and Maths Quiz. [3][4][5] In December 2020, Elsie Kaufmann was appointed an associate professor at the University of Ghana, [6] and was appointed the ...
Use these education quotes in a back-to-school social media post or write one in an encouraging card to a favorite teacher. These 35 Inspiring Quotes About Education Remind Us Why Learning at Any ...
v. t. e. Francis Kwame Nkrumah (21 September 1909 – 27 April 1972) was a Ghanaian politician, political theorist, and revolutionary. He served as Prime Minister of the Gold Coast from 1952 until 1957, when it gained independence from Britain. [ 1 ] He was then the first Prime Minister and then the President of Ghana, from 1957 until 1966.