Rwanda: Senators Call for Review of Science and Research Policy

Government should fast-track review of the national policy for science and technology, research and innovation, and also increase the sector's funding, senators have said.

This is part of the recommendations by members of the senatorial standing committee on social affairs contained in a report that will be presented to the Upper House on Monday. The report follows analysis of the science and research sector by senators, who also noted that research and innovation in the country is currently underfunded. Only 0.3 per cent of Rwanda's annual GDP goes into funding research and innovation. The targeted spending for research and experimental development for African countries is one per cent of GDP as recommended by the African Union's executive council in 2006.

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