Foreign economic-aid-related services

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This is a PIN notice only: publication and call for competition will be conducted once scope of work is fully defined and approved. The call for competition will be research exempt, therefore we are advertising via OJEU voluntarily. A research study to understand national knowledge systems. The objective of the research is to identify practical areas for change to enhance the impact of government and external investments in science, technology and innovation. DFID would like to fund this study, working in technical collaboration with the Science Granting Councils of Kenya, Tanzania and Rwanda. This study is part of a wider partnership programme which includes the Science Granting Councils Initiative, a partnership between Canada's IDRC, South Africa's National Research Fund and fifteen Science Granting Councils across Africa. It also includes Accelerating Excellence in Science in Africa (AESA); a collaboration between the Africa Academy of Sciences and NEPAD, funded by the Wellcome Trust, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and DFID. The purpose of this research is to propose practical actions and recommendations for effective investments in science, technology and innovation by these countries and their partners. The objectives of this research are to — Propose a practical ‘knowledge system’ concept based on a review of evidence of innovation systems and research system approaches — Describe the knowledge system in practice in Kenya, Rwanda, and Tanzania — Identify barriers and enablers in each country for driving innovation and research — Set out an approach to assess the return on investment on science, technology and innovation in these countries — Identify practical areas for change to promote greater impact of investment in science, technology and innovation.