Africa’s investment in research and development stands at less than 1% of its gross domestic product. At the recent World Economic Forum which was hosted in Durban, a panel of water experts looked at how government and business leaders can foster viable pan-African research and innovation ecosystems.
On the panel:– Quarraisha Abdool Karim, Professor of Epidemiology, Columbia University Medical Center, USA
– Thomas Kariuki, Director, African Academy of Sciences, Kenya
– Iqbal Survé, Executive Chairman, Sekunjalo, South Africa
– Rodger Voorhies, Executive Director, Global Development, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, USA
