22 - 23 June 2022. Upscaling private sector participation and science-based outreach in West Africa. hosted by CSIR-STEPRI in Accra, Ghana. Science and Technology Policy Research Institute (STEPRI) one of thirteen institutes under the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) in Ghana.

1. Diversity | Coordination | Polycentricity
LEAP4FNSSA Hybrid Workshop
Upscaling private sector participation and
science-based outreach in West Africa
22 – 23 Jun. 2022 | Accra, Ghana & Zoom
1
Mr Stefan A. Haffner

2. (Bi-)Continental
Level
•AU-EU HLPD
o Summits
o SOMs
o Bureau
o AUC & EC
•Inter Academy Panel
(NASAC & EASAC)
•(Bi-) Continental
Programmes, Projects,
Institutions &
Networks
Multi-Country
Level
African Regions
• Regional Economic
Communities (RECs)
• CORAF, ASARECA,
CCARDESA, NAASRO
• WASCAL/SASSCAL
• CILLS
55 AU + 27 EU
Member States
• Ministries
• Programmes
and Projects
• Private Sector
National
Level
Local
Level
• Decision makers in Sub-National Entities
e.g. district level, communities, like cities
and villages
• Research & Innovation Institutions
o Research programmes & -projects
o Institutions for Innovation e.g. Extension
Services, Technology Transfer Offices (TTO),
Innovation Centers, Start Up Services, Local Labs,
Incubators, Innovation Brokers, etc.
• Institutions for capacity building e.g. schools, universities,
training centers, etc.
• Agribusiness professional organizations and companies e.g.
agriculture developments and export, food processing, food
technology centers, national and international input suppliers
• Farmers organizations & Farmers
• NGOs
• Funders
• End-users in food markets
Stakeholders in the AU-EU Platform for R&I on FNSSA
Africa
AU-EU Platform
for R&I in FNSSA
Southern Africa-EU Alliance?
West Africa-EU Alliance?
North Africa-EU Alliance?
East Africa-EU Alliance?
Central Africa-EU Alliance?
Polycentric Cluster Network Coordination in the AU-EU Platform for R&I on FNSSA
(Bi-)Continental
Cluster Hub(s)
Multi-Country
Cluster Hubs
National
Cluster Hubs
Local
Cluster Hubs

3. Diversity & Coordination …
… the Theory of Change and Impact Pathways (TCIP) Instrument
Roadmaps
1. Specific challenges
2. SDG reference
3. Research and Innovation Agenda
4. Capacity Building Agenda
Situation Analysis
+
Outputs | Outcomes | Impact
Impact Pathways
2.
1.
Unforeseen Impact in
complex Systems
 Learning
Info about TCIPs … https://impact.nwo.nl/en/working-
with-an-impact-plan/examples-of-a-theory-of-change

4. Diversity | Coordination | Polycentricity …
… Cyclic Programming
 Co-development of research and innovation programmes
 Monitoring, Evaluation & Learning (MEL)
 Up-scaling/outscaling in a polycentric system of clusters
 Knowledge Management and Communication Framework

5. ©
DLR-Earth
Observation
Center
(EOC)
AU-EU-Region
82 countries
1,5 billion people
Diversity | Coordination | Polycentricity
1. Theory of Change and Impact
Pathways (TCIP) for the AU-EU Region
• 1 year process initiated through the
AU-EU HLPD
• Stakeholders involvement in all
82 member states
(science + private sector + policy makers)
2. Coordination Infrastructure that
serves the Partnership Platform
• Addressing knowledge management and
communication needs with services
• Fostering funders network building
• Supporting networking, clusters and
cluster network building
3. Local, National, Multi-Country,
Continental Platform Centers
• Autonomous and inter-linked
coordination hubs on all levels

6. Diversity | Coordination | Polycentricity
LEAP4FNSSA Hybrid Workshop
Upscaling private sector participation and
science-based outreach in West Africa
22 – 23 Jun. 2022 | Accra, Ghana & Zoom
6
Mr Stefan A. Haffner
Check the LEAP4FNSSA Website and visit
the Project Date Base & Agora Social Hub…
https://leap4fnssa.eu/
Share your Expression of Interest …
https://www.research.net/r/LEAP4FNSSA
Join the Network …
https://faraafrica.community/leap4fnssa/join