USA-Uganda Bilateral Cooperation, Science Diplomacy Calling
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This document discusses USA-Uganda bilateral cooperation in science and biomedical engineering. It outlines goals for building biomedical engineering (BME) capacity in Uganda, including training students to international standards, stimulating knowledge transfer through international partnerships, creating new research opportunities, and addressing Uganda's national development strategy. Barriers to effective science diplomacy are also presented, such as unclear motivations and restrictions on mobility. The document advocates for better partnerships between governments, private sectors, and NGOs to support BME education and research through a "spiral innovation" framework.
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- 1. USA-Uganda Bilateral Cooperation, Science Diplomacy Calling 1st Biennial Uganda National Biomedical Engineering Conference, January 16, 2017 Samson Jarso Ph.D Johns Hopkins University, Visiting Fulbright Scholar
- 3. Barriers to Progress in Science Diplomacy • Unclear Motivations and Restrictions on Mobility • Weak Public–Private Partnerships • Inflexibility in U.S. Government Programs • undermining local budgeting & planning • leads to poorly aligned incentives • Engaging Human Capital and Infrastructure in Partnering Country • most human capital is already fully engaged • Poorly managed risk • Lack of Unified Voice Within the Science Community • Broken Promises U.S. and International Perspectives on Global Science Policy and Science Diplomacy: Report of a Workshop, National Academy Press
- 4. • Better Partnership Between Governments, Private Sectors, and NGOs • Involvement of Early Career Stakeholders , • Enhancement of Scientific Capability in the Foreign Service • Encouragement of Competition and Cooperation of Science Stakeholders • Emphasis on Educational and Professional Development • Effective Involvement of Politicians and the Public • Emphasis on the Interface of Science and Policy • Importance of Transparency and Clarity!!!!! U.S. and International Perspectives on Global Science Policy and Science Diplomacy: Report of a Workshop, National Academy Press Better Application of Science Diplomacy
- 5. Taken from Ugandan Country Development Cooperation Strategy 2011-2016,
- 6. Goals for BME Capacity Building (Charles Ibingira, Principle Makerere University College of Health Sciences) • Goal 1: Train students to the highest-level, benchmarked to international standards • Goal 2: Partner with international collaborators to stimulate large-scale knowledge transfer, especially in the area of basic science • Goal 3: Create new research opportunities for academic departments and health care entities in Uganda through collaboration • Goal 4: Prototype and deploy novel technology for multi-center studies designed to establish improved healthcare outcomes in Uganda • Goal 5: Assemble the expertise to formulate specific research objects designed to address Uganda Vision 2040: country development strategy • Goal 6: Seed the private sector growth of biotechnology in Uganda through the licensing of technology and research partnerships.
- 7. Institutional Framework for Innovation Developing Biomedical Engineering Capacity In Africa: A pivotal role for the AfDB: Brief by Samson Jarso PhD June 18, 2014
- 8. Spiral Innovation: A Framework for Successful Biomedical Engineering Capacity Building Developing Biomedical Engineering Capacity In Africa: A pivotal role for the AfDB: Brief by Samson Jarso PhD June 18, 2014
- 9. Priority activities: BME Capacity Building • Project-based curriculum design. • Hybrid Digital pedagogy for scalability • Biomedical Engineering Center of Excellence at Makerere University • Multi-stakeholder Project Management • Organize student exchange • Mobilize New collaborating Institutions • Clinical Imaging and analytics • Comparative effectiveness • Clinical Decision Making • Advanced computational skills Support Biomedical Engineering Education and Research: Applying Spiral Innovation for: Accelerating Healthcare outcomes by: