Feedback workshop for project pre-selection

Central America, July 13, 2023

Today, a feedback workshop was held for the pre-selected proposals within the framework of the regional project “Strengthening inclusive science and innovation systems in Latin America through a collaborative research network,” coordinated by the Central American Higher University Council (CSUCA), with support from  The Commission for Scientific and Technological Development of Central America and Panama -CTCAP- and the General Secretariat of the Central American Integration System -SG SICA-, with financial support from the International Development Research Centre -IDRC- of Canada.

In February 2023, a public call for project proposals was launched with the purpose of strengthening the innovation-inclusion link in the Central American region, in its two complementary aspects: Innovation for inclusion when the focus is on the results of the process; and inclusive innovation when it refers to a participatory process through which innovation emerges.

In response to the call for proposals, 73 proposals were received, of which, after a thorough evaluation, 26 were pre-selected. From these, 15 project proposals will be chosen, each with a duration of 22 months.  They must be under the approach of four thematic axes:

·         Territoriality, risk and local development,

·         Economic growth, productivity, competitiveness and sustainable development,

·         Digital transformation, automation, artificial intelligence and

·         Data science, and climate change and environmental management.

It is worth noting that the workshop included presentations by Carlos Aguirre, general coordinator, on the foundations of the regional project, and Kemly Camacho, gender consultant, who provided further information on the necessary background knowledge for developing proposals. Finally, a question-and-answer session was held for the project participants.