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African Centre for Technology Studies
AbbreviationACTS
Formation1988[1]
FounderCalestous Juma FRS[2]
Founded atNairobi, Kenya
TypeThink Tank
PurposeTo strengthen the capacity and policies of African countries and institutions to harness science, technology and innovation for sustainable development.
Location
  • United Nations Cres, Nairobi, Kenya
Key people
Cosmas Milton Obote Ochieng PhD., Director[3]
Websitewww.acts-net.org/
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African Centre for Technology Studies (ACTS) is an intergovernmental non-profit organization, founded in 1988 by Calestous Juma FRS[2] in Nairobi, Kenya, promoting policy-oriented research on science and technology in development that is sustainable in terms of the economy, society, and the environment.[1] It was the first African non-profit organization to combine policy research, science and technology.[2]: 6 

  1. ^ a b "Who we are", ACTS, nd, archived from the original on December 4, 2016, retrieved December 23, 2016
  2. ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference Juma_Harvard_2012 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Cosmas Milton Obote Ochieng (2008). "Comparative capitalism and sustainable development: Stakeholder capitalism and co-management in the Kenyan fisheries sub sector". Natural Resources Forum. 32 (1): 64–76. doi:10.1111/j.1477-8947.2008.00168.x. Ochieng examines the Kenyan fisheries sub sector - using the production ofObamo made from tilapia, a dried fish, as an example of sustainable development

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