Le phrojekthi yeminyaka emithathu (2024-2027) ihlose ukuthuthukisa ukuqonda ukuthi ubuchwepheshe obusafufusa buwuguqula kanjani umkhuba kanye nenhlangano yesayensi emhlabeni wonke, ngokugxila ekunikezeni amandla izinhlelo zesayensi, ubuchwepheshe, kanye nokusungula (STI) emazweni anemali engenayo ephansi naphakathi (LMICs).
Ukuphendula kuzo zombili izinselelo eziqhubekayo kanye namathuba amasha endaweni yocwaningo lomhlaba wonke, le phrojekthi eyenziwe ngu Isikhungo sokucabanga se-ISC seSayensi Futures ihlose ukuqinisa amandla abadlali be-Global South ngokwakha umfelandawonye, ukufunda kontanga, kanye nokuzibandakanya kwamasu.
Ibhekana nesidingo semiphakathi yokuzijwayeza ebandakanya wonke umuntu futhi enengqondo, ikakhulukazi njengoba ama-LMIC azulazula kumashifu asheshayo ezobuchwepheshe futhi andisa okulindelwe emhlabeni jikelele.
Iphrojekthi yakhelwe ngamaphakheji amane omsebenzi axhumene:
Umgomo wale phrojekthi ukuqonda ukuthi i-AI iziguqula kanjani izinhlelo ze-STI, ikakhulukazi e-Global South, nokuthi amazwe angalisebenzisa kanjani leli thuba. Izokwakha ephepheni lokuqala lokusebenza "Ukulungiselela i-National Research Ecosystems ye-AI: Amasu nenqubekelaphambili ngo-2024”, ukunwetshwa ukuze kufakwe ezinye izifundo zezwe, kanye nokubonisana nezinkundla zokucobelelana ngolwazi nochwepheshe nezinhlangano emhlabeni wonke, ukuvala izikhala zolwazi mayelana nendlela amazwe ahlukene ayihlanganisa ngayo i-AI ohlelweni lwawo lwemvelo locwaningo.
Le phrojekthi izobiza ochwepheshe abavela emhlabeni wonke ukuze bacabange ngegagasi elilandelayo lezinguquko ezibalulekile zezinhlelo ze-STI emhlabeni jikelele, kanye nomthelela wazo ku-Global South.
Le phrojekthi ihlose ukuqoqa ulwazi nolwazi mayelana nokwesekwa okusebenzayo nokunomthelela kwabalingisi be-Global South STI ekulandeleni izinguquko zedijithali ngosizo lwamasu nobuchwepheshe ezinhlanganweni ezikhethiwe. Iphepha lezingxoxo le-ISC “Izinhlangano zesayensi enkathini yedijithali” usebenza njengomshayeli wokuhlola lo msebenzi.
Lo msebenzi wenziwa ngosizo lwemali evela ku-International Development Research Centre (IDRC), e-Ottawa, eCanada. Imibono evezwe lapha ayimele ngempela leyo ye-IDRC noma Ibhodi layo Lababusi.