Regional Centres of Excellence Technical Assistance Team
RcoEs Technical Assistance Team
Transversal Component
Title: Transversal Component.
Main Objective: Operate through the JRC’s Africa Knowledge Platform and serve as an integration engine, connecting thematic sectors and aligning the contributions of the RCoEs around a unified and coherent vision.
Specific Objectives:
- Ensure effective coordination of the ArcX programme through a robust and well-managed transversal mechanism;
- Enhance the science–policy interface by providing targeted support services that facilitate evidence-based decision-making;
- Strengthen knowledge circulation and collective learning across ArcX through an efficient and interoperable knowledge management mechanism;
- Promote inter-sectoral networking and partnership opportunities by delivering tailored support services that connect actors across thematic and regional domains.
Starting Year: 2023
Implementation Duration: 6 years
Areas of Impact:
- Strategic coherence;
- Programme efficiency;
- Reduced duplication;
- Evidence-based decisions;
- Policy harmonisation;
- Uptake of scientific insights;
- Knowledge circulation;
- Collective learning;
- Scaling of innovations;
- Innovation ecosystems;
- Cross-sector alliances;
- Private-sector + Africa–Europe cooperation
Target Groups: Regional Centers of Excellence.
ArcX Partners: See ArcX Partners card and the ArcX Partnership Map.
Component Coordinator: Agriconsulting Europe S.A. (AESA).
Scientific and Technical Support from EC - DG JRC: DG-JRC Directorate D (Sustainable Resources) Unit D6 (Nature Conservation and Observations).
Available Resources
13
Mar
Regional Multi-actor Research Network Project Inception Meeting
Agriculture is a critical economic pillar in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), contributing significantly to the region's GDP through various sectors including crop production, animal husbandry, ...
- Kampala, Uganda
28
Oct
AARSE International Conference
The AARSE international conference is conducted biennially across Africa, alternately with the AfricaGIS conference, and is the premier forum in Africa for research on remote sensing tech...
- Abidjan, Côte d'ivoire
23
Sep
EO for Africa Symposium 2024
ESA is pleased to announce the organization of the 2024 EO for Africa Symposium in partnership with the African Union Commission (AUC), African Association of Remote Sensing of the Enviro...
- Frascati, Italy
15
Apr
ACEWATER III kick-off workshop
Kick-off workshop for ACEWATER III project
- Nairobi, Kenya
11
Nov
UN Climate Change Conference 2024 (UNFCCC COP29)
COP29, like its predecessors, will focus on advancing the goals of the UNFCCC and the Paris Agreement, including efforts to limit global warming, adapt to the impacts of climate change, a...
- Baku, Azerbaijan
08
Jul
High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF)
The HLPF has a central role in the follow-up and review of implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and its Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
- New York, USA
09
May
Multi-stakeholder Forum on Science, Technology and Innovation for the Sustainable Development Goals
The collaborative STI Forum is convened annually by the ECOSOC President and is expected to discuss science, technology and innovation cooperation around thematic areas for the implementa...
- New York, USA
01
May
INGSA2024
The International Network for Governmental Science Advice (INGSA) is a collaborative platform for policy exchange, capacity building, and research across diverse global science advisory o...
- 1-2 May, Kigali - Rwanda