The STDP partnership between the Angolan authorities and the African Development Bank has outfitted 54 science laboratories throughout 18 secondary colleges; educated over 1,500 school members, researchers, technicians and tutorial counsellors, and funded 73 analysis tasks – almost a 3rd of which had been awarded to ladies.
The Angolan Government and the African Development Bank Group have inaugurated the Luanda Science and Technology Park (Luanda Tech) within the capital, as a part of a $100 million Science and Technology Project (STDP) that has seen dozens of science amenities refurbished, and 1,500 science academics educated.
“This Science and Technology Park comes at the right time, because a country that wants to develop must pay attention to science and technology. We want this infrastructure to become a meeting point between academia, scientific research, companies and young entrepreneurs. It is through knowledge, innovation and the capacity of our young people that we will build new solutions to address Angola’s challenges. This investment represents an important step towards strengthening national research capacities and advancing the country’s technological development.”
– João Lourenço, President, Angola
African Development Bank’s Country Manager, Pietro Toigo, mentioned the Bank-government partnership was able to create extra know-how corridors throughout the nation’s provinces within the venture’s second part.
Toigo reaffirmed the Bank’s dedication to Angola’s youth and highlighted the function of science, know-how and innovation in driving the nation’s financial transformation.
“This is not merely the launch of an important infrastructure asset. It is the celebration of a national vision: a vision of an Angola that invests in knowledge, empowers its youth, strengthens its scientific capabilities, and builds new engines for economic diversification and inclusive growth.”
– Pietro Toigo, Country Manager, African Development Bank
He defined that the Luanda Tech venture goals to create a conducive surroundings the place researchers, entrepreneurs, college students and innovators can remodel concepts into options, and options into financial worth.
The venture has invested in human capital by offering scholarships for 161 scholarships at worldwide universities, in addition to funding secondary schooling for 1,204 women from deprived backgrounds to pursue science-related research and careers.
“These investments are aligned with Angola’s National Development Plan 2023–2027, as well as with the strategic vision of the President of the African Development Bank Group, Dr. Sidi Ould Tah, who highlights, as one of his four key priorities — the Four Cardinal Points — the transformation of demographic dynamics into an economic dividend through investment in youth, skills development and employment.”
– Pietro Toigo, Country Manager, African Development Bank
The STDP partnership between the Angolan authorities and the African Development Bank has outfitted 54 science laboratories throughout 18 secondary colleges; educated over 1,500 school members, researchers, technicians and tutorial counsellors, and funded 73 analysis tasks – almost a 3rd of which had been awarded to ladies.
“The inauguration of the Science and Technology Park represents an important milestone in the implementation of Angola’s national science, technology and innovation policy. This infrastructure creates the conditions to strengthen scientific research, promote innovation, and contribute to economic diversification through knowledge, competitiveness and the development of national solutions.”
– Albano Lopes Ferreira, Minister of Higher Education, Science and Technology, Angola