Abstract:
Benin contributed USD 2 million to Rsif in 2021.
There are 20 competitively selected Beninese Rsif doctoral scholars (40% women) in five thematic areas in nine different Rsif African host universities across the continent. There are so far 1 Beninese alumnus and 7 publications by Beninese scholars.
University of Abomey-Calavi was competitively selected as an Rsif African host university in ICT, including artificial intelligence and data science. In 2022, the PhD programme in Information technologies and communication at Institute of Mathematics and Physical Sciences, admitted eight Rsif funded students from three countries. Three projects in agri-based digital innovation are under implementation in Benin.
