Dr Ann KINGIRI

Director, STIKS Programme, African Centre for Technology Studies (ACTS)

Ann Kingiri is a Principal Research Fellow at the African Centre for Technology Studies (ACTS) and a Science, Technology, and Innovation (STI) policy and development researcher with a focus on inclusive and sustainable development in Africa.  She has experience in capacity building, research and policy analysis focusing on innovation studies and development, agriculture, renewable technologies, biotechnology, digital innovation, gender and climate change. Ann’s research and policy analysis approach involves innovation systems thinking and transformative thinking. She has published on various areas including governance of technologies, digital innovation, gender, renewable energy, climate change policy, and science technology and innovation among others.  She co-authored the chapter on Central and East Africa in the UNESCO Science Report (2021), titled “race against time for smarter development”.