1. ACE II Launch - Breakout Session 2
Experiences on investment in strategic academic & industrial partnerships
– Health Cluster
Tuesday, October 25, 2016
(Replace “Health” with the correct breakout group)

2. Challenges Top Challenges in pursuing National Partnerships Academia
Lack of institutions with similar interests/specializations
Competing interests among institutions with similar interests/specializations
Industry
No/limited discipline specific industries in some cases
Low confidence between academia and industry
Little/limited strategic engagement between academia industry

3. Challenges
Top Challenges in pursuing Regional/International Partnerships
Academia
Competing interests among institutions with similar interests/specializations
Pull down syndrome between institutions
Partnership management (power play between big institutions vs small ones)
Industry
Low confidence between academia and industry
Little/limited strategic engagement between academia and industry

4. Challenges
Top Challenges in pursuing National, Regional/International Partnerships
Social
Language barriers e.g. development of MoUs (e.g. Francophone vs Anglophone)
Global ranking of universities i.e. highly ranked universities avoid partnership with those low in ranking

5. Establishing New Partnerships
Academia
Providing mentorship to less established academic institutions
Industry
Use of World Bank name to seek partnership with industries
Value addition to local industries e.g. helping local processors in packaging (

6. Dos and Don’ts of Partnerships
Do’s (List 2-3)
Don’ts (List 2-3)
Determine resource allocation for each partner receiving partnership funds from ACEs (basing on priorly agreed work plan) …
Commission industries that have capacity to produce ACE relevant products (e.g. running short courses at the ACEs) …

7. Advantages & Disadvantages
Increases visibility of ACEs
Improved performance
Leverage resource mobilization
Disadvantages (2)
It could be costly
Abuse of partnership by strong partners
Taken advantage of especially for weak partners

8. Maximizing Advantages of Partnerships
How to Maximize Advantages
1.Increases visibility of ACEs
Increases opportunities for resources mobilization, trust by funders – More funding from funders
2. Improved performance
Increases efficiency of ACEs
3. Leverage resource mobilization
Gain more confidence by other funders

9. Minimizing Disadvantages of Partnerships
How to Minimize Disadvantages
1. It could be costly
Have clear work plan
2. Abuse of partnership by strong partners
3. Weak partners are taken advantage of
Set clear MoUs

10. Thank you for your attention!
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