{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"African Institute for Development Policy - AFIDEP","provider_url":"https:\/\/afidep.org\/fr\/","title":"The call for scientists to be evidence leaders - African Institute for Development Policy - AFIDEP","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"Fboi761a1l\"><a href=\"https:\/\/afidep.org\/fr\/the-call-for-scientists-to-be-evidence-leaders\/\">The call for scientists to be evidence leaders<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/afidep.org\/fr\/the-call-for-scientists-to-be-evidence-leaders\/embed\/#?secret=Fboi761a1l\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"\u00ab\u00a0The call for scientists to be evidence leaders\u00a0\u00bb &#8212; African Institute for Development Policy - AFIDEP\" data-secret=\"Fboi761a1l\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/afidep.org\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/afidep.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/as.jpg","thumbnail_width":1600,"thumbnail_height":856,"description":"For evidence to drive sustainable development in Africa, there is need to build and\/or expand leadership for evidence-informed decision-making (EIDM) in the region. To expand this leadership, it is critical that more scientists across the continent are brought on board to champion use of evidence within government agencies. With the aim to empower scholars to proactively engage governments to use science and innovation, as well as champion EIDM,\u00a0 AFIDEP and the African Academy of Sciences (AAS) with funding from the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation have been implementing a two-year project dubbed Evidence Leaders in Africa (ELA). The project has [&hellip;]"}