@article{fdi:010086019,
  title = {{E}nhancing the uptake of earth observation products and services in {A}frica through a multi-level transdisciplinary approach},
  author = {{S}peranza, {C}. {I}. and {A}kinyemi, {F}. {O}. and {B}aratoux, {D}avid and {B}enveniste, {J}. and {C}eperley, {N}. and {D}riouech, {F}. and {H}elmschrot, {J}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{A}frica stands to gain from {E}arth {O}bservation ({EO}) science, products and applications. {H}owever, its use and application remain below potential on the continent. {T}his article examines how {EO} can better serve the needs of {A}frican users. {F}irst, we argue that a successful uptake of {EO} services is conditional on understanding the {A}frican context and matching {EO} development and deployment to it. {U}sing reference cases, we find that actors outside {A}frica drive most {EO} initiatives, whereas country-level expenditures on {EO} remain low. {R}ecent developments, such as the {A}frican space policy and strategy, and initiatives in partnerships with {A}frica-based organisations to develop a community of practice on {EO} hold the potential to fill the identified gaps. {T}he analysis indicates that most {EO} users are either government organisations or researchers, with very few cases involving other types of users. {I}t is generally assumed that users at the local levels are educated and digitally literate, or that the transmission of {EO}-based knowledge is achieved by government officers and researchers. {A}lthough still very few, potentials are emerging for the private sector to deploy {EO} products and services such as crop or index-based insurance directly to farmers. {T}hese private initiatives have prospects for further developing indigenous {EO} capacity as envisioned in the {A}frican space policy and strategy. {W}e then formulate recommendations for a transdisciplinary approach that integrates user contexts, attributes and needs to enhance the uptake of {EO} products and services in {A}frica. {W}e conclude by proposing actions to close some of the identified gaps and seize emerging opportunities.},
  keywords = {{E}arth observation products and services ; {T}ransdisciplinary ; {S}ocietal needs ; {E}nd-users ; {C}o-production ; {C}ollaboration ; {C}ommunity of practice ; {A}frica ; {AFRIQUE}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{S}urveys in {G}eophysics},
  volume = {[{E}arly access]},
  numero = {},
  pages = {[35 p.]},
  ISSN = {0169-3298},
  year = {2022},
  DOI = {10.1007/s10712-022-09724-1},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010086019},
}