Knowledge Translation: The Missing link between African Researchers, Policy Makers and Practical end users of Research findings - The Investigator

"The approach to address this bottleneck is broadly encompassed into the ability of researchers to move research from laboratories, research journals and academic conferences into hands of people who can practically use it. This is generally termed 'Knowledge Translation'. African Researchers can embrace knowledge translation in majorly two ways; They have to start speaking a language policy makers understand, this would imply shifting the paradigm from keeping their findings with in confines of scientific journals and writing them in jargons that are only understood by their research peers. We should start seeing scientific research findings being published in newspapers, tabloids, social network sites and radios and TVs hosting scientists to discuss their research findings.

The second approach will be perceived by many as rather a radical one, and this is to encourage and empower researchers to see through their research projects right away from the conception of  idea  to final implementation of the findings of their research.

This will effectively make them researchers cum implementers and whereas it stretches their scope of  work, it enables them to be in charge of the ultimate goal of their research intentions which is realizing their findings into practical solutions.  Researchers should start thinking about having their entrepreneurial start-ups."