| Knowledge-seeker/Principal Investigator (PI) |
Any scientist at a university or in a private or public organisation with a need for bioinformatics skills development in a particular project. |
Access to expert support for running the project; equipping of staff to effectively work on the project; access to KTP facilities and resources for executing the project; reduction in project running costs as a result of collective KTP funding; quick and easy identification of support from experts in the KTP database; future international collaboration; capacity developed locally. |
| Trainee/Associate |
Any scientist, researcher, student, or employee in need of bioinformatics training. A subset of trainees will form a local contingent of potential future African trainers. |
Faster turnaround time for the transfer of knowledge; access to all the trainings offered locally; opportunity to establish collaboration links with fellow associates or experts on the project; direct implementation of the acquired knowledge. |
| Expert |
Researcher, professional, or field application specialist with proven expertise in a relevant area of computational biology, bioinformatics, or biostatistics. |
International experience and exposure to an African setting for doing research; opportunity to share and transfer knowledge as a project expert and/or trainer; novel dataset or problem; potential publication or patent; potential collaboration. |
| Hosting Institution |
Institution associated with the PI that will provide the facilities for the execution of a KTP project and/or a KTP training session. In addition, there are administrative structures to manage the KTP as a whole. |
Increased profile for the hosting institution; contribution to research and development in Africa. |
| Scientific Advisory Committee (SAC) |
Selected group of researchers and professionals with relevant expertise, assembled to safeguard the quality of project proposals and the matchmaking process between the experts and the project. |
International experience and exposure to an African setting for doing research; social upliftment in the field of expertise; provides a level of personal satisfaction. |
| Review Committee (RC) |
Selected group of researchers who review and assess the bioinformatics expert applications to ensure the quality of the expert base. |
International experience and exposure to African setting for doing research; social upliftment in the field of expertise; provides a level of personal satisfaction. |
