The mission of the Philips Foundation is to reduce healthcare inequality by
providing access to quality healthcare for disadvantaged communities through
innovation, reflecting our commitment to United Nations Sustainable Development
Goals 3 (Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages) and 17
(Revitalize the global partnership for sustainable development). We do this by
deploying Philips expertise, innovative products and solutions, by collaborating
with key partners around the world, and by providing financial support for
innovations that help improve healthcare provision in a sustainable way. More
information on the Philips Foundation can be found at www.philips-foundation.com
Kampala International University (KIU) is a private, not-for-profit institution
based in Uganda. The University which started in 2001, as a typical
degree-awarding institution has now grown into the leading Private University in
Uganda and is currently ranked as the fourth-best out of 65 universities in the
country according to the January 2020 Webometrics Ranking of World Universities.
The University operates a multi-campus system which consists of two campuses in
Uganda (The Main campus in Kampala and the Western Campus in Ishaka-Bushenyi);
one other university in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania. KIU offers over 150 educational
programmes which are all accredited by Uganda’s National Council for Higher
Education and regional professional bodies, agencies including the EAC. More
info about KIU can be found at www.kiu.ac.ug
The GO FAIR Foundation (GFF) was established in February 2018 as a separate legal
entity under Dutch law in order to support the FAIR principles and metrics, and
the GO FAIR International Support & Coordination Office (GFISCO). It is GFF's
mission to play an important role in the development of an Internet of FAIR Data
& Services. The Foundation’s main focal point is to develop certifications for a
variety of GO FAIR tools and services. In addition, GFF participates in
(European) projects like EOSC Secretariat and EOSC Nordic, implementing the
European Open Science Cloud (EOSC) and bringing forward the Foundation’s
expertise. Besides these two roles, GFF sets out to foster FAIR market
developments by inviting market players to actively participate in start-up
initiatives and FAIR pilot projects in order to demonstrate the value of
datasharing and datavisiting based upon these principles. More information can
be found at www.gofairfoundation.org
