Angela Sarcina is Economic and Policy Analyst at the Joint Research Centre of the European Commission. Her work and research interests focus on the design and testing of methodologies aimed at strengthening Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) systems to address sustainability challenges. She is coordinating a project aimed at developing STI for Sustainable Development Goals Roadmaps in Sub-Saharan Africa. 

She worked also at UNESCO on STI Policy, Open Science, and Science Diplomacy issues, as well as with universities and research institutions in Italy and China on the analysis of innovation systems and technology transfer dynamics. She holds a double PhD in Economics from the South China University of Technology and the University of Ferrara. She has a MSc in Applied Economics and Economic Policies and a BSc in Economics of Public Administrations and International Institutions from the University of Ferrara.