SCIENCE WITH AFRICA CONFERENCE, ADDIS ABABA

UNCLAS ADDIS ABABA 000928 SIPDIS SENSITIVE SIPDIS DEPT FOR OES/PCI, OES/STC, AF/E, AF/FO DEPT PASS TO USAID E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: SENV EAGR EAID ETRD KSCA EINV ET SUBJECT: SCIENCE WITH AFRICA CONFERENCE, ADDIS ABABA ¶1. Summary. The UN Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) in collaborat ¶2. The Conference brought together over 700 people including African an Africa - a Sleeping "Giant" ========================== ¶3. The 2007 AU Heads of States summit in Addis Ababa specifically calle ¶4. A number of presenters focused on the economic potential of Africa b ¶5. However, AfricaQs prevailing challenges by far out-weigh its tacit p ¶6. One presenter described AfricaQs grim condition as follows: "Africa ¶7. Most presenters cited the fact that science and technology research ¶8. Overall, the Science with Africa conference provided a very vital fo Investing in Science isnQt an Option ==================================== ¶9. Almost all presentations cited a strong correlation between the size ¶10. Also noted was that Africa needs to benefit from a harmonized IP re ¶11. Presenters consistently drove home the point that knowledge of scie Way Forward ========== ¶12. The Conference recommended that ECA and AUC in collaboration with i ¶13. Specific recommendations, action points can be found at: http://ww YAMAMOTO