Euro-Africa Cooperation on ICT Research

Euro-Africa Cooperation on ICT Research

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S&T cooperation between Europe & Africa has entered a very promising phase… In the last decade, the African continent has significantly changed politically & economically... more »
S&T cooperation between Europe & Africa has entered a very promising phase… In the last decade, the African continent has significantly changed politically & economically and seems to have entered a true period of economic & social development, and started to move – under the aegis of the AU – towards an integrated area of peace and prosperity.
In this context, many world powers have logically been striving for closer links with the African continent. It has obviously been the case of European countries but it has, first and foremost, been the case of the EU:
:: Adopting a “EU strategy for Africa” in 2005
:: Agreeing with the AU, end of 2007 in Lisbon, on a “Africa-EU Joint Strategy and Action Plan”, going beyond donor-recipient arrangements, and paving the way for a partnership of equals based on mutual interest
Africa has also recognised that S&T & ICT are key vectors for bridging the scientific & digital divides, for reducing poverty and ensuring socio-economic development, for reaching the MDGs, and, eventually, for supporting the sustainable evolution of Africa. The Africa Science and Technology Consolidated Plan of Action (CPA) formulated by the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD) and the AU, the creation of the African Ministerial Council on Science and Technology (AMCOST), and the African Regional Action Plan on the Knowledge Economy (ARAPKE), are only some of recent examples of Africa’s determination to rely on S&T & ICT to achieve its growth and development objectives.
It is therefore quite logical that one of the 8 thematic partnerships identified in Lisbon during the EU-AU Summit is a “Partnership for Science, Information Society & Space” (the “8th partnership”). This thematic partnership focusing on 19 lighthouse projects (6 of them being considered as early deliverables) is under implementation since Oct. 2008 and should widely contribute to strengthening S&T cooperation links between the two continents in the ICT domain. « less

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