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First Meeting of the African Union (AU) High Level Panel on the review of Africa’s Science and Technology Consolidated Plan of Action (CPA), 8 - 9 August, 2012, Library of Alexandria, Egypt

The Chairperson of the African Union (AU) H.E. Dr. Jean Ping appointed a High Level Panel to review the AU’s Science and Technology Consolidated Plan of Action (CPA). The AU Commission provides overall political and policy leadership for the implementation of the CPA, implementation of which is provided by the NEPAD Office of Science and Technology.

The panel will advise the AU on reviewing the CPA which was adopted by the African Ministerial Council on Science and Technology (AMCOST) in 2005 and endorsed by African Heads of State and Government in 2006 in order to move the continent from resource-based economies into innovation-led, knowledge-based economies.

The eight-member panel is drawn from all five geographical regions of Africa as well as from the international community. ICSU Regional Office for Africa, which has been incorporated as a Working Group member for the review process, actively participated in the first meeting of the panel that was held on 8-9 August 2012 at the Library of Alexandria in Egypt. To view the press release on the emerging issues from the inception meeting in English click here.

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