[STS-Africa] Africa Rebooted: Science, Technology, and Innovation in Development

[Luisa Reis de Castro]

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   <http://web.mit.edu/cis/index.html>

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  *Wed, Sept 24, 2014*


*3:00 PM - 4:30 PM  Whitehead Institute McGovern Auditorium 9 Cambridge
Center, Cambridge
<https://www.google.com/maps/place/9+Cambridge+Center,+Massachusetts+Institute+of+Technology,+Cambridge,+MA+02142/@42.3633072,-71.0894645,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x89e370aec36a9e85:0xc8b10dec9631bdbf>*

 Please RSVP to this event at starrforum at mit.edu

 *Introductory remarks*:
MIT Vice President Claude Canizares
<https://orgchart.mit.edu/vice-president>,
Bruno Rossi Professor of Physics
Associate Director for MIT of the Chandra X-ray Observatory Center

Professor Hazel Sive <https://biology.mit.edu/people/hazel_sive>
Professor of Biology, MIT
Founding Director MIT-South Africa Program
Member, Whitehead Institute
Associate Dean for the MIT School of Science

 *Panelists*:
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 In June 2014 African heads of state and government adopted a 10-year
Science, Technology and Innovation Strategy for Africa (STISA-2024). The
strategy is part of the long-term Agenda 2063 which outlines the need to
"consolidate African initiatives and strategies on accelerated human
capital development, science and technology and innovation." More
specifically, it calls on Africa to "lead the new industrial revolution by
building a skilled workforce, capitalizing on the digital revolution and
global knowledge. This will contribute to rapid diversification of sources
of growth, sustain current economic performance and lift large sections out
of poverty and create a powerful middle class." In pursuing this vision,
the African Union emphasizes the importance of "building our universities
as centers of excellence." As part of its efforts to implement STISA-2024,
African countries are exploring a variety of partnerships with leading
science and technology universities around the world. The aim of the
symposium is to explore areas of mutual cooperation between MIT and
Africans countries in areas of science, technology and innovation. The
event will allow MIT to learn more about emerging trends in Africa and for
Africa to familiarize itself with activities and MIT. The event will bring
together high-ranking officials from government, industry and academia to
MIT for activities that include:

a) Meeting with the senior leadership of MIT and faculty to learn about the
Institute's activities;
b) Interacting with students and fellows to gain an understanding of their
activities; and
c) Participation in a symposium to help raise awareness on the potential
for cooperation.



*The event is organized by the Center for International Studies
<http://web.mit.edu/cis/> and the Department of Urban Studies and Planning
<http://dusp.mit.edu/> In cooperation with the MIT-Africa Interest Group
(MAIG), MIT UrbanAfrica, and the  MIT Dr. Martin Luther King Jr Visiting
Professors and Scholars Program.*

 *The event is convened by MIT in partnership with the African Union's
NEPAD Agency.*

*Starr Forums are free and open to the public. Light refreshments will be
served. *
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