[STS-Africa] Science for Development Conference Jan 30-31 Cape Town

J.C. Holbrook, PhD jholbrook at uwc.ac.za
Fri Oct 25 09:23:44 SAST 2019


This might be of interest...

Science 4 Development - Building Bridges Across Disciplines

http://science4dev.astro4dev.org/registration/

/Breakthroughs from fundamental science fuel innovations in the 
industry. From applications like GPS to solar panels, science and 
technology are increasingly part of people’s lives in societies 
worldwide. Science therefore plays a central role in the social, 
economic and environmental challenges that we face today. The 
specialized skill set and international network inherent to the 
scientific community can be harnessed to address developmental issues 
globally. This need of using science for global development is 
emphasized in the United Nations’ 2030 agenda for sustainable 
development, which is comprised of17 Sustainable Development Goals 
<https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/?menu=1300>(SDGs). Due to the 
complex nature of development, it is key to collaborate across sciences, 
both natural sciences and social sciences, in order to contribute 
meaningfully to the challenges set out in the SDGs./

*When:*
30-31 January 2020

*Where:*
South African Astronomical Observatory, Cape Town, South Africa

*Why: *
● Bring together experts from both science and development fields, 
especially from across Africa, in an atmosphere where they can freely 
discuss and find common grounds regarding socio-economic development.
● Stimulate collaborations and partnerships between scientists and 
development experts or practitioners.
● Generate ideas and plans for interdisciplinary science-for-development 
projects, which could be incubated/piloted within the OAD or ROA 
networks, and potentially expanded globally.

*Topics:*

/These topics are meant as a guide to participants. There remains some 
element of flexibility due to the exploratory nature of this meeting./

 1. Development challenges that could use input from the sciences
 2. Evaluation of the impact of science on development
 3. Resources that could be shared across disciplines e.g. cloud
    computing, large research infrastructure
 4. Policy considerations for interdisciplinary development-related research
 5. Best practice/examples of successful interdisciplinary collaborations
 6. Bridging gaps between academia and government regarding development
    goals
 7. The role of industry in science-for-development
 8. The role of communities in science-for-development interventions
 9. Science-for-development projects “on the ground”

The contact person is Kevin Govender (kg at astro4dev.org)


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JC Holbrook, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Physics & Astronomy Department
University of the Western Cape
@astroholbrook

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