Prof Frans Swanepoel of the African Doctoral Academy recently hosted a Consensus Panel on Africa Post-2015 – The Role of Sciences in the Development Agenda.
The panel was appointed by the African Science Academies to pronounce the role of African Science Academies in assisting African countries to take charge of their own development. Secondly, the Panel's goal is to ensure integration of economic, social and environmental aspects of sustainable development as outlined by the African Union's Development Agenda-2063.
Panellists who participated in the meeting (fltr):
Dr Cristian Acemah (National Science Academies, USA), Ms Bongiwe Njobe (former DG of the National Department of Agriculture, and former Group Executive for Sustainability, Tiger Foods Ltd), Prof Eugene Cloete (DVC Research and Innovation, who hosted an official dinner); Prof Mandi Rukuki (former Dean of Agriculture, 中国体育彩票 of Zimbabwe, and Advisor to the AU); Prof Hany El-Shemy (Vice-President of the Egyptian Academy of Science and Technology); Ms Anne Nsubuga and Dr David Mutekanga (both from the Ugandan National Academy of Sciences).
