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II. ESTNET development

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• ECA Science and Technology Network... a web-based network established

• To facilitate networking ^and partnering

among the African and global science and technology policy community, and

• In order to increase the contribution of

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A Virtual Framework

• For accessing and exchanging relevant information

• For dialoguing and sharing knowledge

• For collaborating on S&T policies, strategies, initiatives and projects

• For building capacity in the area of food

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• Because relevant, timely, accurate and up-to-date information is needed for effective policy formulation and

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• Because building coalitions of

resources and joining forces in S&T are

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II. ESTNET Development

• ESTNET was initiated in 1998 by an Expert Group convened by ECA

• Several development and promotion activities are carried out under the guidance of and with the

assistance of a Steering Committee

• An ECA interdivisional effort led by FSSDD in collaboration with ISS, the Communication

Team, the Intranet Team and the Internet Team,

and a web development partner outside ECA

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Designed to meet specific needs

o Comprehensive portal or gateway has been developed to facilitate knowing what

information exists and to facilitate access by users

o No need a long experience of lCT and Internet to benefit

o CD-ROMs for off-line browsing and training

will facilitate operation in difficult environments (hardware, power supply, transmission speed,

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ESTNET's significance

• Becoming one of the most elaborate site of its kind in the world

• Growing databases on S&T related to Africa

• Over 1000 gateways .have been programmed for easy access to relevant various S&T information and policy resources

• Much value has been added (research,

identification, categorization, summaries ... )

• Still ESTNET is at an early stage of development

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III. Overview of ESTNET main components

• ESTNET website

• ESTNET databases

• ESTNET facilities

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• Designed for quality branding

• ESTNET logo and graphic visible throughout the website

• Colors chosen to provide coherence within the UN ECA web presence

• Technologies used facilitate navigation

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Feport ISecond Repolt

K.Y, AMOAKO, UN Under-Secretary·General and Executive Secretary of ECA

Distinguished Ladies and Gentlemen,

I would first like to welcome all to this First Meeting of the Advisory Boar~ on Science and Technology for Africa's development. I would also like to thank you for your commitment to the budding Science and Technology Programme of the ECA.

This group of advisers is indeed an important one.

Advisers are key personnel in the work of the ECA as they embody expert knowledge that is needed to enunciate interventions that would make

desirable impact in ECA member countries. Some of you are not new to the ECA having participated

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First Meeting of the Ad·hoc Group of Experts on Science and Technology for Food Security and Sustainable Development

Addis Ababa 9-12 Februery '1998 OPENING SPEECH

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EXECUTIVE SEl.2FETARY OF THE ECONOfvllC COMlvllSS101'<J FOR AFRIC,'l"

Distinguished Ladles and Gentlemen,

It gives me great pleasure to welcome you to this inaugural meeting of experts invited to make a contribution to the efforts of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa, by helping bring

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It is 8 pleasure to welcome you to Addis Ababa and to this important meeting on Natural Resources

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It is my pleasure to welcome you all to this First Executive Dialogue of Ministers on Science and Technology for Africa's Development. I am aware of your very tight schedules and wish to place on record my deep appreciation of your effort to attend this important meeting.

Your presence here today confirms your support

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SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY FOR

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN AFRICA ECA Briefing Paper SeriesJune 1998

1 - INTRODUCTION

This Briefing Paper is intended to serve as a medium through which the Food Security and Sustainable Development Division of the ECA can sensitize policy-makers, development planners and stakeholders on the African continent and elsewhere to emerging issues and challenges in science and technology that need to be addressed in order to accelerate socioeconomic development in Africa. It is also intended to share ideas on science and technology policies with a wider audience engaged in development activities, including scholars, administrators, NGOs, international organizations, etc. The Briefing Paper also provides information about some recent and planned ECA's activities and initiatives in science 8.nd technology.

2. ECA'NEW VISION

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In spite of wide-spread recognition of the critical role of science and technology (S&T) in the . development of nations, and over three decades of ... science and technolQgy efforts in Africa, science

and technology-led development has had little effect on the mainstream of socio-economic activity in the region. Per capita food production has been declining; population has been growing faster than the rate of food production, and environmental degradation has accelerated. The continent suffers from recurrent droughts, malnutrition and diseases. Internal and external factors have been blamed for this problem.

However, current trends toward globalisation, orivatisation. commercialisation and nreater

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Aims include to promote interchange, contact and co-operation among African universities, disseminate information on higher education and research in Africa, promote cooperation among African Institutions in curriculum development and determine equivalence among degrees.

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nurturing tools for thought through training in basic and applied science, since Africa's main resource to carry it through the next millennium will be the

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