Organised by the Human Sciences Research Council (South Africa)

Invited Presenters:
Dr Mahama Ouedraogo
Ag. Director of the AUC/HRST, African Union Commission

Associate Professor Clapperton C. Mavhunga
Program in Science, Technology and Society, MIT, USA

Dr David Ockwell
Deputy Director (Research), STEPS, University of Sussex, UK

Senior official (tbc)
Department of Science and Technology, RSA

Chair: Prof. G Marcelle  
Head of Centre for Science, Technology and Innovation Indicators (CESTII), HSRC

Date:  Friday, 28 November    Time: 12:30  – 14:00 (South Africa time)
Venue:  Pretoria / Cape Town / Durban (all via video conference)On 3 July 2014, the African Union adopted the Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) Strategy for Africa. This policy document, which is central to shaping Africa science, technology and innovation activities in the years to come, has the potential to have significant implications for the socio-economic development of the continent. The strategy has received a range of responses across the continent and internationally.

CeSTII will be organizing a lunchtime seminar to debate issues around STISA-2024. The seminar will provide a platform for knowledge exchange among academics, policymakers, civil society, think-tanks and the business community.

Critical issues that will be explored include: the main objectives of STISA-2024; underlying assumptions within the strategy; the roles that relevant research, policy and practice can play in operationalising STISA-2024; and potential impacts of STISA-2024 on innovation-led growth, development and competitiveness of the continent. This debate forms part of a series of interventions to initiate policy relevant engagement on STI policy.

The seminar may be attended in Pretoria, Cape Town and Durban.

RSVP by 27 November
Cape Town: Jean Witten [email protected]
Durban: Ridhwaan Khan [email protected]
Pretoria: Arlene Grossberg [email protected]