STEPS Africa launch – Low carbon Africa: Development Pathways out of Poverty

Crowne Plaza Hotel Nairobi, Kenya

The STEPS Africa Sustainability Hub was officially launched on 12 June 2015 in Nairobi, Kenya at a workshop entitled Low carbon Africa: Development Pathways out of Poverty. The event brought together 100 international delegates drawn from government, industry, universities and civil society to explore and share ideas and approaches on pathways towards developing low carbon...

STISA-2024: Debating Africa’s “Blueprint” for Science, Technology and Innovation Strategy for Development

Convening Space, IDS Library Road, Falmer, Brighton, United Kingdom

This panel debate at the Institute of Development Studies examines responses to the recently-published Science, Technology and Innovation Strategy for Africa (STISA-2024). In June 2014, the 23rd Ordinary Session of African Union Heads of State and Government Summit adopted a 10-year Science, Technology and Innovation Strategy for Africa (STISA-2024). The strategy is part of the...