"Knowledge-sharing for

Enriched Research, Training and Policy Decision- making"

9:30 – 12:30

Opening Remarks: K.Y. Amoako, Economic Commission for Africa

Knowledge-sharing for Enriched Research, Training, and Policy Decision-making: Concepts, Objectives, and Expected Impact of the Africa Knowledge Networks Forum (AKNF)

George Alibaruho, Economic Commission for Africa

Moderator:

Martin West, University of Cape Town

Discussants: Erik Caldwell Johnson, The World Bank

Ronald Kassimir, Social Science Research Council

Dieynaba Tandian, Secretariat for International Support to Economic. Research in Africa

 11.00 – 11.30 Coffee Break

12:30 – 2:00 Lunch 

1. Breakout Sessions: AKNF Business Plan

2:00 – 4:30 This will include breakout sessions on the following three topics:

• Challenges and Opportunities in Networking: Lessons of Experience to incorporate in the AKNF framework and ways of doing business in order to realise objectives;

• AKNF: Modalities for Implementation and plan for implementation;

• Information Communication Technologies (ICTs) for Research and Policy Networking in Africa: Applications for AKNF and the envisaged Role for the Information Communication Technologies Center for Africa.

4:30 – 5:00 Coffee break

III. Plenary: Preview of Research Papers

5:00 – 6:30

Regional Integration in Africa: Review of Outstanding Issues, and Monitoring Future Progress

Presenter: Haile Kebret Taye, Addis Ababa University

La faisabilité de l’intégration économique en Afrique Centrale

Presenter: Jean-Sylvain Ndo Ndong, Omar Bongo University

Africa in the Global Economy: Issues on Trade and Development for Africa

Presenter: Cornelius Mwalwanda, Economic Commission for Africa

Africa in the Global Economy: Challenges and Prospects for Financing Africa’s Development

Presenter: Geoffrey Mwau, Economic Commission for Africa

Gender & Governance in Africa: A Conceptual Framework for Policy Analysis & Research

Presenter: Tola Pearce, University of Missouri

Africa and the Information Economy: Foundations, Opportunities, Challenges and Research Agenda

Presenter: Allemayehu Molla, University of Cape Town

Day Two: Friday 18 August 2000

IV. Breakout Sessions: Discussion of Research Papers

9:30 – 12:30 Breakout sessions for detailed discussions on the following papers:

• Regional Integration in Africa: Review of Outstanding Issues, and Monitoring Future Progres; La faisabilité de l’intégration économique en Afrique Centrale

• Africa in the Global Economy: Issues on Trade and Development for Africa; Challenges and Prospects for Financing Africa’s Development

• Gender & Governance in Africa: A Conceptual Framework for Policy Analysis & Research

• Africa and the Information Economy: Foundations, Opportunities Challenges and Research Agenda

11.00 – 11.30 Coffee Break

Discussion

12:30 – 2:00 Lunch Break

1. Plenary: Reports from Breakout Sessions

 

2:00 – 4:00 Reports on AKNF Business Plan

(Presentations by the three rapporteurs from Session II)

Moderator : Dominique Njinkeu, African Economic Research Consortium

4:30 – 6:00 Reports on the Sub-themes of AKNF-2000 Preparatory Workshop

(Presentations by the four rapporteurs from Session IV)

2. Plenary: Wrap-up Session

6:30 –

Wrap-up and Way Forward

Soumana Sako, Africa Capacity Building Foundation

K.Y. Amoako, Economic Commission for Africa