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23-25 June 2010, United Nations Conference Center,
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 
 



 
   
 
Programme at a glance
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Tuesday, 22nd June 2010

08:00
to
18:00

 

Arrival of participants & Registration

Pre-Conference Events

Workshops & Meetings

  • Launch of the Network of Technology Development and Transfer
  • National Academy and Science Councils of Francophone countries
  • Workshop on "Science, Innovation Communication"
  • Innovation, IPRs and entrepreneurship in Ethiopia
  • Workshop on Pan African System of certification on Ethic Evaluation (Pan African Congress of Bioethics)
  • Workshop on "Africa's Water Quality Report", Pan Africa Chemistry Report (PACN)
     
 
 

Wednesday, 23rd June 2010

 
08:00 to 09:30

Registration core period


09:30 to 10:30

Opening Ceremony

10:30 to 11:00

Coffee Break

11:00 to 13:00

Plenary session 1:  Keynote AddressScience, Innovation and Entrepreneurship

13:00 to 14:30

Lunch Break

14:30 to 17:30

Parallel Thematic Breakout Sessions

14:30 to 16:15

Climate Change

ICTs

Agriculture

Infrastructure: Energy, Transport and Water

Organized by:

African Climate Policy Centre, ACPC (ECA)

ICT, Science and Technology Division, ISTD (ECA)
Food Security and Sustainable Development Division, FSSD (ECA)
Regional Integration, Infrastructure and Trade division, RIITD (ECA)

16:15 to 16:45

Coffee Break

16:45 to 17:30

Session continues.

Session continues.

Session continues…

Session continues.

 

Cocktail Reception

 
 

Thursday, 24th June 2010

 

09:00 to 11:00


Plenary session 2:  Science, Technology and Innovation Investment

Launch of the African Science, Technology and Innovation Endowment Fund (ASTIEF)



11:00 to 11:30

Coffee Break

11:30 to 13:00

Plenary session 3: Protecting African Patents and Bio Assets

13:00 to 14:30

Lunch Break

14:30 to 17:30

Parallel Thematic Workshop

Parallel Thematic Breakout Sessions

14:30 to 16:15

IPR & Technology Transfer

ICTs

Commercializing Science+African Science to Business Challenge (ASBC) Awards

Infrastructure: Energy, Transport and Water

Organized by:
IDRC & ECA
ICT, Science and Technology Division, ISTD (ECA)
RTI & ECA
Regional Integration, Infrastructure and Trade division, RIITD (ECA)

16:15 to 16:45

Coffee Break

16:45 to 17:30

Session continues.
Session continues
Session continues.
Session continues.
             
 
 

Friday, 25th June 2010

 

08:30 to 11:00

Plenary session 4: High-Level Ministerial Panel on Innovation, Science & Entrepreneurship

patentfair

10:00 to 10:30
Coffee Break
10:30 to 12:30 Plenary session 5: Women and Innovation
12:30 to 13:30
Lunch Break

13:30 to 16:30

Parallel Thematic Workshops

13:30 to 16:30

IPR & Technology Transfer

Health & Life Sciences

Green Science & Technology

Organised by:

IDRC & ECA

RTI & ECA

ICSU & ECA

16:30 to 17:00

Coffee Break

17:00 to 18:00

Closing Ceremony

   
   
   
   
   
   
 

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"The important role of science, technology and innovation
in enhancing economic well-being is widely recognized."

UN General Assembly
Resolution A/RES/60/204

Partners

Government of Finland

IDRC
 
UNESCO
ICSU

ARIPO

 
OAPI
CRDF
 
IGI
 
EAL
 
Technical partners
 
ctic
 
ARCT
 
Media partners
 
BEN TV
 
Africable
 
South African Broadcasting Corporation
 
Contact
SWA2 Organizing Team

Fax: +251 11-551-0512
Tel: +251 11-544-3053
E-mail: swa@uneca.org
 
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