Coordination and advancement of sub-saharan Africa-EU science & technology cooperation network

CHERRY Andrew
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Association of Commonwealth Universities (on behalf of the UK Government Office of Science)    UK

International Bureau of the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research    Germany

Institut de Recherche Pour le Developpement    France

Research (Africa) (Pty.) Ltd    South Africa

Ministry of Science and Technology    Kenya

Ugandan National Council for Science and Technology    Uganda

Ministry of Science and Technology    Rwanda

The Research Council of Norway, Division for Strategic Priorities    Norway

Finnish Universities' Partnership for International Development (on behalf of the Finnish Ministry of Foreign Affairs)    Finland

Swedish Governmental Agency for Innovation Systems    Sweden

Centre de cooperation internationale en recherche agronomique pour le developpement    France

Ministry of National Education and Scientific Research    Madagascar

Ministry of Education, Sport and Science    Ghana

Direccao Geral de Ensino Superior e Ciencia    Cape Verde

Ministry of Scientific Research and Innovation    Cameroon

Ministere de la Recherche Scientifique    Senegal

Fundacao para a Ciencia e a Tecnologia    Portugal

Department of Science and Technology    South Africa

The CAAST-Net project will establish a platform to promote improved cooperation in science and technology between Europe and Sub-Saharan Africa. To achieve this objective, CAAST-Net will analyse the current European and African S&T cooperation landscape, and undertake S&T policy analyses. Informed by the outcomes of analyses, CAAST-Net will initiate and support European-African S&T policy dialogues to advance cooperation and broker partnerships.

CAAST-Net outcomes will include identification of specific research topics for European-African cooperation and their recommendation for inclusion in FP7. CAAST-Net will promote African participation in the FP7 as well as greater synergy between S&T partnerships and development cooperation instruments. Implemented by a consortium of leading European and African agencies mandated by their governments to promote international S&T cooperation, CAAST-Net will be a key instrument to support the implementation of the overall S&T cooperation programmes.