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Agenda 2063 is Africa’s development blueprint to achieve inclusive and sustainable socio-economic development over a 50-year period.
Continental Artificial Intelligence Strategy
Promoting Africa’s growth and economic development by championing citizen inclusion and increased cooperation and integration of African states.
Promoting Africa’s growth and economic development by championing citizen inclusion and increased cooperation and integration of African states.
Agenda 2063 is the blueprint and master plan for transforming Africa into the global powerhouse of the future. It is the strategic framework for delivering on Africa’s goal for inclusive and sustainable development and is a concrete manifestation of the pan-African drive for unity, self-determination, freedom, progress and collective prosperity pursued under Pan-Africanism and African Renaissance.
H.E. Mr. Paul Kagame, President of the Republic of Rwanda, was appointed to lead the AU institutional reforms process. He appointed a pan-African committee of experts to review and submit proposals for a system of governance for the AU that would ensure the organisation was better placed to address the challenges facing the continent with the aim of implementing programmes that have the highest impact on Africa’s growth and development so as to deliver on the vision of Agenda 2063.
The AU offers exciting opportunities to get involved in determining continental policies and implementing development programmes that impact the lives of African citizens everywhere. Find out more by visiting the links on right.
The African Union and European Commissions Launch the Call for Proposals for the Global Monitoring for Environment and Security in Africa (GMES & Africa)
The African Union Commission and European Commission have launched the Call for Proposals for the Global Monitoring for Environment and Security in Africa (GMES & Africa) Grants. The Call is an open invitation for eligible institutions across Africa to apply for the GMES & Africa Grants.
GMES & Africa is a 30 Million Euro programme co-funded by the European Commission through the funded Pan African Envelope (29.5 Million Euro) and the African Union Commission (0.5 Million Euro). It is an Earth Observation system designed to respond to global needs to manage the environment, understand and mitigate the effects of climate change and ensure civil security. The programme, officially launched in November, 2016 in Brazzaville, Republic of Congo, is also a priority under the African Space Policy and Strategy, adopted by the African Union Heads of State and Government. It is user-centric and provides services for the environment and security, as well as information for policymakers, scientists, businesses and the public.
Under the Agreement, AUC is the delegated authority for the implementation of GMES & Africa, which contributes to addressing increasing challenges Africa is facing in climate change, drought, desertification and other environmental hazards. It is also a means of harnessing and leveraging the continent’s potential in utilizing Earth observation data for breakthroughs in civil security, health, agriculture among other sustainable development trajectories.
In order to rollout the implementation of the GMES & Africa initiative, three thematic areas were agreed upon and prioritized through consultations with African stakeholders: Long-Term Management of Natural Resources; Marine and Coastal Areas; and Water Resources Management. Grants will be issued in two lots according to the Water & Natural Resources service, and the Marine and Coastal Resources service. The two services will cover 23 applications and each application could cover the following actions either singularly or in conjunction with others: consolidation of applications already operational in the region; extension of operational applications to other regions; and development of new applications up to the operational stage of the product development cycle: definition, specification, development and operation.
The Call is an opportunity for African institutions to apply for the GMES & Africa Grants, which will be implemented using the African Union’s procurement and grant management procedures. The launch of the GMES & Africa Call was preceded by continent-wide consultations and information sessions with Regional Economic Communities and potential applicants for the Grant, to sensitize them about the Grant and strengthen their capacities in meeting the requirements stipulated in the Guidelines on responding to the Call for Proposals.
The Call is accessible at https://au.int/web/hrst
For Further Information
Email: gmes@africa-union.org
Agenda 2063 is Africa’s development blueprint to achieve inclusive and sustainable socio-economic development over a 50-year period.
Continental Artificial Intelligence Strategy