AU-EU High Level Policy Dialogue (HLPD) on Science, Technology and Innovation
AU-EU High Level Policy Dialogue (HLPD) on Science, Technology and Innovation
MEDIA ADVISORY
INVITATION TO MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES
What: African Union (AU) – European Union (EU) High Level Policy Dialogue (HLPD) on Science, Technology and Innovation holding at the African Union Commission Headquarters, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
When: Thursday, 07 November 2019
Time: 12:30 to 1:00 pm
Where: Briefing Room 1, NCC, African Union Headquarters, Addis Ababa
Who: Organized by the Department of Human Resources, Science and Technology (HRST) of the African Union Commission – European Union
The press conference will be addressed by:
• Maria-Cristina Russo, Co-chair EU, Director DG Research & Innovation
• Mahama Ouedraogo, Director AUC HRST
Objectives: The AU-EU High Level Policy Dialogue (HLPD) on Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) serves as a platform for regular exchanges on research and innovation policy and aims to formulate and implement long-term priorities to strengthen Africa-Europe cooperation on STI. It was adopted at the third Africa-EU Summit in Tripoli in 2010 as an important element of the Joint Africa-EU Strategy (JAES). The HLPD so far focuses on the implementation of its two long-term, jointly funded Research and Innovation (R&I) Partnerships on (i) Food and Nutrition Security and Sustainable Agriculture (FNSSA) and (ii) Climate Change and Sustainable Energy (CCSE), as well as on the important topic of health represented by the European & Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership (EDCTP).
Journalists are invited to cover the Opening Ceremony of the AU-EU High Level Policy Dialogue on Science Technology and Innovation from 11:00 to 11:30 am at the Old building AU Conference Center.
They are also invited to participate and cover the Press Conference that will take place from 12:30 to 1:00 pm at the Briefing Room 1 in the New Conference Center of the AUC.
Media contact:
Esther Azaa Tankou, Head, Information Division, Directorate of Information and Communication, African Union Commission, Tel: +251(0) 911361185, E-mail: yamboue@africa-union.org
Janet Faith, Communication Officer, Directorate of Information and Communication, African Union Commission, Tel +251 (0) 929 38 18 59, Email: OchiengJ@africa-union.org
Department Resources
The African Union Commission (AUC) envisions “an integrated continent that is politically united based on the ideals of Pan Africanism an
Highlights of the cooperation with the GIZ-project “Support to the African Union on Migration and Displacement”
Violent extremism is a global issue.
Agenda 2063 is Africa’s development blueprint to achieve inclusive and sustainable socio-economic development over a 50-year period.
In a world where every click, every share, and every tweet can broadcast one’s thoughts to a global audience, the digital realm has becom