Documents

Nairobi Declaration

The 1st Africa Forum on STI was held April 1-3, 2012. It included a two-day experts’ meeting (April 1-2, 2012) and a Ministerial Meeting (April 3rd, 2012). A major outcome of the Forum was the Nairobi Ministerial Declaration, which the Ministers issued on April 3rd, at the end of the Ministerial Conference.

Download the full Ministerial Declaration

Meeting documents

Powerpoint Presentations

Day 1

Human Capital Development and Inclusive Growth	Saul Hahn	download
THE PAN AFRICAN UNIVERSITY MODEL	Beatrice Khamati Njenga Head, Education Division	download
HOW CAN WE ENSURE THAT STEM GRADUATES HAVE THE SKILLS REQUIRED BY LABOR MARKETS?	Dr. Boukary Savadogo, AfDB	download
Moving Up The E&E Value Chain	Chris Tan, Director E&E / Innovation Performance Management & Delivery Unit, Prime Minister’s Office, MALAYSIA	download
Lasting Progress Through Complex Partnership	Dan Marcek Education Consultant	download
Strenghning Teaching and learning of Mathematics and Science at Basic Level as long-term strategy of promoting STI in Africa	Mr. Daniel Muraya Coordinator, Research and Development CEMASTEA / SMASE Africa Secretariat	download
Link Between Building HEI and Labor Markets	Michel Bézy	download
Tackling Global Challenges “Science and Technology Research Partnership for Sustainable Development (SATREPS)”	Shig Okaya	download
Centers of R&D Excellence vs. Silos of Excellence	Alfred Watkins Executive Chairman Global Innovation Summit	download
Setting the Stage to Usher in a New Paradigm for STI Solution Generation Opportunities for Africa in the Collaboration Era	Sara E. Farley, Chief Operating Officer Global Knowledge Initiative	download
	David Strangway , PhD, FRSC, OC FORMER PRESIDENT University of Toronto, University of British Columbia, Canada	download
Promising Model for Promoting Qu Research and Education in Africa: Regional Initiative in Science and Education ( RISE ) Model	Prof. Mohamed H.A. Hassan	download
TWAS: Building STI Capacity in Africa	Romain Murenzi, Executive Director, TWAS	download
UNIVERSITIES FOR ALL: A NEW MODEL FOR EDUCATION AND RESEARH FOR AFRICA	O. A. Bamiro Professor of Mechanical Engineering Faculty of Technology University of Ibadan	download

Day 2

Innovation Technology Entrepreneurship Centers (ITECs)	Alistair M Brett Senior Consultant, The World Bank Technology Commercialization Advisor, T2 Venture Capital	download
2iE contribution to development in Africa		download
Youth Employment, Human Capital Development and Inclusive Growth	By Academician Dato Ir. (Dr.) Lee Yee Cheong, Malaysia Chairman, Governing Board, International Science, Technology and Innovation Centre For South-South Cooperation under the Auspices of UNESCO (ISTIC)	download
Innovation, Technology Transfer and Implementation	Matt Rainey Director, Innovation Division, WIPO	download
COMESA and its Programme on Science, Technology and Innovation	Tasara Muzorori Senior Trade Officer, COMESA	download
Silicon Valley and Beyond Lessons Learned in the Rainforest	GREG HOROWITT, MANAGING DIRECTOR, T2 VENTURE CAPITAL CO-FOUNDER, GLOBAL CONNECT, UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO	download
Cultivating the Next Generation of Tech Entrepreneurs through Experiential Education	Adam Stelle COO - Startup Weekend	download
CENTER FOR SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, AND SOCIETY SANTA CLARA UNIVERSITY	John Kohler, Director of Social Capital Programs	download
Keynote on the CPA Review Process		download
Expert Input: Review of Days 1 & 2		download
Understanding the Key Factors of the iHub Model		download