CISTRAT and CASTED Visits Ethiopia to Join the Six Africa Science, Technology and Innovation Forum
May 13,2024
At
the invitation of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
(UNESCO) and the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA), the
CISTRAT and CASTED sent a delegation on April 21st to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia to
participate in the "6th African Science, Technology and Innovation
Forum" and exchanged views with delegates.
At
the “High-level panel on platforms and solutions for harnessing global
knowledge to fast-track the attainment of the Sustainable Development Goals”,
Li Ruijie introduced the current situation of China's female scientific and
technological talent team in recent years, as well as the challenges faced by
women in the field of scientific research and innovation. She shared China's
policies, practices and achievements in promoting gender equality in scientific
research and innovation, and issued an invitation for international cooperation
on promoting gender equality in scientific research and innovation.
At
the “Panel on leveraging the International Decade of Sciences for Sustainable
Development to promote science, technology and innovation in Africa”, Yang Jing
analyzed how the international cooperation of the academy of sciences and arts
can help achieve the international strategic goals of sustainable development
from the three levels of ideas, skills and resources. At the same time, she introduced
some of China’s scientific and technological practices in promoting the spirit
of scientists as the largest developing country, attaching importance to the
integration of science and education, and strengthening scientific and
technological innovation.
At
the “High-Level Panel on the Year of Education of the African Union: making
education the great equalizer”, Tian Nianping introduced the importance of
science and technology development in bridging the education gap, and shared
China's policy evolution, practical measures and practical results in
technology-enabled education and talent development from the perspective of
integrated development of education, science and technology, and talents, and
discussed with the participating experts the many challenges facing the future
realization of education equality.
The
Forum was co-organized by UNECA, UNESCO, the African Union and the Government
of Ethiopia, etc. It aims to contribute to Africa's achievement of the 2030
Sustainable Development Goals and the Africa's 2063 Agenda through exchanges.
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