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The first global forum for African scientists and innovators organised by Next Einstein Forum will hold from March 8 to 10 in Dakar, Senegal
THE first global forum for science and technology on African soil will take place in Dakar, Senegal from March 8 to 10, The Africa’s premiere global science and technology forum is convened by the Next Einstein Forum, NEF, global platform that brings together leaders in industry, policy, science, and technology.
The first edition of this biennial event will set the stage for a vibrant conversation on transforming Africa and the world through a renewed and increased focus on science, technology and innovation. The NEF is an initiative of the African Institute for Mathematical Sciences, AIMS, in partnership with the Robert Bosch Stiftung.
Thierry Zomahoun, NEF chair and president of AIMS, said, “At more than 700 participants from 80 countries already registered, 52 percent of them young people and 40 percent women, we are expecting a truly global forum that discusses opportunities, innovations, and solutions. The NEF Global Gathering will unveil Africa’s global contributions to science and technology and as the forum opens on International Women’s Day, we will specifically acknowledge the contributions and address the challenges faced by female scientists.”
The NEF Global Gathering 2016 will showcase the innovations and contributions of the NEF’s 15 Fellows, some of Africa’s brightest young scientists who are on the frontline of Africa’s science renaissance. Flying under the radar, these scientists have been tackling some of the continent’s most urgent technological and development challenges from, big data and cyber security to hypertension, heart disease, immunology and public health. In addition, for the first time in history, all 54 African countries will come together to talk science and technology each represented by a NEF Ambassadors that will work to raise awareness about science and technology in their countries.
Seema Kumar, vice president, Innovation, Global Health and Science Policy, Johnson & Johnson and member of the NEF International Steering Committee, said, “A great idea can come from anywhere in the world, and there is no doubt that new and novel scientific ideas to solve global health challenges will come from Africa. The scientific talent in Africa is outstanding with the potential to produce the next Einstein, Pasteur or Madame Curie. The world needs the best science from across the globe to solve the medical challenges of our lifetime like HIV, TB, and other infectious diseases like Ebola and Zika virus, and non-communicable diseases like hypertension and diabetes.”
With a truly exciting programme that focuses on advances in basic and applied science and technology as well as an innovation pitching competition, a presidential panel with President Macky Sall of Senegal and President Paul Kagame of Rwanda and other exciting sessions like meet and greets with groundbreaking scientists and inventors. The NEF Global Gathering 2016 will be live-streamed to a global audience. Supporters of science, innovation and technology as drivers of growth in Africa are allowed to join the NEF movement by pledging their signature at www.IamEinstein.org.
Launched in 2013, the NEF, an African Institute for Mathematical Science, AIMS, initiative in partnership with the Robert Bosch Stiftung, will unite outstanding thinkers and distinguished stakeholders from around the world together in Africa for the first ever NEF Global Gathering. The NEF has been endorsed by the African Union Commission as well as the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, UNESCO, the Governments of Rwanda, Senegal and South Africa, the African Academy of Sciences, AAS, and a growing number of private sector and civil society partners from across the world who are passionate about positioning Africa’s scientific community as an influential member in the global scientific community, which will ensure sustainable human development in Africa and other parts of the world.
— Mar 14, 2016 @ 01:00 GMT
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