Expert Group Meeting on “Governing science, technology and innovation to achieve the targets of the Sustainable Development Goals and the aspirations of the African Union’s Agenda 2063”: aide memoire

Abstract

In 2015, the United Nations adopted the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the African Union adopted Agenda 2063: The Africa We Want. The implementation of those agendas is critically dependent on science, technology and innovation. There is thus a need to assess the extent to which some of the national science, technology and innovation governance structures emerging in Africa influence that sector’s productivity and efficiency, and the ability to meet both national and internationally agreed development goals. Flowing from the above, the objectives of the Expert Group Meeting are to deepen and broaden our understanding of the science, technology and innovation governance structure and policy-making institutions in Africa, and their influence on the productivity of the sector insofar as productivity is critical for the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals, explore how a better understanding of the science, technology and innovation governance and policy-making structures can enhance the sector’s deployment more efficiently to achieve the targets of the Sustainable Development Goals and the aspirations of Agenda 2063.