ECA and partners commit to fast tracking Africa's R&D

Abstract

As partners in the Science and Africa initiative, ECA and AUC agreed on the importance of engaging Africa's top policy-makers in supporting R&D for development on the continent through the use of existing machineries and structures with member States. On its part ECA will table the outcomes of the conference at the joint ECA/AU Conference of Ministers of Economy and Finance and Ministers of Finance, Planning and Economic Development due to take place from 26 March to 2 April, 2008 in Addis Ababa.