Objective
In 2007, heads of state and government from Africa and Europe launched the Joint Africa-EU Strategy (JAES) formulated in response to geopolitical changes, globalisation and the processes of integration in Africa and Europe. At the heart of the JAES is an overtly political relationship and among the features distinguishing JAES from previous Africa-Europe policy initiatives is an associated rolling action plan addressing priority areas for Africa-Europe cooperation. The contribution of scientific and technological research, development and innovation, and the centrality of capacity research for economic and social growth and poverty alleviation, and for addressing global societal challenges of mutual interest is implicit. The value of cooperation between the continents is central and under JAES has already led to significant achievements for mutual benefit.
CAAST-Net Plus objectives encourage more and better bi-regional STI cooperation between for enhanced outcomes around topics of mutual interest, and particularly in relation to the global societal challenges of climate change, food insecurity and health.
CAAST-Net Plus actions rely on bi-regional dialogue among stakeholders for gathering informed opinion and experience about the bi-regional cooperation process, formulating and disseminating it in such a way as to be admissible to the formal bi-regional STI policy dialogue process and to programme owners.
Through informing the bi-regional policy dialogue for mutual learning and awareness, through building support for coordinated and innovative approaches to bilateral funding of bi-regional cooperation around global challenges, brokering the public-private relationship to foster improved uptake and translation of bi-regional research partnership outputs into innovative technologies, good and services, and through dedicated mechanisms to encourage bi-regional research partnerships, CAAST-Net Plus will make invaluable contributions to the quality and scope of the Africa-Europe STI relationship for mutual benefit.
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FP7-INCO-2012-1
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WC1H 9HF London
United Kingdom
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Participants (26)
11516 Cairo
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Accra
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0283 Oslo
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0001 Brummeria
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8001 CAPE TOWN
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00200 Nairobi
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N/A Kampala
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Kigali
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13572 Marseille
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000-00 PRAIA
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51147 Koln
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40100 Jyvaskyla
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36005 Dakar
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PMB 5074 Abuja
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28029 Madrid
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1249 074 Lisboa
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1218 Le Grand-Saconnex
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6708 PW WAGENINGEN
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70013 Irakleio
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101 ANTANANARIVO
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3 CAPITAL HILL CIRCLE
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Accra
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1150 WIEN
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2800 Kongens Lyngby
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1150 Wien
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75016 Paris
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