The Consolidated Plan of Action evolved from a series of regional and continental workshops involving a participatory process of consultations by African governments, scientists, policy makers, civil society and international partners.
The plan places emphasis on developing an African system of research and technological innovation by establishing networks of centres of excellence dedicated to research and development, and capacity-building programmes.
The overall goals of this consolidated plan are to enable Africa to harness and apply science, technology and related innovations to eradicate poverty and achieve sustainable development; and to ensure that Africa contributes to the global pool of scientific knowledge and technological innovations.
The success of the consolidated plan of action is premised on the implementation of some flagship research and development programmes and projects over the next five years.
The programmes are organised into clusters based on their relationships and potential of establishing inter-related networks of implementing institutions
Source: Southern African News
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