Name: [VIRTUAL] Evolution of Science Policy in Africa: How is African Regulation and Policy Synced with the Rest of the World? (140906)
Start: 2023-09-14T09:00:00-0400
End: 2023-09-14T11:00:00-0400

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ISC and its partners organised the 9th edition of the Science Summit around the 78th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA78) on 12-29 September 2023.
The role and contribution of science to attaining the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) will be the central theme of the Summit. The objective is to develop and launch science collaborations to demonstrate global science mechanisms and activities to support the attainment of the UN SDGs, Agenda 2030 and Local2030. The meeting will also prepare input for the United Nations Summit of the Future, which will take place during UNGA79 beginning on 12 September 2024.

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[VIRTUAL] Evolution of Science Policy in Africa: How is African Regulation and Policy Synced with the Rest of the World? (140906)

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A considerable amount of interest is mounting in African capabilities for conducting various kinds of scientific research and enterprise, for example, the push to have vaccine manufacturing facilities and expertise be present on the continent. However, on a global scale, there is still a significant amount of consideration that needs to be given to African leaders, researchers and policy makers as the landscape shifts towards a broader involvement of Africans within the scientific realm, and as adjustments are made in recognition of the contributions and collaborations with African scientists that have been instrumental in fields ranging from agriculture to molecular medicine. By bringing together experts in their respective fields, this panel seeks to provide a platform to discuss the ways African regulatory landscapes can begin to assume form in anticipation of an accelerated technological future on the continent.

Speakers

Marleen Temmerman

Professor, The Aga Khan University, Kenya

Prof dr Marleen Temmerman, MD, MPH, PhD, FRCOG, FAAS, MBS, AAS, AAAS, NAM, leads the Centre of Excellence in Women and Child Health, Aga Khan University, Nairobi, Kenya. Prior she was the Director of the Department of Reproductive Health and Research (RHR) at the World Health Organization... Read More →

Rose Mosero

Deputy Data Commissioner, Office of the Data Protection Commissioner, Kenya

Rose Mosero, HSC, FIP is the Deputy Data Commissioner- Compliance at the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner, Kenya. Prior to taking up that position, Rose also served as the Legal, Policy and Regulatory Advisor to the Cabinet Secretary in the then, Ministry of ICT, Innovation... Read More →

Dr Uzma Alam

Lead Science Policy Engagement, Science For Africa Foundation

Dr Uzma Alam leads a Pan African science, technology & innovation (STI) agenda-setting and science-policy program at the Science For Africa Foundation that brings Africa’s brightest scientific and political minds together to identify the most pressing STI priorities for the continent... Read More →

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