AERAP Africa-Europe Science and Innovation Forum, 7 - 10 March 2023 The Forum will be designed to inform and engage with policymakers to ensure that the role and contribution of science, enabled through digital technologies, is reflected in European Union and its Member States’ policies concerning Africa. The meetings will also be designed to increase the level of participation and reinforce the networking by African nations’ with their partners in related EU programmes and science and innovation programmes supported by European Union member states and some associated countries. Digital capacities, existing and new, for expanding science inclusion and citizen participation by all groups in society across Africa, will be explored. Key policy and programme developments include:
The meeting will address a range of themes, including Biodiversity Health, Medicine, Life Sciences, Geoscience, ICT, Digital Transformation, the Green Agenda, Women and Girls in science, Astronomy, reskilling and upskilling and Agri-food systems. In the Forum, we will examine the feedback loops between scientific funding, education funding, and digital transformation to support evidence for policymakers.
The meeting will also consider how emerging regulations covering data protection, medical devices, in-vitro diagnostics, and other areas impact science in Africa and science and innovation cooperation between Africa and the European Union.
The global context will be considered through the inclusion of speakers from the UN, OECD and other multilateral bodies.
The programme below is still in development so please check it regularly for updates.
Opportunities for African Researchers in Horizon Europe Presenter: Dr. Seán McCarthy www.hyperion.ie
Duration: 45 minutes
Date: Thursday 9th March 2023 (time to suit programme)
Horizon Europe is the European Union’s Research and Innovation Programme (2021 to 2027). African research organisations can participate in Horizon Europe.
This workshop will provide an overview of the structure and terminology of Horizon Europe. It will identify the key sources of information on programmes, calls for proposals and funded projects. The workshop will provide guidelines on how African researchers can identify potential partners in European research organisations.
Agenda:
Sources of Information on Horizon Europe
Horizon Europe Funding Landscape
How African Researchers can participate in Horizon Europe
How to Promote African scientific expertise to European partners
Presenter: Dr. Seán McCarthyMcCarthy specialises in the design of training courses for researchers and research support staff in European Universities and Research Centres.He has delivered training courses in 78 of the top 100 Universities in Europe. Since 1995, over 110,000 researchers... Read More →
