African Science and Technology Conference, Kenya, 4-7 Dec. 1995

PROGRAM OF THE 4TH AAS GENERAL CONFERENCE, ON SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY: A SELF
ASSESSMENT, NAIROBI, KENYA, 4-7 DECEMBER 1995.

OPENING SESSION
Chairperson: Prof. Thomas R. Odhiambo

OPENING AND WELCOME ADDRESS: Prof. G.B.A. Okelo, Secretary General, AAS

PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS
Prof. Thomas R. Odhiambo, President, AAS: The Gap Between Scientists and Farmers in Africa: Agenda Setting on Research for Production Agriculture

SESSION I: Leading Issues of Science in Africa

Chairperson: Prof. Adebayo Adedeji

Chief Rapporteur: Prof. T. Isoun
Deputy Rapporteurs: Mrs. Serah Mwanycky and Mrs. Diana Opar

KEYNOTE ADDRESS: Prof. Ali Hebeish, President, Academy of Scientific Research and Technology, Cairo, Egypt: New Perspectives in Scientific and Technological Progress in African Countries

Lead Discussants: Prof. F.I.B. Kayanja, Vice Chancellor, Mbarara
University, Uganda: Leading Issues in Higher Education

Prof. Najia Kbir- Ariguib, INRST, Tunis, Tunisia: Leading Issues and Constraints Analysis in University Research in Africa

SESSION II: State- of- the Art Review of Science in Africa

Chairperson: Prof. Mohamed H.A. Hassan
Chief Rapporteur: Prof. T. Isoun
Deputy Rapporteurs: Dr. Samson L. Kwaje and Mrs. Diana Opar

KEYNOTE ADDRESS
Prof. Archie Mafeje, American University in Cairo: The Social and Economic Dialectic of Science and Technology

Lead Discussants: Prof. Henri Hodge- Nlend, Founding President of the African Mathematical Union: Mathematics in Africa: 2 decades of the African Mathematical Union and Prospects for the 21st Century
Prof. J.I. Okogun, National Institute for Pharmaceutical Research and Development, Abuja, Nigeria: Re- establishing Natural Product Chemistry Activities Across the African Continent
Prof. Paul B. Vitta, Director of the UNESCO Regional Office, Nairobi: Political Support to S&T Capacity Building in Africa

SESSION III: Future of Science in Africa
Chairperson: Prof. K.E. Mshigeni
Chief Rapporteur: Prof. T. Isoun
Deputy Rapporteurs: Mrs. Serah Mwanycky, Dr. P. Wanyande

KEYNOTE ADDRESS
Prof. George Ellis, The Royal Society of South Africa: Research Policy in Africa: Highlights on Future Policy Initiatives for Basic and Applied Sciences

Lead Discussants: Dr. Titus Adeboye, Coordinator, The African Technology Policy Studies Network (ATPS): ATPS's Initiatives Toward technology Policy Research in Africa
Prof. G.B.A. Okelo, Secretary General, AAS: Academy Contributions Towards Capacity Building in Africa

GROUP DISCUSSIONS
GROUP I: Conference Recommendations
GROUP II: Setting Research Agenda for the 21st Century
GROUP III: THE NAIROBI DECLARATION
GROUP IV: AAS' Vision and Strategic Framework for the 21st Century

SESSION V (CLOSING SESSION)
Chairperson: Prof. Attia Ashour
Group reports and adoption of recommendations

Guest Speaker Prof. Reuben Olembo, Deputy Executive Director, UNEP Vote of Thanks by Prof. Mohamed H.A. Hassan.

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