UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA - AFRICAN STUDIES CENTER |
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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