Hold a Japan-Africa Science and Technology Ministers’ Meeting and some forms of dialogue with African countries

Yokohama Action Plan: [3]Promote high-level inter-governmental dialogues to strengthen science and technology cooperation.

Proposed Measures by Japan/Implementing Partners: ● Hold policy dialogues, including a meeting of Japanese and African ministers in charge of science and technology, for promoting science and technology cooperation between Japan and Africa

Potential Resources, Possible Contributions: GoJ (CAO) : Hold a Japan-Africa Science and Technology Ministers’ Meeting and some forms of dialogue with African countries

Status: Held a symposium on April 27 to share our findings from the mission with Japanese scientist and researchers.

Status: (i) Held the First Japan-Africa Science and Technology Ministers’ Meeting with the participation of ministers responsible for Science and Technology Policy of 32 African countries and the representatives of AU Commission and NEPAD Secretariat in Tokyo, Japan on 8 October, 2008. Ministers exchanged views on the direction of science and technology cooperation between Japan and African countries.
(ii) Dispatched the African Science and Technology Research Mission composed of 26 members, including ones from 4 ministries and 10 R&D agencies, from February 18 to March 8, 2009, as a follow-up activity of the First Japan-Africa Science and Technology Ministers’ Meeting. (Visited Countries: Botswana, Egypt, Ethiopia (AU HQ), Ghana, Kenya, South Africa, Uganda)

More information: Chair’s Summary and Participant List
Report on African Science and Technology Research Mission