Press Release: AUDA-NEPAD and CSIR partnership to accelerate Africa’s transformation agenda

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Johannesburg, 15 May 2020 - The African Union Development Agency (AUDA-NEPAD) and the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) are strengthening their partnership through formalised technical cooperation to accelerate technology development in Africa.

The renewed cooperation covers the conduct of applied research, development and innovation (RDI) with a strong focus on localised transformative technologies and accelerating their deployment for socioeconomic transformation.

A detailed Joint Action Plan for the technical cooperation has been developed with identified key deliverables and requisite timeframes. The parties will engage in dialogue with African countries with the view of assisting them in accelerating innovative, multisector and multi-stakeholder approaches to design scopes of work with key national and sub-national government networks, civil society, academia, the private sector, communities and development partners. They will further identify issues pertinent to development problems and establish their connections, taking into consideration a spatial-territorial dimension in order to promote a holistic and integrated development approach.