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United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) Committee on Development Information, Science and Technology (CODIST) Meeting

- 2 to 5 May 2011 at Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Theme: Innovation for Africa’s industrial development

12-12-10 - The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) has announced that it is organizing the second session of the Committee on Development Information, Science and Technology (CODIST) from 2 to 5 may 2011 at Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on the theme: Innovation for Africa’s industrial development.

ECA is the main United Nations agency promoting Science, Technology and Innovation in Africa. The Committee on Development Information, Science and Technology (CODIST) is one of the seven subsidiary bodies of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) composed of senior officials and experts from member States who meet on a biennial basis.

The role of CODIST is to review challenges and issues pertaining to the ICT, Science, Technology and Innovation (STI), Geo-Information as well as Libraries and Information Services sectors; formulate policies and strategies to address Africa’s development challenges; and determine priorities to be reflected in the work programme of the ICT, Science and Technology Division of ECA.

CODIST-II aims to bring together Member States delegates in the field of the ICT, Science, Technology and Innovation (STI), Geo-Information as well as Libraries and Information Services and other experts to explore the extent to which African countries have harnessed innovation to enhance industrial development on the continent, and to advise the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) in these areas.

CODIST-II will also review progress made by the Commission and member States towards implementing the recommendations of CODIST-I.

Who should attend?

Official Delegates

These are persons designated and sponsored by a Member State to represent and speak on the member State’s behalf.

Observers

States that are, not members of the Commission, intergovernmental organizations, academic institutions and research centres, agencies of the United Nations and non-governmental organizations, stakeholders, experts in any substantive field (ICT, Geo-information, science and technology, libraries and Information Services) within CODIST’s purview who are not official delegates are cordially invited to participate as observers.

Observers are responsible for all their travel and subsistence costs.

Exhibitors

Persons, organizations, or corporate entities that have products, services, or information to exhibit and are invited to attend as exhibitors.
Contact Details

Please send all correspondence related to this meeting to codist@uneca.org

Additional information is available on : www.uneca.org/codist

 

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