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A Framework for the Strategic Design of Science and Technology Policy for African Development *
Author(s) -
Bamiro O.A.
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
african development review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.654
H-Index - 32
eISSN - 1467-8268
pISSN - 1017-6772
DOI - 10.1111/j.1467-8268.2007.00152.x
Subject(s) - summit , general partnership , sustainable development , millennium development goals , economic growth , poverty , poverty reduction , political science , commission , european commission , business , economics , economic policy , geography , physical geography , law , european union
The key role of science and technology and the ways in which it can be developed and deployed to achieve the identified goals of development in Africa are articulated in this paper. Notable projects, programmes, declarations etc. addressing issues of development of Africa are: the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), aimed at poverty reduction over a stipulated period of time with globally defined measurable indicators of progress; the World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD); the Blair Commission Report for Africa; and the New Partnership for African Development (NEPAD) targeted at repositioning Africa in the world economy. During the WSSD Summit process, the Johannesburg Plan of Implementation (JPOI) identified the three pillars of sustainable development as the economic , environmental and social pillars , and emphasized the fact that ‘science and technology must be placed at the heart of policies to promote sustainable development’.