Press Release: Science, ICT & Space: African Union Commission and European Commission launch 6 lighthouse common projects

Science and Technology are key to developing solutions to Africa's major challenges. On 01 October, 2008, during the EU/ AU College-to-College meeting, EU Commissioner for Science and Research, Janez Potočnik, for Information Society and Media, Viviane Reding, for Enterprise and Industry, Günter Verheugen, and for Development, Louis Michel, agreed with African Union Commissioner for Human resources, Science and Technology, Professor Ezin, that a book of 19 'lighthouse projects' should serve as the framework for implementing the EU/AU Partnership on Science, ICT and Space and its Action plan (called the 8th Partnership). Furthermore, they agreed that 6 of these projects are 'early deliverables' and will receive immediate attention.

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European Commission: MEMO/08/602: EU/AU Joint Statement on 'Implementation of the EU-AU Partnership for Science, Information Society and Space' - Presentation of the 19 'Lighthouse' Projects http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=MEMO/08/602&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en

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