ADEA News Briefs, September - October 2014
Version française de ce bulletin : Brèves de l'ADEA, septembre - octobre 2014
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Dear readers, Scientific and technological skills are critical for building globally competitive African societies driven by knowledge and innovation. Accordingly, STI features as a high priority in most continental programs and frameworks addressing human capital development – e.g. AU’s 2024 Strategy for Science, Technology and Innovation for Africa, the Pan-African University, the AfDB’s Human Capital Development Strategy, the Common African Position (CAP) on the Post 2015 Development Agenda, UNESCO’s Priority Africa 2014-2021 program and ADEA’s Strategic Policy Framework adopted by African Heads of State at AU’s 10th Summit held in Addis Ababa in 2013. In this Bulletin, we are pleased to report how ADEA is pushing the science, technology and innovation (STI) agenda forward – this year through its active engagement in the 2nd Ministerial Forum on Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) held in Rabat, Morocco – and soon through a revived Working Group on Higher Education putting emphasis on STI. In this issue, we also introduce ADEA's Working Group on Education Management and Policy Support (WGEMPS) - see the Box on the right on "Data innovations in education in Africa" - and the role WGEMPS is playing in the Data Revolution. Other Working Groups and ongoing programs will be presented in future issues. The ADEA team |
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Participate in the Education Research in Africa Award (ERAA)Deadline for submitting proposals is postponed to November 16, 2014 The competition for the 3rd and 4th editions of the Education Research in Africa Award (ERAA) is still open. Click here to access the call for proposals... Read more ADEA in ActionPolicy briefs summarize RECs’ progress towards Second Decade for Education in Africa goals The policy guides measuring the progress made by the Regional Economic Communities (RECs) in eight priority areas targeted by the Second Decade of Education for Africa are now available... Read more ADEA shares its role in ICT in Education at UIS workshop in Harare ADEA reported on its program to integrate ICTs in education during the workshop on ICTs in education statistics organized by UNESCO's Institute for Statistics... Read more Preliminary results of Peer Review Exercise in Burkina Faso are released The preliminary results of the Peer Review exercise conducted in Burkina Faso have been released... Read more Ministry of Education and partners validate Mozambique EMIS Peer Review report The report of the Peer Review exercise conducted to assess Mozambique's EMIS has been shared and approved... Read more ADEA participates in review of Congo’s education system Experts from ADEA, Congo, Burkina Faso, and Seoul University have completed a review of Congo’s education system... Read more ECD is high on agenda of Senegal's National Education Conference ECD becomes a high priority for Senegal after the National Education Conference is held... Read more ICQN-ECD mission and mandate to be defined before launching of ICQN in February The meeting that will be held by ADEA's Working Group on ECD and the government of Mauritius in November will define the Inter-Country Quality Node's mandate and priorities ... Read more ADEA attends AU Meeting on Accountability Framework for CAP Post 2015 Agenda The AUC organized a Regional Forum on Building an Accountability Framework for the Common African Position on the Post 2015 Development Agenda, which was attended by ADEA... Read more APENF wins 2014 UNESCO Confucius Award on International Literacy Day The Association for the Promotion of Non-Formal Education (APENF) is one of the fortunate winners of the prestigious UNESCO Confucius Prize for Literacy in 2014... Read more As we celebrate World Teachers Day, let us be reminded of the importance of the challenges faced globally and in Africa in this area... Read more
This month’s video
Oley Dibba-Wadda, Executive Secretary, ADEAOpening of 2nd Ministerial Forum on Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) in Africa
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ADEA Blog▀ Skilling Africa: The Paradigm Shift to Technical and Vocational Skills Development Data Innovations in Education in Africa
Resources and Knowledge ADEA Resources ▀ Lifelong acquisition of scientific and technological knowledge and skills for Africa's sustainable Development ▀ Regional reviews of progress made in reaching 2nd Decade of Education goals ▸ EAC ReviewOther Resources ▀ Common African Position (CAP) on the Post 2015 Development Agenda Calendar▀ 41th Session of the ADEA Steering Committee, Ethiopia, Adis Ababa, December 9-10, 2014 More events at: www.adeanet.org
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