Supported by the European Commission (EC) and African Union Commission (AUC), IST-Africa Week 2019 (Nairobi, Kenya, May) is the fourteenth in an annual series of Ministerial Level Technology Research Conferences.

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Focused on Information Society and ICT Policy Dialogues, International Development, Research and Innovation Cooperation and Community Building, each conference brings together senior representatives of leading public, private, education and research organisations from 50 countries to discuss policy, share insight and identify collaboration opportunities.

IST-Africa Week is the flagship event of the IST-Africa initiative, co-funded under the European Framework Programme since 2005 – current Contract No. 723240.

The goals of the IST-Africa Conference Series are to

– Support Development of the Information Society and Knowledge Economy in Africa

– Promote International Research Innovation, and Policy Cooperation and Coordination

– Showcase African Research and Innovation Capacity

– Stimulate exploitation of research results by the public and private sectors

Other co-located multi-lateral and bi-lateral meetings will place during the IST-Africa 2019 week.