Third South Africa - EU Science Summit, Brussels, Belgium
27 September 2010 - 27 September 2010
Belgium
The Third South Africa - EU Science Summit will take place in Brussels, Belgium from 27 to 29 September 2010.
Science and technology has long been one of the most active areas of cooperation of the Strategic Partnership between South Africa and the European Union. The purpose of the event is threefold:
- highlighting and celebrating the successes of past S&T partnerships between South Africa and the EU,
- exploring the potential for and planning for new initiatives to enhance S&T cooperation between South Africa and the EU,
- ensuring collaboration in research and innovation is linked to and contributes to the strengthening of the overall Strategic Partnership between South Africa and the EU, especially with regard to economic and development cooperation.
The event programme is set to include the following topics:
- 'Promoting African-European laser science and technology partnerships',
- 'Science at the Summit',
- 'Harnessing South African - European cooperation in support of the Global Earth Observation System of Systems'
- 'Exploring new opportunities for enhancing South African - European biodiversity research cooperation',
- 'Beyond the Vuvuzelas: Unleashing sport as driver for research and innovation'.
There will also be an information day focusing on opportunities for European participation in South African research and innovation initiatives.
The event is part of the European South African Science and Technology Advancement Programme (ESASTAP), a support action funded under the European Union's Seventh Framework Programme for Research (FP7) and implemented by the DST to promote cooperation between South Africa and the EU.For further information, please visit:
http://www.esastap.org.za/esastap/scienceatsummit/index.html(opens in new window)
Science and technology has long been one of the most active areas of cooperation of the Strategic Partnership between South Africa and the European Union. The purpose of the event is threefold:
- highlighting and celebrating the successes of past S&T partnerships between South Africa and the EU,
- exploring the potential for and planning for new initiatives to enhance S&T cooperation between South Africa and the EU,
- ensuring collaboration in research and innovation is linked to and contributes to the strengthening of the overall Strategic Partnership between South Africa and the EU, especially with regard to economic and development cooperation.
The event programme is set to include the following topics:
- 'Promoting African-European laser science and technology partnerships',
- 'Science at the Summit',
- 'Harnessing South African - European cooperation in support of the Global Earth Observation System of Systems'
- 'Exploring new opportunities for enhancing South African - European biodiversity research cooperation',
- 'Beyond the Vuvuzelas: Unleashing sport as driver for research and innovation'.
There will also be an information day focusing on opportunities for European participation in South African research and innovation initiatives.
The event is part of the European South African Science and Technology Advancement Programme (ESASTAP), a support action funded under the European Union's Seventh Framework Programme for Research (FP7) and implemented by the DST to promote cooperation between South Africa and the EU.For further information, please visit:
http://www.esastap.org.za/esastap/scienceatsummit/index.html(opens in new window)