Description:
The UNECA in collaboration with its partners will organize the first CODIST meeting under the overall theme “Scientific Development, Innovation and the Knowledge Economy” to explore how African countries are building their ICT and S&T base towards building a knowledge and innovation-based economy. CODIST aims to review challenges and issues pertaining to the ICT, Geoinformation, Science and Technology sectors, formulate policies and strategies to address Africa’s development challenges and determine priorities to be reflected in the work programme of the ICT, Science and Technology Division of UNECA. Specifically, CODIST will strengthen the role of UNECA in assisting its member States to develop their national information and communication infrastructure, national spatial data infrastructure as well as integrate science and technology in their development programmes and strategies by bringing together experts and policy makers to advise it in these areas. The Committee would also address issues related to knowledge and information services that are key to in moving the African development agenda forward. The members of the Committee would include experts from such fields as information and communication technologies (ICT), geoinformation and science and technology.
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