This side event of the 24th United Nations Commission on Science and Technology for Development is organized by American Academy of Arts & Sciences.
The American Academy of Arts and Sciences is supporting a multi-year project, Challenges for International Scientific Partnerships (CISP), co-chaired by Arthur Bienenstock (Stanford University) and Peter Michelson (Stanford University).
One project working group, termed Emerging Science Partners (ESP), is co-chaired by Shirley Malcom (American Association for the Advancement of Science) and Olufunmilayo (Funmi) Olopade (University of Chicago).
This group aims to explore issues particular to US scientific collaborations with countries seeking to boost their scientific capacity, particularly those with limited resources to do so.
The American Academy of Arts and Sciences is joined by Jacqueline Olang-Kado (NASAC) and Jonathan Jansen (Stellenbosch University) in a discussion on building sustainable and equitable international scientific collaborations in Africa.
