African bank adopts 'landmark' science strategy - SciDev.Net

African bank adopts 'landmark' science strategy - SciDev.Net:

"The African Development Bank Group (ADB) has announced a development strategy for higher education, science and technology.

ADB's 53 member countries adopted the strategy at a stakeholders' consultative workshop in Accra, Ghana last week (12–13 April).

It aims to establish public-private partnerships and programmes for developing technological skills, strengthen science and technology infrastructure and bring about institutional and policy reforms."