Okay. Good morning, Okay. Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. This gentlemen. This is A. P gentlemen. This is A. gentlemen. This is A. Pierre gentlemen. This is A. Pierre gentlemen. This is A. Pierre Ventur Ventur Venturi. You science Venturi Venturi, you science counselor to the African Union to the African Union. Union with Union Union who is welcoming Union who is welcoming you Union who is welcoming you to Union who is welcoming you to Union who is welcoming you to to the this to to this event. This to this event to this event. This event that is This event that is organized. This event that is This event that is organized This event that is organized This event that is organized by This event that is organized by y the A. European y the A. European Commission. y the A. European y the A. European Commission Director, General Research, and director director. General General research and innovation. They They you, They They you delegation, took They you They you delegation to Kenya. They you delegation to They you delegation to Kenya, a, the EU a, the EU delegation to the a, the EU delegation to the a, the EU delegation to the African Union and the African Union and the African Union and the platform African Union and the African Union and the platform, atform ever access atform ever access Africa ever access Africa? Why Why we are organizing Why we are Why we are organizing this Why we are organizing this event because because in because in December the the European the European Commission the European Commission the European Commission the European Commission the European Commission published the work program 2 published the work program 2 published the work program 2 published the work program 2 published the work program 2 published the work program 2 published the work program 2 published the work program 2 published the work program 2 ,02324 of ,02324 of ,02324 of horizon ,02324 of horizon Europe.
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300 300 millions 300 millions euros 300 millions euros. So this is an So this is an So this is an opportunity So this is an opportunity for So this is an opportunity for the the Kenyan the Kenyan stakeholders. The the Kenyan stakeholders the Kenyan stakeholders. The Kenyan The Kenyan The Kenyan Scientists. The Kenyan Kenyan Kenyan innovators, to Kenyan innovators, to know more Kenyan innovators, to know more Kenyan innovators, to know more about this about this opportunity and about this opportunity and about this opportunity and to get involved get involved. Our program is established Our program is Our program is extreme, intense Our program is Our program is stream intense. Our program is Our program is extremely intense am is still intense.
Today we am is extremely intense. Today am is still intense. Today we will have opening remarks from will have opening remarks from our political masters our political masters our political masters our political masters that that our political masters that that our political masters that that will give us the will give us the will give us the strategy will give us the will give us the strategy. What What is behind this What is behind this this calls d this. This calls, d d this this calls, then we d this this d this this calls. Then we will hear about hear about hear about Kenyan hear about Kenyan initiatives that are that are implemented at that are implemented at present on the research and on the research and innovation on the research and innovation. Then there will Then there will be the Then there will be the Then there will be the presentation on horizon.
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A followed by followed by abroad a lot with questions and questions and answers questions and answers. Finally Finally, the conclusion Finally, the Finally, the Finally, the conclusions. Finally, the Finally, the conclusions, so without without other words, without other words, I'm very happy to open happy to open that at happy to open that at happy to open that at the that. At the opening remark, At the opening At the opening remark session, n, giving the floor to n, n, given the floor to n, n, giving the floor to Director Christina Rosso n, giving the floor to Director Maria Christina Rosso, Maria Christina Rosso, Director ector general for research in ector ector General for research and innovation, l for Research and Innovation European Commission European European Commission, Director, tor, Russo, please.
You have the Russo, please. You have the flow floor Good morning to everybody. Good rybody in Kenya. I rybody rybody good morning to everybody ya. I I was told that we are ya. I ya. I was told that we are more than than 1 than 1,400 people than 1,400 people than 1,400 people than 1,400 people connected, and this is really great and this is really great and this is really great and this is really great use and this is really great and this is really great news for for us, because, in fact, for us, because, in fact, the for us, because, in fact, the AIM of this webinar is is really to let is really to let is really to let you know the is really to let you know the is really to let you know the opportunities for each opportunities for opportunities for enhance opportunities for enhance the opportunities for enhance the opportunities for enhance the opportunities for enhance the research innovation research innovation research innovation cooperation research innovation cooperation research innovation cooperation stemming stemming From the From the From the research From the research in From the research in an From the research in From the research in innovation framework program of ation Framework program of the European Union European European Union, organizing New rganized in Europe, and if Union organizing Europe.
Any Europe, and in particular from the the Africa the Africa the Africa the Africa initiative the Africa initiative. A A 2. A A to let me A A 2. Let me also welcome A 2. Let me also A 2. Let me also welcome a very A 2. Let me also welcome a very warmly warmly the warmly the participation of the Kenyan authorities Kenyan authorities. I In particular In particular In In particular, of the In particular, of the In particular, of the principal In particular, of the principal In particular, of the principal cipal secretary, Mrs. Batley cipal secretary, Mrs. Batley cipal cipal secretary. Mrs. Beatrish cipal cipal secretary, Mrs. Beatrish, cipal secretary, Mrs. Beatrish, in in Yang Gala, and in in Yard gala, and also of in in Yang Gala, and also of my dear friend and dear friend and colleague, the head of the EU head of the EU delegation head of the EU delegation in head of the EU delegation in Kenya Kenya and Kenya and Kenya and Mrs. Kenya and Mrs Kenya and Mrs. Henriett Henriette Geeger. I'm really Henriette Geeger. I'm really Henriette Geeger.
I'm really very happy as very very happy, as Pierre said very happy, as very happy, as Piero said, to give you the give you the political context give you the political give you the political context, ontext which is behind ontext which is behind this ind these initiatives that ind these initiatives that ind these initiatives that we have put in have put in place have put in place have put in place. And let me see it And let me see it. Say And let me see it.
Say And let me see it. Say also that And let me see it. Say also that I'm very happy I'm very happy to be I'm very happy to be here with I'm very happy to be here with I'm very happy to be here with I'm very happy to be here with I'm very happy to be here with you, because my you, because my you, because my virtual you, because my virtual presence follows my presence follows my presence follows my physical presence presence in my presence in presence in Nairobi, where presence in Nairobi, where I've been in an been in been in November been in been in November, and I been in November, and I been in November, and I was in been in November, and I was in been in November, and I was in Iraq before the Iraq before the Iraq before the stakeholder Iraq before the stakeholder event on the African New event on the African event on the African Union European Union European European Union European Union Innovation agenda Innovation agenda about which Innovation Innovation agenda, about which you will hear later you will hear later on, you will hear later on you will hear later on.
A fantastic event that A fantastic event that we A fantastic event that we A fantastic event that we A fantastic event that we organize organize. It organized the organize. It organized organize. It organized at the organize. It organized at the end of end of November, and end of November, and the in end of November, and the in this occasion. I this this occasion I also had the this occasion I also had the chance to meet with chance to meet with the h the Education Cabinet h the Education Cabinet the Education Cabinet Secretary. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Akl. Mr. Mr. Ezekiel Makugu Mr. Ezekiel Mr. Ezekiel Makugu, I visited the local the local university the local university.
I I met a lot I met a lot of you, a lot I met a lot of you, a lot I met a lot of I met a lot of you a lot of the I met a lot of you a lot of the I met a lot of you a lot of the I met a lot of you a lot of the I met a lot of you a lot of the Kenyan Kenyan and Kenyan and researchers and Kenyan and researchers and innovators innovators, and innovators, and innovators, and a league of innovators, and a league of innovators, and innovators, and I really got the feeling that there is the feeling that there is a the feeling that there is a huge potential in order huge potential in order to huge potential in order to enhance our enhance our enhance our enhance our enhance our cooperation enhance our cooperation under enhance our cooperation under enhance our cooperation under enhance our cooperation under the EU the research integration rch innovation.
Program. Or I earch generation programme rogram organized on a Europe rogram rogram aides on a Europe now of rogram rogram horizon a Europe. Now of Now of course we all know that t research and t research and innovation are in t research and innovation are t research and innovation are indispensable indispensable tools to indispensable tools to provide indispensable tools to provide. So Solutions, Solutions Solutions to global Solutions to global Solutions to global challenges Solutions to global Solutions to global challenges and and cooperation and cooperation is and cooperation is key. In and cooperation is key and cooperation is key. In order to turn such In order to turn such global challenges challenges into challenges into challenges into usual gains challenges into usual challenges into usual gains for challenges into usual gains for us the cooperation with us the cooperation with the us the cooperation with the African African African country the African untry and with Kenya untry and with Kenya is untry and with Kenya is key and with Kenya is key. This commission This commission This This commission the This commission the European Commission Commission has adopted a Commission has adopted a Commission has adopted a comprehensive comprehensive strategy to comprehensive strategy to comprehensive strategy to which it wants to it wants to enhance it wants to enhance it wants to enhance cooperation with Africa.
It It wants to It wants to It wants to finance It wants to It wants to hence coalition It wants to It wants to hinance cooperation with with Africa in a with Africa in a situational onal of onal of partnership, and onal of partnership, and onal of partnership, and mutual onal of partnership, and mutual onal of partnership, and mutual ownership, and within ownership, and within ownership ownership.
Ownership. And within this strategy And within this strategy reserves to reserves to innovation as reserves to innovation as reserves to innovation as a very important very important place, as a very important role to role to role to play in role to play in role to play in order to role to play in order to role to play in order to strengthen the strengthen the strengthen the cooperation, to strengthen the cooperation, to build building build building blocks build building blocks on concrete concrete concrete projects, concrete concrete projects carried out, concrete projects carried concrete projects carried out together in and together together, and and together, and together, and especially on together, and especially on together, and especially on in a situation of a situation of a situation of mutual a situation of mutual a situation of mutual ownership a situation of mutual a situation of mutual a situation of mutual ownership this is this is also very this is also very important in this is also very important in this is also very important in this is also very important in light light of the of our of the of our strategy for inter interconnected inter intermediate cooperation in intermediate cooperation in intermediate cooperation in research research to research to innovation, the research to innovation, the global approach to global approach to global approach to research, search innovation, which search innovation, search innovation, which, in innovation, which, in fact, is is is is the is the is is the is the is the is the is the is the policy is the is the is the policy that is behind the horizon that is behind the horizon.
Europe Europe Framework Program Europe Framework Europe Framework Program, as far Europe Framework Europe Framework Program as far ar as International Corporation n is concerned n is n is concerned, and n is concerned, and n is concerned, and with the n is concerned is concerned. And with the global approach, we want to want to want to want to finance cooperation want to finance cooperation want to finance cooperation with strategic with strategic partners at with strategic partners at international level international level. And And it. Africa is And And Africa is the And Africa is the strategic And Africa is the strategic continent continent, as I mentioned, and continent, as I mentioned, continent, as I mentioned, in Kenya, is a strategic partner. Kenya, is a strategic partner Kenya, is a strategic partner. We do believe that there is We do believe that there is a a lot of potential a lot of potential that we still a lot of potential that we still need to tap.
We need to tap need to tap. We want to do that We want to do We want to do that. Hence we We want to do that. Hence we are doing this. Seminar doing this. Seminar doing this. Seminar also to doing this. Seminar also to present the present the present the opportunities present the opportunities. Let me Let me briefly Let me briefly say Let me briefly say that we Let me briefly say that we Let me briefly say that we already had some already had some successful already had some successful projects, and projects, and under projects, and projects, and the projects, and projects, and under the partnership for partnership for research, partnership for research, innovation, innovation, cooperation innovation, innovation, cooperation, for example, example, I would like example, I would like to example, I would like to highlight highlight the energy highlight the highlight the Energy Village t the energy village conflict, which is a which is a long-term which is a long-term which is a long-term program which is a long-term program for achieving for achieving for achieving renewable energy for achieving renewable energy for achieving renewable energy self-sufficien self-sufficiency self-sufficiency self-sufficiency at the local self-sufficiency at the local level level this Program takes place Program takes place in Program takes place in Kenya, in Program takes place in Kenya, in Program takes place in Kenya, in Ethiopia Ethiopia, Uganda Ethiopia, Ethiopia, Uganda, and Ethiopia, Uganda, and Ethiopia, Uganda, and Botswana Ethiopia, Uganda, and Ethiopia, Uganda, and Botswana, Ethiopia, Uganda, and Botswana, and aims to bring and aims to bring and aims to bring the and aims to bring the small and aims to bring the small primary who were regions primary who were regions primary who were regions primary who were regions primary who were regions to a state of state of state of 100% state of 100% state of 100% renewable state of 100% renewable energy state of 100% renewable energy state of 100% renewable energy self-sufficiency this is self-sufficiency this is self-sufficiency this is just an example of an example of an example of several projects an example of several an example of several projects that we have that we that we have Undertaken Undertaken, Undertaken, notably to Undertaken, notably to the Undertaken, notably to the African African Union and African Union and European Union Union high-level Union high-level policy Union high-level Union high-level policy, Union high-level policy, dialogue, which dialogue, which has dialogue dialogue which has been dialogue which has been dialogue which has been dialogue which has been developed during the last developed during the last years and and focused and focused and focused on 4 and focused on 4 and focused on 4 priorities, and focused on 4 and focused on 4 priorities and focused on 4 priorities areas which relate to public areas which relate to public areas which relate to public health.
Green Green transition, innovation Green transition, innovation Green Green transition innovation and technology technology and technology and capacities for technology and capacities for societies. No need for meeting No need for No need for me to No need for me to No need for me to underline No need for me to underline No need for me to underline how those areas are those areas are important for those areas are important for our continents our our continents and how we our continents and how we can our continents and how we can advance on advance on in advance on in those allies advance on in those advance on in those Alice advance on in advance on in those, Alice, to those Alice, to research those Alice, to research and innovation innovation. I would like to say I would like to say that the importance of importance of importance of those importance of those allies of cooperation has been has been a been been been been endorsed been endorsed by our been endorsed by our been endorsed by our ministers been endorsed by our ministers. The The EU The The EU and the The EU and the African The EU and the African Union, The EU and the African The EU and the African Union The EU and the African Union Union Ministers for research, Union Union ministers for research and innovation in innovation in innovation in A, in a innovation in A, in a ministerial meetings that took ministerial meetings that took place in place in June place in June last year, place in June last year, and following the following the following the following the following the following the these, these following the these, these following the these, these these, these these, these these these, these these this meeting these, these these this meeting these, these these this meeting these, these these this meeting eeting we have in eeting we have eeting we have eeting we have launched a eeting we have launched a first eeting we have launched a first Africa Africa Africa Africa call in Africa call in the in the Africa call in the in the previous previous reserves innovation previous reserves innovation previous reserves innovation on Work Work, program, in in fact Work, program, in Work, program, in fact, Work, program, in fact, in Work, program, in fact, in Work, program, in fact, in sorry I make a I make a collection that I make a collection that I make a collection that these hat this ministerial meeting took place in June took place in took place in June 2,000 took place in June took place in June the twentieth, 20 of last twentieth, 20 of last year, and that that end so that end that end.
So we launched So we launched last year So we launched last year So we launched last year the first first call, the first call, the first call, the first call, the first call, the First first call, the First Africa in Africa. in Africa. in in Africa in Africa initiative, in Africa initiative, which in Africa in Africa initiative which in Africa initiative which in Africa initiative which gathered a budget of gathered a budget of gathered a budget of 350 gathered a budget of 350 million of us. We of us with of us with 40 of us with 40 of us with 40 topics for of us with 40 topics for a of us with 40 topics for a of us with 40 topics for a one for a relevant to cooperation for a relevant to cooperation for a relevant to cooperation for a relevant to cooperation with Africa with Africa. Under these Under these initiative we Under these initiative we have a have contracted the have contracted the total of have contracted the total of have contracted the total of 75 of 75 of 75 projects with the of 75 projects with the of 75 projects with the of 75 projects with the participation of participation of 100 participation of participation of participation of 184 African participation of 184 African participation of 184 African participation of 184 African entities.
Let me Let me Let me underline Let me underline that under Let me underline that under Let me underline that under this Africa, one Africa Africa a one Africa a one initiative, Africa a one initiative, Kenya, Kenya participates Kenya participates with Kenya participates with 43 Kenya participates with 43 projects projects. So this is already a very So this is already a very good success success, success success. But we want to success. But we want to do success. But we want to do more success. But we want to do more. This is This is why, with This is why, with the second This is why, with the second This is why, with the second work program over is work work program, otherwise in urope which has been adopted, dopted in December dopted in dopted in December as dopted in December as a peer dopted in December as a peer going going to, we just said going to, we just going to, we just said, we have going to, we just said, we have a launch a a launch, a second a launch, a launch, Second Africa a a launched a second Africa initiative which initiative which will be initiative which will be initiative which will be presented in presented in details presented in details presented in details later on presented in details later on by my colleagues under the under the under the under the second under the second under the second Africa under the second Africa initiative initiative we Have a bundles Have a Have a bundle, Have a bundle, Have a bundle, a list of Have a bundle, a list of top, a Have a bundle, a list of top, a series of series of topics, a series of topics, a gathering series of topics, a gathering around around the 300 around the 300 million around the 300 million viewers which are available to which are available to support ort cooperation in ort cooperation in ort cooperation in research ort cooperation in research innovation innovation.
In these 4 areas In these 4 areas that I In these 4 areas that I In these 4 areas that I mentioned earlier on, and I mentioned earlier on, and mentioned earlier on, and a re fully open to the re fully open to the participation of participation of Kenya. participation of participation of Kenyan with participation of Kenyan with the researchers and the researchers and the researchers and innovators the researchers and innovators. I would not be I would not be longer, I would not be longer, because I I would not be longer, because I am the task to give am the task to give am the task to give some am the task to give some introductory awards, and my colleagues colleagues will get any colleagues will get any more colleagues will get any more details later on. But just details later on details later on. But just what I want to say is But just what I want to say is that we have a strong that we have a strong that we have a strong political that we have a strong political willingness to willingness to enhance, and willingness to willingness to enhance and deepen our deepen our cooperation with h Kenyon research, h Kenyon h Kenyon research innovation.
We h Kenyon research innovation Kenyon research innovation. We have the tools. And We have the We have the tools, and I hope We have the tools, and I hope that with this that with this seminar that with this seminar we will give you a lot of information give you a lot of give you a lot of information, and especially the and especially the and especially the and especially the wish and especially the wish to to and especially the wish to to deepen the deepen the coalition with deepen the deepen the cooperation with a deepen the cooperation with a deepen the cooperation with a with the European researchers, with the European with the European researchers and innovators fully and innovators fully and innovators fully tapping and innovators fully tapping and innovators fully tapping the possibilities that are on the table.
The table the table. Let me wish you Let me wish you a very good day Let me wish you a very good day. Let me thank Let me thank Let me thank Eve. Let me thank Let me thank Eve access. Let me thank Eve Let me thank Eve access the EU delegation in delegation in Kenya, and my delegation in delegation in Kenya and my own delegation in Kenya and my own team for organizing such an impressive impressive meeting impressive meeting.
Thank you very Thank you very much, Thank you very much, and have a nice nice nice continuation uation Thanks Thanks a lot for Thanks a lot Thanks a lot to Christina Thanks a lot to Christina for your your your your inspiring awards your your inspiring awards. your your inspiring awards your your inspiring awards. Now I'm very glad to give Now I'm very glad to give Now I'm very glad to give the Now I'm very glad to give the floor to Dr. Black Blacketrick, say in Blacketrick Blacketrick say in gala, that is Blacketrick say in gala, that is the principal the principal the principal Secretary State Department Department for Department for Department for eager education Department for eager Department for eager education and research and research. Please, Please, Dr Please, Dr. Nian Gala, Please, Dr. Please, Dr. Ninjan gala you at the floor Thank Thank you very much Thank you very much. y much, Michael y y much. My cabinet y much. My y much. My Cabinet secretary y much. My y much.
My y much. My cabinet secretary is y much. My cabinet secretary is very much with very much with us very much with very much with us, heavily h us, Ely, represented by h us, h us, ebly represented by h us, h us, ebly, represented by myself. Dr myself. Dr. Bitch is Bitch is Muganda, India Bitch is Bitch is Muganda Bitch is Muganda Bitch is Muganda Indiansala. The da Indandala, the principal da da Indiansala, the principal secretary for secretary for her education secretary for secretary for Higher education secretary for Higher education secretary for secretary for higher education and research , and I , and I will , and I will read his and I will read his page page Miss Christine Miss Miss Kristin Miss Kristin Arouso, that Miss Kristin Arouso, Miss Kristin Arouso, Miss Miss Kristin, Arouso, director director director in general director in general for director in general for research and innovation h and Innovation European l for Research and Innovation European Commission European Commission.
Miss Henry Miss Miss Henry, Delta Miss Miss Miss Henrietta hey Miss Henrietta Miss Henrietta head of Miss Henrietta head of Miss Henrietta head of delegation, EU delegation to K delegation, EU delegation to delegation, EU delegation to delegation, EU delegation to delegation, EU delegation to Kenya. M Mister Mister Antonio, Marcus Com Mister Antonio, Marcus Mister Antonio, Marcus Mister Antonio, Marcus Mister Antonio, Marcus Mister Antonio, Marcus Comato. Only see officer Only see Only see office at Only see office at desk. Africa Africa, director Africa, Africa, Director in general Africa, Director in general for Africa, Director in general for research research and research and innovation, l for Research and Innovation European Commission European Commission. Mr. Amid Malay Mr. Amid Malay. Mr. Amid Malay. Amid mallets Amid mallets Amid mallets Amid Amid mallets, your Rex is Amid mallets, your Rex is Amid mallets, your Rex is Africa. All distinguished workshops All distinguished All distinguished workshop participants participants from participants from Canyon participants from participants from canyon universities universities and universities and research, universities and universities and research organizations and organizations and government ministries, ministries, distinguished ministries, distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen guests, ladies and gentlemen guests, ladies and gentlemen.
Good Good morning, Francis Good Good morning from Good morning from Kenya Kenya past. I'd like Kenya Kenya first. I'd like to welcome Kenya Kenya Kenya first. I'd like to welcome all, for instance, to this all, for instance, to this virtual events virtual events. I am delighted I am delighted I am delighted by your I am delighted by your I am delighted by your presence, I am delighted by your I am delighted by your presence in this horizon in this horizon. Europe, Africa Europe, Europe, Europe, Africa, Initiative Europe, Europe, Africa.
Initiative. 2 Europe, Europe, Africa initiative. 2, Europe, Africa Europe, Africa Initiative. 2 virtual virtual events organized virtual events organized by the European European Commission European Commission. Kena European Union Kena European Union Kena European Union Kena European Union Kena European Union Kena European Union Delegation. The Ministry of The Ministry of Education and cation, the National cation, the National Research cation, the National Research Fund and National Permission Fund and National Permission for Science Technology for for Science, Technology for Science, Technology and for Science, Technology and Innovation Hi, Hi, though on Hi, though on behalf of the Hi, though on behalf of the Hi, though on behalf of the Hi, though on behalf of the Ministry, I Ministry, I wish to Ministry, I wish to acknowledge Ministry, I wish to acknowledge the support the the support the European the support the European Commission has given to Commission has given to Commission has given to Kenya all along and I all along and I do all along and I do all along and I do this With With much gratitude With much With much gratitude, to be With much With much gratitude to be more specific, the specific, the specific, the ministry specific, the ministry specific, the ministry specific, the ministry initiated initiated a robust initiated a robust initiated a robust initiated a robust initiated a robust initiated a robust collaboration with the EU, collaboration with the EU, mainly through the mainly through the framework, mainly through the framework, 7 mainly through the framework, 7 mainly through the framework, 7 mainly through the framework, 7 mainly through the framework, 7 fp.
7 program. And this has 7 program. And this has been on 7 program. And this has been on since the year 2,000 since the year 2 since the year 2 since the year 2,008 since the year 2,008 since the year 2,008. A Arise on Arise on Arise on Arise on twenty-twenty, and the current current current horizon current horizon, current horizon, Europe , ladies and gentlemen , ladies and , ladies and gentlemen, it , ladies and gentlemen, it is is now globally is is not globally is not globally recognized is not globally recognized is not globally recognized. The 3 The 3 The 3 search science and The 3 The 3 research science and The 3 research science and technology technology technology cooperation is very technology cooperation is very technology cooperation is very technology cooperation is very vital vital. For the following For the following reasons For the following For the following reasons, me For the following reasons, For the following reasons, For the following reasons, meeting the meeting the globalization meeting the globalization challenge by posting, you know challenge by challenge by posting challenge by posting innovation osting, innovation, creativity osting, innovation, creativity and competitiveness and competitiveness throughout the economy the economy.
It is also It is also important for It is also important for It is also important for delivering, delivering, cutting delivering, cutting edge delivering, cutting edge delivering, cutting edge delivering, cutting edge science in all science in all scientific science in all scientific and technological technological areas technological areas. Just Just, so so sad Just Just so societal Just so societal Just so societal challenges. And in this in this way improve in this way improve the quality in this way improve the quality of life and of life and enhance of life and enhance social of life and enhance social economic development.
Let us Let us and gentlemen Let Let is a Let is a gentleman at Let is a Let is a gentleman. I wish to Let is a gentleman. I wish to briefly highlight the briefly highlight the briefly highlight the briefly highlight the briefly highlight the letters etters, developments on the etters etters developments on the Europe Europe Africa Europe Africa Europe Africa cooperation Europe Africa cooperation Europe Africa cooperation in Europe Africa cooperation in science and technology, science and science and technology science and technology specifically nology, specifically, with nology, nology, specifically with nology, nology, nology, specifically, with respect to global respect to global respect to global respect to global competitiveness and competitiveness and collaborative collaborative collaborative activities collaborative activities.
For the For the For the Intercontinental ental economic development to ental economic development to take place. The The above 2 The above 2 issues must The above 2 issues must be The above 2 issues must be addressed addressed strategically addressed strategically. addressed strategically. addressed strategically. This justifie justifies the justifies the justifies the justifies the need stand policy justifies the need stand policy. Dell need policy, dialogue, and by regional regional regional regional regional regional cooperation.
Ladies and Ladies and gentlemen, the Ladies and gentlemen, the Ladies and gentlemen, the different different corporations different corporations level different corporations level different corporations level and forums between and forums between Africa and and forums between Africa and and forums between Africa and Europe Europe are structured Europe are structured around consecutive consecutive consecutive multi- annual consecutive multi- annual programs, popularly known programs, popularly known as framework programs framework programs framework programs. The current The current program is The current program is The current program is known as wn as Horizon Europe wn as Horizon wn as Horizon Europe, and is wn as Horizon Europe, and is wn as Horizon Europe, and is fully open to fully open to fully open to fully open to international fully open to international fully open to international corporation corporation. In that In that respect, and that has In that respect, In that respect, I know, has been involved in Europe been involved in been involved in European Union been involved in European been involved in European Union Union science and Union science and Union science and Technology e and technology, cooperation e and technology, cooperation e and technology, cooperation e and technology, cooperation under 2 level First First as a First as a First as a ministry First as a First as a ministry responsible First as a ministry responsible for for high education for high for high education, science for high education, for high education, science, and technology and technology.
We have been involved in We have been involved in We have been involved in 7 We have been involved in 7 projects funded by the Europe. projects funded by the projects funded by the European projects funded by the European information, information, and for this information, and for this we are grateful are grateful. Second Secondly Secondly Secondly, hey, you Secondly, hey, you Secondly Secondly Secondly Secondly, any other scientists ly, annual scientists have to date date participated date participated in various date participated in various date participated in various date participated in various rious projects under the front. rious projects under the rious projects under the rious projects under the framework programs Ladies and gentlemen Ladies and Ladies and gentlemen, it Ladies and gentlemen, it is good Ladies and gentlemen, it is good to recognize that Kenya to recognize that Kenya has a relatively relatively relatively relatively developed research, relatively developed relatively developed research relatively developed research ecosystem, ecosystem ecosystem and a high rate ecosystem and a high rate of ecosystem and a high rate of ecosystem and a high rate of success success and success and participation in success and participation in success and participation in EU success and participation in EU success and participation in EU from one from one from one programs or from one programs or research, search and search and innovation which search and innovation which search and innovation which has increased increased from horizon increased from horizon increased from horizon 2 increased from horizon 2,020 increased from horizon 2,020 increased from horizon 2,020 horizon horizon horizon Europe i'm done horizon Europe horizon Europe I got the horizon Europe horizon Europe under the horizon 2,000 horizon 2,000 and 20.
20. Then there was 4, tenth 20. 20. When there was 4 tenth in participation, and participation, and fifth in participation, and fifth in participation, and fifth in budget budget. Chat a Chat a Chat a month that will Chat a month that will Chat a month that will Chat a month that will countries It is worth noting that most that most that most that most institutions in that most institutions in Kenya participa participated in participated in the participated in the following participated in the following participated in the following key key priority key priority areas key priority areas.
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Overall Overall the success rate of Overall the success rate of Overall the success rate of Overall the success rate of eligible eligible applicants eligible applicants from eligible applicants from eligible applicants from Kenya eligible applicants from Kenya is 21 is 21.1%, which is 21.1%, which is is 21.1%, which is is 21.1%, which is is 21.1%, which is practically is 21.1%, which is practically all at the level of the all at the level of the all at the level of the EU average of average of average of 21 average of 21.2 average of 21.2 average of 21.2 4%. Okay average of 21.2 4%. average of 21.2 4%. So average of 21.2 4% average of 21.2 4%. So Kenya, we're doing well So Kenya, we're doing So Kenya, we're doing well, let So Kenya, we're doing So Kenya, we're doing well. Let us in us in. General, General, Kenya has the General, Kenya has the potential to increase to increase further, it's participated participated in horizon participated in horizon.
Europe, Europe, and then you Europe, and then you Europe, and then you affect that initia initiative initiative initiative, too. And then initiative, too. And then initiative, too. And then the the 2023, the 2023, the 2023, the the the 202-32-3240ne the 202-32-3240ne program the 2023, 2324 the 2023, 2324 2023, 2324. One program presents, I know, One One program, presents an One program, presents an opportunity for Kenya to opportunity for Kenya to create impact impact. It isn't, gentlemen It isn't, It isn't, gentlemen, it is It isn't, gentlemen, it is my It isn't, gentlemen, it is my sincere hope. At the outcome of At the outcome of At the outcome of this workshop. rkshop will be a rkshop will be a major rkshop will be a major instrument to instrument to accelerate instrument to accelerate the implementation of implementation of the implementation of the horizon implementation of the horizon.
Europe, Europe Europe International Corporate Europe International Europe International Corporation Europe International Europe International Corporation ional corporation aspect to be ional corporation aspect to be more specific. This is our This is our expectation. But This is our This is our expectation, but This is our expectation, but tion, that the outcome of this tion, that the outcome of this virtual virtual virtual event will virtual virtual events will result to increase increase participation increase participation increase participation of increase participation of increase participation of increase participation of Canadian higher education Canadian higher education institutions and institutions and research institutions and research institut institutes in institutes in the institutes in the horizon. institutes in the horizon. Europe? Is Europe Europe. Europe. Distinguished ladies Europe. Distinguished Europe. Distinguished Ladies Europe. Distinguished Europe. Distinguished ladies engine engine. As I conclude engine. As I engine. As I conclude my engine. As I conclude my engine. As I conclude my engine. As I conclude my remarks, allow me to remarks, allow me to write to remarks, allow me to write to read the strong read the strong political read the strong political support that comes from both support that comes from both support that comes from both Africa and Africa and Europe, and the Africa and Europe, and the importance and importance and ages importance and ages that importance and ages that importance and ages that through cooperation through cooperation investment and they utilize and and the utilization of and the utilization of and the utilization of science and technology , , kenya come on , kenya , kenya and in , kenya , kenya Kan and indeed, , kenya , kenya can and indeed, will , kenya can and indeed kenya can and indeed.
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I give now the I give now the floor I give now the floor to the I give now the floor to the ambassador. Andria Andria, that guy Andri Andrietta Geiger, head of the Andrietta Geiger, head of Andrietta Geiger, head of Andrietta Geiger, head of Andrietta Geiger, head of delegation delegation view, delegation to delegation delegation view delegation to delegation view delegation to Kenya. I hope I hope the I hope the ambassador is hope the ambassador is connected nected Well Well, maybe Well, maybe maybe the Well, maybe maybe the Ambassador is not is not connected, or is not connected, or there are is not connected, or there are some technical some technical problems. some technical some technical problem. So some technical problem some technical problem. So I propose that we So I propose that we go ahead So I propose that we go ahead with the speakers with the with the speakers, and with the speakers, and then, when the ambassador will get the connection, she the the connection that she will the connection that she will give her give her give her a opening, give her give her opening remarks give her opening remarks so give her opening remarks give her opening remarks.
So that, said So that, said I would like to So that, said I would like to invite Mr. invite Mr. invite Mr. Cambodia. invite Mr. invite Mr. Cambodia invite Mr. Cambodia Jackie. They put you director They put you They put you director resources, They put you director resources, They put you director resources, mobilization and mobilization and mobilization and partnership, n and Partnership National Research Fund Research Fund horizon, Research Research front rise on Europe Research Research Fund, rise on Europe and Cp and Cp. Of the Ministry of Education Of the Ministry of Of the Ministry of Education, Of the Ministry of Of the Ministry of Education. Please Please, Kamara, you are Please, Please, camaraderie, you are the the floor Okay. Okay. Thank you Okay Okay, thank you. Everyone Okay, thank you. Everyone. And Okay, thank you. Everyone. And good morning. Alright ning. I will ning. I will ning. I will give a very ning. I will give a very ning. I will give a very ning. I will give a very short presentation just tation, just just to just just to highlight what you have done as what you have done as account what you have done as account today, just as a today, just as a follow up today, just as a follow up to today, just as a follow up to today, just as a follow up to what please what please do, secretary, what please what please.
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But patient But patient. That is But patient. That is But patient. That is what I wanted to share, for now I wanted to share, for now I think we could think we could continue with think we could continue with think we could continue with think we could continue with the next the next present. Thank you the next present. Thank you. Many Many Many many many thanks Many many many thanks. Many, many, many thanks. Mr. R Many, many, many thanks. Mr Many, many, many thanks. Mr. Many, many, many thanks. Mr. Jaggedy, for for your Jaggedy, for for your presentation, giving already presentation, giving already an overview overview about overview about overview about the strong overview about the strong Kenyan participation to Kenyan participation to Kenyan participation to our Kenyan participation to our Kenyan participation to our prime prime.
Very Very successful participation Very successful Very successful participation to Very successful participation to our program and our program and the the our program and the the activities of your activities of your activities of your ministry activities of your ministry. Now Now I give the Now I give the floor to the Now I give the floor to the Now I give the floor to the Professor, Walter, or Professor, Walter, or Java that r Java, that is Director r Java, that is Director General for the National Commission for the National Commission for Science Science Technology and Science Technology and Science Technology and Science Technology and Science Technology and Innovation. No costing No costing. No No costing, please, Professor No costing, please, No costing, please, Professor, you have the floor floor Can you hear me? Can you hear me? Yeah Yeah, thank you. Thank you. Yeah, thank you. Thank thank you. Thank you very much. And for to share the to share the screen to share the to share the screen, our to share the screen, our to share the screen, our Cs to share the screen, our to share the screen, our Cs ur Cs ablely presented ur Cs ablely presented by our ur Cs ablely presented by our Ps Cs ablely presented by our Ps.
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And in this St mainstream mainstream and in this STEM, in streaming. And in this STEM in streaming it streaming it networks the ng it enables the coordination of research programs like of research programs like horizon Europe Europe. And they Europe. And Europe. And then, just to Europe. And Europe. And just to mention something something in the something in the sector that something in the sector that 3 agencies that agencies that agencies that agencies that coordinate the agencies that coordinate the agencies that coordinate the sector, one is the cost, sector, one is the sector, one is the costi, the other one is the Kernel other one is the other one is the kernel energy innovation innovation agency, and they're innovation agency, and the innovation agency, and the natural natural response.
It is such natural natural results. A research A research fund who is a A research fund who is a organizer. organizer. O, of this event organizer. O, of this event organizer. O, of this event. I just want to mention I just want to mention that the that most recently that that the most recently the that most recently the y the Company's secretary y the Governor's secretary established a consortium to engage with engage with horizon engage with horizon Europe engage with horizon Europe. I think that I think that was just part I think that was just part of I think that was just part of the the letter, so we look forward the letter, so we look forward to to an escalated to an escalated engagement to an escalated engagement.
You You have. Say that You You have say that Kenya is doing very well in horizon. very well in horizon very well in horizon. Europe, Hey Europe, Europe, a. The government Europe, Europe, a the government Europe, a the government really demonstrates this information demonstrates this demonstrates this interest demonstrates this interest in horizon horizon Europe by horizon Europe by establishing horizon Europe by establishing ng a ng a committee which ng a committee which will engage with with you, and also with with you, and also with the researchers researchers and researchers and participants, and probably a and probably and probably assist and probably assist them in and probably assist them in and probably assist them in ensuring that the ensuring that the proposals that they put that they put that they put for a are that they put for a that they put for a that they put for a that they put for a that they put for a are success for a success. We kindly want for a for a our success.
We kindly for a are success. We kindly for a are success. We kindly want request the participants want request the participants want request the participants here here here who form into here here will form into consortium here will form here will form into Consortium to Consortium to Number one, maybe Consortium to Consortium to number one, maybe ybe focus on ybe focus on ybe focus on priorities ybe focus on priorities ybe focus on priorities of the government, which are government, which are many y link to the new y link to the new governments, Manifesto on Manifesto on our side, as Manifesto on our side, as Manifesto on our side, as the National Commission was on National Commission was on National Commission was on ssion versus technical ssion was on Technology ssion for Science Technology ssion was on technical technology innovation, they are as on Technology innovation.
They are about 12 point listed priorities which are very similar to horizon. Europe, you can Europe, you can see, like the number number one is, add number one number one number one is out, and this strengthening the number 2 is strengthening the number 2 is strengthening the number 2 is education education. Number 3 is inclusivity Number 3 is inclusivity. This lives will be circulated lives will be lives will be circulated, I lives will be circulated, I think, by the team think, by the team. The The Secretariat, but The The Secretary. I just want to The The Secretariat, but just want cretary. I just want to highlight a good number of highlight a good number of these these children these children these children. Priorities are very similar to Priorities are very similar to Priorities are very similar to rise in Europe. We will look rise in Europe. rise in Europe. If you look, e. If we look, for example, matters of matters of inclusivity, matters of inclusivity, matters of inclusivity, matters of of of advocacy, motors of advocacy, motors of of advocacy, motors of of advocacy, motors of diplomacy, I think that is also a part of also part of horizon.
Also part of also part of horizon Europe. If If we look at If we look at another, one matters of matters of health, security matters of health, matters of health, security matters of health, security is also in horizon also in horizon. Europe Europe, and Europe, and also when I Europe, and also Europe, and also even my pick Europe, and also even Europe, and also even a big agency approach. And agency approach, and so forth agency approach, and so forth. And And and and so forth And and and so And and and so forth, And and and so And and and so forth. So we also And and and so forth. So we also want to highlight want to highlight the want to highlight the areas of want to highlight the areas of the the Kenakanza the the Kena, Kansas and Manifesto the the Kenakanza manifesto, which is extremely is extremely important is extremely is extremely important, and again again very similar to that again very similar to that in Europe Europe.
The key areas of The key areas of incoming The key areas of incoming The key areas of incoming The key areas of incoming The key areas of incoming a oming government health matters. atters, water and atters atters. What and What and sanitation food and agriculture, ation and agriculture, manufacturing, transport and communication communication infrastructure, communication communication infrastructure and environment and environment. So we really encourage So we really encourage the So we really encourage the age those age those who will apply age age the those who will apply for age those who will apply for this program to on this program to this program to comply with the things that are the teams that are given in the horizon horizon.
New York New York program, New York program, but also New York program, but also to New York program, but also to check on what is check on what is expected of check on what is expected of check on what is expected of them after the end them after the end of the them after the end of the them after the end of the programs. And we have done quite a And we have And we have And we have done. Quite a number And we have done. Quite a number wouldn't credit for this one wouldn't credit for this one wouldn't credit for this one successful platform to figure out what will be out what will be out what will be a contribution out what will be a contribution to Kenya's global competition to Kenya's global to Kenya's global competitive titiveness titiveness And by this we mean And by this we mean that how And by this we mean that how And by this we mean that how And by this we mean that how will you will you be, or very such will you be, or very such will you be, or very such? And your findings at the And your findings And your findings that their outcomes contribute to Kenya's outcomes contribute to Kenya's outcomes contribute to Kenya's nya's Global Innovation Index.
How will it come How will it come contribute to Canada's world compared Canada's world Canada's world competitive with ranking ranking? Sd. Index Sd Sdg. Index. There are number Sd Sd. Index. There are number of indexes which will indexes which will indexes which will measure the indexes which will measure the indexes which will measure the impact that the outcomes impact that the outcomes of your activities will your activities will be your activities will be.
So we are open to So we are open to So we are open to So we are open to engagement, So we are open to So we are open to engagement So we are open to engagement So we are open to engagement with the researchers. We ask with the researchers. We ask with the researchers. We ask you to check on what is you to check on what is considered the considered the considered the African considered the African considered the African paradox. ican products products. We look at a We look at a second there.
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My My colleagues My My colleagues will My colleagues will stay through My colleagues will stay My colleagues will stay through, My colleagues will stay My colleagues will stay through out the out the out the event. I will have out the event out the event. I will have to sign I will have to sign off, I will have to sign off, but I I will have to sign off, but I just wanted just wanted to write just wanted to just wanted to re just wanted to re iterate just wanted to re iterate that very strong very strong message of very strong message of support from my from my side from my side. I will do whatever I will do whatever I will do whatever it I will do whatever it takes to I will do whatever it takes to I will do whatever it takes to make it happen. make it happen. So I make it happen. So I wish make it happen.
So I wish you a very successful very successful very successful event very successful very successful event, very successful event, and I hope that out hope that out of this hope that out of this event hope that out of this event many of you will many of you will be many of you will be encouraged to apply to to apply, and to to to apply and to to apply and to succeed and to apply and to succeed to apply and to succeed. And And hopefully, with And hopefully, with that And hopefully, with that we will h that, we will create h that, we will create jobs. We h that, we will create jobs. We will create will create relevant will create relevant will create relevant will create relevant research will create relevant research will create relevant research that serves both that serves both that serves both Kenya that serves both Kenya and the that serves both Kenya and the that serves both Kenya and the that serves both Kenya and the that serves both Kenya and the EU and the world EU and the world.
Thank Thank you very much Thank you very much. Thank you very much. Many Many Many many thanks Many many thanks. Ambassador Many many thanks. Many many thanks. Ambassador, Many many thanks. Ambassador, Many many thanks. Ambassador, Many many thanks. Ambassador, for your awards. Well, the for your awards for your awards. Well, the message is Well, the message is extremely Well, the message is extremely clear. clear. A horizon clear. A clear. A horizon. Europe is an is an sessional an sessional tool , and the , and the , and the message , and the message master, , and the message , and the message master travel , and the message master travel also outside the also outside the also outside the inner robin. also outside the also outside the Nairobi in the universities, in case sities in Caseya sities in sities in Caseya, and many sities in Caseya, and sities in Caseya, and many, many thanks to thanks to thanks to you also thanks to you also thanks to you also from my thanks to you also from my thanks to you also from my director director Christina Russo director Christina Russo director Christina director Christina Russo, for your support, and the your support, and the support of your of your of your Delegation of your Delegation of your Delegation to of your Delegation to Our Our work.
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Antonio Antonio. Atlanta Antonio Atlanta. Thanks also to the the speaker Thanks also to the the Thanks also to the the Thanks also to the the speakers, eakers who have already preceded eakers who have already preceded eakers who have already preceded me. So you have already provided a So you have already provided a lot of information. I mean, lot of information. I lot of information. I mean even lot of information. I mean even our political our political masters as a our political masters as a our political masters as a a spiral, I said, have a spiral, I said, have a a spirit, I said, have already a a spirit has said, have already pirit pirit has said, have already as a Spiro has said, have already given us a lot of a lot of pieces of information, plus, of pieces of information, plus, of course, the wider context of of course, the wider context of of course, the wider context of our our ison.
Europe, and our our our ison Europe and our cooperation with cooperation with Africa, and cooperation with cooperation with Africa and with with Kenya specifically with Kenya with Kenya specifically, so some Of the Of the points. I wanted Of the points. I wanted to to address in my address in my presentation probably have already probably have already been referred to, but it's referred to referred to.
But it's it's good to But it's it's good to be But it's it's good to be to to always always emphasize always emphasize them. So always emphasize them. So always emphasize them always emphasize them. So let me see if I can, if I can So let me see if I So let me see if I can. If I can share my share my screen share my screen. If I have If I If I have no If I have no problem on If I have no problem on that .
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So so we will focus, indeed So so we will focus, So so we will focus, indeed, on the on the program, the on the program, on the the on the program, on the the on the program, on the problem problem. 2 2,02325 2 2,02324, or 4 h 2,02324, or 4 h 2,02324, 2,02324, of horizon Europe 2,02324, of horizon Europe 2,02324, of horizon Europe. And then what we call And then what we call the And then what we call the And then what we call the African African initiative to with the African initiative to with African initiative to with a African initiative to with a focus on on Kenya as focus on on Kenya as focus on on Kenya as focus on on Kenya as focus on on Kenya as opportunities that Africa initiative may may ative to may provide ative to may provide the to the, to the to the country. to the country to the country. So we So we will So we will So we will So we will say a few words first So we will say a few words So we will say a few words first , about the , about , about about racing Europe, and , about about racing , about about racing Europe and e and our international e and our international corporation that we are having corporation that we are having from from from from here from Europe, in from from here from Europe, in e, in the day of research.
And search and innovation search and innovation and innovation. and innovation. Then we will Then we will Then we will specifically focus more on the more on the more on the Africa initiative more on the Africa more on the Africa initiative. iative to and why this African iative to and why this African iative to and why this African initiative is building, indeed, on the on the outcome on the on the outcome on the on the outcome of the on the on the outcome of the on the on the outcome of the African initiative, one that African initiative, one that African initiative, one that we launched at the launched at the beginning of horizon. Europe. So this was the first, So this was the first, the So this was the first, the first approach that we had approach that we had on that approach that we had on that hat things in 2 hat hat thanks in 2,024, 2 hat thanks in 2 hat thanks in 2,020 for 2 hat thanks in 2 hat thanks in 2,024, 2,02122 hat thanks in hat thanks in (202) 420-2122and how we are now how we are now building up on that that success for that success for that success for for that success for for the opportunities opportunities that we opportunities that we we hope to offer through the to offer through the to offer through the African initiative initiative initiative initiative.
And then how And then how Kenya can And then how Kenya can And then how Kenya can And then how Kenya can indeed! And then how Kenya can And then how Kenya can And then how Kenya can indeed benefit benefit from this benefit from benefit from these benefit from these benefit from these opportunities. So So the the ion So the the So the the rise in Europe So the the rise in So the the rise in Europe is So the the rise in Europe is So the the rise in Europe is indeed our framework indeed our framework program for for for research and innovation for research and innovation. vation, for covering 2 vation, for covering 2 vation, for covering 2 vation, for covering 2,021, 2 vation, for covering 2,021, 2 vation, for covering 2,021, 2 027. He was already referred He was already referred He was already referred He was already referred in some of the presentations.
The previous previous programs that previous programs that we we have been have been supporting, in have been supporting, in which Kenya particularly was Kenya particularly was Kenya particularly was already quite successful quite successful. In 2 In 2,007 In 2,007, 3 In 2,007, In 2,007, 13, and In 2,007, 13, and then 2,000 In 2,007, 13, and then 2 In 2,007, 13, and then 2 In 2,007, 13, and then 2,014, 2 In 2,007, 13, and then 2,014, 2 2,020, with 2,020, with 2,020, with horizon 2,020, with horizon 2,020, with horizon 2,020, 2,020, with horizon 2,020, and how now, or is in how now, or is in Europe, Indeed, it's not like a let's say, like say, like the beginning say, like the say, like the beginning. It's It's more like reinforcing the trend of trend of of trend of of trend of of trend of of trend of of engagement, of trend of of engagement, of of trend of of engagement, of of Kenya and Kenya and Kenyan Kenya and Kenyan researchers Kenya and Kenyan researchers in Kenya and Kenyan researchers in an an innovators in an an innovators, in A, in an innovators, in A, in an innovators, in A, in our, in an innovators, in A, in our, in our framework programs our framework programs.
Our framework programs. So we're really So we're really in. So we're really in. We're really like like like reinforcing like reinforcing like reinforcing a very like reinforcing a very positive trend that we have been seeing in the last been seeing in the last. In the last years In the last years. So In the last years. So he see In the last years. So he see a little bit little bit the budget of little bit the budget of the of the program the program. It's a very big It's a very big It's a very big budget It's a very big budget of almost It's a very big budget of almost It's a very big budget of almost t 100 t 100 billion Euros t 100 billion euros covering 100 billion euros covering. At least 7 years it's it's it's divided in it's it's divided in a in it's it's divided in a in some components Excel Excel in science closed Excel in Excel in science. Global Excel in Excel in science, global challenges in challenges in challenges in nobody, Europe challenges in nobody, Europe challenges in nobody, Europe widening widening part, and the widening part, and the European g part and the European research g part and the European research part and the European research area.
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So what we call since 2,021 and this global approach to and this global approach to research and innovation so we're so we're not just using so we're not just using so we're not just using the Program we're also trying Program we're also trying to Program we're also trying to to have the program. But then have the program. But then have the program. But then bring force with this, with bring force with this, with this more this more systematic this more systematic approach in which in which we try to. Indeed, in which we try in which we try to indeed in which we try to indeed preserve openness in preserve openness in research preserve openness in research h and in h and in innovation, h and in innovation, international cooperation international cooperation. While also While also promoting what we While also promoting what we call a level call a level playing field and call a level playing field and call a level playing field and call a level playing field and reciprocity reciprocity.
No underpin, by by phone No underpin, by by No underpin, by by fundamental, No No underpin by by fundamental No underpin by by fundamental values. And we also want to values. And we also want to values. And we also want to values. And we also want to strengthen strengthen the multilateral strengthen the multilateral partnerships, to partnerships, to develop New partnerships partnerships partnerships to develop new Z solutions. Now to solutions solutions. Now to green. Now to Now to green digital health health. Innovation health. Innovation challenges. How? How are we trying How? How are we trying to to How? How are we trying to to achieve that achieve that? So when we're So when we're first, we're trying to trying to modulate, or trying to modulate our trying to modulate our bilateral bilateral bilateral bilateral cooperation in bilateral cooperation in language of European language of European interest and values and values, and also to values, and also to values, and also to values, and also to and also to reinforce what we what we call what we call our what we call our own what we call our own EU what we call our own EU what we call our own what we call our own EU's strategic strategic autonomy strategic autonomy.
We also want We also want to We also want to accelerate sustainable and inclusive sustainable and inclusive sustainable and inclusive sustainable and inclusive development, and, of course, development, development, and of course, the course the transition course the transition course the transition in all course the transition in all course the transition in all countries to resilient knowledge knowledge, based societies. knowledge, based knowledge, based societies, particularly in particularly in particularly in our cooperation particularly in our particularly in our cooperation with low and middle with low and middle income countries, like countries, like like Kenya countries, like like countries, like like Kenya and countries, like like Kenya and countries, like like Kenya and we all want to we all want to work on we all want to work on we all want to work on using what We call a team Europe We call a We call a team.
Europe approach We call a team. Europe approach We call a We call a team, Europe approach. We call a team Europe approach. We call a team Europe approach. So which means not just So which means not just So which means not just working orking as EU, but orking as EU, but also working orking as EU, but also working orking as EU, but also working together with together with our together with our together with our Member States States, together with States, together with our financial financial institutions financial financial institutions, so that we can deliver we can deliver better we can deliver better we can deliver better.
Solutions, Solutions, Solutions, and Solutions, and better provost er proposals for er proposals for for er proposals for for cooperation on research and on research and innovation to our partners outside our partners outside the outside outside Europe outside Europe. So we have this guiding So we have this guiding So we have this guiding So we have this guiding So we have this guiding principles that are principles that are actually principles that are actually embedded in our in our embedded in our in our embedded in our in our global approach to the approach to the commitment, to openness, the commitment to our values and values and principles on values and principles on research and innovation, that research and innovation, that we we we we consider we we consider we can we we consider we can also we we consider we can also share with with most of our share with with most of our partners, if and partners, if and we partners, if and we also what partners, if and we also what to to have indeed, in the context indeed, in the indeed, in the context, the indeed, in the context, the indeed, in the context, the pursuit of this level playing pursuit of this level playing field and field and reciprocity in field and reciprocity in our in our cooperation with our cooperation with our cooperation with our cooperation with with partners outside Europe partners outside partners outside Europe, and partners outside Europe, and also the code also the code of also the code of also the code of pulling, you ulling global efforts.
So ulling ulling, you know, global efforts so that we can so that we can tackle so that we can tackle global challenges that we can attach tackle on tackle on our own we tackle on our tackle on our own we can just own on we can just own on individual just that own on individual just own on individual just that own on a individual countries, kind of tackle on, on, on their own We We have here little We have here We have here a little bit. This We have here a little We have here a little bit the structure of the structure of the program structure of the program structure of the program without entering into into without entering into into without entering into into without entering into into detail the the the or on Europe, the or the or Ion Europe, as you can the orisan Europe, as you can see specifically, you have, for instance instance instance, the pillar instance, the pillar killer, instance, the pillar instance, the pillar killer one on excellent on excellent signs, on excellent on excellent signs supporting on excellent signs supporting a in particular the European European Research Council European Research Council.
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So So research and So research and innovation is a key area in which key area in which we also want key area in which we also want to cooperate to cooperate and and to cooperate to cooperate to cooperate. And and particularly because we, use we we see that use we we use we we need, we see that there are a lot of there are a lot of global challenges that challenges that need a specific challenges that need challenges that need specific need a specific solutions at the local level.
So the local level the local level. So we need So we need particularly in So we need particularly in the So we need particularly in the case of case of Africa, because Africa case of Africa, because Africa case of Africa, because Africa case of Africa, because Africa case of Africa, because Africa case of Africa, because Africa is in many cases hit is in many cases hit is in many cases hit is in many cases hit is in many cases hit harvest by is in many cases is in many cases heat harvest.
Arvest by these global arvest by these global challenges, like, for challenges, like, for instance, climate change climate change. So more than other So more than other So more than other reuse. So we really need to see how really need to see how we really need to see how we can really need to see how we can develop solutions that are develop solutions that are adapted to the situation on the ground in a nd in in Africa. So nd in in Africa in in Africa. So So. This is indeed one So. This is indeed one of the So. This is indeed one of the So. This is indeed one of the reasons to by helping reasons to by helping Africa, We're also helping to to We're also helping to to We're also helping to to tackle kle these global kle these global challenges these global challenges. We have We have just to remind. Remember We have just to We have just to remind remind We have just to remind remind you, we have indeed, you, we have indeed, a comprehensive comprehensive use comprehensive use strategy with Africa.
Africa, and Africa, and also, of course, Africa, and also, of course, the the global approach which I the global approach which I already mentioned on already mentioned on already mentioned on research and innovation and innovation. So these are indeed priority So these are indeed So these are indeed prioritizing these are indeed prioritizing and izing izing research and izing research and innovation. Asaki I mentioned, of Asaki I mentioned, of sustainable development sustainable development in sustainable development in sustainable development in Africa. So So, so we we So, so we we indeed have put So, so we we indeed have put a that is that is scaling up that is scaling up the use that is scaling up the use academic academical scientific academical scientific cooperation with Africa on cooperation with Africa on top of our of our agenda, because of our agenda, because we really see really see that this is the really see that this is the key really see that this is the key to to developing a to to developing a to to developing a to to developing a prosperous knowledge knowledge societies knowledge societies and knowledge societies and knowledge societies and knowledge based knowledge based knowledge based societies knowledge based societies knowledge based societies.
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So where we say approach. So where we say for research research and innovation, research and innovation, research and innovation, where we we indeed indicate we indeed indicate we indeed indicate that we want to have a to have a specific special to have a specific special openness, openness, visa be African openness, visa be African openness, visa be African countries countries that that we countries that that countries that that wish to thrive thrive us, this thrive thrive as this knowledge, base thrive as this thrive as this knowledge base economists so we are in economists so we are economists so we are indeed, in economists so we are indeed, in a fully line both a fully line both a fully line both of the a fully line both a fully line both at the strategic level, for Africa, and that the Africa, and that the specific strategy strateg strategic strategic concept of strategic concept of our strategic concept of our cooperation on research in cooperation on research in innovation. Outside Outside the outside Europe Outside Outside outside Europe, Outside outside Outside outside Europe. We developed this this call this this cooperation this cooperation also at the this cooperation also at the policy level policy level.
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So So the same line of So the same line of So the same line of So the same line of developing a strong, strong, inclusive green and strong, inclusive green and digital digital recovery, because it was also in the context of a was also in the context of was also in the context of post-covid recovery. But of post-covid recovery post-covid recovery. But of But of course also in the But of course also in the concept of more sustainable development and in the development and in the area of science technology in New science technology in New York science technology in New science technology in New York, science technology in New York, we we presented we we presented we we presented 3 we we presented 3 we we presented 3 flagship we we presented 3 flagship initiatives that we initiatives that we are initiatives that we are now a initiatives that we are now developing so that we developing so that we in lead carrying lead carrying out one lead carrying out one indeed, lead carrying out one indeed, lead carrying out one indeed, that is more under a specific responsibility responsibility and it's responsibility responsibility it's a African responsibility it's responsibility it's a African African Union.
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We also have, We also have, in detail in the in deton and flexible on earth in detail on the flexible earth, etail in the flexible earth, etail in the flexible earth, etail on the flexible earth observation and space, and another one on. We call regional centers for We call regional centers for We call regional centers for excellence in the area of excellence in the area of excellence in the area of green transition So going, So going, now into a little bit So going, now into a little bit So going, now into a little bit more detail on the on more detail on the on the joint , you , you , you innovation agenda , you innovation agenda you innovation agenda. It is important, because it's It is important, because it's ortant because it's ortant because it's actually as I said, it's just I said, it's just.
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So. So this this allowed us to have already a working document of of of the the innovation agenda of the of the of the innovation agenda in early 2 in early 2 in early 2,020 in early 2,020. It was It was already present It was already It was already presented, in It was already presented, in It was already presented, in fact, fact, acknowledged in fact, acknowledged in the in fact, acknowledged in the in fact, acknowledged in the in fact, acknowledged in the in the U. Afternoon, summit Afternoon Afternoon summit Afternoon summit of one year Afternoon summit of one year ago , and then we , and then we sub , and then we sub , and then we , and then we said, subject that that we submitted it that we submitted it for an that we submitted it for an online public consultation online public consultation. Allow Allowing us Allowing us to to get more Allowing us to to get more Allowing us to to get more us to to get more feedback , or edback from from edback from from partners from edback from from partners from edback from from partners from Europe and the Europe and the Europe and the EU, and then Europe and the EU Europe and the EU.
And then, further, as I already referred referred in the referred in referred in this important test referred in this important referred in this important stakeholder stakeholder event, stakeholder event, in Nigeria, igeria and also online on igeria and also online on igeria and also online on that, at, we we organized in at, we we organized in November we we organized in November. So we expect now to So we expect now to have So we expect now to have this final version of the agenda final version of the agenda agenda, integrating all the agenda, integrating all the comments comments received by the comments received by the second quarter of 2 quarter of 2 quarter of 2,023, quarter of 2,023, and quarter of 2,023, and so that it could be it could be it could be adopted it could be adopted.
That's why our That's why our expectation that That's why our expectation that That's why our expectation that That's why our expectation that it could be adopted by the it could be adopted by the second y the Second y the Second African Union, E y the Second African Union, y the Second African Union, y the Second African y the Second African y the Second African Union EU y the Second African Union EU on EU Research and Innovation on EU research and Innovation on EU Research and Innovation Ministerial meeting that we are planning to have on 30 planning to have on 30 planning to have on 30 June 2 planning to have on 30 June 2 planning to have on 30 June 2 planning to have on 30 June 2 planning to have on 30 June 2,023. So we So we expect that after So we expect that after that So we expect that after that we indeed will indeed will have indeed will have indeed will have a indeed will have a document, a indeed will have a document, a indeed will have a document, a nt, a framework for action in nt, a framework for action in the in the the in the coming years, and the in the coming years, and the in the coming years, and indeed indeed we're also already indeed we're also already working on how how to working on how how to develop the roadmap for the roadmap for implementation of this innovation of this innovation agenda in of this innovation agenda in the in the coming the in the coming years n the in the coming years the in the coming years.
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Tizens, tizens, exchange of tizens, exchange of researchers, of of course of of course, the partnership of course, the partnership between university so that we between between universities, so that we will really we will really reinforce we will really reinforce the the cooperation In in that In in that context, in the, in the the coming years the coming years. the coming years. So this is the coming years. So this is this is the vision this is the vision. This is the This is the vision for 2 This is the vision for 2 This is the vision for 2,030. This is the vision for 2,030. This is in which we are This is in which we are. We're We're working. And of course We're working. And of course we we hope that we will put we hope that we will put our we hope that we will put our part in in part in in area of a part in in part in in the area of a ea of specific of the research earch and innovation to earch and innovation and innovation.
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So we So we launched So we launched one So we launched one already into fast covering. The years into into covering the years 2 ady in 2,000, covering the years 2,021, 2 2,021, 2 2,021, 2,022 2,021, 2,022. And now we launched And now we launched again as And now we launched again as our director explained, director explained, director explained, director explained, we launched director explained, we launched the second word the second word program at the end of end of 2 end of 2 end of 2,022 end of 2,022 end of 2,022 to cover 2 end of 2,022 to cover 2 end of 2,022 to cover 2 end of 2,022 to cover 2,023 and end of 2,022 to cover 2,023 and end of 2,022 to cover 2,023 and end of 2,022 to cover 2,023 and end of 2,022 to cover 2,023 and end of 2,022 to cover 2,023 and 2,024, and the 2,024, and the 2,024, and the the idea, indeed 2,024, and the 2,024, and the idea, indeed, 2,024, and the idea, indeed, within this wider program within this wider program is within this wider program is to to have a to have a specific call to have a specific call to have a specific call to have a specific call specific calls under specific calls under specific specific calls under specific topics that Are important for Are important for Are important Are Are important, for to Are important, for to boost to to you.
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So we expected that So we expected that we we So we expected that we we will, So we expected that we we will, of course, have an an increased rate an increased rate of an increased rate of of an increased rate of of an increased rate of of contribution. Compared to Compared to us in 2 Compared to us in 2,020. Once Compared to us in 2,020. Once we will have more data for will have more data for the for the coming years the coming the coming years or also in terms of grants terms of grants assigned terms of grants assigned terms of grants assigned terms of grants assigned.
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But we line with that line with that. But we also have But we also have But we also have But we also have But we also have a important have important participations. ations, of course, also on ations, of course, also on ations, of course, also on climate, energy, climate, energy, mobility, on climate, energy, mobility, on climate, energy, mobility, on health Omari Kaputi actions, and and to one another another. More specific ones. More specific ones. Also in terms Also in terms of the Also in terms of the EU Also in terms of the EU contribution to contribution to projects involv involving Kenyan actors. involving Kenyan involving Kenyan actors by involving Kenyan actors by involving Kenyan actors by thematic area thematic area thematic area. So, as I So, as I said that we So, as I said that we have, So, as I said that we have, we expect expect, the total expect, expect, a total of 12 expect, a total of 12 million Indian. We have Indian Indian. We have already, like around 6 have already, like around 6 million already devoted already devoted to to foot already devoted to to already devoted to to food by conven conven natural resources.
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So we also y, etc etc. So we also have some public organizations organizations organizations. Both organizations organizations, both country organizations, both country level, like the level, like the Minister of Agriculture Agriculture, Agriculture, livestock and Agriculture, livestock and Agriculture, livestock and Fisheries, Fisheries, it's in both Fisheries Fisheries. It's involved also at It's in both, also at international level, like the international level, like the United United Nations Environment United Nations Environment United Nations Environment Program or the United Nations Human Settlement Program. Human Settlement Program. And the same in the second And the same in the And the same in the second slide And the same in the second slide , where you have where you have also more, o more more of the partner. o more more of the partner more more of the partner. So So it's. It's So it's. It's a quite So it's. It's a quite So it's. It's a quite considerable variety considerable variety. I think we will, we hope I think we I think we will. We hope that this will be this will be kept for the this will be kept for the next, for the for the next course, and for the next course, and for the next for the next calls under for the next calls for the next calls for the next calls.
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So this we call a partnership we call a partnership. So this EU African So this EU African So this EU African Union So this EU African Union So this EU African Union research in the research in the main research in the main partnerships. It was also referred by a by It was also referred by It was also referred by by our director in director in her director in her director in her presentation director in her presentation.
So So indeed we have on So indeed we have on the public indeed we have on the public health . Yeah alth. Idiot we have alth. Idiot Idiot. We have an important We have an important partnership on on clinical trials on clinical on clinical trials which on clinical trials which has already supported already already supported or already supported or tackled poverty, related effects or poverty, related poverty, related effects, or s, or disease in soups. A 100 s, or disease or disease. In sub-saharan Africa. We have also an important partnership also an important partnership on food, on food, nutrition, security on food, nutrition, security, and sustainable agriculture agriculture agriculture agriculture agriculture, with agriculture agriculture. With with our joint With with our joint investment With with our joint investment of to now 700 of to now 700 million euros of to now 700 million euros of to now 700 million of to now 700 million euros, of to now 700 million euros, over 300 projects, or over 300 projects, or over 300 projects, or swing the or swimming, and the or swimming, and the specific or swimming, and the specific topics related to topics related to topics related to topics related to green topics related to green transition, like an transition, like an transition, like an agriculture and food and food system and food system and food system.
So So nutrition. Expansion So So notration. Expansion. ration, expansion, improvement of our culture, of our culture, trademark of our culture, of our culture, trade, and trademark, etc. And trade trade, and market, etc. And etc. And also within this area , but in transition area, and on, but on in transition, the climate change, sustainable energy sustainable energy partnership sustainable energy partnership with also a projects that are a projects that are indeed supporting the supporting the development of supporting the development of supporting the development of climate services, climate services, renewable climate services, renewable energy energy energy energy efficiency, all energy energy efficiency, all in the in he in in the idea of support he in in the idea of he in in the idea of supporting adaptation and adaptation and adaptation and adaptation and mitigation adaptation and adaptation and mitigation Efforts Efforts in in various Efforts in in various sectors for for Africa for for Africa, and implementing for Africa, and implementing the Paris Agreement the Paris Agreement of climate change, and also in change, and also in there of innovation and innovation and technology, an important project project on going project on going project on going.
Yeah Yeah, is Yeah, is the enriching Yeah, is the Yeah, is the enrich in Africa Yeah, is the enrich in Africa. Africa, which Africa, which is indeed Africa, which is indeed Africa, which is indeed Africa, which is indeed developing a network of developing a network of European of European of innovation, European of innovation, European of innovation, incubator incubators and incubators and accelerators, both from Africa both from Africa both from Africa both from Africa and Europe. both from Africa and Europe both from Africa and Europe. Here we are supporting Here we are supporting Here we are supporting entrepreneurs entrepreneurs entrepreneurs with the with ith us, startups with important ith us, startups with important ideas for for ideas for for ideas for for companies, ideas for for companies, for new new companies, and also new companies, and also for the o for expanding o for expanding o for expanding or exploring the e needs of companies e needs of companies needs of companies.
Needs of companies. Not Not Not that want to expand Not that want to Not that want to expand both Not that want to expand both Not that want to expand both African companies into Europe African companies into Europe and European and European and European companies and European and European companies into and European companies into and European companies into African African. We have a wide variety of We have a wide variety of of what we call the what we call the what we call the what we call the enriching Africa community. Africa community. Now, okay Now Now including companies Now Now, okay, including companies, Now, including companies, investors, business support organizations that are organizations that are organizations that are organizations that are all organizations that are all working towards the same working towards the same.
The The same goal The same goal The same goal The same goal. Also in the importance Also in the importance of referring to referring to referring to this referring to this referring to this synergies, referring to this synergies, because sometimes we see the different initiatives initiatives at the initiatives initiatives that the a little bit like seems that they're not not. They're not full in line They're not full in line. Indeed deed, there is a strong synergy deed, there is a strong synergy like, for instance, here, if like, for instance, here, if you see between you see between horizon Europe, Africa Africa Africa initiative, and Africa initiative, and then what we call what we call what we call the what we call what we call the what we call call what we call the global gateway in European gateway in European investment package package package on the package on the global it for package on the global it for package on the global it for Africa.
But also other But also other initiatives like But also other But also other initiatives, like the the Acp Innovation Fund. Of the Acp Innovation Fund Of Of course, the Erasmus plus Of course, the Erasmus plus Of course, the Erasmus plus program. They are very much program. They are very much program. They are very much interrelated. So what we are interrelated. So what we are So what we are doing from both So what we are doing from both both site, let's say, from different to the different that you need to hit the Sorry. Sorry, Antonio, could Sorry. Sorry, Antonio, could you ? Could you? Could you ? Could you? Could you finalize ? Could you? Could you finalize ? Could you? Could you finalize because we are Yes. Yes. Yes. An hour later. Thanks An hour later. Thanks. A An hour later. Thanks. A fact. An hour later. Thanks. A fact. Okay. In fact. Sorry So So, yet just the So, yet just the same as I So, yet just the So, yet just the same, as I said , also references , also references to our , also references to our partnerships that they partnerships that they already explained, with also explained, with also other initiatives from initiatives from other other initiatives from other other initiatives from other other initiatives from other other initiatives from other other initiatives from other other Dgs.
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Search, just mobility and search, just mobility and training that needs a training that needs training that needs to support needs support the development of needs support the development of f doctorate programs of f doctorate programs of f doctorate programs of collaborative collaborative collaborative research and collaborative research and collaborative research and fellowship schemes. So fellowship schemes fellowship schemes. So so the idea of mobility So so the idea of mobility So so the idea of mobility here is very important. is very important. Mobility also, y also from Africa to y also from Africa to you. So y also from Africa to you also from Africa to you. So from researchers that can So from researchers that can So from researchers that can indeed develop their careers in that way that way. So more So more information So more information can also So more information can also be access through the access through the medical reactions website And just to refer And just to refer And just to refer as well And just to refer as well that we are having some we are having some more, we are having some more, some e more webinars, and e more webinars, e more webinars, some more e more webinars, some e more webinars, some more, or e more webinars, some more, or on both, for English, speaking on both, for English, speaking out country in Africa out country in Africa.
That That will be important. So That will be important. So for for those who are for those who are attending for those who are attending today, because this will be on today, because this will be on the first of the first of February, the first of February the first of February. So for those who So for those who would So for those who would like So for those who would like again to have access to the information, and maybe information, and maybe to to follow the in follow the in follow the in follow the in detail follow the in detail. The explanations that The explanations that The explanations that we're providing today. This providing today providing today providing today. This This could also be a This This can also be a new This can also be a new opportunity to to access the information, but it will information, but it will be targeting all targeting all I need speaking targeting all I need speaking African countries, and African African countries and African countries and other, as we're doing also we're doing also we're we're doing, also focusing we're doing, also focusing the same like this one in Kenya same like this one in same like this one in Kenya, focusing on another focusing on another focusing on another important focusing on another important priority countries priority countries like Seneca priority countries like priority countries like Senegal Nigeria , South Africa , South Africa, Africa, etc.
So really Africa, etc. So Africa, etc. So really to Africa, etc. So really to to, to Africa, etc. So really to Africa, etc. So really to to to disseminate disseminate or maximize disseminate or maximize the dissemination of dissemination of the dissemination of the information in the coming in information in the coming in information in the information in the coming, in the coming weeks about the work program and the program and the African program and the African initiative initiative. So here you will have all the So here you will have all the links of the different places where you places where you can find more information about many of about many of the things that about many of the things that I mentioned here, and mentioned here, and maybe others as well. others as well others as well. So so this will so that you So so this So so this will, so that you can expand expand expand your level of expand expand the your level of information.
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Jonas Jonas , you have the Jonas, you have the floor Jonas, you have the floor Thank you so much, Pierre. Thank you so much, Pierre. Thank you so much, Pierre. Really great to be here, and Really great to be Really great to be share some share some thoughts share some thoughts about share some thoughts about experiences with the experiences with the experiences with the You experiences with the You horizon horizon which we think cost horizon which we think horizon which we think has been very tremendous in very tremendous in terms very tremendous in terms of very tremendous in terms of impact on the on the researchers on the on the researchers, and on the on the researchers and also on on the researchers and also on the society the society so maybe the society the society.
So maybe before I just I write a just highlight a few things, I just highlight a few just highlight a few things I just want to invite my just want to invite my colleague, Charles, just to colleague, Charles, just to give some perspective give some perspective give some perspective from a give some perspective from a give some perspective from a mobile app mobile app sense mobile app sense mobile app sense.
Given that he has been Given that he has been interacting quite a lot with the the the communities in the communities in this project the communities in this project. So so So so So so that you also get So so that you also get So so that you also get So so that you also get So so that you also get that ground level sense ground level ground level sense. Then I'll ground level sense. Then I'll just just mention a just mention a few just mention a few things but I know time has gone in know time has gone in in 2 min know time has gone in in 2 min or so. Cha Charles, please Charles, please. Charles, please. Thank you. Thank you Thank you. Thank you Thank you. Thank you very much Thank you. Thank you very much. Thank you. Thank you very much. Tapiro. Distinguished Tapiro. Distinguished professionals present professionals present. Tell us to really Tell Tell us, Terry, Tell us, Terry, I'm Africa Tell us, Terry, I'm Africa Tell us, Terry, I'm Tell us, Terry, I'm Africa research and impact fellow research and impact research and impact fellow, and I've been I've been privileged to I've been privileged to I've been privileged to contribute a special other field other other field-based other other field based other field based research other field based research under the horizon under the horizon.
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Some of the key Some of the key findings Some of the key findings which Some of the key findings which I'm I'm trying to share. I'll I'll share I'll share is a I'll share is a representation I'll share is a representation of the knowledge and of the knowledge and of the knowledge and and of the knowledge and and experience, especially experience, especially around experience, especially around experience, especially around Africa, contributed Africa, contributed by Africa. research fellows fellows. Spread Spread across. 36. Spread Spread across 36 African Spread across 36 African Spread across 36 African Spread across 36 African countries and one of the key countries and one of the key findings is findings is findings is findings is that findings is that related to findings is that related to findings is that related to findings is that related to data, and one of the key data, and one of the key data, and one of the key challenge is especially which we which we found is the which we found is the data which we found is the data which we found is the data which we found is the data ecosystem.
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And And capture And capture those And capture those innovations And capture those innovations And capture those innovations and and technologies to and and technologies to really and and technologies to really build a comprehensive build a comprehensive walking build a comprehensive walking build a comprehensive walking. ICT information. ICT information. ICT information. ICT information. Bought ICT ICT, information bought and also technology, and technology, and also, lastly, technology, and also, lastly, technology, and also, lastly, is the policy is the policy is the policy relevance is the policy relevance is the policy relevance is the policy relevance evidence for policy review evidence for evidence for policy, review and formulation in formulation in Africa formulation in Africa formulation in Africa. And this is the And this is the 6 space And this is the 6 space where I would like to would like to acknowledge the government of Kenya. Wh Where they Where they granted us on Where they granted us Where they granted us an Where they granted us an opportunity opportunity under the national partner partners from Seattle partners from partners from Chat partners from partners from Cha. By the partners from Cha partners from Cha.
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Thank you, Charles. I just wanted to add 3 wanted to add 3 things on top of what you say. of what you say of what you say. Number one is the aspect Number one is the Number one is the aspect of Number one is the aspect of Number one is the aspect of balancing the research agenda , which I think is , which I think is , which I think is very , which I think is , which I think is really which I think is really critical I I think, moving I I think, moving I I think, moving forward I I think, moving forward with I I think, moving forward with the with this the with this initiative it the with this initiative it the with this initiative it would be really good would be really good to would be really good to strengthen the bottom up.
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Some Sometimes also, you Sometimes also, Sometimes also, you know, part Sometimes also, you know, part of capacity building, because it's very it's very rigorous, you know it's very rigorous, you know it's very rigorous, you know. You take You take really You take You take really months You take really months to be able to develop those able to develop those proposals , and , and the , and , and then , and , and the expectations are , and the expectations are really very, very high in terms really very, very high in terms of of quality, and also of of quality and also scientific of quality and also scientific of quality and also scientific of quality and also scientific of quality and also scientific radar radar.
So there's a lot of investments to be able to to be able to to be able to develop those to be able to develop those to be able to develop those to be able to develop those proposals at a stage where you're not sure whether you you're not sure whether you you're not sure whether you win or not or not. So that So that means So that means that I think So that means that I think for for us researchers for us for us researchers, and there for us researchers, and there will be need to really will be need to really support the the process of the process of developing some of these of these of these beams, so of these beams, so that researchers are able researchers are able to really really, you know really, you know.
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It becomes It becomes difficult It becomes It becomes difficult, and in such a case my such a case my such a case my thinking such a case my thinking is they , you could , you could organize things , you could organize things like like Pre like Pre call would be like Pre call would be nice like Pre call would be nice or trainings that can trainings that can trainings that can build the trainings that can build the trainings that can build the capacity of capacity of participants for that they are that they are able to that they are able to that they are able to develop the the proposal the proposal the proposal.
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This This ensure, This This ensure that This ensure that balance in This ensure that balance in terms of geographical terms of geographical spread in terms in terms of in terms of in terms of institutional in terms of institutional representation representation, and also in representation, and also in terms of patching our terms of patching terms of patching the terms of patching the roads terms of patching the roads. Bill Bill Bill is important, because Bill is important, because when you want to do a you want to do a you want to do a you want to do a field child in another another country, then you don't another country, then you don't have to have to statist have to statist establishing new platforms new platforms new platforms. Okay. I cut back Okay. I cut Okay. I cut back was really Okay. I cut back was really important important when forming the important when forming the consortium to look at consortium to look at that consortium to look at consortium to look at that spread in terms of spread in terms of spread in terms of expert in spread in terms of spread in terms of expat in spread in terms of spread in terms of expert in terms of institution terms of institution terms of terms of institutional tution representation, and also the geographical the geographical thread the geographical thread.
The other thing that you The other thing that The other thing that we The other thing that we noted. Cool. Cool. The consortium Cool. The consortium is that it Cool. The consortium is that it comes. The The expert of The expert The expert The expert from The expert from different The expert from different disciplines, and spoke what disciplines, and disciplines, and spoke, what this brings this brings in it this brings this brings it. It allows that this brings it this brings it. It allows that interdisciplinary It allows that interdisciplinary It allows that interdisciplinary and and multi-disciplinary and multi-disciplinary and multi-disciplinary working I'm not saying that I've noted I'm not saying that I've noted with the with the with the upscale is with the upscale is with the upscale is that it with the upscale is that it was built on built on built on existing built on existing built on existing built on existing partnership built on existing partnership. But then also there are But then also there are But then also there are a lot But then also there are a lot of initiatives, a lot initiatives, a lot of meetings initiatives, a lot of meetings that were aimed at that were aimed at bringing that were aimed at bringing that were aimed at bringing partners together partners together ethically partners together ethically partners together ethically.
New partners on board New partners on New partners on board, and New partners on board, and New partners on board, and these involved the these involved the these these involved, but not these involved, but not these involved, but not traveling to hosting in terms of in terms of that I to in terms of that I in terms of that I don't know know when we're building when you're building when we're building partnership There's need also to look at that eligibility because that that eligibility, because there that eligibility, because there is eligibility is eligibility for funding is eligibility for funding is eligibility for funding eligibility for eligibility for eligibility eligibility, for participation eligibility, for eligibility, for participation, and therefore and therefore it could and therefore it could be possible that we possible that we can bring in partner partner That may not be That may not be eligible, and and this also goes and this also goes and this also goes back and this also goes back to and this also goes back to looking into the the o the requirements.
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One will be One will be actively reach out One will be actively reach out to partners with to partners with ideas before ore these calls, these calls, because when you when you have an when you have an idea in idea and another person has an idea and another person has an idea and another person has an idea, there is idea, there is always need idea, there is always need to bring these bring these and refine them bring these and refine bring these and refine them, and see whether you can form and see whether you can form a consortia and make consortia and make consortia and make the consortia and make the consortia and make the application, but then when application, but then when the patentership, patentership, when the patentership, when patentership, when the Proposal has been Proposal has been developed Proposal has been Proposal has been developed, and Proposal has been developed, and Proposal has been developed, and you've allowed the concept has been been allowed one of been allowed one of the knowledge that we knowledge that we learned is knowledge that we learned is that it's good to that it's good to involve that it's good to involve relevant departments within relevant departments within your institution your institution.
Because, for example Because, for Because, for example, the Because, for example, the Because, for example, the Grants he Grams Agreement is a he Grams Agreement is a huge he Grams Agreement is a huge he Grams Agreement is a huge document around 300 document around 300 pages document around 300 pages. If you don't If you don't start, If you don't If you don't start Ali, the If you don't start Ali, the process, then it becomes difficult for you to difficult for you to difficult for you to meet the difficult for you to meet the difficult for you to meet the deadline deadline.
So, deadline deadline. So my experience So my experience is starting start engaging, relevant e is such engaging, relevant e is such engaging, e is such engaging, relevant departments departments in my departments in my institution departments in my institution earlier earlier. And then the other thing that I And then the other thing that I noted is important is also noted is important is also noted is important is also familiarize with the the familiarize with the the EU familiarize with the the EU familiarize with the the EU familiarize with the the EU familiarize with the the EU documents within the documents within the institution institution.
Also familiarize yourself with familiarize yourself with the he the he the signature is he the signature is because this he the signature is because this he the signature is because this can also can also hinder can also hinder and delay delay the delay the process delay the process of delay the process of signing. So those are some of the So those are some of the thoughts that I'll share thoughts that I'll share with that I share with that I share that I share that I share regarding that I share regarding. Oh, Oh, participation Oh, participation in Oh, participation in upscale . Oh, okay pscale! Oh pscale pscale our partners are 18 pscale our partners are pscale our partners are 18, and and I represent them there.
And I represent them there. I represent them there. Thank you. you. Many Many, many, many Many, many, many. Many many many thanks Many many many Many many many thanks at Shimmer Many many many thanks at Shimmer Many many many thanks at Many many many thanks at Shama at Shima for your your at Shima for your your at Shima for your your at Shima for your your at Shima for your your presentation presentation. You touch You touch points that You touch points that are You touch points that are already that are already that are recurrent also in the questions in the questions in the questions about in the questions about multi multi-disciplinarity. multi-disciplinarity multi-disciplinarity. For For example, and the For example, and the For example, and the time that For example, and the time that For example, and the time that is needed to prepare is needed to prepare a is needed to prepare a proposal is needed to prepare a proposal.
I I, now I pass I, now I pass it to the I, now I pass it to the next I, now I pass it to the next I, now I pass it to the next speaker speaker. That is Professor J speaker. That is Professor speaker. That is Professor George George Jamble, senior lecturer, School e Jambo, senior lecturer, School of Agriculture, of Agriculture, Masseno University University. That is also involved in the That is also involved in the That is also involved in the project upscale. Yeah project project project upscale project project upscale, and project project upscale project upscale for for the sustainable for the sustainable agree culture culture, culture, interfaceification in culture, interfaceification in culture, interfaceification in East Africa East Africa. Professor Professor Professor George Professor George. George, you have George, you have the you have the floor floor Oh, thank you very much.
Oh, thank you very much. sorry. I hope you can hear me Hello! Yeah, okay. I'm sorry Yeah, okay. I'm Yeah, okay. I'm sorry that Yeah, okay. I'm sorry that that Yeah, okay. I'm sorry that . Hi, y that I mean the y that I y that I am in the that I am in the same great ame grant ame grant with the doctor. Sam ame grant with the doctor. ame grant with the doctor. Shame Sam Kuya. Sam Kuya. So it is Sam Kuya. So it is Sam Kuya. So it is the same Sam Kuya.
So it is the Sam Kuya. So it is the same, finding the same proposal finding the same finding the same proposal, finding the same proposal, upscaling the benefits of upscaling the benefits of upscaling the benefits of Push ts of push pool for ts of push pool for sustainable intensi intensification intensification intensification. So I So I think I I won't I won't offer much I won't offer much extra insight insight insight. I think maybe I I think maybe I can only I think maybe I can only mention I think maybe I can only mention 2 things, and I think it was 2 things, and I think it was 2 things, and I think it was 2 things, and I think it was only only all to mention in the chat only to mention in the chat and question and answer about about about the inclusion of about the inclusion of about the inclusion of a local about the inclusion of a local pi.
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The other thing. I wanted The other thing. I wanted to say is that in is that in terms is that in terms of is that in terms of proposal development development we did not development we did not have at a quick time, have adequate time, so I would have adequate time, so I would have adequate time, so I would be proving that if they be proving that if they be proving that if they some be proving that if they some funding once funding once a proposal funding once a proposal has been approved, and been approved, and then been approved, and then maybe e the partners can e the partners can come together e the partners can come e the partners can come together gether for that detail to gether gether, for a detailed, for a detailed, discussion phase tailed discussion face to tailed discussion face to face tailed discussion face to face discussion face to face in Some project Some Some projects you Some projects you can get some Some projects you can get some Some projects you can get some Some projects you can get some funding so that you come funding so that you come together together and you together and you together and you put pieces together and you put pieces together together, so that together together so that the together so that the quality of t the the quality of t the the quality of t the the quality of reset, the efficiency can be can be enhanced can be can be enhanced, because in can be enhanced, because in most cases most of these are most cases most of these are most cases most of these are just through just through emails just through emails just through emails back and just through emails back and just through emails back and forth.
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Usually the You're right. Usually the coordinators are from coordinators are from Europe coordinators are from Europe. Techni Technically Technically Technically Technically and well Technically and well. The Technically and well. The Technically and well. The coordinators can also be coordinators can also be from a from counters out of from counters out of from counters out of Europe from counters out of from counters out of Europe, from counters out of Europe from counters out of Europe. But it's true But it's true that there But it's true that there are But it's true that there are difficulties difficulties. Why? difficulties. Why? Because a difficulties. Why? Because a European coordinator European coordinator European European coordinator, usually European coordinator, European coordinator, usually, European coordinator, usually, as the idea the pools of as the idea the pools of what is happening in is happening in Europe is happening in Europe.
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Meeting in different meeting in different countries meeting in different countries every 5 or 6 every 5 or 6 months every 5 or 6 months to to share every 5 or 6 months to to share their view their view. Their results. I Their Their results, I hope. Are Their results, I hope. Are Their results, I Their results, I hope I hope Their results, I hope I hope Their results, I hope I hope this will will go back also this will will go back this will will go back also for the future the future. That That That That, said I, give the That, said That, said I. Give the floor to That, said I. Give the floor to the last speaker, that the last speaker the last speaker. That That is Professor That is Professor John Moore bit That is Professor John That is Professor John Moobe, John Mgu bit that is working at the department t the Department of Communication Communication media Communication Communication.
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You have to You have to think You have to think strategically You have to think strategically and consider and consider where you and consider where you and consider where you can and consider where you can introduce your introduce your your your introduce your your, your topic introduce your your, your topic. Well Well, I Well, I think for the Well, I think for the moment oment it's all from my side oment oment they sold from my oment they sold from my side. I give the floor give the floor to Antonio, and give the floor to Antonio, and give the floor to Antonio, and also to the the also to the the also to the the other speaker also to the the other speaker. I see John I see I see John join us I see John join I see John join us. Our I see John join I see John join us, I see John join I see John join us our with the I see John join us our with the video on. If you want to video on. If you want to video on. If you want to video on. If you want to intervene.
You're very welcome You're very welcome. elcome, You're very welcome, Antonio You're very welcome, Antonio Yes, Yes, so I'm really just especially the one on gender especially the one on gender especially the one on gender balance. I think that was I think that was really I think that was really calling my attention. I wanted to my attention. I wanted to say that, in that, in fact, as that, in fact, as that, in fact, as you saw our that, in fact, as you saw our that, in fact, as you saw our that, in fact, as you saw our 3 political masters political masters were actually political masters were actually political masters were actually political masters were actually ladies, so we were really very ladies, so we were really very good on that good on that. On On that respect On that On that respect, both from On that respect, both from the On that respect, both from the Kenny Kenny and the EU Kenny and the EU side. Kenny and the EU side.
So, but indeed we So, but indeed we we we do not So, but indeed we we we do So, but indeed we we we do not. We were not maybe as good We were not maybe as good We were not maybe as good in terms of also representing , you know, , you know, , you know, presenting , you know, presenting the , you know, presenting the , you know, presenting the experiences of experiences of horizon. experiences of experiences of horizon Europe, and also and also ourselves and also ourselves. So So to ensure So to ensure some So to ensure some more gender balance. So we really have balance. So we really have to maybe to think about that maybe to think about that. Next time, so I think it's Next time, so I think it's also important to have important to have important to have to have this, this.
And And then, then, as you said And then, then, as you said And then, then, as you And then, then, as you said, indeed for the for indeed for the for for the projects projects I mean, you already projects I mean, you already know, indicated that it is is. It is already forced It is already It is already forcing as an It is already forcing as an element important element in element important element in element important element in element important element in in in in in application, in in in application in in application.
So I So I I don't So I I don't really see So I I don't really see So I I don't really see anything that that has been that has been referred that that has been referred that I you have not you have not mentioned you have not mentioned. I mean, I mean, we already said in I mean, we already I mean, we already said. Indeed, y said, indeed, most of the information. information information it's already information it's already available in the links that available in the links that will be made will be made. Th That you can access That you can access That you can access through the presentation. So just to to presentation. So just to to presentation. So just to to and to to to be clear, to to to to and to to be clear. So to to and to to be clear to and to to be clear. So once you, you get So once you, you get access to So once you, you get access to the presentation, the the presentation, the presentation has a lot of presentation has a lot of links that you don't need to like that you don't need to like.
Look later. Look Look later, you can just directly directly, and this will directly, and this will lead directly, and this will lead you to to the different, to you to to the different, to the different different different important different important information in in particular or tender, in in particular, or tender and in particular, or tender and funding portal that funding funding portal. That's where That's where you will find That's where you will find information about about the calls that calls that are open. calls that are open calls that are open. Some people were asking which Some people were asking which Some people were asking which calls are open, and which calls are open, and which which ones are not. So. As I ones are not.
So ones are not. So. As I mentioned, some of them are As I mentioned, some of them are As I mentioned, some of them are As I mentioned, some of them are open for open for now for 2 open for now for 2,023 open for now for 2,023 open for now for 2,023. Indeed, Indeed, they're open Indeed, they're open Indeed, they're open Indeed, they're open until maybe Indeed, they're open until maybe March or April March or April. If I'm not mistaken If I'm not mistaken. If I'm not mistaken. So so if if you're really interested in if you're really interested in if you're really interested in those ones, you really have to to go and to go and check to go and check first to go and check to go and check to go and check to go and check fast. And and check and then, on the other fast. And and then, on the other hand, some are more for 2 some are more for 2,024.
So this will give you more time to prepare, prepare, and also prepare, and prepare, and also, Pierre, said prepare, and also, prepare, and also, Pierre said e said, to go through your e said, to go through your network network. If you're saying like this, I g like, yes, I would like to to g g like this, I would like to to work on this field at work on this work on this field, and I work on this field, and I have work on this field, and I have. I have I have already I have already contact in Europe I have already contact in I have already contact in Europe Europe, from universities, Europe, from universities, in Europe.
So let's see if they Europe. So let's see if they are planning to to work are planning to to work in this area. And I can offer my And I can offer my university, And I can offer my university, my research center, to be my research center, to be part of this project. So I of this project of this project. So I think I would want So I think I So I think I would.
I would So I think I would. I would really encourage you to check really encourage you to check in immediately that, so that in immediately that, so that o that's that's, I think, the most important most important one on most important one on most important one on also on a most important one on also most important one on also on, most important one on also on, because there were some comments also on on comments also on on individuals interest interested also interested also on interested also on on mobility.
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But But these are also important. But these are also But these are also important But these are also important But these are also important avenues, avenues, and, as Peter said in avenues, and, as Peter avenues, and, as Peter said, indeed, once you enter into indeed, once you enter into indeed, once you enter into indeed, once you enter into this, this will also, of course this, this will also, of this, this will also, of course this, this will also, of course this, this will also, of course , help you out to. If you , help you out to help you out to. If you want to continue your career in career in more into the career in more into the research part research part. So these are So these are 2, 2, important, 3 So these are So these are 2 2 important So these are 2 2 important reference reference that you have reference that you have to to reference that you have to to reference that you have to to check.
So I would So I would just t stop here. Yeah, t stop t stop here if I think of t stop here if I think of stop here if I think of something else else before the else before the end, I will go else before the end, I will go else before the end, I will go back Thanks. Yeah Yeah, I will check Yeah, I will check again all the questions. Maybe I Maybe I met I met Choose Choose 2 speakers. I can add Choose 2 speakers. I can add d that that, but they have to o rise their o rise their o rise their hand, because, yeah rise their hand, because, yeah. Okay. Okay. Okay. Okay. Thank you Okay. Thank you. Okay, thank you. Just to Okay Okay. Thank you Okay. Thank you. Just to add, try to Just to add, try to to to Just to add, try to to to Just to add, try to to to connect to to, to connect to to to, to to to, to connect, to to your to to, to connect, to to to, to connect, to your access.
Africa website access. Africa website access. Africa website. Tried to be in Tried to be in the Mailing Tried to be in the mailing list. Tried to be in the mailing list. list. You will list. You will receive list. You will receive all information about information about opportunities es you'll es you'll receive es you'll receive also es you'll receive also es you'll receive also information about information about online information about online events and physical events and physical and physical events, and we and physical events, and we will try to will try to organize practical will try to organize practical workshops workshops online workshops online to how workshops online to how workshops online to how to use funding contenders funding contenders funding contenders funding funding contenders, opportunities and how opportunities and how to try opportunities and how to try to opportunities and how to try to to to search h back in h back In In, in order to In In in order to In in order to to be In in order to to be partner in e part of the project, horizon roject horizon.
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Horizon. Europe today. It has horizon. horizon. In Europe today. It izon. Europe today. It has been so informative, and I so informative, and I look so informative, and I look forward to interacting with you forward to interacting with you forward to interacting with you more I would like to I would like to mention that I would like to mention I would like to mention that that this is the first that this is the first event we that this is the first event we that this is the first event we plan plan in plan in Africa, but we plan in Africa, but plan in Africa, but that we have other have other more so if have other more have other more. So if you want to follow more in detail. detail detail presentations, detail presentations, we have detail presentations, we have detail presentations, we have the first of the first of February , and ry, an event ry, an event ry, an event focus on ry, an event focus on ry, an event ry, an event focused on ry, an event focused on Anglophone countries more Anglophone countries more Anglophone countries more Anglophone countries more general, then that general, then that well t well, colleagues help me t well, colleagues help me if I'm wrong, I'm wrong, but then we plan at the the the ninth the ninth of the ninth of of the ninth of of February an the ninth of of February an the ninth of of February an event event for Ethiopia, Ethiopia, but Ethiopia, but nevertheless, with Ethiopia, but nevertheless, Ethiopia, but nevertheless, what you you can can easily you can you can kind of easily connect.
U can can easily connect. You'll You'll find all the information You'll find all the information on on on on on on them on ever on on them on on on them on the ever access. on on them on the on on them on the other axis. on on them on the other axis on them on the other axis. Then the seventh Then the seventh of February Then the seventh of February. We Then the seventh of February. We have an event have an event focus on have an event focus on have an event focus on have an event focus on have an event focus on energy have an event focus on energy have an event focus on energy calls calls so specifically calls so specifically for calls so specifically for energy, and then then we have then we have then we have then we have the is then we have the is then we have the is then we have the is the an then we have the is the an event event for event for Nigeria, the event for Nigeria, the 15, an event event that for event for South event for South event event that for South event that for South Africa event that for South Africa event that for South Africa.
And well, And well, And well, these are the ones And well, these are the ones And well, these are the ones I remind remind can be also remind remind it can be also useful remind it can be also useful remind it can be also useful opportunity, you know, to get in touch with in touch with in touch with a scientist in touch with a scientist in touch with a scientist from from different countries that from different countries that are working on your Simpson your same subject your same subject.
I your same subject your same subject. I see there are I see there are I see there are 3 I see there are 3 I see there are 3 colleagues I see there are 3 colleagues I see there are 3 I see there are 3 colleagues. I I see there are 3 colleagues. I give the floor to . I start to. I start with char. I start with char. So then, I start with I start with Char. So then, I start with Char. So then, Walter, then Walter, Walter, then, Jonas, Walter, then, Jonas, 1 min Walter, then, Jonas, 1 min. It's fine a It's fine a lot, It's fine a lot, It's fine a lot, Charles, please fine a lot, Charles, please. Thank you. Yes Thank you. Thank you. Yes, thank you Thank you. Yes, thank you. Your you.
Appearance, thanks you. you. Appearance thanks. The you. Appearance thanks. The delegates for listening to delegates for listening to us delegates for listening to us. What I would like What I would like to really What I would like to really What I would like to really What I would like to really emphasize, especially going forward, which I've seen with forward, which I've seen with forward, which I've seen with forward, which I've seen with them. EU, or rice on fire EU, or rice on fire. n fire is the n fire is the flexibility, n fire is the n fire is the flexibility especially breaking together especially breaking together The EU researchers, and also of also Africa researchers, to also Africa also Africa researchers to facilitate facilitate facilitate co-production over facilitate co-production over facilitate co-production over relevant relevant evidence and relevant evidence and knowledge , to inform , to inform wledge to inform wledge to inform policy wledge to inform policy wledge to inform policy and and wledge to inform policy and and and and legislative and legislative implementation in Africa in Africa.
And I think the lessons And I think the lessons that we are going to are going to are going to really also are going to really also build are going to really also build on from the on from the reality is on from the reality is on from the reality is another on from the reality is another related projects, is related projects, is that that related projects related projects. Is that the request to really that the request to really advance , , especially looking at , especially looking at the devolved system for devolved system for governance in Kenya, where the in Kenya, where the community mmunities, the Constitution mmunities mmunities the Constitution really acknowledges the role really acknowledges the role of f the farmers, f the farmers, f the farmers, small food f the farmers the farmers. Small food businesses, the small innovat innovators, you know innovators, you know. u know, and and and u know, and and and u know, and and and really u know, and and and u know, and and and and really d and really those shapeers of shapes of opinion shape shape paths of of opinion and decisions and policies are the local level local level.
So I think So I think you write So I think you So I think you rise on So I think you So I think you right on supporting supporting really supporting supporting supporting really quite supporting really quite supporting really quite innovative. And it's And it's good that you And it's good that And it's good that you're really creating space creating space for us creating space for us creating space for us.
Of course there is a Of course there Of course there research there is a challenge, especially for us for us as stakeholders for us as stakeholders in the country country, especially the country country special. The Academia, untry especially the academia. We just caught up. They are a re a whiter based on a strong re a re a wider based on a strong re a whiter based on a strong base in terms of producing base in terms of producing base in terms of producing scientists, especially the scientists, especially the scientists, especially the Pds. students The master students to shape The master students to shape The master students to shape the methodology methodology methodology, but also methodology, but also reach the methodology, but also reach the wider a wider a wider communities wider communities.
And And And I, and my request is And I, and my request is really to advance that charge that that that that that a collaborative, that collaborative, integrated proportion, Africa proportion, Africa proportion, Africa proportion, Africa research, research and impact really really really really really really consolidating research really consolidating research and also but ringing with and also but ringing with and also but ringing with a and also but ringing with a with a policy so with a policy so with a policy so advancing, especially especially especially targeted especially targeted especially targeted research especially targeted research funding through different funding through different projects to projects to facilitate projects to facilitate projects to facilitate projects to facilitate co-production co-production and especially capturing especially capturing the aspirations and the aspirations and the knowledge, and and the intention and the intention and the intention of and the intention of and the and the intention, or and the intention, or the another another, innovation and another, innovation and another, innovation and technologies which have been een shaped by communities of een shaped by communities een shaped by communities over years across Africa is years across Africa is is very important.
Important. Thank you. Yes. Yes, sir Yes, Yes, Yes, sir, thank you Yes, sir, thank Yes, sir, thank you very much. Yes, sir, thank you very much. Antonio and Antonio and Piero. Mine is Antonio and Piero Antonio and Piero. Mine is just to thank the You Mine is just to thank the You team for a very, very team for a very, very team for a very, very informative session for informative session for the r the current participants. Just r the r the Kellyan participants. Just r the Canadian participants. Just also to inform you that the Just also to inform you that the the Carbonate Secretary, the Covenant Secretary, the Cabinet Secretary, y, Ministers, education, and our Ministers, education, and our Ministers, education, and our Was here. Dr. Beatrice, a very Was here. Dr. Was here. Dr. Baker's are very Dr. Bris are very keen on this Dr. Battles are very keen on Dr. Bris are very keen on this Dr. Baker's are very keen on this project are very keen on enhancing the chances of canon teams to be successful , and , and for that reason, , and for that reason, as we say , and for that reason, as we say , they have established a , they have established a committee to engage directly committee to engage directly committee to engage directly with the EU to app with the EU to app advice and so and so forth the national and so and so forth the national contact point with contact point with the Jacob Jacob in Jagi, who is also here Jacob Jacob Jagie, who is also here, b Jagi, who is also here, is part of that team.
So let's team. So let's take advantage to get as much information to have the best teams, so that we best teams, so that we best teams, so that we best teams, so that we forecast best teams, so that we forecast best teams, so that we forecast thematic areas of thematic areas of EU, but also thematic areas of EU, but also thematic areas of EU, but also also the tech, not of also the tech, not of national priorities priorities, which are priorities, which are priorities, which are important as I as I said, there's a lot as I said, there's a lot of concurrenc concurrence a concurrence a lot of concurrence a lot of similarities between similarities between their en the national priorities and en the national priorities and the national priorities and the EU priorities, and I EU priorities, and I think we confirmed confirmed with confirmed confirmed great teams confirmed great teams which confirmed great teams which confirmed great teams which impact.
So we would want to mostly mostly to get mostly to get mostly to get research, which is able to go to the is able to go to the tail. And is able to go to the is able to go to the tail, and , and there's a product, you , and where there's a product innovative innovative products or innovative service. innovative service. innovative service. Otherwise. Thank you. Thank Thank you very much Thank you very much. You Thank you very much. Thank you very much. Youuting h. You team under You team under participants . Thank you Thank you. We have. Yeah. Yeah. Thanks . Yeah, thank you. I was . Yeah, thank you. I was just going to going to add into going to add into it going to add into going to add into what my colleague colleague was mentioned. colleague was mentioned colleague was mentioned.
But I think we But I think we need to continue But I think we need to continue But I think we need to continue But I think we need to continue with this conversation is is very important. very important. very very important, so very important, so that we're able we're able to, you know, we're able to, you know, we're able to, you know, we're able to, you know, sustainably sustainably land through and sustainably land through sustainably land through an underlying underlying priorities underlying priorities. Number 2 is Number 2 is that you know it would be good to start would be good to start thinking would be good to start thinking about how to really about how to really engage the about how to really engage the policy policymakers and policy policy meters and government much more more. You know You know You know, You know, You know, explicitly, we You know, You know, explicitly within You know, explicitly within the You know, explicitly within the You know, explicitly within the era horizon era horizon calls era horizon calls era horizon calls because a number of times number of times I know it is number of times I know it is a research research research researchers relate this particular problems, but I particular problems, but particular problems, but at the end of the day we expect that that this research that this research is able to that this research is able to produce some impact produce some impact and you know, it's know, it's now going beyond know, it's now going beyond the traditional kind traditional kind.
Of policy, dialogue Of policy, Of policy, dialogue, Of policy, dialogue, where you know, know, research will do know, know, is such a do reside, then , you know, , you know, , you know, assemble a number , you know, assemble a number of polic policymakers polic policemen, makers, and present polic policing makers, and present with a technical findings with a technical findings which with a technical findings which sometimes don't get sometimes don't get any where in where in where in terms of where in terms of impact.
So it So it would be good to see the it would be good to see the posting . So really . So really bringing some of . So really bringing some of this policy, this policy, Mecca, so are really very good with the really very good with the really very good with the technical thinking to be part of the research teams and of the research teams and of the research teams and and to support that to support to support the direct link in to support the direct to support the direct linkage in terms of the in terms of the in terms of the impact of the in terms of the impact of the work that the work that the EU horizon work that the EU horizon is is work that the EU horizon is is is supporting is is supporting supporting otherwise, let me also add that also add that to we are even that we are even grateful as researchers for the researchers for the support that the that the EU that the EU that the EU horizont continue that the EU horizont continue to give to give us, and we to give us, and we look forward to give us, and we look forward to to continued and get to continued and get me to continued and get me.
Thanks is that Thanks for that. So that's a time to to So that's a time to to finalize So that's a time to to finalize our meeting our meeting. I would like to I would like to first of all to I would like to first of all to I would like to first of all to I would like to first of all to I would like to first of all to thank thank my thank my colleagues thank my colleagues of thank my colleagues of e You delegation to e You delegation to e You delegation to e You delegation to Kenya for e You delegation to Kenya for their availability, their availability, their their availability their availability. They're They're strong, strong work They're strong, strong They're strong, strong work, a g work. So, thanks to Kz g work. So, thanks to g work. So, thanks to Kuzito, g work. So, thanks to g work. So, thanks to g work. So, thanks to Kisito, g work.
So, thanks to Kisito, Robert Robert Robert and Robert and the Beatrice leaded Robert and the Robert and the Beatrice, leaded obviously by our our our ambassador our our our our ambassador our our our our ambassador, read our our ambassador, our our ambassador, Riot Geiger our our ambassador, Riot our our ambassador, Riot Geiger our our ambassador, Riot Geiger our our ambassador, Riot Geiger , and I would like to thank , and I would like to thank , and I would like to thank all , and I would like to thank all of you for this of you for this participation of you for this of you for this participation, we were really we were really we're not we were really we were really no, we're not expecting so many people expecting so many people expecting so many people. We We were also close We were also close to We were also close to 800 people We were also close to 800 people people. In certain moments people. In certain people. In certain moment of the moments of the moment moment of the event, so moment of the event of the event. So this show So this show the interest So this show the interest of So this show the interest of the Kenyan a Kenyan.
A scientific Kenyan. A scientific community toward our toward our program, toward our program, and well toward our program toward our program. And well, many of you. Okay And well, many of you. And well, many of you. We have this, as we this, as we as seen already this, as we as this, as we as seen, already deeply involved, deeply involved deeply involved deeply involved. But we want to But we want to have But we want to have more other But we want to have more other people. We want to strong participa participation participation participation participation. Younger scientists Young Young scientists Young Younger scientists look Young Young scientists, ladies Young Younger scientists. Ladies. Young Young scientists. Ladies. Please Ladies, please get involved. Ladies, please get involved. Ladies, please get involved. Make a try, and what I Make a try, and what I want to Make a try, and what I want to say. If If the first time If the first time If the first If the first time you don't If the first time you don't If the first time you don't succeed, don't give up succeed, don't give up because succeed, don't give up because you learn you learn to you learn to draft you learn to draft proposals.
You learn to draft proposals. you learn to draft proposals you learn to draft proposals. You You go, you learn to go You go, you learn to go ahead go, you learn to go ahead and ahead. And ahead ahead and finally ahead and ahead and finally, I'm sure you will be successful will be successful will be successful. Okay. So I Okay. So I Okay. So I wish you Okay. So I wish you all the Okay. So I wish you all the best to all of you to all of you.
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