| dc.description | Fifth Joint Meeting AU Conference of Ministers of Economy and Finance and ECA Conference of African Ministers of Finance, Planning and Economic Development - Addis Ababa March 22 to March 27, 2012. Ministers in the areas of Economy, Planning, and Finance are meeting in the African Union (AU) headquarters within the framework of the 5th Joint AU Conference of Ministers of Economy and Finance (CAMEF) and African Ministers of Finance, Planning and Economic Development (CAMFED) that kicked off today, Monday, 26 March 2012, in the New African Union Conference Center (AUCC), Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Holding under the theme “Unleashing Africa’s Potential as a Pole of Global Growth” The Conference is jointly organized by the African Union Commission (AUC) and the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA). The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa and the Africa Innovation Foundation hosted an awards ceremony to celebrate African ingenuity. The awards were co-organized by the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and the African Innovation Foundation (AIF) in recognition of initiatives aimed at promoting the pursuit of science, technology, and engineering careers among young African men and women and especially at developing innovative solutions with a great potential for commercialization. The ceremony took place on the sidelines of the ongoing Conference of Ministers of Finance and Planning, deliberating the actions needed to turn Africa into a New Growth Pole for the global economy. Ms. Aida Opoku Mensah, Director of the ICT, Science and Technology Division opening statement about the three thematic areas that bring to technology health, food security, and ICT. Also, the video contains a short documentary about the contest of this year's Innovation Prize for Africa. | en |
| dc.title | Ms. Aida Opoku Mensah, Director of the ICT, Science and Technology Division Opening Statement at Innovation Prize for Africa 2012 - Part Three | en |
| ags.publisherPlace | Addis Ababa | en |
| ags.publisherName | UN. ECA | en |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2023-09-25T09:28:29Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2023-09-25T09:28:29Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2012-03-26 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10855.1/4081 | |
| uneca.workflow.processed | true | |
| uneca.language.supported | en | |
| dc.relation.isPartOf | Innovation Prize for Africa 2012 | |
| dc.contributor.other | African Union Commission | |
| dc.contributor.other | African Innovation Foundation (AIF) | |
| dc.coverage.spatial | AFRICA | |
| dc.format.extent | 14:51 | |
| dc.format.medium | MP4 | |
| dc.language | en_US | |
| dc.type | Video | |
| dcterms.accessRights | UNECA | |
| ags.creatorCorporate | United Nations. Economic Commission for Africa | |
| ags.creatorConference | UN.ECA Joint Annual Meeting of the African Union (AU) Conference of Ministers of Economy and Finance, and the UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) Conference of African Ministers of Finance, Planning and Economic Development (5th: 2012, MAR. 22-27 : Addis Ababa, Ethiopia ) | |
| ags.subjectThesaurus | INNOVATIONS | |
| ags.subjectThesaurus | TECHNOLOGY | |
| ags.subjectThesaurus | SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY | |
| ags.subjectThesaurus | ENTREPRENEURSHIP | |
| ags.subjectThesaurus | FOOD SECURITY | |
| ags.subjectThesaurus | HEALTH | |
| ags.subjectThesaurus | INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY | |
| ags.subjectClassification | 05.00.00 INDUSTRIAL SECTOR | |
| ags.subjectClassification | 16.01.00 DEVELOPMENT AND TRANSFER OF TECHNOLOGY AND PROMOTION OF SCIENCE | |
| ags.descriptionNotes | Conference | |
| ags.rights.TermsOfUse | Public | |
| ags.availabilityLocation | ECA-HQ | |
| ags.creatorConferenceCategory | Conferences of African Ministers | |
