African Academy of Sciences (AAS)
Académie africaine des sciences
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Contact Details
URL: http://www.aasciences.africa/
LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/company/african-academy-of-sciences
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aasciences/
Founded
1985-12-10 Trieste Italy
History
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Promote and foster the growth of scientific community in Africa, and stimulate and nurture the spirit of scientific discovery and technological innovation so as to serve socio-economic development and regional integration and global peace and security; stimulate, design and coordinate regional interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary scientific research, development and demonstration projects or activities of major regional interest or concern; plan, convene and coordinate science education programmes; help in developing and nurturing high-level scientific and technological manpower by identifying young talented scientists and technologists, recognizing their merit and promoting growth of their creativity; facilitate, coordinate and undertake publication of scientific progress; foster dissemination of scientific knowledge throughout the continent; facilitate contacts between scientists in Africa.
Events
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Links with: F-XF0018 - African Development Bank (ADB); E-XE4174 - United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA); F-XF2488 - United Nations University (UNU).
Relations with Non-Governmental Organizations
Links with:
- G-XG4214 - Africa-America Institute (AAI);
- D-XD1445 - African Association of Insect Scientists (AAIS);
- J-XD0005 - African Association of Political Science (AAPS);
- D-XD8478 - African Mathematical Union (AMU);
- U-XF4504 - African Network for Agriculture, Agroforestry and Natural Resources Education (ANAFE);
- D-XD1020 - African Physical Society (AfPS);
- G-XG2302 - American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS);
- F-XE1750 - Association for the Development of Education in Africa (ADEA);
- D-XD0006 - Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa (CODESRIA);
- F-XF2578 - Forum for African Women Educationalists (FAWE);
- G-XN3635 - Institut français de recherche en Afrique (IFRA);
- J-XD7947 - International Council of Human Duties (ICHD);
- C-XC0076 - Organization for Women in Science for the Developing World (OWSD);
- D-XD2067 - Society of Neuroscientists of Africa (SONA);
- D-XD1511 - Soil Science Society of East Africa (SSSEA);
- E-XE3018 - Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI).
Links indicated by: F-XJ4810 - African Research and Resource Forum (ARRF); C-XD5099 - International Organization for Chemical Sciences in Development (IOCD).
- Member of: Global Research Collaboration for Infectious Disease Preparedness (GLOPID-R)
- Member of: ICSC - World Laboratory
- Member of: InterAcademy Partnership (IAP)
- Member of: International Foundation for Science (IFS)
- Member of: International Science Council (ISC)
- Member of: Next Einstein Forum (NEF)
- Member of: ORCID
- Cooperates with: African Technology Policy Studies Network (ATPS)
- Instrumental in setting up: Forestry Research Network for Sub-Saharan Africa (FORNESSA)
- Instrumental in setting up: Network of African Science Academies (NASAC)
- Instrumental in setting up: Research and Development Forum for Science-Led Development in Africa (RANDFORUM)
Publications
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UN Sustainable Development Goals **
UIA Org ID
XF2052
** UN SDGs are linked to the subject classification.
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