{"id":57582,"date":"2023-01-17T13:57:16","date_gmt":"2023-01-17T13:57:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/council.science\/?page_id=57582"},"modified":"2025-03-25T16:07:42","modified_gmt":"2025-03-25T16:07:42","slug":"africa","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/council.science\/about-us\/our-regions\/africa\/","title":{"rendered":"ISC Regional Presence in Africa"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The ISC\u2019s future regional presence will work with African scientists to strengthen the influence of African science at the global level.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Recognizing that African scientists must shape the value system for science and scientific practice in Africa, the ISC and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.futureafrica.science\/index.php\/about-us\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Future Africa<\/a>, a pan-African collaborative research platform, formed a partnership in December 2022 to establish a vision for the ISC\u2019s regional presence, building on the scientific expertise and networks of both organizations.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Overview<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>December 2022: <\/strong>A <a href=\"https:\/\/council.science\/current\/blog\/collaboration-african-science-global-context\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">high-level workshop<\/a> on the margins of the Science Forum South Africa brought together nearly 100 delegates including ISC Members and National Academies to discuss collaboration to advance African science in a global context.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>January 2023: <\/strong>Establishment of an ISC-supported joint ISC-Future Africa team, which is now engaged in preliminary research and consultations to map out the fundamentals of the ISC\u2019s future presence in Africa.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>May-November 2024: <\/strong>Ongoing survey of ISC Members.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>January 2025: <\/strong>At the Third ISC General Assembly, a report and proposal to the ISC Governing Board made recommendations on the ISC\u2019s future presence in Africa, and for collaborative avenues to accelerate the development of African science and enhance its global voice, visibility and influence.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Contact<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>For inquiries, email Dr. Farai Kapfudzaruwa <a href=\"mailto:farai.kapfudzaruwa@up.ac.za\">farai.kapfudzaruwa@up.ac.za<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"section section--latest\">\n\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t<div class=\"col-xs-12\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"section__title\">\n\t\t\t\t<span>Related updates<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/current\/?region=roa\"\n\t\t\t\t\ttarget=\"_blank\"\n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"link link--arrow\">View\n\t\t\t\t\tall<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"col-xs-12 col-sm-6 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