Science and Diplomacy in Burkina Faso: “Science provides the framework, diplomacy provides the methods,” says Dr. Lassina Zerbo
The National Organizing Committee of the International Conference on Science and Diplomacy organized a meeting with the press on Tuesday, October 12, 2021 at the Presidential Palace in Qassam. The aim is to perfume the population with the scent of this important event that will be placed under the theme “The Relationship between Science and Diplomacy: Accelerating Africa’s Transformation through Technological Innovation”.
“Science provides the framework and diplomacy provides the methods,” said Lasina Zerbo, Executive Secretary of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization (CTBTO) and co-chair of the National Organizing Committee for the International Conference on Science and Diplomacy. Scheduled to take place from November 29 to December 1, 2021 in Ouagadougou.
The African continent faces many challenges that prevent its development. Undoubtedly, one of the brakes on the economic growth of the continent is the weak development of science. As for diplomacy, based on science, it makes it possible to anticipate the challenges of a particular region. “It hurts when I go out, to California for example, to see young students using public satellite data to predict crises like the Arab Spring.
To see that we ourselves cannot train young people locally and in Africa to do this work while this data is public… This is an example I give”, explained Dr. Lassina Zerbo. This first edition will be titled “The Relationship Between Science and Diplomacy: Accelerating Africa’s Transformation from through technological innovation.
According to the organizing committee, the goal is to make Burkina Faso a meeting point to discuss scientific innovations. 500 people are expected to attend this great conference. There will be famous scholars, politicians, diplomatic executives, students and representatives of institutions.
This forum will allow young entrepreneurs to be funded by professionals. Also, students will benefit from scholarships and internships alongside international experts. Topics such as cybercrime, artificial intelligence, energy diplomacy, nuclear energy, the environment and insecurity will be deciphered.
The organizing committee says that they put the small plates into the large so that this event really affects the lives of the residents. The International Conference on Science and Diplomacy is an initiative of the President of Faso, Roch Marc Christian Kabore. Conference activities will be face-to-face or online.
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