Next Einstein Forum Global Gathering

10 March 2016
12.30 - 13.45
The International Conference Centre Abdou Diouf, Diamniadio, Senegal
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ERC President will be speaking at the second morning plenary session on national science strategies using basic research.

11:35-12:45  Plenary panel 6: Developing a national science strategy including curiosity-driven science
 

Developing countries face the necessary tension between utilizing funding for scientific research which meets pressing and immediate needs, but basic research iis scientific capital. This panel will share best-practice examples from some of today's global scientific leaders.

  • Concrete suggestions on developing national science policies for developing countries
  • Concrete suggestioins for the integration of curiosity-driven science funding into national funding strategies

Moderator:

HE Minster Mary Tew Niane (Minister of Higher education and Research, Senegal)

Participants:

- Jean-Pierre Bourguignon (President, European Research Council)

- France Córdova (Director, US National Science Foundation)

- HE Minister Papias Musafiri (Minister of Education, Rwanda)

- Molapo Qhobela (CEO, National Research Foundation -NRF-, South Africa)

- Flavia Schlegel (Assistant Director-General for Natural Sciences, UNESCO)

- Peter Strohschneider (President, German Research Foundation

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