Morocco will host a ministerial forum in October

Positioning Africa as an innovative, competitive, and sustainable economy. This is the objective of the second edition of the Ministerial Forum on Science, Technology, and Innovation (STI) in Africa scheduled from 14 to 17 October 2014 in Rabat, within the Hassan II Academy of Science and Technology. This "high-level" event is organised by the African Development Bank (AfDB), the Moroccan government, and other partners, among others the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) and the Finnish government. It will be composed of a pre-forum on 14 October to offer an exhibition on innovation, organised jointly with the Moroccan Centre for Innovation, an opportunity for African innovators to present their work. This pre-forum will be followed by two technical days on 15-16 October and a ministerial forum on 17 October. "The forum aims for African ministers in charge of higher e…