The Right to Science: a Focus on Africa (1/4)

ADVANCING KNOWLEDGE-LED DEVELOPMENT THROUGH THE RIGHT TO SCIENCE IN AFRICA SYMPOSIUM, 11th November 2019, Addis Ababa University.
Promoted by: Associazione Luca Coscioni, Science for Democracy, Addis Ababa University and University of Turin.

The symposium represented a first thematic meeting in preparation of the 6th World Congress for Freedom of Scientific Research, scheduled to take place in Addis Ababa on the 25th and 26th of February 2020. The Congress is co-sponsored by the Commission of the African Union in the person of Sarah Mbi Enow Anyang Agbor, Commissioner for Science and Technology.

PROGRAM:

Institutional greetings:
Yonas BIRMETA, Head of the School of Law, Addis Ababa University
Marco PERDUCA, Coordinator of Science for Democracy

Panel: THE HUMAN RIGHT TO SCIENCE

FRAMING THE RIGHT TO SCIENCE: FROM SAFEGUARDS TO PROMOTION
Ludovica POLI, Assistant Professor, University of Turin, Law Department

A HUMAN RIGHT APPROACH TO SCIENCE AND ITS IMPLICATIONS FOR AFRICA
Andrea BOGGIO, Professor, Bryant University – Visiting Scientist, University of Turin, Law Department