PAERIP workshop and CAAST-Net stakeholder conference

3-4 December, 2012 in Accra, Ghana. Science and Technology Policy Research Institute of the Ghanaian Council for Scientific and Industrial Research. The PAERIP and CAAST-Net projects organised a joint Africa-Europe stakeholder conference on the roles played by research infrastructures in advancing and facilitating bi-regional cooperation in scientific and technological research and innovation.

Drawing on the experience and expertise of stakeholders from African and European research, civil society and science policy communities, the event examined key aspects of the contributions of Research Infrastructures (RI) to addressing mutual scientific research priorities, and consider approaches to lowering the barriers to RI access and sharing for enhanced bi-regional cooperation.