The Next Einstein and Africa: to mark Obasanjo at 86 years
below is produced excerpts of an article on the website of the African development bank on Albert Einstein and Chief Olusegun Obasanjo
The African Development Bank and the African Institute of Mathematics and Sciences (AIMS) have initiated a landmark relationship aimed at building an industry-led research institution in the league of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Former President of Nigeria, Olusegun Obasanjo, led a delegation of the High-Level Advisory Council of AIMS to a meeting with the African Development Bank in Abidjan, where a 10-year partnership proposal was made to build mathematical and scientific capacity in Africa, strengthen industry linkages, and create a competitive industrial and innovative space.
Obasanjo, the Patron of the High-Level Advisory Council for AIMS' Next Einstein Initiative, with former Ghanaian President John Kufuor as Vice-Chair, described the visit as a huge opportunity for the Bank and AIMS to forge an extraordinary partnership to support African countries in the expansion of mathematical science education, training and research. He commended Bank President Akinwumi Adesina for championing Africa's development and assured that the proposed partnership is critical for the continent's future. "If we are going to make substantial progress in industrialization within the next decade, be truly visible in the rapidly unfolding fourth industrial revolution and rise effectively to the challenge of creating decent and sustainable jobs for our youths, the continent must produce well motivated and well trained young innovators."
Adesina stressed the need for Africa to develop with pride and pledged the Bank's commitment to build a partnership with AIMS that would allow the continent to compete with the rest of the world. "We must recognize that the world is moving fast. Consequently, how can Africa position itself in a rapidly changing world so that it doesn't become disadvantaged? We are a knowledge-driven Bank and think our partnership will help us build quantum knowledge for growth. We are excited about the focus on young people. We also like the regional integration dimension of the work that AIMS does." #researchanddevelopment #spacecity #nasa #nasrda
below is produced excerpts of an article on the website of the African development bank on Albert Einstein and Chief Olusegun Obasanjo
The African Development Bank and the African Institute of Mathematics and Sciences (AIMS) have initiated a landmark relationship aimed at building an industry-led research institution in the league of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Former President of Nigeria, Olusegun Obasanjo, led a delegation of the High-Level Advisory Council of AIMS to a meeting with the African Development Bank in Abidjan, where a 10-year partnership proposal was made to build mathematical and scientific capacity in Africa, strengthen industry linkages, and create a competitive industrial and innovative space.
Obasanjo, the Patron of the High-Level Advisory Council for AIMS' Next Einstein Initiative, with former Ghanaian President John Kufuor as Vice-Chair, described the visit as a huge opportunity for the Bank and AIMS to forge an extraordinary partnership to support African countries in the expansion of mathematical science education, training and research. He commended Bank President Akinwumi Adesina for championing Africa's development and assured that the proposed partnership is critical for the continent's future. "If we are going to make substantial progress in industrialization within the next decade, be truly visible in the rapidly unfolding fourth industrial revolution and rise effectively to the challenge of creating decent and sustainable jobs for our youths, the continent must produce well motivated and well trained young innovators."
Adesina stressed the need for Africa to develop with pride and pledged the Bank's commitment to build a partnership with AIMS that would allow the continent to compete with the rest of the world. "We must recognize that the world is moving fast. Consequently, how can Africa position itself in a rapidly changing world so that it doesn't become disadvantaged? We are a knowledge-driven Bank and think our partnership will help us build quantum knowledge for growth. We are excited about the focus on young people. We also like the regional integration dimension of the work that AIMS does." #researchanddevelopment #spacecity #nasa #nasrda
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