EventsDiaspora Summit 2012May 25, 2012
South Africa
Theme: Towards th Realisation of a United and Integrated Africa and its Diaspora
EventsInternational Conference on ICT for Development, Education and TrainingMay 23-25, 2012
Cotonou, Benin
Focusing on eLearning and Sustainability, eLearning Africa 2012 will explore key questions in ICT-enhanced education in Africa: How might eLearning be a vehicle for sustainable development in Africa? How can the public sector, private enterprises, education and society as a whole benefit from learning innovations which have the potential to drive education and training?
With a wide range of themes to be explored, including mobile learning, eLearning and (...)
EventsMeeting of the Specialised Technical Group on Governance Peance and Security StatisticsMay 23-25, 2012
Nairobi, Kenya
The meeting aims at identifiying, considering and discussing obstacles to the harmonisation of GP&SS, as well as proposing appropriate recommendations to address the following:
1. Provide a forum of exchange for statisticians and experts on GP&SS;
2. Discuss concepts and definitions as well as data items, sources, compilation, and dissemination practices on the continent;
3. Discuss international concepts, definitions and practices and gauge their (...)
EventsAfDB Annual Meetings May 28 - June 1, 2012
Arusha, Tanzania
Email : annualmeetings@afdb.org
EventsNew-York Forum AfricaJune 8-10, 2012
Libreville, Gabon
The New York Forum AFRICA is the only global pan-African gathering that will:
❶ bring together African business leaders with business leaders from Europe, the US, Middle East, Latin America and Asia.
❷ provide the opportunity for corporations and investment funds to have access to concrete projects and initiatives; it’s not just talking heads.
❸ have intensely interactive, facilitated taskforces to really tackle key issues using the latest in communication (...)
EventsFundamentals of Anti-Money Laundering: International Standards and Compliance IssuesMay 14 - June 15, 2012
Online course, Fee US$800
Background: As money laundering gains increasing national and international attention, pressure is mounting for institutions to comply with money laundering rules and regulations and to take effective measures in preventing and countering money laundering. This 5-week course endeavours to provide training to both public and private-sector officials regarding money laundering issues. By first familiarising them with the international laws (...)
EventsAfrica Energy Forum June 26-28, 2012
Berlin, Germany
Now in its 14th year, the Africa Energy Forum is the established meeting place for the African power sector. All the players in the industry are in the same place at the same time. As the International Finance Corporation noted in 2011 "AEF is the biggest and most interesting conference on African energy in the world.”
AEF unites government and power utilities of Africa with the energy industry to focus on delivering power infrastructure projects in (...)
EventsAfrican Development Forum (ADF VIII)October 23-25, 2012
The theme of the ADF VIII is “Governing and Harnessing Natural Resources for Africa’s Development”. The theme has been chosen in light of Africa’s abundant natural resources which are yet to contribute to its broad based development. In many parts of the continent, poverty prevails and co-exists with this natural resources wealth. Against this paradox, the Forum will underscore the importance of natural resources in the broader social and economic development processes in (...)
EventsAfrican Economic Conference October 30 - November 2, 2012
Kigali, Rwanda
Theme: Fostering Inclusive and Sustainable Development in Africa in an Age of Global Economic Uncertainty.
Events7th IZA/World Bank ConferenceNovember 5-6, 2012
New Delhi, India
Theme: Employment and Development
While most research in labour economics focuses on the US and Western Europe, the majority of the world’s population and particularly of the poor and the youth live in countries where labour markets often work quite differently. To stimulate and promote research on employment and labour economics in low- and middle-income countries, the World Bank and IZA initiated in 2006 a work program on “Employment and Development.” (...)