Africa’s Future: University Partnerships, Business, Tech & Open Diplomacy

With other university partners, IPDGC co-hosted a half-day event of presentations and discussions following the US-Africa Leaders Summit in DC.

By Yvonne Oh, IPDGC Program Coordinator

As a side event to the Summit, issues discussed were about University Partnerships, Digital Technologies and Democracy, Citizen Diplomacy, and U.S. Business in Africa. The day ended with an open discussion on strategies for university-driven, society-relevant U.S.-Africa initiatives.

Recordings of the event:

1st Session aims to advance US-Africa university partnerships across research, teaching, public engagement, and exchanges. WATCH

2nd Session discusses the role of digital technologies with a focus on their linkages to democracy, human rights, and civil society. WATCH

3rd Session aims to enhance citizen diplomacy as a key pillar of U.S.-Africa’s state and non-state engagements including aspects such as people-to-people engagements, diaspora diplomacy, cultural diplomacy and digital diplomacy. WATCH