TWAS, Microsoft Research, and the African Academy of Science (AAS) announce the creation of two new programmes designed to recognize and assist scientists working in Africa in the field of computer science.
Applications are now open for the newly launched TWAS-USM fellowship programmes tenable in Malaysia.
The TWAS 2008 Annual Report, detailing the Academy's activities over the past year, is now available.
On 10 June, Ichiro Kanazawa, President of the Science Council of Japan (member of IAP) presented Japan's Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda joint statements prepared by science academies for the G8 Summit urging governments to take actions such as supporting research on greenhouse gas reduction technologies and climate change impacts. The statements were formally presented to the heads of states/government at the G8 Hokkaido Toyako Summit between 7 and 9 July.
Maurice Tchuente, professor of Computer Science at the University of Yaounde I, Cameroon, has been awarded the 2008 CNR Rao Prize for Scientific Research.
TWOWS is now accepting nominations of excellent young women scientists from throughout the developing world. Deadline is 28 February 2010.
The First EuroAfriCa-ICT Summit will be held in Brussels, Belgium, early next year. African, Caribbean and European political stakeholders in science and technology will meet ICT experts, heads of key institutions and international organizations involved in R&D issues on ICT. TWAS is one of the project partners. Deadline for papers is 1 November 2008.
The Third World Organization for Women in Science has received a grant from the Elsevier Foundation that enables it to expand its recently launched prize scheme for young women scientists from the developing world.
Linda Nordling is blogging live from TWAS's 11th General Conference in Durban, South Africa.
TWAS joins the Group of 77 and UNESCO in announcing the launch of an international organization designed to bring policymakers and scientists closer together to improve the prospects for sustainable economic growth in the developing world.