Cameroon Academy of Sciences
Académie des Sciences du Cameroun | |
Formation | 1990; 34 years ago (1990) |
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Type | Academy |
Legal status | Non-governmental organization |
Purpose | To promote the progress of science and technology for the economic, social, and cultural development of Cameroon |
Headquarters | Yaoundé, Cameroon |
Membership | 87 |
Official language | French, English |
President | Beban Sammy Chumbow |
1st Vice-President | Jeanne Yonkeu Ngogang |
2nd Vice-President | Kofane Timoleon Crepin |
Secretary General | Mbah David Akuro |
Affiliations | Ministry of Scientific and Technical Research, Ministry of Higher Education, International Science Council |
Website | www |
The Cameroon Academy of Sciences (CAS) is a non-governmental organization that supports the progression of science and technology for the economic, social, and cultural development of Cameroon.[1] It was established in 1990 by a group of Cameroonian scholars during a symposium on agriculture and agricultural research in Sub-Saharan Africa in Douala, Cameroon.[2] The academy provides unbiased advice to the government and other stakeholders on issues related to science and technology.[3]
History
The idea of creating a national academy of sciences in Cameroon was first proposed in 1972 by the Council for Higher Education and Scientific Research.[2] In 1982, the council proposed a draft decree for the creation of the academy.[2] However, it was not until 1990 that the academy was formed by a group of Cameroonian scholars during a symposium on agriculture and agricultural research in Sub-Saharan Africa in Douala, Cameroon.[4] The symposium was organized by the International Foundation for Science and the Third World Academy of Sciences.[4]
The founding members of the academy, 25 scientists from various disciplines, elected Jean-Pierre Tignol as the first president of the academy.[4] The academy was officially inaugurated on 10 February 1993 in Yaoundé, Cameroon, by then Prime Minister Simon Achidi Achu.[5] The academy received its legal status as a non-governmental organization in 1992 and was affiliated with both the Ministry of Scientific and Technical Research and the Ministry of Higher Education.[3]
References
- ^ Mbah et al. 2020, p. 133.
- ^ a b c "Cameroon, Cameroon Academy of Sciences (CAS)". International Science Council. 6 February 2023. Retrieved 8 December 2023.
- ^ a b (IAP), the InterAcademy Partnership (10 November 2014). "Enhancing the Capacity of African Science Academies: The Final Evaluation of ASADI" (PDF). InterAcademy Partnership. Retrieved 8 December 2023.
- ^ a b c "About". Cameroon Academy of Sciences (in Kinyarwanda). Retrieved 8 December 2023.
- ^ "ACADEMIE DES SCIENCES DU CAMEROUN". Université de Dschang (in French). 28 November 2016. Retrieved 8 December 2023.
Bibliography
- Mbah, David A.; Ayonghe, Samuel N.; Tanya, Vincent N.; Titanji, Vincent P.K.; Guewo-Fokeng, Magellan (10 February 2020). "The Cameroon Academy of Sciences model of evidence-based science advice". Journal of the Cameroon Academy of Sciences. 15 (2). African Journals Online (AJOL): 133. doi:10.4314/jcas.v15i2.4. ISSN 2617-3948. S2CID 213344528.
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