To compete and thrive in the 21st century, democracies, and the United States in particular, must develop new national security and economic strategies that address the geopolitics of information. In the 20th century, market capitalist democracies geared infrastructure, energy, trade, and even social policy to protect and advance that era’s key source of power—manufacturing. In this century, democracies must better account for information geopolitics across all dimensions of domestic policy and national strategy.
Prof. Calestous Juma will report on and discuss the summit of the African Union in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on January 29–30. Most heads of government participated in the summit, which focused, for the first time, on science, technology, and innovation for economic development.
For the last 18 months, Prof. Juma has participated actively in planning the summit. At the meetings, he delivered the keynote address and presented a report on biotechnology for Africa, authored by a panel of experts that he co-chaired.
Please join us! Hot and cold beverages and dessert will be provided.