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The Minister of Scientific Research, Dr Madeleine TCHUINTE, in collaboration with the French Embassy, organised a meeting to discuss the Hubert-Curien partnership on Wednesday 31 January 2024.The main idea behind this meeting was to brief researchers on the organisation and functioning of the Hubert-Curien Partnership, a scholarship programme to which Cameroon was admitted during the Cameroon Science Week in France.

It is worth mentioning that the Hubert-Curien Partnership is one of the main spin-offs of the Cameroon Science Week in France, organised from 03 to 07 April 2023.

The programme is a significant scheme designed by the French Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs and Ministry of Higher Education and Research.It is also one of the most prestigious French research programmes implemented in sub-Saharan Africa.In Cameroon, it is known as PHC-BANTOU.The aim of this programme is to support researchers’ mobility between Cameroon and France through the creation of joint research teams.These teams may include researchers from research institutes and higher education institutions.As such, young researchers and women are encouraged to submit research projects.All projects submitted in French or English shall be carefully examined.

Cameroon’s admission to this partnership reflects the dynamism of MINRESI’s scientific diplomacy and the strengthening of the scientific partnership between France and Cameroon.

It was announced at the meeting that the deadline to submit projects for the current year is 22 February 2024.

A delegation of journalists from the African Union of Broadcasting (AUB) was received in audience by the Minister, Dr Madeleine TCHUINTE, as a prelude to the organization of the Pan-African International Conference on African Audio-visual Media and Artificial Intelligence.

The Minister of Scientific Research and Innovation, Dr Madeleine TCHUINTE, received a delegation from the African Union of Broadcasting (AUB) in audience on Monday 22 January 2024 at 11:30 am.  The delegation of 3 journalists was led by AUB’s Chief Executive Officer Mr. NDJAKA Grégoire. Discussions focused on the importance of scientific information and the need to train journalists specializing in science.  The delegation informed the Minister of the organization of the Pan-African International Conference on African Audio-visual Media and Artificial Intelligence, to be held in Yaounde from 4 to 6 March 2024.  AUB’s initiative was welcomed by the Minister, who places great importance on the dissemination of research results.  MINRESI is fully committed to the development of Artificial Intelligence in Cameroon. It is with this in mind that, under its supervision, five (5) start-ups have been selected to receive funding from the French Embassy as part of the Startup237 project.

It was in light of these that the Minister instructed the Permanent Secretary of the National Committee for Technology Development (CNDT) to support AUB with expertise from his institute.  Following the audience, CNDT and AUB officials held a restricted working session.

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With a view to preparing additional texts to the decree of 8 August 2023 on the special status of research staff, a working session was held on 27 December 2023 in the conference room of the National Centre for Education (CNE). This session brought together officials from the central administration and researchers, notably Directors General of Institutes under the technical supervision of MINRESI.

The conference room of the National Centre for Education (CNE) was the setting for a meeting to examine and amend draft additional texts to the Decree No. 2023/337 of 8 August 2023 on the Special Status of Research Staff. The Minister of Scientific Research and Innovation, Dr Madeleine TCHUINTE, unfortunately absent, was represented by the Inspector General of MINRESI, Professor Gilbert TAGUEM FAH. In his opening remarks, he reported the following concerning this special status: ‘a new page in the National Research and Innovation System is being opened’. Moreover, he highlighted the Minister’s interest to involve all research stakeholders in these discussions, in order to avoid disagreements. To this end, the meeting brought together heads of the central administration and those of institutes under the technical supervision of MINRESI. The latter were given the opportunity to make suggestions relating to various aspects of their career, notably: the amount and methods of payment of bonuses; methods and criteria regarding promotion to a higher grade; methods of recruitment and promotion of researchers. Following this inclusive approach, opportunity was given to the Union of Public Sector Researchers to be closely involved in the preparatory phase of these draft texts, and Its proposals were taken into account during the drafting process.

The objective of this meeting was to fine-tune the draft texts implementing the provisions contained in the presidential decree on the special status of researchers. The various texts were carefully examined and amended, with the aim of creating conducive working conditions for the socio-professional well-being of researchers, and contribute to development through Research, in accordance with the provisions of NDS30.