Assembly/AU/Dec.589(XXVI) Page 2 DECIDES that the STC on Justice and Legal Affairs will meet annually in ordinary session and that an appropriate budget be allocated in this regard; 4. B. On the Specialized Technical Committee on Education, Science and Technology (STC-EST 1)-Doc. EX.CL/934(XXVIII) 5. ADOPTS the Continental Education Strategy for Africa (CESA 2016-2025) as the framework for transformative education and training system; 6. CALLS UPON Member States, the Regional Economic Communities (RECs), Partners, the Private Sector , and the NEPAD Planning and Coordination Agency (NPCA) to: i) Popularize and raise awareness on CESA 2016-2025 and develop implementation plans as well as mobilize domestic resources for its implementation; ii) Collaborate with the Commission towards the implementation of the CESA. 7. ADOPTS the validated Pan-African Quality Assurance and Accreditation Framework (PAQAF). 8. URGES Member States to ratify the Revised Convention on the Recognition of Studies, Certificates, Diplomas, Degrees and other Academic Qualifications in Higher Education in African States (the 2014 Addis Ababa Convention), and expedite the establishment of the informal working group for its implementation and designate focal points for follow up. 9. REQUESTS: i) The Commission in collaboration with the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) to coordinate educational partnership and support for the implementation of the process of harmonization of education in Africa; ii) Member States and partners to promote alignment of TVET Skills Portability initiatives with on-going work on harmonization and quality assurance in higher education; 10. ADOPTS the Africa Space Policy and the Africa Space Strategy to formalize an African Outer space Programme, as articulated in Agenda 2063; 11. URGES Member States, RECs, Partners and the Commission to popularize space science and technology in socio-economic development , mobilize domestic resources and implement the Space policy and strategy;