Assembly/AU/Dec.618 (XXVII) Page 3 technical support to member states in implementing and monitoring the outcomes of the Paris Climate Agreement and to provide similar support towards COP22 in Morocco; 15. COMMENDS the African Union Commission, the NEPAD Agency and the AfDB including key strategic partners and the private sector for successfully holding the first PIDA Week held at the Headquarters of the African Development Bank in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire; TAKES NOTE of the Report of the Council for Infrastructure Development (CID) under the Institutional Architecture for Infrastructure Development in Africa (IAIDA) and CALLS FOR the institutionalization of the PIDA Week events. WELCOMES the proposal of Dr. Akinwumi ADESINA, President of the African Development Bank Group, to host the PIDA Week events annually; 16. COMMENDS the NEPAD Agency for establishing the Continental Business Network (CBN) and WELCOMES the efforts made to involve the private sector in PIDA implementation through the CBN. NOTES that the CBN as a platform will facilitate private sector participation in developing and financing infrastructure across the continent. THEREFORE CALLS ON the African Union Commission and the NEPAD Agency to work with private sector organisations to further the infrastructure dialogue between the CBN members and governments at the highest level; 17. RECALLS the Decision Assembly/AU/Dec.540 (XXIII) approving the formation of the Africa Global Partnership Platform (AGPP) and COMMENDS H.E President Macky Sall for hosting the inaugural plenary session of the AGPP in Dakar, Senegal. NOTES with interest the AGPP thematic focus of agriculture and infrastructure as key sectors for Africa’s development and FURTHER WELCOMES the AGPP as a high-level dialogue on shared responsibilities between Africa and its development partners; 18. CALLS UPON the Member States, the G7 and G20 together to support the operations of the AGPP Secretariat so as to ensure that the AGPP serves as a dynamic interlocutor between Africa and bodies such as the G7 and G20 on Africa’s policies and priorities with respect to economic growth and social development. NOTES WITH APPRECIATION the leadership of H.E President Macky Sall in engaging his G7 and G20 counterparts on Africa’s inclusive development; 19. On implementation of the Science, Technology and Innovation Strategy for Africa (STISA 2024), COMMENDS the progress made in the establishment of the Alliance for Accelerating Excellence in Sciences in Africa (AESA). ENDORSES the request by the Technical Specialised Committee (STC) on Education, Science and Technology that the NEPAD Agency working with the AUC should advise Member States and RECs on matters of technology prospecting including regulatory and ethical requirements that need to be put in place in order for the continent to benefit from emerging technologies for economic development and environmental sustainability. FURTHER DIRECTS the NEPAD Agency to establish a system for obtaining expert contribution on the matters of technology development, acquisition and deployment for economic development;