Assembly/AU/Dec.172 (X) DECISION ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CONSOLIDATED PLAN OF ACTION - DOC. EX.CL/385 (XII) The Assembly: 1. TAKES NOTE of the Report of the Third Ordinary Session of the African Ministerial Conference on Science and Technology (AMCOSTIII), held in Mombasa, Kenya from 12 to 16 November 2007; 2. ENDORSES the decision of the Executive Council on the report of the Third Ordinary Session of AMCOST; 3. APPRECIATES the current efforts by Member States, the Regional Economic Communities (RECs), the AU Commission and NEPAD in implementing Africa’s science and technology programmes, and the strategic partnerships and cooperation in science and technology with other international organisations particularly the UN Agencies and the European Union; 4. WELCOMES the formation of a Pan African Association of African Women in Science and Technology; 5. CALLS ON RECs to establish science and technology desks and/or focal points by 2009 in order to improve communication, cooperation and information sharing.