<div dir="ltr"><div>The African Union Commission and the European Commission have issued a joint statement on the implementation of the EU-AU partnership for science, information society and space.</div>
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<div>Among the 19 flagship projects that have been identified, 2 in the field of ICT are ready for early implementation (Africa Connect and the African Internet Exchange System).</div>
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<div>The statement can be downloaded at <a href="http://www.euroafrica-ict.org/downloads/EU-AU_Joint_Statement_Final_EN_EU.pdf">http://www.euroafrica-ict.org/downloads/EU-AU_Joint_Statement_Final_EN_EU.pdf</a>.</div>
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<div>B.</div>
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