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In Cape Town, South Africa, amidst a gathering of scientists and politicians, Dr. Hossam Badrawi gave the opening speech in a conference entitled “Integrity between Scientists and Politicians in Africa”. The conference discussed Brussels Declaration, issued in Feb. 2017, on linking science to politicians and moving towards “Evidence Based Policy Making.” It means that politics should have rules of evidence and be thought out for the benefit of communities. Dr. Badrawi discussed the general situation of Africa in terms of absence of balance among the ruling authorities and how the executive authorities control making politics and the resulting exclusion of scientists and civic society from true participation. Dr. Badrawi also discussed how it was important for countries to have research and development orientations based on the future needs, to which the countries direct their budgets for research and development. Whether we want it or not, researches and scientists aim to achieve the targets of scientific research financiers.
