CM/Res.1044 (XLIV)
RESOLUTION ON CO-OPERATION AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE OAU AND THE INTER-GOVERNMENTAL BUREAU FOR INFORMATICS (IBI)
The Council of Ministers of the Organization of African Unity, meeting at its Forty- fourth Ordinary Session in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, from 21 to 26 July, 1986,
Having studied the report of the Secretary-General on the Draft Co-operation Agreement between the OAU and the Inter-governmental Bureau for Informatics (IBI) – Document CM/1398 (XLIV),
Recalling the purposes of the Charter of the Organization of African Unity;
Recalling Resolution CM/Res.1032 relating to informatics and development,
Considering that IBI is an autonomous inter-governmental institution established to assist Member States in the field of Computer Science,
Considering the contribution of informatics in the development process,
Considering that co-operation between the OAU and IBI is in line with the Lagos Plan of Action:
1. STRESSES ITS GRATITUDE to the Governments of Senegal and Cote d’ Ivoire for having initiated a collective reflection of Member States on the importance of informatics and the opportuneness of a co-operation between the OAU and IBI.