Executive Council Thirty-Eight Ordinary Session Videoconference 03 - 04 February 2021 Addis Ababa, EthiopiaThis reports contains the first extraordinary virtual meeting of the Specialized Technical Committee on Education, Science and Technology (STCEST3) held on 30th April 2020. During this high-level ministerial meeting, the African ministers considered a comprehensive Education, Science, Technology and innovation response for COVID-19, to ensure continuity of education on the continent despite the disruptions caused by the pandemic and to galvanise and accelerate science, technology and innovation actions to quell the pandemic