1st TANDEM PODWAG MEETING

Name: 1st TANDEM PODWAG MEETING
Start: 2015-11-05T08:00:00+00:00
End: 2015-11-05T14:30:00+00:00
Location: Balme Library

Thursday 5 Nov 2015, 08:00 → 14:30 Africa/Accra

Balme Library

University of Ghana

Nii Quaynor (WACREN Chair)

Description

The Policy and Donors West and Central Africa Group (PODWAG) is composed of 20 members representing governmental policy and decision-makers, regulatory authorities, telecommunications operators and international donors

Support

secretariat@wacren.net

- 08:00 → 11:00
  Joint Session Seminar Room, 2nd Floor, East Wing
  
  Seminar Room, 2nd Floor, East Wing
  - 08:00
    
    Registration 1h
  - 09:00
    
    Welcome remarks from University of Ghana 5m
    
    Speaker: Mr Lucas Chigabatia (CITO, University of Ghana)
  - 09:05
    
    Welcome remarks from GARNET 5m
    
    Speaker: Mr Benjamin Eshun (Secretary, GARNET)
  - 09:10
    
    Introductory remarks from WACREN 5m
    
    Speaker: Dr Boubakar Barry (CEO, WACREN)
  - 09:15
    
    Brief Introductions 15m
  - 09:30
    
    WACREN and the African R&E Ecosystem 30m
    
    Speaker: Dr Boubakar Barry (CEO, WACREN)
    
    Slides
  - 10:00
    
    Introducing the TANDEM Project 30m
    
    Speaker: Mr Damien Alline (TANDEM Project Coordinator, IRD)
    
    Slides
  - 10:30
    
    Coffee break and Group photograph 30m
- 11:00 → 14:30
  Session 2 Ghana-Korea Information Access Center, 2nd Floor , West Wing.
  
  Ghana-Korea Information Access Center, 2nd Floor , West Wing.
  - 11:00
    
    PODWAG: Role and interaction mechanisms 30m
    
    Speaker: Dr Boubakar Barry (WACREN)
  - 11:30
    
    PODWAG members’ statements and Constitution of working groups 1h
  - 12:30
    
    Group discussions 45m
  - 13:15
    
    Way forward 15m
  - 13:30
    
    Joint Lunch and Networking 1h

1st TANDEM PODWAG MEETING

Balme Library

Seminar Room, 2nd Floor, East Wing

Ghana-Korea Information Access Center, 2nd Floor , West Wing.