1st TANDEM PODWAG MEETING
Thursday 5 Nov 2015, 08:00
→
14:30
Africa/Accra
Balme Library
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