National Science, Technology & Innovation Conference - Sierra Leone

Session

Day 1 AGENDA

20 Mar 2024, 08:00

Main Conference Hall (New Brookfields Hotel)

1. Registration

20/03/2024, 08:30

2. Call to Order - Introduction

Mrs Fatmata Kaiwa

20/03/2024, 09:00

3. Welcome Remarks

Dr Jonas Redwood_Sawyerr

20/03/2024, 09:05

4. Statement from FCDO

20/03/2024, 09:20

5. Statement from Minister, MoCTI

Salima Bah

20/03/2024, 09:30

6. Krynote address by Minister, MTHE

Dr Haja Wurie

20/03/2024, 09:40

7. The National STI Policy of Sierra Leone

Prof. Jonas Redwood-Sawyerr

20/03/2024, 10:30

8. Q&A

20/03/2024, 11:00

9. The Status of NREN in Sierra Leone

Dr Thomas Songu (SLREN, Njala University, SierraLeone)

20/03/2024, 11:15

10. Q&A

20/03/2024, 12:00

11. WACREN support to Sierra Leone through AfricaConnect 4 project

Omo Oaiya (WACREN)

20/03/2024, 12:15

12. Q&A

20/03/2024, 12:45

13. Session 3: Prioritization of STI Policy Objectives Chair: TBA

Group Sessions

20/03/2024, 14:00

Breakout into 4 Groups with each group:
Prioritization/Ranking of STI Policy Objectives (16) to select top 6 for initial implementation with justification.

14. Feedback from Groups

Team Leader

20/03/2024, 15:15

15. Closing Statement

20/03/2024, 16:00