National Science, Technology & Innovation Conference - Sierra Leone

20 Mar 2024, 08:00 → 21 Mar 2024, 17:00 Africa/Freetown

Main Conference Hall (New Brookfields Hotel)

Fatmata Kaiwa, Jonas Redwood-Sawyerr, Samba Sesay, Thomas Songu (SLREN, Njala University, SierraLeone)

The National Science, Technology and Innovation Council (NSTIC), in collaboration with MTHE and SLREN plans to host a two-day National STI stakeholder workshop in Sierra Leone to discuss an implementation plan for the NSTI policy, including infrastructure and capacity building.

Wednesday, 20 March

Day 1 AGENDA: DAY1 AGENDA

1 Registration

2 Call to Order - Introduction

Speaker: Mrs Fatmata Kaiwa

3 Welcome Remarks

Speaker: Dr Jonas Redwood_Sawyerr

4 Statement from FCDO

5 Statement from Minister, MoCTI

Speaker: Salima Bah

6 Krynote address by Minister, MTHE

Speaker: Dr Haja Wurie

10:00 Group Photois & Break

7 The National STI Policy of Sierra Leone

Speaker: Prof. Jonas Redwood-Sawyerr

8 Q&A

9 The Status of NREN in Sierra Leone

Speaker: Dr Thomas Songu (SLREN, Njala University, SierraLeone)

10 Q&A

11 WACREN support to Sierra Leone through AfricaConnect 4 project

Speaker: Omo Oaiya (WACREN)

12 Q&A

13:00 Lunch & Networking

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

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

Speaker: Group Sessions

15:00 Tea Break

14 Feedback from Groups

Speaker: Team Leader

15 Closing Statement

Thursday, 21 March

DAY 2 AGENDA

16 Registration

17 Call to order - Introduction

Speaker: Mrs Fatmata Kaiwa

18 Recap of Day 1 Activities

Speaker: Mrs Elizabeth Manna

19 Developing an Implementation Plan for Sierra Leone STI Policy

Breakout Group 1 & 2
Development of implementation strategies and Roadmap of the selected top 6

Breakout Group 4:
Identification of Potential Risk and Mitigation Strategies in implementing the selected top 6. (Risk Register)

Breakout Group 4:
Identification of Potential Risk and Mitigation Strategies in implementing the selected top 6. (Risk Register)

Speaker: Team Leaders

10:30 Tea Break

20 Breakout Reports

Speaker: Group Leader

21 Monitoring and Evaluation Framework for NSTIC (with key performance indicators)

Breakout Groups 1, 2, 3&4:
For each of the six selected STI Objectives, each group should identify research areas/activities; Deliverables/performance Indicators and Potential Impact.

Speaker: Mrs Christiana Samu

13:30 Lunch & Networking

22 Breakout Reports

Speaker: Group Leaders

23 Interactive Session: Defining Action Plan

Establish taskforce for the implementation of NSTIC action plan

Speaker: Prof. Jonas Redwood-Sawyerr

24 Closure