Name: SLREN Stakeholder Workshop
Start: 2016-04-25T08:00:00+00:00
End: 2016-04-26T18:00:00+00:00
Location: Njala University

SLREN Stakeholder Workshop

from Monday, April 25, 2016 (8:00 AM) to Tuesday, April 26, 2016 (6:00 PM)

Monday, April 25, 2016
5:00 PM
5:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Room: Conference Centre
Contributions

7:00 PM Meet and Greet Cocktail
Tuesday, April 26, 2016

8:30 AM

8:30 AM - 9:00 AM
Room: Conference Centre
9:00 AM
9:00 AM - 10:40 AM
Room: Conference Centre
Contributions

9:00 AM Call to order – Introductions and Welcome remarks from the Registrar, Njala University - Aly Turay

9:10 AM Welcome address from the Vice Chancellor & Principal, Njala University - Ernest T Ndomahina

9:20 AM Welcome remarks from the Vice Chancellor & Principal, University of Sierra Leone - Ekundayo Thompson

9:30 AM Goodwill messages (3 minutes each): State House, MEST, MIC, World Bank, SALCAB

9:45 AM Speech from Minister of Education, Science and Technology (MEST) or Representative - Minkilu Bah

10:00 AM Speech from Minister of Information & Communications (MIC) or Representative - Cornilious Devaux

10:15 AM Keynote address from CEO of the West & Central Africa Research & Education Network (WACREN) - Boubakar Barry (WACREN)
10:40 AM Health break / Group Photos
Health break / Group Photos
10:40 AM - 11:00 AM
Room: Conference Centre
11:00 AM
11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Room: Conference Centre
Contributions

11:00 AM Fiber Optic Broadband Connectivity - Mohamed Jalloh (e-governance Coordinator, Ministry of Information & Communication)

11:20 AM Fiber Optic Broadband Cost Model - Mohamed Sheriff/Sewah (MD, Sierra Leone Cable Company (SALCAB))

11:40 AM Closing the Digital Divide in Sierra Leone Tertiary & Research Institutions - Thomas Songu (Njala University, SierraLeone)

12:15 PM Tour of Fiber optic Point of Presence – Njala Campus
1:00 PM Lunch
Lunch
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Room: Conference Centre

2:00 PM

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Room: Conference Centre