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National Science, Technology & Innovation Conference - Sierra Leone

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Main Conference Hall (New Brookfields Hotel)

Main Conference Hall

New Brookfields Hotel

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

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
    • 08:00 → 23:00
      Day 1 AGENDA: DAY1 AGENDA
      • 08:30
        Registration 30m
      • 09:00
        Call to Order - Introduction 5m
        Speaker: Mrs Fatmata Kaiwa
      • 09:05
        Welcome Remarks 15m
        Speaker: Dr Jonas Redwood_Sawyerr
      • 09:20
        Statement from FCDO 10m
      • 09:30
        Statement from Minister, MoCTI 10m
        Speaker: Salima Bah
      • 09:40
        Krynote address by Minister, MTHE 20m
        Speaker: Dr Haja Wurie
      • 10:00
        Group Photois & Break 30m
      • 10:30
        The National STI Policy of Sierra Leone 30m
        Speaker: Prof. Jonas Redwood-Sawyerr
      • 11:00
        Q&A 15m
      • 11:15
        The Status of NREN in Sierra Leone 45m
        Speaker: Dr Thomas Songu (SLREN, Njala University, SierraLeone)
      • 12:00
        Q&A 15m
      • 12:15
        WACREN support to Sierra Leone through AfricaConnect 4 project 30m
        Speaker: Omo Oaiya (WACREN)
      • 12:45
        Q&A 15m
      • 13:00
        Lunch & Networking 1h
      • 14:00
        Session 3: Prioritization of STI Policy Objectives Chair: TBA 1h

        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 15m
      • 15:15
        Feedback from Groups 45m
        Speaker: Team Leader
      • 16:00
        Closing Statement 5m
  • Thursday 21 March
    • 08:00 → 17:00
      DAY 2 AGENDA
      • 08:30
        Registration 30m
      • 09:00
        Call to order - Introduction 10m
        Speaker: Mrs Fatmata Kaiwa
      • 09:10
        Recap of Day 1 Activities 20m
        Speaker: Mrs Elizabeth Manna
      • 09:30
        Developing an Implementation Plan for Sierra Leone STI Policy 1h

        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 45m
      • 11:15
        Breakout Reports 1h
        Speaker: Group Leader
      • 12:15
        Monitoring and Evaluation Framework for NSTIC (with key performance indicators) 1h 15m

        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 1h
      • 14:30
        Breakout Reports 1h
        Speaker: Group Leaders
      • 15:30
        Interactive Session: Defining Action Plan 30m

        Establish taskforce for the implementation of NSTIC action plan

        Speaker: Prof. Jonas Redwood-Sawyerr
      • 16:00
        Closure 10m