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Nigeria to seek accelerated African tech transformation

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According to an article published on IT NEWS AFRICA, the UN Economic Commission for Africa in collaboration with the Government of the Federal Republic of Nigeria through the Ministry of Communications Technology (FMCT), and Ministry of Science and Technology (FMST) will hold a high level policy dialogue on the theme: Science, Technology, and Innovation and the African Transformation Agenda, on 24-25 March 2014 in Abuja.

 

The dialogue was announced this week by President Goodluck Jonathan of Nigeria during the inauguration ceremony of the National Research and Innovation Council (NRIC), of which he is Chairman.

The meeting will bring together high level policy makers and experts from across the continent in the areas of science, technology and innovation to discuss and deepen understanding on how technology and innovations can be deliberately and purposefully applied to accelerate the African transformation agenda, improve the life chances of Africans and enhance the competitiveness of Africa’s economies.

According to the organizers, the objective is to bring together policy makers, technology and innovation leaders from academia, the private and public sectors, the international development community and other opinion makers and leaders (from within and outside Africa) to examine collectively the directions in which science, technology and innovation can be carefully and deliberately deployed to support and accelerate the African transformation agenda and contribute to agreed societal priorities.

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Athina Vrakatseli

Athina Vrakatseli

I am member of the Botswana Speaks Parliamentary Initiative Communications Team. I am the Head of Policy Development Unit of Gov2u. I joined Gov2U in 2006 as a communications’ officer in the Unit in ICT for identity and e-citizen privacy. My main focus is awareness raising and communication strategy in the unit. Prior to joining the team, I worked as a marketing manager in the “ATHENS 2004” Organizing Committee for the Olympic Games; and as a marketing and public relations executive at Grant Thornton and AC&C. I hold an MSc in Social and Public Communications from the London School of Economics and Political Science and a Bachelors in Communication, Media and Culture from Athens Panteion University.
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