Powering Science and Technology for Africa’s Economic Transformation

Africa has achieved exceptional economic growth over the past decade, averaging 4.5 percent a year and underpinned by prudent macroeconomic management.  Now we must achieve economic growth that is accompanied by significantly less poverty and greater prosperity for all the people of the continent.
With new discoveries of oil, gas, and minerals seemingly every month, we need to be able to extract, market, and invest the new-found earnings from these resources in higher quality education,...

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Habari Zinazoendana

9 years ago

Michuzi

EAC TO COLLABORATE WITH THE NELSON MANDELA AFRICAN INSTITUTION OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (NM-AIST) TO ENHANCE THE COMMUNITY’S SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY STRATEGY

Amb. Dr. Richard Sezibera, EAC Secretary General (left), being greeted upon arrival to NM-AIST grounds by the Institution’s Vice Chancellor, Prof. Burton Mwamila.hhhAmb. Dr. Richard Sezibera, EAC Secretary General (centre), handing over a gift token of the EAC flag and other publications to NM-AIST’s Vice Chancellor, Prof. Burton Mwamila (second left). Celebrating in this auspicious moment are Aloysius Chebet, EAC Principle Education Officer (second right) and Prof. Lughano Kusiluka (far...

 

11 years ago

TheCitizen

25 Jul

Gharib Bilal: Here's why Africa needs to invest in science and technology

While China produces 7,000,000 engineers annually, barely 20,000 engineers graduate in Africa -- a continent with the same population as that of the second largest economy in the world, so Africa needs to catch up.

 

10 years ago

Dewji Blog

07 May

Africa highlighted as high potential market for technology companies at DHL Global Technology Conference

 

Charles Brewer, Managing Director for DHL Express Sub-Saharan Africa.

*Ashish Thakkar, Founder and CEO of Mara Group, gave conference delegates interesting and thought-provoking insights

 DHL (http://www.dpdhl.com), the world’s leading logistics service provider, held its 5th annual Global Technology conference in Dubai last month, featuring a number of key sessions on doing business in Africa.

Under the theme of “Connecting Markets, Trends & People”, the conference hosted some 300...

 

5 years ago

The Citizen Daily

09 Mar

Government to review science and technology policy

Government to review science and technology policy  The Citizen Daily

 

11 years ago

Daily News

26 Jan

Call to transform nation in science and technology

Daily News
Call to transform nation in science and technology
Daily News
GRADUATES in technical training colleges should create employment opportunities and help in transforming the nation in the areas of science and technology, the Vice- President, Dr Mohamed Gharib Bilal said in Dar es Salaam . In a speech read on his ...

 

10 years ago

Daily News

21 Dec

UNESCO to boost science and technology in Tanzania

UNESCO to boost science and technology in Tanzania
Daily News
UNESCO working with over 20 African countries including Tanzania to create national science, technology and innovation systems, to support national development priorities. Th was said recently by the Deputy Director-General of UNESCO, Mr Getachew ...

 

10 years ago

Daily News

15 Mar

Private varsities dared on science, technology courses

Private varsities dared on science, technology courses
Daily News
PRESIDENT Jakaya Kikwete has urged private institutions to put more emphasis on science and technology courses, since the country highly requires professionals in those areas to attain development. He reiterated that the government will continue to dish ...

 

9 years ago

IPPmedia

09 Sep

Students plead with government to boost science and technology

Students plead with government to boost science and technology
IPPmedia
Students have urged the government to invest in science and information technology in order to develop and increase a number of experts in science and technology industry in the country. Speaking in an interview with The Guardian in Morogoro recently ...

 

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