AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK

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1 AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK STRATEGY ON HIGHER EDUCATION, SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY STAKEHOLDER S CONSULTATION Provisional Program April 12 13, 2007 Accra, GHANA (Rev. 30 March 2007)

2 Provisional Program Objectives o To update participants on the Bank s renewed and committed interest in strengthening Higher Education, Science, Technology, Research and Innovation in Africa. o To present the Bank s Higher Education, Science, and Technology Strategy and solicit views from stakeholders. o To identify and discuss synergy and complementarity with bilateral/multilateral donors and other development partners. Wednesday, April 11, :00 21h00 Registration Day 1 Thursday, April 12, :00 09h00 Registration (Continued) 09:00 10:00 Session 1: Opening Session Chair: Hon. Papa Owusu-Ankomah Minister of Education, Science, and Sports, Ghana Welcome Address Prof. Sawyerr Akilagpa, Secretary-General Association of African Universities Opening remarks Mrs. Zeinab El-Bakri, Vice-President African Development Bank Opening speech Hon. Papa Owusu-Ankomah Minister of Education, Science and Sports, Ghana Accra, April 12-13, 2007 Page 2

3 10:10 10:25 Coffee/Tea Break 10:25 12:45 Session 2: Presentations on Higher Education, Science and Technology in Africa Chair: Hon. Romain Murenzi Discussant: Mr Chrysologue Karangwa, Rector, KIST 10:25 10:45 Presentation 1: The state of higher education in Africa: issues and challenges Prof. Sawyerr Akilagpa, Secretary General, Association of African Universities 10:45 11:05 Presentation 2: Science, technology and development in Africa. Prof. Mohamed H. A. Hassan, President, Third World Academy of Science 11:05 11:25 Presentation 3: Public-Private Partnerships for Higher education, science and technology development Mrs. Beatrice Gakuba, CEO, Rwanda Flora 11:25 11:45 Presentation 4: Skills development policies for science and technology growth in Africa 11:45 12:45 Open discussion Mr. John Mugabe, Advisor, NEPAD 12:45 14:15 Lunch 14:30 17:30 Session 3: ADB higher education, science, & technology strategy Chair: Mr. Philibert Afrika, Director, ADB 14:30 15:00 Presentation: Mr. Sibry Tapsoba, Manager, ADB 15:00 16:00 Open discussions Accra, April 12-13, 2007 Page 3

4 16:00 16:30 Coffee/Tea Break 16:30 17:30 Open discussions (continued) 19:00 Cocktail/Dinner Keynote Address Mr. Victor Anomah Ngu, President, Cameroon Academy of Science Introduction of the Keynote Speaker Mr. Jacob Mukete, Resident Representative, GHFO Day 2 Friday, April 13, :30 12:30 Session 4: Breakout sessions Organization and Expectations: Mr. André Komenan Group 1: Group 2: Group 3: Rebuilding Infrastructure for Higher Education, Science, and Technology Chair: Hon. Tcherno Djalo, Minister of Higher Education, Guinea Bissau Linking Higher Education, Science, and Technology with the Productive Sector Chair: Hon. Venancio Massingue, Minister of Science and Technology, Mozambique Institutional and Policy Reforms for Higher Education, Science, and Technology Chair: Hon. Romain Murenzi, Minister, Technology and Research, Office of the President, Rwanda. 12:30 14:00 Lunch Accra, April 12-13, 2007 Page 4

5 14:00 15:45 Session 5: Ministerial Forum: Country Experiences Chair: Mrs Zeinab El-Bakri, Vice-President, ADB Discussant: Mrs. Botlhale O. Tema, Director, AU 14:00 14:15 Hon. Venancio Massingue, Minister of Science & Technology, Mozambique 14:15 14:30 Hon. Tcherno Djalo, Minister of Higher Education, Guinea-Bissau 14:30 14:45 Hon. Romain Murenzi, Minister in the office of the President in charge of Technology & Research, Rwanda 14:45 15:00 Hon. Lazhar Bououny, Minister of Higher Education, Scientific Research and Technology, Tunisia 15:00 15:15 Hon. Papa Owusu-Ankomah Minister of Education, Science and Sports, Ghana 15:15 15:30 U.B Bindir, Director Technology Acquisition and Assessment Deparment, Federal Government of Nigeria 15:30 15:45 Open discussion 15:45 16:00 Coffee/Tea Break 16:00 16:30 Session 6: Plenary and Breakout Sessions Reports Chair: Ms. Alice Hamer, Director, ADB 16:00-16:10 Group 1: Rebuilding Infrastructure for Higher Education, Science, and Technology Rapporteur: Mr. Koffi Edoh, Consultant, ADB 16:10-16:20 Group 2: Linking Higher Education, Science, and Technology with the Productive Sector Rapporteur: Ms. Sarah Farley, Consultant, ADB 16:20-16:30 Group 3: Institutional and Policy Reforms for Higher Education, Science, and Technology Rapporteur: Mr. Miala Diambomba, Consultant, ADB 16:30 17:00 Session 7: Closing Ceremony Chair: Mrs. Zeinab El-Bakri, Vice-President, ADB Accra, April 12-13, 2007 Page 5

6 Day 3 Saturday, April 14, h30 09:00 Breakfast Meeting: Ministers and Bank staff 09:00-12:00 Optional site visit to University of Ghana Accra, April 12-13, 2007 Page 6