Innovation Africa Summit
11 July 2012
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Featuring participation by top level ministers and officials from across Africa, as well as representatives of the world’s top technology brands, the Innovation Africa Summit to be held on 5-7 October in Cape Town aims to facilitate public-private partnerships to guide the future development of Africa’s fast growing ICT, education and technology sectors.
According to AfricanBrains, the organisers of the event, the goal is to encourage greater investment into education and professional training in South Africa and across the continent.
The event is supported by the Government of South Africa and organised in partnership with University of the Western Cape. So far, at least nine Ministers of Education, Science and Technology have confirmed attendance, including representatives from Burundi, Kenya, Malawi, Swaziland, Zambia and Zimbabwe. The conference organisers also expect to confirm attendance by Ministers from Angola, Botswana, Ghana, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria and Tanzania.
Innovation Africa will include an opportunity for delegates to visit the campus of the University of the Western Cape (UWC) as well as the newly refurbished Pavilion Centre in Cape Town to hold scheduled meetings between the private sector, government and educational institutions. These include a number of South African universities and Further Education & Training (FET) Colleges as well as the independent schools sector being represented by the Independent Schools Association of Southern Africa (ISASA).
The conference will feature keynote addresses from both government and private sector leaders, focusing on the transformation of African economies and the realisation of advances in technology for the benefit of education and research on the continent. Conference attendees will have the opportunity to debate key issues such as developing e-skills and the knowledge economy, investment in African digital content, e-learning, improving connectivity and advancing multi-stakeholder partnerships.
For more information visit www.africanbrains.net/ia
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