The 1st National Science, Technology and Innovation Week（May 2012）

更新日:2012/07/20

• Date: 7th – 11th May, 2012
• Venue: Kenyatta International Conference Centre (KICC), Nairobi

Cosponsored by the JSPS Nairobi Research Station, Kenya’s Ministry of Higher Education Science and Technology, and National Council for Science and Technology, the First National Science, Technology and Innovation Week was held over five days from 7-11 May. Constituting Kenya’s sole nationwide scientific conference, the event was aimed at sharing the country’s research achievements among its researchers while also disseminating them to the Kenyan public. This first conference in the series was held on the theme “Innovation Systems and Knowledge-Based Economy for National Development”.

At the opening ceremony, remarks were delivered by Kenya Prime Minister Dr. Raila Amolo Odinga and by Dr. Phil Mjwara, director-general, South Africa’s Department of Science and Technology, who gave a shout out to the young researchers in attendance. In the conference’s five sessions, a total of 34 openly solicited papers were presented. A dedicated workshop was also held on the theme “Harnessing Biotechnology for National Development and Global Competitiveness” Special tents were set up within the international conference hall to hold an exhibit of the research theses and results. Some 43 displays were carried out by universities and other research organizations selected from various districts around Kenya. On the final day, a screening was held to select the most excellent presentation delivered and display conducted.

Prof. Shaukat Abdulrazak in his speech, Prime Min. of Embassy of Japan in Kenya Mr. Yamada is at left end

Executives guests and attendants