The final leg of the African Leadership in ICT course opens at AUC HQ Addis

We're here in Addis for the opening of African Leadership in ICT final workshop, where Africa's future leaders in science, technology and innovation, education, and ICT will gather to develop the first ever cross cutting knowledge society roadmap for policy development in Africa. Speaking at the opening of this landmark event are Dr. Helena Tapper, ALICT Programme Manager and STI specialist, Jerome Morrissey, GESCI CEO, and Dr. Jyrki Pulkkinen, a senior education adviser to the Finnish Govt, and Dr. Moctar Yedaly from the AUC. ALICT Final Workshop Day 1 Morning August 27th

This three day event marks the end of a remarkably successful course in Afrifcan leadership in ICT for the Knowledge Society. During this final workshop, participants from South African, Zambia, Mauritius, Kenya and Tanzania will call on everyting they have learned on the course and all of the new skills they have aquired to develop a regional Policy Coherence Roadmap for the Knowledge Society. Futurists from California are joining the GESCI team to facilitate this innovative process that will challenge Africa's future decision makers to consider the future they, and their people want to have, 5, 10, 15 and 20 years from now. On Wednesday the 29th the AUC will host a grand award ceremony where senior officals and AUC ambassadors will join the participants to celebrate the success of this blended learning course. By Niamh Brannigan See the programme here for the workshop and award ceremony. By Niamh Brannigan

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