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invite you to a launch of recent World Bank publication
Building Science, Technology, and Innovation Capacity in Rwanda
This book presents the methodology, policy conclusions, and detailed action
plans that emerged from a World Bank science, technology, and innovation (STI)
capacity-building program in Rwanda in 2006?07. This book illustrates that even
an economy dominated by subsistence agriculture, such as Rwanda's, needs to
develop STI capacity to address everyday issues such as providing energy and
clean water to rural areas, and also for competing successfully in the global
economy.
This book provides new insights into the STI capacity-building process and shows
that this process is not an activity solely for wealthy countries, but is, in
fact, a necessity for poorer countries that want to improve their economy. The
methodology presented can be used to help poor countries achieve the Millennium
Development Goals and increase their competitiveness, while helping
middle-income countries to compete on the basis of innovation and quality.
Thursday, January 17, 2008
12:00 - 2:00 pm
World Bank J Building, Auditorium J1-050
OPENING REMARKS BY
Romian Murenzi
Minister of Science, Technology, Scientific Research and Information
Communication Technologies in Rwanda
Mr. Murenzi previously served as chair and professor in the Department of
Physics at Clark Atlanta University among his many academic appointments and
honors. He has held appointments as a visiting professor, adjunct professor, and
associate professor in universities in Belgium, France, and the United States.
Mr. Murenzi was awarded a dozen major research grants and has published over
seventy articles and conference papers. He was recently nominated the Vice
President for TWAS, the academy of sciences for the developing world, for
Africa.
MODERATED BY
Joy Phumaphi
Vice President, Human Development Network, World Bank
Ms. Phumaphi, a Botswana national, began public service in Botswana as a local
government auditor. From 1994 to 2003, she went on to serve in Parliament and as
a representative to the Southern African Development Community. She entered the
Cabinet with responsibility for lands and housing and developed the first
national housing policy. Ms. Phumaphi subsequently served as Minister for
Health where she restructured the ministry to make it more focused on results
while overseeing revision of the Public Health Act and putting into action a
multi-sectoral plan to combat HIV/AIDS. In 2003, Ms. Phumaphi joined the World
Health Organization as the Assistant Director General for Family and Community
Health Department. She is a member of the UNDP advisory board for Africa.
DISCUSSED BY
Ruth Kagia
Diector, Human Development Network, World Bank
Ms. Kagia, a Kenyan national, joined the Bank in August 1990 after a career in
public service in Africa spanning close to twenty years. For the first six
years at the Bank, she worked as an education specialist in the Africa and the
East Asia Regions. She has served as a HD Sector Manager in the Africa region,
a Director for Strategy and Operations in the Human Development Network anchor,
and an Education Sector Director for Education, the position she currently
holds. In her current position, Ms. Kagia has provided strategic oversight and
coordination of the Bank's education sector staffing and sector work program.
PRESENTED BY AUTHORS
Alfred Watkins
Science, Technology and innovation Coordinator, World Bank
Mr. Watkins is responsible for developing and helping implement the World Bank?s
global Science and Technology capacity building program. He is currently
piloting science and technology capacity building programs in several countries
in Africa. Prior to assuming this assignment, Mr. Watkins helped to develop the
World Bank?s Science and Technology program in the former Soviet Union and
produced Science and Technology policy notes and project proposals in
Kazakhstan, Latvia, and Russia.
Anubha Verma
Science, Technology and Innovation Specialist, World Bank
Ms. Verma is a consultant with the Science, Technology and Innovation group at
the World Bank. In her current assignment she is working on science and
technology capacity building programs in Rwanda, Mauritius, Botswana. She has
also held jobs in the information technology sector in Bangalore, India.
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