{"id":688,"date":"2023-12-04T12:05:53","date_gmt":"2023-12-04T12:05:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/innovation-africa.com\/2023\/?page_id=688"},"modified":"2023-12-04T17:03:45","modified_gmt":"2023-12-04T17:03:45","slug":"thu-30th-nov","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/innovation-africa.com\/2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Thu 30th Nov"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"cs-content\" class=\"cs-content\"  ><div id=\"x-section-1\" class=\"x-section\" style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px; background-color: transparent;\"  ><div class=\"x-container max width\" style=\"margin: 0px auto;padding: 0px;\"  ><div  class=\"x-column x-sm x-1-3\" style=\"padding: 0px;\" ><a  class=\"x-btn x-btn-global x-btn-block\"  href=\"https:\/\/innovation-africa.com\/2023\/thu-30th-nov\"     data-options=\"thumbnail: ''\"><strong>THU 30th NOV<\/strong><\/a><\/div><div  class=\"x-column x-sm x-1-3\" style=\"padding: 0px;\" ><a  class=\"x-btn x-btn-global x-btn-block\"  href=\"https:\/\/innovation-africa.com\/2023\/fri-1st-dec\"     data-options=\"thumbnail: ''\"><strong>FRI 1st DEC<\/strong><\/a><\/div><div  class=\"x-column x-sm x-1-3\" style=\"padding: 0px;\" ><a  class=\"x-btn x-btn-global x-btn-block\"  href=\"https:\/\/innovation-africa.com\/2023\/sat-2nd-dec\"     data-options=\"thumbnail: ''\"><strong>SAT 2nd DEC<\/strong><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"x-section-2\" class=\"x-section\" style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px; background-color: transparent;\"  ><div class=\"x-container max width\" style=\"margin: 0px auto;padding: 0px;\"  ><div  class=\"x-column x-sm x-1-1\" style=\"padding: 0px;\" ><h2  class=\"h-custom-headline h3\" ><span>Day 1 &#8211; Thursday 30th November 2023<\/span><\/h2><hr  class=\"x-gap\" style=\"margin: 50px 0 0 0;\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"x-section-3\" class=\"x-section\" style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px; background-color: transparent;\"  ><div class=\"x-container max width\" style=\"margin: 0px auto;padding: 0px;\"  ><div  class=\"x-column x-sm x-2-3\" style=\"padding: 0px;\" ><div class=\"x-text\"  ><p><strong><big>Click on the highlighted links below to view videos &amp; more<\/big><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/innovation-africa.com\/2023\/introduction-and-orientation-to-innovation-africa-2023\/\"><strong>Introduction and Orientation to Innovation Africa 2023<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em><strong>John Glassey<\/strong>, Chief Executive Officer, AfricanBrains<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/innovation-africa.com\/2023\/rwandan-ministerial-welcome-speech\/\"><strong>Rwandan Ministerial Welcome Speech<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em><strong>Hon Gaspard Twagirayezu<\/strong>, Minister of Education<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/innovation-africa.com\/2023\/panel-session-1-system-transformation-what-does-transformation-look-like-and-how-can-it-improve-the-quality-of-education\/\"><strong>Panel Session 1: System Transformation: What Does Transformation Look Like and How can it Improve the Quality of Education?<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em><strong>Hon Gaspard Twagirayezu<\/strong>, Minister of Education, Rwanda<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><strong>Hon Senator Garba Musa Maidoki<\/strong>, Federal National Assembly, Nigeria<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><strong>Hon Douglas Syakalima<\/strong>, Minister of Education, Zambia<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><strong>Hon Dr Reginah Mhaule<\/strong>, Deputy Minister of Basic Education, South Africa<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Moderator:\u00a0<strong>Jane Mann<\/strong>, Managing Director, Partnership for Education, Cambridge<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/innovation-africa.com\/2023\/presentation-1-building-capacity-through-resilient-digital-skills-development\/\"><strong>Presentation 1: Building Capacity Through Resilient Digital Skills Development<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em><strong>Bishop Lawrence Sarpong<\/strong>, Deputy Registrar, National Teaching Council, Ghana<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><strong>Mayank Dhingra<\/strong>, Senior Education Business Leader, SEMA, HP<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/innovation-africa.com\/2023\/presentation-2-funding-models-for-educational-devices-and-ict-infrastructure-to-ensure-equitable-access-to-digital-learning-resources\/\"><strong>Presentation 2: Funding Models for Educational Devices and ICT Infrastructure to Ensure Equitable Access to Digital Learning Resources<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em><strong>Pedro Barroso Magalh\u00e3es<\/strong>, Senior Advisor, Eixo &amp; 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Chief Commercial Officer, Smart Technologies<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/innovation-africa.com\/2023\/presentation-3-making-global-local-key-lessons-on-scaling-equitable-gains-in-learning-teaching\/\"><strong>Presentation 3: Making Global &#8220;Local&#8221;: Key Lessons on Scaling Equitable Gains in Learning &amp; Teaching<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em><strong>Jay Kimmelman<\/strong>, Chief Executive Officer\u00a0and Co-Founder, NewGlobe<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/innovation-africa.com\/2023\/panel-session-3-bridging-the-skills-gap-african-progress-in-the-development-of-stem-skills-technical-education\/\"><strong>Panel Session 3: Bridging the Skills Gap: African Progress in the Development of STEM Skills &amp; Technical Education<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em><strong>Hon Awut Deng Acuil<\/strong>, Minister of General Education &amp; Instruction, South Sudan<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><strong>Catherine Appiah-Pinkrah<\/strong>, Director General Administration, Ministry of Education, Ghana<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><strong>Abdiaziz Nur Mohamed,\u00a0<\/strong>Director of TVET and Non-Formal Education, Ministry of Education, Somalia<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><strong>Nanzala Mayabi<\/strong>, Member of the Board of Governors, Centre for Mathematics, Science and Technology Education in Africa (CEMASTEA), Kenya<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><strong>Dipl. \u2013 Ing. Paul Umukunzi<\/strong>, Director General, Rwanda TVET Board<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Moderator:\u00a0<strong>Silas Bahigansenga<\/strong>, Country Director, Education Development Trust<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><div  class=\"x-column x-sm x-1-3\" style=\"padding: 0px;\" ><div  class=\"x-widget-area\" ><div id=\"text-2\" class=\"widget widget_text\"><h4 class=\"h-widget\">Innovation Africa 2023 Highlights<\/h4>\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\"><p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/dvBsoLSkLiA\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7Itb52Gu_xs\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mqXKweU4Gdk\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4JbaJIFcqDY\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><div id=\"nav_menu-2\" class=\"widget widget_nav_menu\"><div class=\"menu-post-event-side-container\"><ul id=\"menu-post-event-side\" class=\"menu\"><li id=\"menu-item-705\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-home menu-item-705\"><a href=\"https:\/\/innovation-africa.com\/2023\/\">Thu 30th Nov<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-706\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-706\"><a href=\"https:\/\/innovation-africa.com\/2023\/fri-1st-dec\/\">Fri 1st Dec<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-707\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-707\"><a href=\"https:\/\/innovation-africa.com\/2023\/sat-2nd-dec\/\">Sat 2nd Dec<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-817\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-817\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/brainsglobal.pixieset.com\/innovationafrica2023\/delegates\/\">Event Pics &#8211; 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