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The Sierra Leone Institution of Engineers (SLIE) has invited former deputy governor of Osun State, Senator Iyiola Omisore, to deliver a paper at its 2018 biennial conference.
According to a letter signed by the Acting Executive Secretary, Nigerian Society of Engineers, Olalekan Taiwo, to convey SLIE’s invitation to Senator Omisore, the Biennial Conference is scheduled to hold in Freetown from June 27 to June 29, 2018.
The theme for the Conference is: The Role of ICT in Sustainable National Development.
SLIE requested Omisore, an engineer by training, to present a paper on any of the subthemes provided.
The sub-themes include:
- Automating Engineering Processes e-Engineering or Crowd-sourcing: Can it work for Africa? Cryptocurrency: What it means for Engineering contracts. Cyber Security
- Benchmarking Sierra Leone’s ICT Policy. ICT Industry Regulation
- Geographic Information Systems: How it can help African countries in Technical works and disasters
- The Open Ecosystem (Open Education, Open Access, Open data, Open Government, Open Source Software, etc): A friend or foe to academic scholarship?
- e-Learning: Using modern techniques for Engineering Education. Future of Telecommunications in Africa.
According to the letter, questions to be addressed include though not limited to:
- How can Africa position itself on the global industry in automation of engineering processes, ease of communication, e-learning and active learning techniques to improve education even in rural settings?
- How can Africa improve it’s ICT education and training from primary to the tertiary institutions
- How can contract management be improved in engineering projects while ensuring IT security
- Are financial institutions in Africa ready to embrace a crypto-currency?
- What does it mean for engineering procurement?” These can only occur with strong ICT infrastructure, improved internet connectivity and enterprise software provisioning.
- What is the future of infrastructure in Africa?
- Are countries willing to make the necessary investment in the sector?