ITIDO will be hosting a unique multi-institutional innovation conference in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania in August 2010. The focus of this 2 day conference is to bring together innovators from multiple sectors to learn about each other’s fields and identify potential cross-sector collaborations.
Goals and Objectives
ITIDO engages with a wide range of stakeholders and target groups. This conference is appropriate for Government agencies, academic institutions, individuals, private sector, NGO’s and donors. We hope to include university researchers and students, project and program managers from various development organizations, professionals across a range of sectors, small business investors, and policy makers.
Expected Outcomes
We hope to host this conference in 18th – 20th Agust 2010. We will be planning and coordinating all conference details from our offices in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
Conference Key presentation
The following are the expected paper presentations that will be delivered on the conference:
Innovation Processes
This is expected to cover the basic process that will help in particular the young innovative minds on what to do and the steps to take to realize, develop and build upon their innovative skills
Innovation Policies
This will elaboeate on the policies that favor or hinder innovation in Africa, Tanzania being the case study. Further discussion will be conducted on the different sector meetings to that will come up with suggestions on what policies should be improved so as to create good environment for innovation and technology in Tanzania.
Legal, Copyrights and Patent
This talk will focus on legal, copyright and patent issues regard innovations in Tanzania. Further discussion will be conducted on the different sector meetings to that will come up with suggestions on what should be improved so as to create good environment for innovation and technology in Tanzania.
Registration
Any person who is interested and wish to participate in the conference can register by sending email to
info@itido.or.tz, jmtalitinya@yahoo.com, kemilembe85@yahoo.com
website: www.mst.go.tz
Goals and Objectives
- To increase knowledge/awareness about current grassroots innovation projects on the ground and identify innovations going on in the fields of Engineering, CICT, Energy, Microfinance, Education, Health, Bio-Technology and Agriculture
- To build a more cohesive community of innovators by promoting idea exchange between participants and promoting peer learning and networking
- To create and publish a clear action plan for 1) promoting local innovation and 2) establishing an innovation center in Dar es Salaam
- To identify concrete solutions to several critical obstacles facing the innovator community today
- To discuss relevant policy and market development issues for patent and licensing of innovations
- To link to similar initiatives and foster awareness about the power of harnessing innovation on a wider societal scope
ITIDO engages with a wide range of stakeholders and target groups. This conference is appropriate for Government agencies, academic institutions, individuals, private sector, NGO’s and donors. We hope to include university researchers and students, project and program managers from various development organizations, professionals across a range of sectors, small business investors, and policy makers.
Expected Outcomes
- Innovator Networks - We hope to establish collaborative networks between innovators across different sectors (Education, Health, Agriculture, Microfinance, Energy and Natural Resource Management) as well as between innovators and potential investors and other stakeholders. In addition, we will develop an action plan and identify necessary inputs to support the next innovation conference to engage additional stakeholders and connect to similar initiatives in other countries.
- Lessons Learned – We will document and publish what happens during the conference and share our lessons learned with this community as well as others interested in the topic.
- Innovation Center of Excellence – At the conference, we will develop a road map for how to create an Innovation Center of Excellence in Dar es Salaam.
We hope to host this conference in 18th – 20th Agust 2010. We will be planning and coordinating all conference details from our offices in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
Conference Key presentation
The following are the expected paper presentations that will be delivered on the conference:
Innovation Processes
This is expected to cover the basic process that will help in particular the young innovative minds on what to do and the steps to take to realize, develop and build upon their innovative skills
Innovation Policies
This will elaboeate on the policies that favor or hinder innovation in Africa, Tanzania being the case study. Further discussion will be conducted on the different sector meetings to that will come up with suggestions on what policies should be improved so as to create good environment for innovation and technology in Tanzania.
Legal, Copyrights and Patent
This talk will focus on legal, copyright and patent issues regard innovations in Tanzania. Further discussion will be conducted on the different sector meetings to that will come up with suggestions on what should be improved so as to create good environment for innovation and technology in Tanzania.
Registration
Any person who is interested and wish to participate in the conference can register by sending email to
info@itido.or.tz, jmtalitinya@yahoo.com, kemilembe85@yahoo.com
website: www.mst.go.tz
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