SETI for Competitiveness & Sustainable Development of SSA.pptx

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1. SETI for Competitiveness & Sustainable Development of SSA Burton LM Mwamila

2. The Nelson Mandela International Day is an annual international day in honour of Nelson Mandela , celebrated each year on 18 July, Mandela's birthday. The day was officially declared by the United Nations in November 2009, with the first UN Mandela Day held on 18 July 2010.

3. Nelson Mandela SETI Week @ NM-AIST (of July 18) Public Lectures (by experts in the various areas) Open Week & Exhibitions by NM- AISTians & outsiders Annual SETI Convention on a selected theme Nobel Symposium & Science Fair for secondary schools Innovation Competitions Voluntary Community Service Nelson Mandela Change-Maker Awards

4. Africa yearns and deserves to redeem her glory , to re-assert her centuries-old contribution to economics, politics, culture and the arts; and once more to be a pioneer in the many fields of human endeavour . We need to exert ourselves that much more, and break out of the vicious cycle of dependence imposed on us by the financially powerful; those in command of immense market power and those who dare to fashion the world in their own image . Mandela’s Concerns and Desires The people of the continent are eager and willing to be among the very best in all areas of endeavour .

5. Mwl . Julius Nyerere’s Wisdom & Advice "... intellectuals have a special contribution to make to the development of our nation, and to Africa. And I am asking that their knowledge, and the greater understanding that they should possess, should be used for the benefit of the society of which we are all members." => Intellectuals are being tasked to transform Africa

6. Being able to harness the resources of nature the continent is endowed with for sustainable development, Being able to sustain Africa ’ s growth beyond the extractive and natural resources commodity bonanza What Transformation of Africa ’ s Economies Entails => In both cases SETI capacity is required

7. => Extractive and natural resources commodity bonanza => In many SSA countries these endowments of nature are not properly harnessed for sustainable development

8. 9 Red = Post Primary, Blue = Post Secondary, Green = Post Tertiary Source: World Bank, 2010 Value addition to Human Capital – Finland & Korea, & LDC

9. GER in the tertiary sector, based on (UNESCO Institute for Statistics, 2014) GER in the tertiary sector in selected countries, based on (UNESCO Institute for Statistics, 2014)

10. Implications of low Tertiary Education GER

11. Source: www.worldmapper.org Science & Technology Performance – a function of Value-addition to Human Capital Tertiary Education Patent registration Population Scientific research “ … in the final analysis it is basically the mystery and utilization of modern science and technology which distinguishes the South from the North ” . Abdus Salam Nobel Laurete, 1979

12. Africa’s Demographic Projections Demand enhanced SETI Capacity

13. 14 Objectives of the AISTs To provide the best facilities for graduate and post-doc studies and research To bridge between research and industrial development Technology parks with incubators and innovation centres for spin-offs Strong link with industry for technology transfer To catalyze the development of world class science and technology in Africa

14. MISSION Statement

15. NM-AIST’s Key Deliverables

16. Life Sciences and Bioengineering (LSBE) Life Sciences Bio- Engineering

17. Computational & Communication Science & Engineering ( CoCSE ) Information & Communication Science & Engineering Mathematics & Computer Science & Engineering

18. MATERIALS ENERGY WATER ENVIRONMENT INDUSTRY PEOPLE Materials, Energy, Water & Environmental Sciences (MEWES)

19. Water & Environmental Science & Engineering (WESE) Environmental Science and Engineering ( EnSE ) Water Resources Engineering Water Supply & Sanitation Hydrology and Water Resources Engineering (HWRE)

20. Materials Science and Engineering ( MaSE )

21. Sustainable Energy Science and Engineering (SESE)

22. Earth Sciences and Engineering ( EaSEn ) Earth Sciences & Engineering

23. Business Studies and Humanities ( BuSH ) Innovation Systems & Clusters IPR Patent Registration & Management, etc. Philosophy Law Ethics, Social Imperatives etc.

24. The Research and Innovation (R&I) Agenda of NM-AIST is driven by the desire to respond to the needs & problems of the society and the industry. Emphasis is given to multi- disciplinarity . Research & Innovation (R&I) @ NM-AIST

25. Derive Needs & Problems from Communities & the Industry NM-AIST Labs Solutions Feed Back to Communities & the Industry

26. Society Industry Needs & Problems Graduates & Innovations NM-AIST Labs Better Living Prosperous Industry CoCSE LiBSE MEWES BuSH Conceptually : Needs & Problems from the society & industry are taken thro ’ NM-AIST Labs to comes out as Innovations & Solutions Academia for Society and Industry

27. Key Thematic Areas of NM-AIST Research and Innovation Agenda

28. The Nelson Mandela AIST is being developed into a Transformative Research University with four key features Teaching & Learning Research & Innovation Technology Transfer Societal Transformation & Co-creation. Co-creation: Collaborating with diverse social actors to create societal transformations for sustainable development

29. Category of Graduates Duration of Programme Initial Enrolment for the Cohort No. of on-time Graduates On-time Graduation Throughput 2011 Master ’ s Cohort 2 Years 53 44 83% 2012 Master ’ s Cohort 2 Years 96 86 89.6% 2011 PhD cohort 3 Years 30 13 43.3% Graduation Throughputs for 2013 Master ’ s, and 2014 Master ’ s & PhD Graduates

30. Scientific publications by country (Adams, King, & Hook, 2010) Category of Graduates No. of Papers Published Total 2013 Graduates 2014 Graduates Master ’ s 42 112 154 PhD - 65 65 Total 42 177 219 Publications by Master ’ s & PhD Graduates of Dec. 2013 & Dec. 2014

31. I thank you very much for your attention!

32. Together, we must work to strengthen the global education partnership in engineering and related fields such as economics and management. Our students depend on all of us to give them the knowledge to face the challenges that we constantly face