2023 Celebration of Day of Scientific Renaissance of Africa (DSRA)

Following weeks of activities at the College level to commemorate this year's Day of Scientific Renaissance of Africa (DSRA), the Planning and Implementation Committee invites members of the University community to a high-level panel event to climax the celebration. 

The occasion, which involves panel discussions and interactive sessions, will feature accomplished academics and industrialists. This year, there will be a student on the panel. 

Details of the event are as follows:  

Theme: Nurturing Resilience: Adopting Technology, Embracing Humanism   

Date: Friday 30^th June, 2023. 

Time: Guests should be seated at 3:45 p.m.  

Venue: Great Hall, University of Ghana, Legon  

Chairperson: Prof. Nana Aba Appiah Amfo, Vice-Chancellor, University of Ghana 

Panelists:

• Professor John Effah, Professor of Information Systems, University of Ghana
• Ms. Farida Bedwei, Software Engineer and Disability Rights Advocate
• Professor Irene Egyir, Dean School of Agriculture, University of Ghana
• Mr. Joseph Owiredu, Graduate Student, UG Business School/ Fihankra ComTech LLC
• Mr. Derry Dean Dadzie, CEO, Heritors Lab

BACKGROUND  

The Organisation of Africa Unity (OAU), now African Union (AU) in 1987 passed a resolution for the celebration of the Day of Scientific Renaissance of Africa (DSRA) on 30th June each year. The core objective of the celebration is to remind African governments and people about the critical roles played by Science and Technology in national development. This is also done in remembrance of the continent’s great contribution to the rise and development of modern Science and Technology.