Strengthening Intra-Government collaborations towards a prosperous Uganda!
STI-OP Top Leadership under the stewardship of Hon. Dr. Monica Musenero had fruitful engagements with the Top Leadership of National Planning Authority (NPA) focused on the STI Strategic Plan, underlying the National Development Plan four (NOP IV) which is expected to anchor the Qualitative Leap (ten-fold growth) of the national economy, with a GDP target of USO 5508n by 2040.
COMMISSIONING OF THE UGANDA SOCIETY FOR HUMAN GENETICS & BIOINFORMATICS
Dr. Cosmas Mwikirize, the Superintendent Industrial Value Chains Development, delivered a keynote speech on behalf of the Minister for Science, Technology & Innovation, at the inauguration of the 15th African Society of Human Genetics Conference, hosted at Speke Resort Munyonyo.
He mentioned that the Conference, under the theme: “Harnessing Data Science and Artificial Intelligence for African Genomics” is timely. “Africa must take the lead in Harnessing AI to lead new discoveries at the intersection of genomics and AI.”
He committed Government’s support to scientists, especially in translating research into practical solutions that solve public health challenges, and at the same time, develop the economy.
