By Iddi
Yire, GNA
Accra, Aug. 19, GNA – Ghana will host the
Global Network for the Economics of Learning, Innovation and Competence
Building Systems (GLOBELICS) 16th Conference in Accra from October 24th to
26th.
The Conference would be hosted by the Council
for Industrial and Scientific Research – Science and Technology Policy Research
Institute (CSIR-STEPRI with The Swedish International Development Cooperation
Agency (SIDA) as the main sponsorship.
It would be held under the theme: “Innovation,
Economic Growth and Sustainable Development: Strengthening Institutions for
Greater Relevance, Effectiveness and Inclusivity”.
GLOBELICS is an open and diverse community of
scholars working on innovation and competence building in the context of
economic development.
The major purpose of the network is to
contribute to building capacity and create a forum for exchange worldwide in
the innovation and development research field.
The Conference, which is an annual event, is a
natural incubator for international research projects and a meeting place where
project groups with worldwide participation meet, present and coordinate their
research work.
Dr George Owusu Essegbey, the immediate past
Director, CSIR-STEPRI, speaking to the Ghana News Agency in Accra, said the
Conference, would bring together over 300 leading and young scholars from all
over the world.
He said the Conference aims at deliberating on
issues relating to innovation, economic growth and sustainable development.
He said the Conference would have 15
sub-themes which would constitute the tracks for presentation of papers.
Dr Essegbey said in all about 270 papers would
be presented by scholars coming from all over the world and in diverse
disciplines.
He said Ghana is the fourth African country
after South Africa, Senegal and Ethiopia to host the GLOBELICS annual
Conference.
He said the Conference would present an
opportunity to showcase Ghana, a politically stable country, which was
currently undergoing a number of transformations to modernise its economy and
create jobs.
He said the output of the Conference would
strategise for enhancing development in the developing world through innovation
and competence building; stating that Ghana would benefit from the
opportunities for networking with acclaimed knowledge institutions and
individuals.
He said in addition, the output of the
Conference is expected to contribute immensely to the options of the government
in achieving this flagship projects.
Dr Essegbey said the Conference would combine
plenary sessions, presentations of research papers in parallel tracks, thematic
panel sessions, special sessions, poster presentations, symposia and exhibition
on industrial research in Ghana and Africa, as well as innovative start-ups
presentations, sightseeing and cultural tours.
GNA