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Session Overview |
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| 7:00am | Departure of buses from Hotel – University of Ilorin Location: DePeace Hotel Located between 35 and 45 minutes from the hotel depending on the traffic. |
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| 8:00am - 9:00am |
Arrival and registration at the Conference venue |
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| 9:00am - 10:30am |
Official Opening Session (organized by the Local Organizing Committee - LOC) - Prof. Wahab Olasupo Egbewole SAN, Vice-Chancellor, University of Ilorin
- Prof. Kitaw, President, AfricaLics - Dr. Maruf Sanni, President, NigeriaLics - Dr. Kemi F. Omotesho, Chair of LOC (6th AfricaLics Conference) - Hon. Minister Dr. Bosun Tijani, Federal Ministry of Communication, Innovation and Digital Economy (FMCIDE |
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| 10:30am - 11:00am |
Break and group photo session |
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| 11:00am - 12:00pm |
KN-01: Keynote Address Professor Williams O. Siyanbola, Centre for Energy Research and
Development, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria: Technological Innovation and
Digital Economic Transformation for Sustainable Development in Africa: Opportunities and Challenges |
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| 12:00pm - 12:15pm |
Brief health break and relocation to rooms where paper parallel sessions take place |
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| 12:15pm - 1:45pm |
A1: Innovation management in key economic sectors for Africa’s development (e.g. agriculture, manufacturing, services): prospects and challenges Location: Basement - University Auditorium Chair: R.A Bello, University Of Ilorin Discussant: Daniel Kitaw, Addis Ababa Institute of Technology (AAiT), Addis Ababa University (AAU) Firm-level analyses of innovation ecosystems, technological upgrading and performance in South Africa EXPLORING THE SYNERGISTIC EFFECTS OF HUMAN CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT AND INNOVATION IN INDUSTRIAL SECTOR PERFORMANCE IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICAN COUNTRIES Innovation in Action: An Empirical Study of Business Model Innovation Enablers in Ethiopian Manufacturing Firms. |
A2: Strategies and technologies to enhance Agricultural Innovation for poverty alleviation, resilience to climate change and its impacts. Location: Faculty of Environmental Sciences Board room Chair: Oluyemisi. B Fawole, University Of Ilorin Discussant: Justina Adwoa Onumah, CSIR-Science and Technology Policy Research Institute Effects of digital technologies on the productivity of rice farmers in Kwara State, Nigeria Analysis of drivers and profitability of Purdue improved cowpea storage technology use in Benue State, Nigeria Climate Change Risks to Food and Nutrition Security of Small Holder Farmers in Murang'a County, Kenya |
A3: 4th Industrial Revolution: opportunities and impacts of disruptive technologies on African social and economic structures. Location: Geology Conference room Chair: O.A Oladipo, University Of Ilorin Discussant: Maruf Sanni, National Center For Technology Management (NACETEM) Interrogating Africa’s data governance trajectory through technological innovation: how endogenous, how inclusive? AWARENESS AND PREPAREDNESS FOR PREDICTIVE ANALYTICS IN NIGERIA UNIVERSITY Playing with 4IR Technology. Insights into learning by doing in South African services and manufacturing |
A4: Energy and Innovation Location: LNG Conference Room Chair: Lone Dirckinck-Holmfeld, Aalborg University Discussant: Ann Njoki Kingiri, African Centre for Technology Studies (ACTS) A Measurement Framework for Understanding the Energy Innovation System in South Africa Factors Affecting the Adoption and Efficiency of Improved Charcoal Stove Innovation among Peri-Urban Households |
| 1:45pm - 3:00pm |
Lunch including AfricaLics Alumni meeting |
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| 3:00pm - 5:30pm |
B1: Innovation management in key economic sectors for Africa’s development (e.g. agriculture, manufacturing, services): prospects and challenges Location: Basement - University Auditorium Chair: K. R. Ajao, University Of Ilorin Discussant: Pamela Adhiambo Mreji, Technical University of Kenya Motivators of R&D Engagement and Technological Acquisition as determinant of firm’s innovation performance Firm-specific, market-centric and policy-related determinants of ‘commercialization valley of death’ encountered by techno-business firms in Uganda |
B2: Strategies and technologies to enhance Agricultural Innovation for poverty alleviation, resilience to climate change and its impacts. Location: Faculty of Environmental Sciences Board room Chair: Gbolagade Benjamin Adesiji, University of Ilorin Discussant: Elvis Korku Avenyo, University of Johannesburg Impact of edible insects on Food Security: Exploring the driving factors of its Commercialization in the North Central part of Nigeria Local Economic Development in Nigeria Cashew Production: Agricultural Innovation System Approach Assessment of NSPRI Technological Innovations’ Adoption among Users in Nigeria |
B3: 4th Industrial Revolution: opportunities and impacts of disruptive technologies on African social and economic structures. Location: Geology Conference room Chair: K.T Biobaku, University of Ilorin Discussant: Olufemi Popoola, Nigerian Institute of Social and Economic Research Determinants of Ethical Use of Artificial Intelligence among Tech Startups Drivers of Frontier Technology Adoption in Ghana |
B4: Innovations for reduced inequalities in Africa (gender, income, health, human settlements etc.) and inclusive, productive, and decent job for all. Location: LNG Conference Room Chair: Shade Adekeye, University of Ilorin Discussant: Geci Karuri-Sebina, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg DETERMINANTS OF DIGITAL ENTREPRENEURIAL INTENTIONS AMONG UNDERGRADUATES IN SOCIAL SCIENCES HARNESSING INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE AND INNOVATION SYSTEM FOR SUSTAINABLE LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION: EVIDENCE FROM NIGERIA Why innovation policy narratives matter and what helps them change? |
| 5:30pm - 6:15pm |
Book presentations Books - Mammo muchie , Angetvar Baskaran & Mingfenf Tang (editors} :Title: China-Africa Science, Technology, Innovation collaboration, Springer Nature publisher, 2024 (e-book & printed book) - John Trimble & Mammo Muchie (editors): Title: Appropriate Technology Manifesto: Shifting the Forces of Production to Empower People and Protect the Planet, Africa World Press, 2024 - Mammo Muchie & AN Moloto(editors): The South African Public Sector Administration: Some Critical Contemporary Case Studies., Batallea Publishers, South Africa Journals - Innovation and Development- the journal: https://www.tandfonline.com/journals/riad20 - African journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and development Vol.16, No.6:https://www.tandfonline.com/toc/rajs20/current - Volume 14 Issue 1 of Ethiopian e-Journal for Research and Innovation Foresight (Ee-JRIF). https://journals.bdu.edu.et/index.php/eejrif4 - Journal of Creativity Innovation and Social Entrepreneurship (https://sarchi.org/jcise |
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| 6:15pm - 7:30pm |
Welcome Reception (Cocktails) hosted by the University of Ilorin Location: Multipurpose Hall of the University |
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| 7:30pm | Buses departing for hotels |
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