The Ghana Atomic Energy Commission (GAEC), will on Friday June 30, hold this year’s celebration of a Scientific Innovations Dialogue (SID), to commemorate Africa’s Scientific Renaissance Day in Accra.
Africa’s Scientific Renaissance Celebration was Instituted by the African Union(AU), in 1987 after passing a resolution to celebrate the Day of the Scientific Renaissance of Africa (DSRA) on June 30 each year.
In a statement issued and signed by Anthony Nana Boateng, Director, Commercialization and Communication Directorate of GAEC, said the Dialogue is an initiative also meant to discuss the potential of nuclear energy in addressing food security and the cancer challenge in the country.
The celebration, which is under the auspices of the Ministry of Environment, Science, Technology, and Environment (MESTI), is on the theme “Harnessing the power of the atom for economic transformation through science and technology.”
It said the celebration would remind African governments and people about the critical roles played by science and technology in national development as well as the substantial contribution of Africa to the rise and development of modern science and technology.
It further stated that the event would also bring together experts, researchers, scientists, policymakers, opinion leaders among others to share ideas, diagnose, and prescribe solutions to these critical matters.
“The event will have the Minister for Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation, Dr. Kwaku Afriyie as the keynote speaker”.
According to the Deputy Director-General of GAEC, Prof. Dickson Adomako, the celebration will begin on June 29, 2023, with an open day where students from Junior and Senior High Schools and tertiary institutions will have the opportunity to tour the laboratories and other facilities of GAEC to enable them gain first hand knowledge of the country’s nuclear science and technology initiatives.
“The celebration serves as an opportunity to promote science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education among the students. It is also an avenue to engage stakeholders about the peaceful uses of nuclear technology for the good of humankind, thereby zeroing in on some key technologies and the benefits we can derive from their use for national development,” he added.
The 2022 edition was hosted by the Council for Science and Industrial Research (CSIR), in Accra
By Ebenezer K. Amponsah