Through much effort on Mike Best's part, we were able to host the President of Liberia recently on Tech's campus. She has a daunting task ahead of her, but it was inspiring to hear her talk about the opportunities for a fresh start and moving the country forward.
This was one of the first time she has given a speech focused on ICT's role in development in Liberia. After the public event, we were able to spend some time at lunch with her and her staff.
Then came a working meeting with a number of agencies, private entities, and academia to try to layout some of the issues and roles that the different parties can/should play in Liberia.
For my part, I'm hoping to help establish a baseline understanding of the current capabilities and the beginnings of a needs assessment and policy roadmap.
Some additional information about her visit made it online:
- AJC
- College of Computing (where I actually get a mention!)
- mp3 of the President's speech (14.3MB)
- AllAfrica coverage
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