Day 3 – Friday 6th October 2023
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Q & A Session 5: Investing in Digital Technologies, The Key to Unlocking Transformation in Africa
- Hon Jama Hassan Khalif, Minister for Communications & Technology, Somalia
- Dr Lado Wani Kenyi, Undersecretary for Information, Communication Technology, South Sudan
- Devendre Gopaul, Permanent Secretary, Prime Minister’s Office, Mauritius
- Dr Iboun Taimaya Silla, Special Advisor to the President, Senegal
- Moderator: Faith Musonza, Director Strategy and Financial Inclusion, Imagine Smart Cities
Q & A Session 6: African E-Government: Progress & Challenges from Across the Continent
- Dominique Migisha, National Coordinator, Agency for Digital Development, Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Bonga Ndlangamandla, Executive Secretary (Director), E-Government Unit, Ministry of ICT, Eswatini
- Ricco Salum Boma, Director of Service Management, E-Government Authority, Tanzania
- Collin Babirukamu, Director of E-Government Services, National Information Technology Authority, Uganda
- Paul Sayiba, Senior Deputy Director for E-Government, Ministry of Information & Digitalisation, Malawi
- Moderator: Abe Wakama, CEO IT News Africa
Intra-African Digital Collaboration: Knowledge Sharing, Interoperability & Lessons from the Ground
Open floor session with panellists to comment on a variety of issues where African Governments can learn from each other’s experiences in the areas of:
- Implementing IT policy and greater pan-African digital integration
- Digital identity and e-citizens
- Digital corridors
- Technology for open border trade
The session will include input and comment from summit participants with roving mics and a panel of African Government officials with the experience of implementing digital services:
- Dickson Matembo, Permanent Secretary for Home Affairs & Internal Security, Zambia
- Milner Makuni, Acting Permanent Secretary for Technology & Science, Zambia
- Richard Okyere-Fosu, Director General, National Information Technology Agency, Ghana
- Dr Eng Abiyot Sinamo, CEO for National Electronics Government Development, Ministry of Innovation & Technology, Ethiopia
- Eng Vincent Adul, Communication Secretary at the National Communication Secretariat, Ministry for Information, Communication and the Digital Economy, Kenya
- Moderator: Jonah Buyoya, Presenter, Diamond Television
Presentation 5: Cyber Security and its Impact on Government and its Citizens
- Mpho Mothap, Executive for Cloud Solutions, BCX
Digital Entrepreneurship and Innovation: Special Session from Young Entrepreneurs & Innovators
- Zed Tour
- Dawa Health
- Netagrow
- In Light Zambia
- Good Nature Agro
Closing Comments from the Zambian Hosts: The Future of E-Government in Africa
- Hon Felix C Mutati (MP), Minister of Technology & Science, Zambia
- Percy Chinyama, National Coordinator for Office of the President, E-Government Division (SMART Zambia Institute)
- Dickson Matembo, Permanent Secretary for Home Affairs & Internal Security, Zambia
- Moderator: John Glassey, CEO, AfricanBrains