Dr. David Moinina Sengeh
Dr. David
Moinina Sengeh, Sierra Leone’s Chief Innovation Officer (CIO), is all set to
participate in BBC’s Crowd Science debate
with the theme: “Can digital technology transform West Africa?”. The debate
will be held at the British Council Tower Hill Auditorium in Freetown on Friday
24 January at 5:00 PM. This is part of national activities planned by the
Government of Sierra Leone as part of the International Day of Education 2020.
Joining Dr.
David Moinina Sengeh in the debate on how artificial intelligence is changing
West Africa is Dr. Chika Yinka- Banjo from the University of Lagos and Ms.
Nyalleng Moorosi from Google Artificial Intelligence in Ghana. These experts
will explore how robots, drones, and machine learning tackle issues in
agriculture, education, health, and governance in the sub-region. (https://www.softlay.com/)
BBC
CrowdScience is a radio show that takes questions about life, Earth, and the
Universe to researchers hunting for answers at the frontiers of knowledge. This
will be the first of such debates held in Sierra Leone. Entrance for this event
is free with registration.
Crowd science opens up pathways for pursuing unconventional
research ideas, blurs the boundaries between institutional science and civil
society, provides opportunities for volunteer engagement in science, and
enriches science communication. Crowd science also raises questions concerning
data-driven approaches to scientific discovery as well as the development of
mechanisms for automated quality assurance and feedback.
