While serving as the Head of Department (HOD) of Computer Science at the University of Guyana between 2010 and 2012, I conceptualized and spearheaded two installments of an expo out of the Department to address the gap between academia and industry.
Under the caption of "Optimizing Our Tomorrow by Shaping Young Minds of Today", the 2011 event aimed to promote three powerful concepts related to the country's development by showcasing notable undergraduate Computer Science research projects of 2010 and 2011 to high schools, NGO's, government and the business community.
The promoted concepts for development were:
(1)Innovation as a driver for productivity growth within Guyana, (2) Computer Science research & development (R&D) as a rich, cross-disciplinary source for endogenous innovation and (3) community, emphasizing that the only way to initiate and perpetuate innovation for development is to establish strategic alliances with industry and operate as an innovative collective through resource-sharing networks across Guyana.
Here is the recap of the event:
Here are my opening remarks:
