A warm greeting to everyone visiting this blog. We will be posting information on our upcoming event on Citizen Science as they become ready. While you are here, please read the introduction page to find more about the symposium and the program. If you decide to join us, please fill our Registration form.
About the Program
This
is a two-part event that aims to discover more of CS existing activity and to
discuss the potential (and barriers) of the approach in Sudan (PART I –
Symposium) as well as embark on CS-based projects using the wisdom of the
event’s crowd (PART II – Idea Thong). The focus in this blog is on
the content of PART I that will take
place on 2 November, 2019. Details for PART II (to take
place in December) will be announced at
the end of the Symposium.
The
Symposium’s 4-part program consists of an (1) overview session on CS
concepts and applications, with focus on the environment as an important
and dominant field in CS where there is a variety of projects, but also we will
consider Sudanese priorities as we ease into the “Citizenship State” looking
forward to achieving freedom, peace and justice. This is followed by (2)
round-table to hear about information issues from various sectors
(academia, public, private, and civil society, as well a representative of
“citizens”) and discuss the possibilities. The afternoon is dedicated to a set
of (3) Ignite Talks to present diverse CS-related local projects,
to be followed by (4) group discussions of major themes that
emerge from the ideas generated from the day’s deliberations.
By
the end of the Symposium, we hope to have a good understanding of CS and are aware
of some of the applications on the continent and beyond. This understanding
should help us to discern what is CS and what is not; what CS approaches,
policies, implementations, etc. work in the Sudanese context; and more
importantly, what ideas can we generate together that we think are of benefit,
first and foremost to Citizens, and those doing their job, that we can
carry (as an idea thong) through to experimentation (for PART II of this work);
and ultimately, to realization (for Sudan’s future).
