For the first time in history, NASA astronauts have launched from American soil in a commercially built and operated American crew spacecraft on its way to the International Space Station.
Technology
COVID-19 may cause a big change in social lifestyles
While the world battles COVID-19 as the virus devastates countries and crippling businesses the world over, we will be dealing with a new phase of social lifestyles that will again haunt the recuperation of the already fallen businesses hoping to find their way back in post COVID-19 pandemic.
NIH announces $1 million prize competition to target global disease diagnostics
The National Institutes of Health has launched a $1 million Technology Accelerator Challenge to spur the design and development of non-invasive, handheld, digital technologies to detect, diagnose and guide therapies for diseases with high global and public health impact.
President Julius Maada Bio lunches first national drone corridor in West Africa
President Bio has said that his government is proud to launch the first national drone corridor in West Africa and putting
innovative technology to the service of Sierra Leone’s development aspirations.
President Bio Engages Director-General of UNESCO on the Free Quality Education, DSTI
Sierra Leone President Bio has engaged the Director-General of United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO), Audrey Azoulay, on the significant impact of the Free Quality Education Programme and the establishment of the Directorate of Science, Technology and Innovation, DSTI
Chief Innovation Officer engages Cabinet on the Fourth Industrial Revolution to improve policy and governance
The Chief Innovation Officer in the Office of the President, Dr David Moinina Sengeh, has engaged His Excellency President Dr Julius Maada Bio and his entire cabinet on the fourth industrial revolution, also known as 4IR.
AfDB announces EUR 40 million investment from the European Commission for the Facility for Energy Inclusion (FEI)
The African Development Bank (AfDB) announced a EUR 40 million investment from the European Commission for the Facility for Energy Inclusion (FEI), a new platform for financing small-scale renewables in Africa.
