Role of academia in realising management for Vision 2030 (How does academia contribute in realising management for development results?) Presented at AfCOP conference Intercontinental Hotel Nairobi

1
Role of academia in realising management for
Vision 2030 (How does academia contribute in
realising management for development
results?)Presented at AfCOP conferenceInterconti
nental Hotel Nairobi
Presented by Prof. William O. Ogara UNIVERSITY
OF NAIROBI, KENYA
2
The context of academia

• Intentions for the establishment of academia.
• In the evolution of studies/education,
  establishment of academia was not accidental. A
  felt need did arise. What was the need or
  intention? What was it supposed to serve?
• Education
• The purpose of education plus all that it entails
  is meant to serve an individual to survive in a
  given environment and if it cannot or does not,
  the education becomes basically useless.

3
The context of academia

• Educational Programs, types and content are
  tailored to solve the problem facing mankind.
• All curricula should be tailored with the
  intention to achieve certain objectives. For this
  purpose, they are periodically revised to cater
  for the needs of society/ community at a
  particular time.
• In the evolution of studies, we encounter
  emergent terminologies and programs to cater for
  these changes e.g. Appropriate technology,
  Environmental studies/education, climate change
  and one world one health.

4
Definitions

• Development is always presented in a structured
  well thought out blue print. This may be
  presented as
• Development plans (various periods)
• Millennium development goals
• Vision 2030.

5
Vision 2030

• The vision is based on three pillars namely
  the Economic pillar, the Social pillar and the
  Political pillar.
• The economic pillar aims at providing prosperity
  of all Kenyans through an economic development
  programme aimed at achieving an average Gross
  Domestic Products (GDP) growth rate of 10 per
  annum over the next 25 years.
• The social pillar seeks to build a just and
  cohesive society with social equity in a clean
  and secure environment.

6
Vision 2030

• The political pillar aims at realising a
  democratic political system founded on
  issue-based politics that respects the rule of
  law and protects the rights and freedoms of every
  individual in the Kenyan society.

7
Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)

• The MDGs are measurable targets attached to a
  time frame
• The MDGs come up with the following goals
• Eradicating extreme poverty and hunger
• Achieving universal primary education
• Promoting gender equality and empowering of women
• Reducing child mortality
• Improving maternal health
• Combating HIV/AIDs, malaria and other diseases.
• Ensuring environmental sustainability
• Developing a global partnership for development

8
Academia and development

• Academia should be recognised as a trail blazer
  that should guide development to a particular
  direction. It should lead society and
  establishment to achieving development goals, in
  this case in the development plans, millennium
  development goals and to Vision 2030.
• The role of academia therefore is to
• Create relevant programmes that must steer
  activities of society to the vision e.g. 2030
• Search for knowledge based solutions
• Put in place mechanism of applying research
  results to practical solutions of our
  contemporary problems

9
Academia and development

• Academia must therefore
• Spearhead technology development
• Industries that must come up with programmes to
  achieve vision 2030
• Create tools that generate products to be
  available for individuals needs/ wants in 2030
  and beyond
• Architectural studies address use of space and
  therefore must be innovative
• Engineers for strategic highways appreciate the
  role of IT computers in realising enhanced GDP.

10
Academia and development

• This is not the end.
• Science knowledge and technology must push us to
  higher levels.(all sectors)
• Industrial
• Chemical
• Engineer
• We acknowledge for example
• Synthesis of new molecules
• Use of bacteria to synthesis flavours (no need of
  vanilla)
• Ways of Nitrogen fixation vs. use of fertilizers

11
Vision 2030 vs. International discourse on
sustainable development
Vision 2030 (3 pillars) International Discourse on sustainable development (3 pillars of sustainable development)
Economic base Economic base
Social base Social base
Political base Environment
12
Vision 2030 vs. International discourse on
sustainable development
Not adequately catered for, which results in
Poverty, disease water sanitation
13
Vision 2030 vs. International discourse on
sustainable development
Quality of life
B
A

• Strong social base
• Well educated ple
• Healthy ple
• Working force

D
Environment
C
D
Full env. agenda
14
Conclusion

• The missing link
• University/ Academia/ Research
• Consider
• Kenya vs. Asian Tiger States in 1950s
• Kenya emphasised on agriculture
• Asian tigers focussed on production
• We need applied research to move into the future

15
THANK YOU