According to the President of Gambia, the initiative is to be led by key ministries in partnership with the University of the Gambia.

Yahya Jammeh who is the current President of Gambia declared on the 19^th of january:

“As we require digital communities capable of contributing to a knowledge-based economy and society, science and technology will dictate our pace of development. The education system will be made more responsive to these challenges and will design forward-looking programmes that anticipate challenges and produce quality scholars, graduates and leaders that are critical enough to search for and proffer solutions”

Jammeh has promised that the year of science, technology and innovation will be led by a national committee comprising the University of the Gambia (UTG) and the ministries of higher education, basic and secondary education, finance and economic development, information and communication technology, and energy, under the chairmanship of the higher education minister, with the vice-chancellor of UTG as vice chairman.

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