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- 18 Jul
- 2025
MEDIA ENGAGEMENT - UENR Tech FAIR 2025
Fair, which will be hosted on August 1st, 2025, at the university's Bank of Ghana auditorium. This year's event is expected to bring together over 3,000 participants, including students, academia, IT industries, and governmental institutions, to explore the world of technology and spark interest in empowering the youth in IT. The annual technological fair, hosted by the Department of Information Technology and Decision Sciences (ITDS), is a festival that involves free workshops, including 3D designs, robots, and virtual reality, interactive technology shows, poster presentations, panel discussions, networking sessions, exhibitions, and games, designed to bring technology, creativity, and innovation to life. Final-year students from the department will also showcase a wide range of projects developed as part of the requirements to attain their degrees from the university.
In a media engagement held ahead of the fair, the Head of Department, Prof. Peter Appiahene, explained that this year's event will highlight the ingenuity and entrepreneurship of the next generation and provide a platform to showcase their talent, ingenuity, and passion for technology-driven change. He stressed that the theme, "Innovate and Elevate: Empowering the Youth to Pioneer Digitalization, the Role of Stakeholders," is a game-changer that highlights the critical role stakeholders, including government, industry, and academia, play in fostering digital innovation. According to him, the department believes that by working together with stakeholders, the next generation of leaders can be empowered to drive digital transformation and economic growth.
Prof. Appiahene said, "This year's theme emphasizes not only innovation but also elevation – rising above challenges to achieve new heights of excellence and impact." "We want our students to realize that digitalization is not just a trend but a transformative force that can create sustainable growth, improve lives, and solve pressing societal problems," he added. The 2025 edition of the UENR Tech Fair also aims to uncover new ways to improve student performance and discover ways to reach farther beyond Ghana. In the last year, impressive innovative projects done by students in the department include Skin Disease Detection and Brain Tumor Segmentation System, Mobile Application to Assist Speech-impaired Individuals with Text-to-Speech, Speech-to-Text, and video Voiceover functionalities, among others.