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Engineer Sebusang Enele Sebusang : BITRI Executive Director

otswana engineers celebrated understanding of how engineering and intelligence,Internet of Things, robotics
the world Engineering day technology are central to modern life or quantum computing, etc. Engineering
Bon the 4th and last day of and for sustainable development. is at the heart of our modern world and
the engineering week.The World will shape the future, as has been the
Engineering Day for Sustainable Engineering plays a key role in achieving case for millennia.
Development was proclaimed by the UN Sustainable Development Goals
UNESCO at its 40th General Conference (SDGs) as it utilizes the principles of The opening statement for the day was
in 2019. science and mathematics to develop made by Sebusang Enele Sebusang who
practical applications in food, water, is the Executive Director, Technologies
It is celebrated worldwide on 4th energy, environment, sustainable cities, at Botswana Institute for Technology
March of each year since 2020 as a natural disaster resilience and other Research and Innovation – BITRI.He is
UNESCO international. The day offers areas which are crucial to all mankind. a former Senior Lecturer, Control and
an opportunity to highlight engineers It is also crucial to the development Dynamics (University of Botswana).His
and engineering’s achievements in of new technologies enabling the 4th Specialties: ICT policy development;
our modern world and improve public Industrial Revolution such as artifcial ICT use and access research (now
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