Blessed Thursday! Welcome TICAD VI to Nairobi! A wakeup call is needed especially in our local industry side. Thriving industry enables the nation and its peoples to support themselves in the 3 major areas this partnership is hedged on. Which then means that any partnership coming to Africa would require to elevated their game beyond "basic needs". The 3 Pillars identified in the partnership are; Economic, Health, Social Stability (Draft Nairobi Declaration). Promoting science, technology and innovation falls as one of the 6 crosscutting areas.(Surprise surprise ICTs is not a pillar) "Science, technology including ICT, and innovation are useful tools for realizing sustained quality growth in a wide range of sectors including, not only in high value added industry but also in areas such as food security, health, climate change, other environment issues as well as social stability. It could also be used to address security challenges." (Draft Nairobi Declaration). Surprisingly the "Economic, Health, Social Stability" product and service propositions for Africa from our Japan friends will have been driven by their prowess - Technology advancement and innovation. Have fruitful deliberations. Many thanks. Regards/Wangari