{"id":444912,"date":"2025-07-09T15:48:04","date_gmt":"2025-07-09T12:48:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/?p=444912"},"modified":"2025-07-09T15:48:04","modified_gmt":"2025-07-09T12:48:04","slug":"pm-hamza-emphasizes-role-of-research-and-strategy-in-nation-building-at-east-african-scientific-conference","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/pm-hamza-emphasizes-role-of-research-and-strategy-in-nation-building-at-east-african-scientific-conference\/","title":{"rendered":"PM Hamza Emphasizes Role of Research and Strategy in Nation-Building at East African Scientific Conference"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"128\" data-end=\"483\"><strong>Mogadishu, SONNA \u2013<\/strong> Prime Minister of the Federal Republic of Somalia, H.E. Hamza Abdi Barre, addressed the 3rd Scientific Conference of the East African Development Forum, highlighting the central role of institutional development, public awareness, and evidence-based planning in advancing Somalia\u2019s national transformation.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"485\" data-end=\"886\">In his keynote remarks, Prime Minister Hamza underscored that the foundation of successful nation-building lies in strengthening institutions and crafting visionary strategies informed by rigorous research. He pointed to the National Transformation Plan (NTP 2025\u20132029) and Centennial Vision 2060 as guiding frameworks that outline Somalia\u2019s path to long-term growth and stability.<\/p>\n<blockquote data-start=\"888\" data-end=\"1043\">\n<p data-start=\"890\" data-end=\"1043\">\u201cOur country is being directed towards development grounded in research, clearly defined in the National Transformation Plan and Vision 2060,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p data-start=\"1045\" data-end=\"1324\">The Prime Minister called on Somali scholars to play a leading role in shaping the nation\u2019s future by conducting research on critical development priorities\u2014including poverty reduction, climate change adaptation, education reform, healthcare access, and peacebuilding strategies.<\/p>\n<blockquote data-start=\"1326\" data-end=\"1542\">\n<p data-start=\"1328\" data-end=\"1542\">\u201cThe Somali government has laid out a national vision based on comprehensive research. Scholars and leaders must actively participate in defining where Somalia will stand tomorrow,\u201d Prime Minister Hamza emphasized.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p data-start=\"1544\" data-end=\"1790\">He also highlighted the importance of maximizing Somalia\u2019s natural resources and investing in the potential of its youth, noting that the government has now articulated a clear national strategy rooted in practical needs and long-term resilience.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1792\" data-end=\"2131\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">The East African Development Forum\u2019s scientific conference brought together thought leaders, researchers, and policymakers from across the region to explore solutions for sustainable development. Somalia\u2019s contribution, led by the Prime Minister, reinforced the country\u2019s commitment to knowledge-driven governance and regional cooperation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mogadishu, SONNA \u2013 Prime Minister of the Federal Republic of Somalia, H.E. Hamza Abdi Barre, addressed the 3rd Scientific Conference of the East African Development Forum, highlighting the central role of institutional development, public awareness, and evidence-based planning in advancing Somalia\u2019s national transformation. In his keynote remarks, Prime Minister Hamza underscored that the foundation of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":132,"featured_media":444913,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-444912","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-local"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/444912","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/132"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=444912"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/444912\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":444914,"href":"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/444912\/revisions\/444914"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/444913"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=444912"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=444912"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=444912"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}