Wednesday, April 22, 2025, witnessed the beginning of the much-publicized Monrovia Technology Summit (MTS) with little over 200 participants, including stakeholders, innovators and motivators driving the technology sector.
Though the day being Wednesday, everyone in attendance, among them were invited students, who skillfully drilled through the innovators in the technical sector.
The keynote speaker, Paynesville City Mayor, Robert S. Bestman, encouraged the participants to actively get involve with innovation in the digital age to succeed. Best is also an expert in the technical field.
The Summit was held under the theme: “Artificial Intelligence Revolution Age.”
Mr. Bestman informed participants that there was no way anyone of them can succeed without evolving the innovative mind of digitalization.
“If you want to move forward, you should take digital innovation very serious,” Best urged participants.
He said globalization has brought the world closer to mankind, and therefore, “it will interest you to know that the person you are competing with lives in China, Japan and even in other faraway places without you having the slightest knowledge of the person whereabout.”
He called on the participants to make use of computer to crop up positive changes and serves as a tool to nation building.
Mr. Bestman, meanwhile, wants technology to reach its full potential by excavating that passion in Liberians to drive innovation and contribute meaningfully to the reconstruction and recovery of the nation through digitalism.
Liberia, he said, was seriously sheathing behind in globalization due to the lack of technology.
“I am eager to see Liberians explore all means and galvanize the necessary supports not to be left behind in this digital age.”
MTS Director Peter King, urged the participants not to see the Summit as an event, but from a broader perspective of paradigm shift in globalization regarding technology.
The Summit, King said, serves as an eye opener to bolster and drive the country’s technology sector to its noblest height.