Technical University of Mombasa is hosting Hon. Dr. Mukhisa Kituyi on Friday 21st May 2021 at 2pm for a Public Lecture on ‘The role of technology and innovation in post Covid-19 economic recovery in the Coast’, to be held at Marine Block, school of SoET 316, 3rd floor. Hon. Dr. Kituyi is a Kenyan politician who has served as the Secretary General of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development UNCTAD, he became UNCTAD's seventh Secretary-General on 1 September 2013. After serving an initial four-year term, he was reappointed by the General Assembly in July 2017 for an additional term that began on 1 September that year. Prior to becoming Secretary-General, Hon. Dr. Kituyi was Chief Executive of the Kenya Institute of Governance, based in Nairobi. The Institute is a think tank and advocacy organization that focuses on linking academic research and the development of public policy. Hon. Dr. Kituyi has an extensive background as an elected official, an academician, and a holder of a high government office. He also has wide-ranging of experience in trade negotiations and in the African and broader international economics and diplomacy. Key industries in Kenya, including manufacturing, healthcare, public services, retail, transportation, food supply, tourism, media and entertainment are hit hard by the pandemic and are calling for undivided information and interconnected communication technology. We live in the information age and everyone should have access to the economical and medical benefits of information technology. The economic benefits are extensive - from innovative means of production to fast communications through excellent network connections. Technology has been and will continue to be essential in supporting medical personnel during the COVID-19 crisis through the development and use of Artificial Intelligence (Al)-assisted diagnostics, innovative treatment of the symptoms of the disease, and facilitating social distancing to prevent new infections.  Technology will help getting globalization back on track, ICT infrastructure is the foundation of the digital world and digital technology supported by ICT infrastructure is the cornerstone to fighting the pandemic. Digital technologies such as big data, AI and cloud computing supported by ICT networks are crucial to monitor and analyze the pandemic, track the virus, prevent and control the pandemic, treat patients and allocate resources. In addition to assisting the fight against the pandemic, these digital technologies have also been applied in other areas, such as helping businesses tackle their problems and safeguarding normal social activities.