‘STI catalyst for national industriaiisation’

The Minister of State for Science and Technology, Barrister Abdullahi Mohammed, has said that proper implementation of Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) policies will accelerate Nigeria to be one of the most industrialised nations of the world.

Barrister Mohammed stated this at the opening ceremony of a 3 day Capacity Building Workshop jointly hosted by Federal Ministry of Science and Technology -United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), on Tuesday in Abuja.

According to the press release issued by the Secretary to the Honourable Minister of State (HMOS) FMST Miss Maryam Zakari that the conference is centered on STI policy making, Mapping and Review Methodologies to foster necessary interactions and exchange of knowledge.

The Minister said that the STI sector enjoyed steady progress in the last eight years, due to policy implementation in areas such as solar technology, road research, biotechnology capacity development and many other crucial areas.

In his speech, he reiterated the need for the country to develop a bank and financial institution, primarily for the purpose of funding Research and Development in STI.

In his words, “To mitigate against the challenge of funding, FMST is strongly advocating the establishment of R&D bank to close the gap in the absence of venture capitalist to support the commercialisation of R& D findings.

On policy implementation, he buttressed that, it’s a bridge that allows the objectives of public policies to be achieved and expressed as outcomes of government activities.

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