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General News of Monday, January 21, 2019
Source: Starrfmonline.com
2019-01-21
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo
President Akufo-Addo said that Ghana's development policies could no longer depend on the support that the world of advanced technologies could bring to it, insisting that too dependent foreign aid has not worked and will not work.
Speaking at a conference on the technological gap at Peduase Valley Resort on January 21, 2019, on the theme: "Bridging the Technology Gap Towards" Ghana Beyond Aid "and youth employment, "said President Akufo Addo develop policies that would make it self-reliant, less dependent on foreign capital, technology and influence. This status, said the president, is the vision of his administration.
"It is important to say that we can no longer continue to develop policies for our country on the basis of any support that the technologically advanced world can bring us. It has not worked and it will not work, "said President Akufo Addo.
Promoting this model that the president considers achievable, he said his vision of "Ghana Beyond Help" was to build a strong and robust economy capable of leading a dignified and prosperous existence for his people and to banish the scepter of poverty. President Akufo Addo said that his administration, through the Ministry of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation, had developed a science and technology framework based on seven (7) pillars. According to the president, this political agenda will help bridge the technological gap between Ghana and the rest of the world.
Pillars to bridge the technology gap
The first is that science, technology and innovation will receive constant attention from the government. As a result, by a Notice of Inquiry, the President has established a Presidential Council on Science, Technology and Innovation (PASTI) as an advisory body to advise the President on science-related issues. , technology and innovation. The second is a coordination of all sectoral activities involving science, technology and innovation through an interministerial coordination council for science, technology and innovation.
The third pillar, according to the president, is the recognition of the need for a strong partnership between the government, public research institutes, academia and science and industry. The fourth pillar aims to mobilize significant funds for research and development. Thus, a minimum of 1% of Ghana's GDP will be allocated to research and development in the short and medium term and will increase to 2.5% in the long term.
The fifth pillar is to target a more literate society through education. The sixth pillar is that legislation relating to the country's science, technology and innovation program must receive legal support. To this end, a bill is being drafted and will be submitted to Parliament for approval. The last pillar is strongly focused on the development of strategic technology areas. Critical technical areas critical to the country's development will be targeted.
President of GIE
The president of the Ghana Institute of Engineers, Steve Amoaning-Yankson, emphasized in his welcome address that the foreign expertise that came to the country to propose technological solutions that could be managed locally by Ghanaians was to be interrupted if the country really wanted to bridge the technological gap. between her and the rest of the world.
Conference Organizers
The MasterCard Foundation, in collaboration with the Ghana Institute of Engineers and the Ministry of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation, is behind this initiative . Experts and conference participants will participate in three separate sessions: introductory presentations, panel presentations and open discussions. The keynote presentations will focus on the history of Ghana's industrial development and the impact of the technology gap, as well as on environmental requirements to support the development, implementation and application of technologies.
Group Presentations / Speaker
Four animators, Ing. Kofi Asare-Yeboah, Mr. Tony Oteng-Gyasi, Ing. Seth A. Adjei and Elsie Kaufmann will take turns to consider topics such as: Bridging the technological gap in Ghana: information from the experience of civil engineering; Challenges and opportunities to bridge the technology gap in Ghana: the manufacturing sector; Challenges and Opportunities to Bridge the Technology Gap in Ghana: The Valco Experience and Challenges and Opportunities to Bridge the Technology Gap in Ghana: Pump Priming at the SHS Level. Another panel will examine Talent in Building Engineering and Science – Reflections on Effective Approaches and Programs; Engineering and Technology Training and Reducing the Technology Gap in the United Kingdom; Training in engineering and technology and bridging the technology gap in Japan; Training in engineering and technology and reducing the technological gap in Germany. The sessions will be led by Drs. Victor Atiemo-Obeng, Lucy Agyepong, Boateng Onwona-Agyeman and Obiri-Yeboah Mensah.
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