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Professor Joshua Owusu-Sekyere speaking at the launch of the 10th Biennial Congress of the KNUST alumni badociation
Professor Joshua Owusu-Sekyere, Vice Chancellor of the Cape Coast Technical University, said that a "Ghana Beyond Help" required radical changes and approaches to break up the quagmire of economic dependence in which the country is locked up.
He added that, to be aware of this, Ghana needed to move from the status quo to an approach that would transform production and manufacturing capabilities and introduce more scientific and innovative approaches to accelerate the country's socio-economic progress. .
Professor Owusu-Sekyere spoke at the media launch of the 10th biennial congress of the Alumni Association of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) in Cape Coast.
Post-harvest losses
It is estimated that post-harvest losses in the country represent between 30 and 60% of the national production, which costs him about $ 700,000 a year.
"We do not have the capacity to add value to what we produce and the storage capacity needed to preserve what is produced," he said.
In considering a state beyond the aid, he said: "We do not have to offer our bowls to our development partners".
He said that to achieve a Ghana beyond help, we would have to act radically and differently.
"We must be able to fend for ourselves, produce enough food and fiber to feed our people and provide the facilities and amenities that our population needs," he said.
Referring to well-known economists, including Nathan Rosenberg and Abramovit, Professor Owusu-Sekyere noted that empirical evidence around the world showed a positive link between scientific innovation and economic performance.
"Today, there is a paradigm shift from resource-based economies to knowledge-based economies.
Knowledge-based economies are those in which the competitive advantage outweighs comparative advantage and productive use of inputs.
Continuous innovation is at the heart of such an economy, "he said.
Government Programs
Professor Owusu-Sekyere said that it was commendable that government programs, including the introduction of paperless systems, mobile interoperability, the district system, a factory and a village, a dam, aimed to transform the country from an agrarian to an industrial economy.
In particular, he called on KNUST alumni to respect their mandate and to ensure that they bring their knowledge and expertise to support the industrial and socio-economic development of Ghana and Africa.
Ms. Eunice Ofosua Amoako, President of Global KNUST Alumni, said alumni should redouble their efforts to make an impact on the country's industrialization agenda.
She said that it was important to help revive the industries that the country had lost, to create new ones and to maintain them through innovation in order to contribute to the economy. 39, acceleration of industrialization.
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