Ghanaian lawyer Ace Ankomah has urged the government to enhance the appeal and rewards of science, technology, and innovation in Ghana.
He emphasised that numerous solutions devised through research by tertiary institutions often go unimplemented, allowing problems that could be resolved through science and technology to linger.
Speaking at the conclusion of the three-day African Prosperity Dialogues in Accra, Ankomah highlighted the necessity of adequately resourcing research and science-based institutions.
He also advocated for the patenting of scientific ideas and innovations to ensure their protection.
“I believe that the solutions to most of our science, technology, and engineering problems already exist, generated and germinated by our brilliant students, but buried in university archives in theses and research projects that identified real challenges and proposed workable answers.
“Governments must act as facilitators, creating incubators on every campus, linking students, industry, capital, and policy. Protect intellectual property, patent innovations, turn research into enterprise, and make science and engineering attractive, respected, and rewarded,” he said.
By: Rainbowradioonline.com/Ghana