Minister for Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation, Prof. Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng, says Ghana needs more skilled and dedicated scientists and technologists if it hopes to break the cycle of poverty.
He said the way to go is to create jobs through industrialisation to improve the well-being of the people.
Prof. Frimpong Boateng was speaking at the 31st Biennial Conference of the Ghana Science Association (GSA) in Cape Coast.
The Minister said countries that have moved from developing to industrialised thrived on the back of deliberate policies that utilised the application of Science, Technology and Innovation (STI).
He said throughout history, major transformative shifts in countries growth and development trajectories have often been linked to the successful application of STI.
Prof Frimpong Boateng acknowledged that poverty reduction, environmental degradation, food and energy, security, health, climate change, wealth creation and sustainable development are all complex issues that demand their own set of responses to address them efficiently.
Director General, Ghana Standards Authority (GSA), Prof. Alex Dodoo called on members of the Authority to be radical, responsive and relevant in the nation’s quest to accelerate development.
