Edo stake Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, yesterday, inaugurated Prof. Kessington Obahiagbon as the chairman of the Edo Point out Science, Technology and Innovation Committee, billed with producing a method that will make the state a hub for science, technologies and innovation.
Obaseki, whilst inaugurating the committee at Governing administration Dwelling, Benin Town, stated the transfer is component of the government’s attempts to travel advancement in numerous sectors of the state, leveraging engineering.
He explained: “As you are all informed, today’s entire world is about engineering and any condition or govt that fails to just take edge of scientific progress and information will be still left in the dim. The COVID-19 era has demonstrated that technological know-how is essential for any point out that needs to survive dislocations brought by the pandemic.
“We are lucky, blessed, and fortunate to be affiliated with specialists and leaders in the location of proliferating science and know-how. We felt these folks should be set with each other as a group to help us articulate, pretty clearly, the direction we should really be going in terms of setting up a new scientific and technological culture.”
Obaseki detailed some of the phrases of reference for the committee to include supporting the point out to draft a policy on science, technological innovation and innovation as stipulated in the Countrywide Coverage of Science, Know-how and Innovation.
“The committee really should also help the condition in developing a tactic to improve the recognition on science, technology and innovation at the grassroots.
“They should really guide in establishing a method that will make Edo Condition the hub of science, know-how and innovation within just and outside the house the region. If we grow to be a tech hub, we can now proliferate technological know-how across Nigeria. Also, the committee really should support in acquiring a method for the deployment of science, engineering and innovation by means of public-private partnership collaborations,” he stated.
Responding, Prof. Obahiagbon thanked Obaseki for the privilege specified to the committee to serve the point out.
“I want to assure you that the committee would do its very best to place the condition on a world wide map in conditions of science, technological know-how and innovation,” he stated.
