Nigeria moves towards global competitiveness for prosperity

The Federal Government is developing an effective and sustainable strategic framework for prosperity, wealth, and job creation towards enhancing global competitiveness for productivity.

He said the move was also aimed at establishing a framework for consultation, sharing experience, information, and practices, and the creation of a conducive environment for interaction among scientists working on projects in different geopolitical zones of the country and beyond.

He said: “It is the vision of our country under the 2022 STI Policy to have a large, strong, diversified, sustainable, and competitive economy that effectively harnesses the talents and energies of its people and responsibly exploits its natural endowments to guarantee a high standard of living and quality of life for its citizens by 2030.”
   
Project Manager, Strategy Implementation Task Unit (SITU), for Implementation of the National Strategy for Competitiveness in Raw Material and Products Development in Nigeria, Henry Eteama, in his remarks said: “Government is imbibing certain culture to enable the country achieve the objective of putting Nigeria to the global scene.

“To achieve this, we must leverage the power of STI to change and imbibe the culture, from mere research and learning-based to R&D that is problem-solving, industry and services demand-driven.”