Business News of Thursday, 30 September 2021
Source: 3news.com
2021-09-30
Minister of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation, Dr Kwaku Afriyie
The Minister of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation, Dr Kwaku Afriyie, has announced that the cabinet has taken a decision to dedicate 1% of Ghana’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) to research and innovation.
This, he said would be disbursed through the Ghana National Research Fund.
He said this at a press conference moderated by Information Minister Kojo Oppong Nkrumah in Accra on Wednesday September 29.
After the address, Mr Oppong Nkrumah in a tweet said “Key take away from his brief is the Cabinet decision to dedicate 1% of our GDP to research and innovation which will be disbursed through the Ghana National Research Fund..”
“The Government of Ghana is leveraging Science & Technology for national development. This is expected to guide the next phase of our development agenda as a nation.”
The Government of Ghana is leveraging Science & Technology for national development.
This is expected to guide the next phase of our development agenda as a nation. pic.twitter.com/dRvWgRJCMv
— Kojo Oppong Nkrumah (@konkrumah) September 29, 2021
#MinistersPressBriefing pic.twitter.com/IpFok4Bw2n
— Ministry of Information (@moigovgh) September 29, 2021