NACETEM Moves to Address Skill Deficit in Science Technology

The Director-General/Chief Executive Officer of the National Centre for Technology Management (NACETEM), Prof. Okechukwu Okwuonu, yesterday said the agency has started training across Nigerian’s economic sector to address the skill gaps in the science, technology and innovation sector.

Okwuonu stated this at a national workshop programme organised by the agency on management of Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) projects for scientists, engineers, builders, project managers and other stakeholders in the sector, which started yesterday in Yenogoa, the Bayelsa State capital.

Okwuonu said: “Specifically, this workshop is designed to enhance the skills of professionals in science and technology sector and help to develop concrete and practicable solutions to address knowledge and skills gaps in managing science, technology and innovation (STI) based projects across the various economic sectors in Nigeria.

“I am pleased to give this address at this momentous workshop coming at a very auspicious moment that the administration of President Muhammad Buhari is placing premium on science, technology and innovation as a driver of Nigeria’s economy.

According to him, the significance attached to science and technology is evident in the kind of support this administration has extended to the Ministry of Science and Technology and its agencies.

The DG said “it is with this backing that NACETEM, as an agency of the ministry, has been relentless in reaching out to all and sundry, particularly in the area of capacity building”.

“So, this workshop is one of the novel ways the agency is ensuring that no stone is left unturned in making science, technology and innovation a veritable tool of sustainable development”.