The KNUST Technology Consultancy Centre (TCC) is set to provide support for transforming research findings into products.
Director-General of the TCC, Professor Francis Davis, believes the move is an avenue for wealth creation.
"TCC has the capacity to transition research findings into products," he said. "We believe that what comes out of our research labs, centers of excellence, and universities should become multi-billion-dollar companies in the shortest possible time. Let us collaborate."
He made this statement at the closing ceremony of the Calestous Juma Executive Dialogue held at KNUST.
Director of Strategy at African Union Development Agency - New Partnership for Africa's Development (AUDA-NEPAD), Mr. Mohamad Abdisalam, encouraged the various institutions to foster collaborations that will provide solutions to the problems that have been raised.
"All the problems we have discussed here today, the solution is in our hands," he said. "It is not in the political office, the parliament, the legal sector, or even the private sector. We are demonstrators of Africa's brainpower in innovations, so let us take it up and do our own share. We can put together a proper proposal, a solid partnership, a solid platform, a consortium, and come in with the reliability of the Africa Academy of Science, NEPAD, Michigan State, and all the institutions represented here today. Nothing is impossible for us to achieve."
Director of International Programs for the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources at Michigan State University, Professor Kareem Maredia, expressed his gratitude to the host university for their hospitality and the participation of students in the dialogue. He encouraged the organizers to involve other African countries and institutions in their subsequent gatherings.
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