They asserted that the future and emancipation of African people from underdevelopment will largely depend on how much they utilize science, technology and innovation in concert with the protection of intellectual property.
In view of the recent advancements and innovations driving the world’s economy in the 21st century, the stakeholders at the event were of the view that Nigeria should lead the rest of Africa in pushing for better technology adoption and protection of patent rights of the people innovations and invention of novel technologies.
The Permanent Secretary in the ministry of Science and Technology, Mrs. Winifred Oyo-Ita in her briefing said the commemoration of African Day for technology and Intellectual Property is to ensure advocacy towards stimulating the latent innovative capacity of Nigerians, while emphasizing the role of IP rights in fascinating technology development and improving Foreign Direct Investment value in African nations.
The 13th September of every year is commemorated in all African States as African Day for Technology and Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs) in compliance with the resolution made by the then Organization of African Unity (OAU) now AU Council of Ministers and Assembly of Heads of States and Governments at Addis Ababa, Ethiopia in 1999.
In that resolution, all African nations were enjoined to arouse the latent inventive, creative and innovative spirit of Africans, in order to facilitate the acceleration of technological development in the continent.
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