UG Pro-VC urges gov't to invest in scientific research

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• Kofi 11 years ago

  Oh Prof, do you think this government knows what scientific research is?

  Oh Prof, do you think this government knows what scientific research is?

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• Thinking Ghanaian 11 years ago

  Of they know. But do they care? Tell me how many votes can be earned in the short run by funding scientific research. Apart from CPP all parties only want their hands in the till.

  Of they know. But do they care? Tell me how many votes can be earned in the short run by funding scientific research. Apart from CPP all parties only want their hands in the till.

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• Koomson 11 years ago

  Govt should Invest in scientific research? Do they know what that is?

  Govt should Invest in scientific research? Do they know what that is?

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• Ghanaba, USA 11 years ago

  The research must be tailored to the immediate needs of the country, say towards agriculture, basic manufacturing technologies for rural idustires,housing or buliding materials, etc. Ghana does not have the luxury for BASIC ...
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  The research must be tailored to the immediate needs of the country, say towards agriculture, basic manufacturing technologies for rural idustires,housing or buliding materials, etc. Ghana does not have the luxury for BASIC research.

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• Tekonline.org 11 years ago

  Sometimes, solutions to problems come only from basic research.
  A good example is sickle-cell anemia, which is among the immediate needs of the country.
  All the latest promising therapies emerged from intense sophisticated ...
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  Sometimes, solutions to problems come only from basic research.
  A good example is sickle-cell anemia, which is among the immediate needs of the country.
  All the latest promising therapies emerged from intense sophisticated basic research.
  
  But I quite agree that it would be a waste of resources to conduct basic investigations of, for instance, why zebras have striped fur!

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• Tanaah 11 years ago

  What do you mean by this?

  What do you mean by this?

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• The Mask 11 years ago

  Lecturer?
  
  Reports of no police presence during KNUST examinations especially at the medical school at KATH.
  
  With WASSCE and BECE there is police presence and any student caught cheating is immediately arrested. Universi ...
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  Lecturer?
  
  Reports of no police presence during KNUST examinations especially at the medical school at KATH.
  
  With WASSCE and BECE there is police presence and any student caught cheating is immediately arrested. University exams demand even greater policing.

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• Tekonline.org 11 years ago

  Perhaps the authorities expect varsity students to be GROWN-UPS, with their brains wired a bit more properly?

  Perhaps the authorities expect varsity students to be GROWN-UPS, with their brains wired a bit more properly?

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• MAHAMA - DOING MY JOB 11 years ago

  SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH IS VERY IMPORTANT AND EVERY GHANAIANS DO KNOWS THAT .

  SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH IS VERY IMPORTANT AND EVERY GHANAIANS DO KNOWS THAT .

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• BB Brown 11 years ago

  Scientific research is the platform under which any country can stand on to develop and push its nation forward. But from independent till now what research has being going on? can one imagined the kind of money poured into r ...
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  Scientific research is the platform under which any country can stand on to develop and push its nation forward. But from independent till now what research has being going on? can one imagined the kind of money poured into research since independent time till date? and what kind of research was done?, why can't we review all these research findings, review how we do research in this county instead of just pouring scares money into drain. Why can we identify the kind of research we want to pour money into, lets narrow our research programs towards needs. Let put up a council or a body to review research proposal before monies is made available. Such research review body must look at top priorities, what can be a game changer not just any thing, we really need to review the way we do things ,the way we research instead of just pouring our monies away in the name of research. For example we can strongly support area in solar since energy has been our major problem and the presence of abundant of sun. Also computer assembling and components. The toner ink because this is widely used and importation and the dollar factor also food production. research in Agric and implementation. Yes, not just any academic research. When a country has so much money like the west they can indulge in any research even going to mars. If our research priorities were right we should have reached some where by now but all those researches are not game changing ideas so they remained on the shelves, no company need them or else would have got sponsorship.

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• Osei Yao 11 years ago

  WELL, LETS HEAR WHAT USE THE FUND IS PUT TO! SHOW US THAT YOU HAVE STOPPED POLITICKING WITH RESEARCH GRANTS AMONG DEPARTMENTS.

  WELL, LETS HEAR WHAT USE THE FUND IS PUT TO! SHOW US THAT YOU HAVE STOPPED POLITICKING WITH RESEARCH GRANTS AMONG DEPARTMENTS.

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• Tekonline.org 11 years ago

  Well Prof, all that you've said is very true. But as BB Brown and Osei Yao have stated, the most effective way to make the Government of the day very pro-scientific research is to showcase past research findings.
  
  Every yea ...
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  Well Prof, all that you've said is very true. But as BB Brown and Osei Yao have stated, the most effective way to make the Government of the day very pro-scientific research is to showcase past research findings.
  
  Every year, organize a research exposition day, inviting the President and key government officials. The Expo should include research results that seem promising in solving problems of great national importance.
  
  And bear in mind, it is much easier to talk about grand plans for the future. Please do focus on the past: what actually has been accomplished, with all the research going on.

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• T'pau 11 years ago

  Agree!

  Agree!

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• Whatever 11 years ago

  A lot of people don't know the power that can be unleashed if we assemble two or more physicist, micro biologist etc. together and give them things to work on. We are just living in this country and doing nothing

  A lot of people don't know the power that can be unleashed if we assemble two or more physicist, micro biologist etc. together and give them things to work on. We are just living in this country and doing nothing

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• Jojo 11 years ago

  OPYAIN, EGYA PROFESSOR.
  
  PLEASE,DO YOU HAVE ALREADY CENTRE FOR SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION AT THE UNIVERSITY OF GHANA THAT SEEKS TO IMPROVE HOW SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY POLICIES DO ADDRESS SOCIETAL NEEDS, THROUGH RESE ...
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  OPYAIN, EGYA PROFESSOR.
  
  PLEASE,DO YOU HAVE ALREADY CENTRE FOR SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION AT THE UNIVERSITY OF GHANA THAT SEEKS TO IMPROVE HOW SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY POLICIES DO ADDRESS SOCIETAL NEEDS, THROUGH RESEARCH, EDUCATION AND SCIENCE.
  
  PLEASE, APPROVAL OF YOUR APPEAL CAN ONLY BE SUPPORTED WHEN YOUR RESEARCH PROGRAMME ACTIVITIES IS PRESENTED TO THE GOVERNMEMT AND WHICH COULD HAVE A LASTING EFFECTIVE RESULTS FROM HANDICFRAFT TO HIGH TECHNOLOGY, COMMONLY APPLIED TO INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION IN WHICH RAW MATRERIALS IN THE COUNTRY COULD BE TRASFORMED INTO FINISHED GOOODS ON A LARGE SCALE.
  
  THE NATION GHANA CANNOT CONTINUE TO WASTE ITS FUNDS ON NON-PRODUCTIVE RESEARCH WORK AT THE UNIVERSITY.
  
  LASTLY MAY I KNOW WHY THE UNIVERSITIES IN GHANA HAVE STILL FAILED TO BE TRANSMITTERS OF KNOWLEDGE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN THE COUNTRY.

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• Foxnews 11 years ago

  @jojo thank you for your comment,l also think they could use the name of the university to go for loan from any bank either in Ghana or outside the country to do serious research in whatever area they wish.l think it is becom ...
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  @jojo thank you for your comment,l also think they could use the name of the university to go for loan from any bank either in Ghana or outside the country to do serious research in whatever area they wish.l think it is becoming outmoded these days when everybody turn to the tax payer for free cash.If the school is competent and internationally competetive as he is making us to believe why don't they go in for funds somewhere to fund their research and sell their patent to companies that wants to buy,there are alot of pharmaceutical firms in ghana,we need simple machines to process our farm produce etc.l am tired of government,government and government.

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• Jojo 11 years ago

  Thank you for your brief analysis on the ground in Ghana.
  
  Universities and the nations so called research insitutions have still failed to live to expectation to bring economic development in the country.
  
  DID YOU EVER ...
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  Thank you for your brief analysis on the ground in Ghana.
  
  Universities and the nations so called research insitutions have still failed to live to expectation to bring economic development in the country.
  
  DID YOU EVER READ FROM ANY OF THE INVITED GUESTS AT THE JUST ENDED ECONPO you ever read from any of the ECONOMIC FORUM, STRESSING ON TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION AS THE VERY IMPORTANT TOOLS TO END OUR ECONOMIC BACKWARDNESS, UNDERDEVELOPMENT AND EXTREME POVERTY IN GHANA.
  
  RATHER,THEY JUST CONTINUE TO ASK THE GOVERMENT TO CATER FOR THEIR LIVLIHOODS IN THE COUNTRY.
  
  FOXNEWS-WE STILL HAVE BUMPY ROADS BEFORE US.

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