Africa Needs Industrial Revolution – Dr Amos

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Mac Antoni 11 years ago

Monkey, the Industrial Revolution ended in Europe two to three centuries ago. You are so lazy you cannot even copy.
Shame

Monkey, the Industrial Revolution ended in Europe two to three centuries ago. You are so lazy you cannot even copy.
Shame
insight to the bone 11 years ago

Nobody can hide the light and true destiny of the great nation of Akan. they use all kinds of schemes and tricks to undermine or deny a proper standard to us but we shall never surrender. we shall change and adapt as like the ...
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Nobody can hide the light and true destiny of the great nation of Akan. they use all kinds of schemes and tricks to undermine or deny a proper standard to us but we shall never surrender. we shall change and adapt as like the Israelis we are the chosen people of God and he in his great design has made us diverse but unified in spirit. the ashantis like the tribe of Judah are and will remain an integral part of our being to to attack any one part we all end up feeling it sooner or later. they have succeed in turning some of our chiefs and kings against us and work for their evil ungodly agenda but we still see clearly . God has brought us into the 21st century and with that a new system of governance and state of mind based on democracy since it is HE alone who blesses the individuals with the gift of leadership wisdom and justice irrespective of status at birth. he has shown us the blue print of the way forward in the bible and other holy books and the time has come to free ourselves from this man made bondage called Ghana. just as in the Ukraine we must fight so the truth will come out , fear not the battle as they will crumble like the walls of Jericho . cast away our so called fake leaders and politicians who are nothing but cowards and like our enemies fear even their own shadows . yes God has put a million fears in their empty bodies as he who does not fear the Lord , the Lord will ensure all fears of the world will reside in him. They threaten us with superstition , juju and what have you and we say fuck you and go to hell as the divine power is with us . Yes all the tribes of Akan are fingers on the same hands and God has ordained we remain united so our strength and light will be visible throughout the whole world and universe , our time has come . everyday its becoming clearer and clearer to all children of Akan that we must prepare mentally for a battle of freedom . they come with tricks that say we must take a non Akan as our leader because its nice ? do they not think that out of 30 million Akans we can not find sensible down to earth leaders and warriors to lead our own people to our own destiny? a govt of the people and by the people is what the 21st century democracy is all about . let them continue to play with the consensus and other figures that justify their fantasy and enable them to marginalize the participation of the Akan majority in the Affairs of their own land , to marginalize us thus preventing us to afford a better standard for our people . The had of God has given them pestilence after pestilence but they refuse to let our people go , soon they will be swept away like chaff in the hurricane of fury . Long live the republic of Akan and don't you forget it as now the Fanti speakers, Twi speakers, Ashantis and other tribes of Akan are now one .
NANA YAW 11 years ago

Stop deceiving your self.I and other Akans don't in the least share your empty dream. Just go and get a job.

Stop deceiving your self.I and other Akans don't in the least share your empty dream. Just go and get a job.
Conventional Youth 11 years ago

Bold but STEMICs & TRADES are much more Robust & Comprehensive for African's economics independence regardless.

Bold but STEMICs & TRADES are much more Robust & Comprehensive for African's economics independence regardless.
Abrekyie ba UK 11 years ago

The same old story,African leaders should stop corruption,that is the first step of development my friend,

The same old story,African leaders should stop corruption,that is the first step of development my friend,
jack 11 years ago

Mass,you can't not industralize when your education system is unproductive.our education system is still have the same colonial structures.The education system is structured to produce administrators but nothing else.Sometime ...
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Mass,you can't not industralize when your education system is unproductive.our education system is still have the same colonial structures.The education system is structured to produce administrators but nothing else.Sometimes l find it very disturbing that our polythecnics,technical colleges and that of university of science and technology have finally been turn into commercial schools and have deviated from the core reasons why they were set up,how are these schools going to produce the technicians,technologist,scientist and engineers that we urgently need to industralize.We all know from statistics and history that all those industralized countries did focus and persistantly invested in technical and research based education but the black man have not learnt nothing and still making mistakes in this area as we speak.Well, people might say you could equipe all the schools with state of the art infastructure and when those tools break down the school goes down with it.But there are alot of innovative ways to solve this responsibility and competency problem.l don't see any wrong if a tertiary institution in Ghana could partner with Botsch,samsung,hitachi, ect to name a few to equip their laboritaries and workshops with high tech machines and tools probably every 5 years then pay for those equipments from the tutions they get from their stuents,education is a business and should be runned as such if these schools have competent administrators.l think pastor otabil is right,we are all bunch of jokers.You can't industralize just attracting foreign investors only,thats the short cut most of our elites in government are thinking instead of focusing long term on how to change the old colonial structures which have stagnate the african not to think and innovate and be self reliance on his or her own given talents which is abundance in us but yet not used to it limit.
Kwame 11 years ago

Eeii, brofo

Eeii, brofo
MARCUS AMPADU 11 years ago

You made good points.

You made good points.
no mercy 11 years ago

When?

When?
MARCUS AMPADU 11 years ago

The industrial revolution Africa needs should not be the type that relies on polluting fossil fuels. Dear Dr. Amos, your organization must depend on market forces that drive a large-shift toward a low-carbon economy.

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The industrial revolution Africa needs should not be the type that relies on polluting fossil fuels. Dear Dr. Amos, your organization must depend on market forces that drive a large-shift toward a low-carbon economy.

The type of industrial revolution we surely need is one that would discourage Carbon dioxide emissions and propel our continent to speedier adoption of alternative technologies.

That is why some of us are calling for the reform of our education system to reflect STEMIC curricula - Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, Innovations, Communications from primary to tertiary.

Len Hobbs 11 years ago

Marcus, your post is specious - 'low-carbon industries' do not exist.

The reason they don't exist in reality (they only exist in your mind) is there is no demand - nor market for them.

The ENTIRE 'carbon hoax' is a poli ...
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Marcus, your post is specious - 'low-carbon industries' do not exist.

The reason they don't exist in reality (they only exist in your mind) is there is no demand - nor market for them.

The ENTIRE 'carbon hoax' is a political campaign foisted by socialists, liberals and people who choose to recite unorthodox, and unethical, science to promote their 'one world - global' agenda.

In 2014 - the best and least expensive energy is nuclear; next is crude oil (incorrectly labeled 'fossil fuel) and then coal.

ANYTHING else is an environmentalists' wet-dream.
MARCUS AMPADU 11 years ago

I was originally not going to spend a nanosecond of my time to respond to your anti-environmental diatribe, then something told me that people like you who deny ecology, biodiversity, climate change, environmental management, ...
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I was originally not going to spend a nanosecond of my time to respond to your anti-environmental diatribe, then something told me that people like you who deny ecology, biodiversity, climate change, environmental management, carbon emission, etc. need to be awakened before you drown in your right wing vomit.

Len, for your information, climate change is not a hoax foisted by liberals and unethical scientists to " promote their one-world global agenda" - gosh ! that sounds like a ditto from Rush Limbaugh.

Top objective climatologists from around the world have written eloquently to prove that the burning of anything that contains Carbon emits greenhouse gases, and it is these GHG's that is causing climate change and variability. Please read up on it, this is not the place to explain the whole phenomenon to a denial like you.
Len Hobbs 11 years ago

Marcus, I don't 'read up on climate science' - I study it and write up on it.
Your activist agenda was lost more than five years ago - and you don't even know it.
The entire climate change argument was a political 'chip' in ...
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Marcus, I don't 'read up on climate science' - I study it and write up on it.
Your activist agenda was lost more than five years ago - and you don't even know it.
The entire climate change argument was a political 'chip' in the game - without a scintilla of verifiable, documentable and demonstrable data, evidence or example.
There was never any real science involved - just fabricated 'possibilities', conjecture, opinions and corrupted conclusions.
Your passion is being wasted on human idiocy, liberal politics and government largesse.
I will ask YOU a very personal and insensitive question - who is paying you to think this way?
MARCUS AMPADU 11 years ago

That is the difference between us: I'm a historian, a futurist and an environmentalist.
I am a life-long learner, self employed; thus I have lots of time to research, read and reflect.
If you were a reader or know your hi ...
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That is the difference between us: I'm a historian, a futurist and an environmentalist.
I am a life-long learner, self employed; thus I have lots of time to research, read and reflect.
If you were a reader or know your history, you would have come across the history of the industrial revolution that it started in England and was propelled by burning of coal which was readily available in the midlands of Britain. This happened in the1750's, and ever since then we
humans have been adding carbon dioxide to the atmosphere anytime we use fossil fuel which is what coal is basically.

When you made mention of nuclear energy I just lol and wondered if you really know what you were talking about. With all our problems of our lack of a matainance culture, how are you going to maintain your nuclear reactors ?
When you get a chance go and observe the Tema oil refinery and see how obsolescence has set it. I can go on and on, but I need to go catch up on my reading. My passion is in reading. Right now I am reading Al Gore' s
The Future - Six Drivers Of Global Change.
A fascinating book. I highly reccomend it.
Nice interacting with you. We can agree to disagree with respect and dignity.
Peace!
Kwame 11 years ago

All respects to u Dr. Amos but we can bypass industrialization to achieve greatness. The Chinese are experts at copying everything and are economic giants today. So we need to stop the corruption, develop a sense of patriotis ...
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All respects to u Dr. Amos but we can bypass industrialization to achieve greatness. The Chinese are experts at copying everything and are economic giants today. So we need to stop the corruption, develop a sense of patriotism, and change our sense of mediocracy and jealousies.
JOES 11 years ago

ALWAYS HEAR THIS NEWS NOTHING NEW TWEAAAA. SIMPLE ECONOMIC MANAGEMENT IS ISSUE IN GHANA AND AFRICA. GHANA LEADERS HAVE TO BRING IN IMF, WORLD BANK TO TELL THEM HOW TO RUN THE ECONOMY AND THEN GIVE THEM MONEY TO ENSLAVE THEM W ...
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ALWAYS HEAR THIS NEWS NOTHING NEW TWEAAAA. SIMPLE ECONOMIC MANAGEMENT IS ISSUE IN GHANA AND AFRICA. GHANA LEADERS HAVE TO BRING IN IMF, WORLD BANK TO TELL THEM HOW TO RUN THE ECONOMY AND THEN GIVE THEM MONEY TO ENSLAVE THEM WITH DEBTS THE POPULATION AS WELL
Len Hobbs 11 years ago

I've never met Dr. Amos - but he is thinking correctly.

Ghana needs an industrial revolution wherein the private sector generates enough revenue wherein the 'industry' has more money than the government.

The only way th ...
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I've never met Dr. Amos - but he is thinking correctly.

Ghana needs an industrial revolution wherein the private sector generates enough revenue wherein the 'industry' has more money than the government.

The only way that can happen is to have reliable and inexpensive energy - LOTS of energy; highway, rail and air transportation and the corrupt government to stay out of the way.

Ghana could become one of the wealthiest countries EVER - but the GoG will an obstacle.
NOT GREEDY BASTARDS 11 years ago

AFRICA REALLY NEED POSITIVE THINKING LEADERS.SOMETIME ONE HAS TO STOP AND ASK IF THESE SO CALL LEADERS MAKE TIME TO THINK.

AFRICA REALLY NEED POSITIVE THINKING LEADERS.SOMETIME ONE HAS TO STOP AND ASK IF THESE SO CALL LEADERS MAKE TIME TO THINK.
MENSAH 11 years ago

You are very right on critical thinking.
Our leaders TALK,TALK,TALK,but refuse to use their brains to think critically,so something good,comes out of it.
THAT IS ONE OF THE PROBLEMS OF AN AFRICAN.
The biggest is:
BRIBERY ...
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You are very right on critical thinking.
Our leaders TALK,TALK,TALK,but refuse to use their brains to think critically,so something good,comes out of it.
THAT IS ONE OF THE PROBLEMS OF AN AFRICAN.
The biggest is:
BRIBERY & CORRUPTION,THE CANCER IN AFRICA.
jack 11 years ago

Of course they do think,they really do all the research how best to steal from their poor people,what a bunch of cowards.

Of course they do think,they really do all the research how best to steal from their poor people,what a bunch of cowards.

Hazel J Hill 11 years ago

The conference Ipmatiic 2014 is the first step in bringing people together that will work to wards the goal of this industrial revolution of independence for Africa. Each one in Africa must work towards this.

The conference Ipmatiic 2014 is the first step in bringing people together that will work to wards the goal of this industrial revolution of independence for Africa. Each one in Africa must work towards this.
Seth Mifetu. 11 years ago

I urge the organizers of this all important conference to not lose confidence in our continent by the look of our fragile economy. Our economy can do better and stand on its feet with persistence good economic and industrial ...
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I urge the organizers of this all important conference to not lose confidence in our continent by the look of our fragile economy. Our economy can do better and stand on its feet with persistence good economic and industrial revolution. Its long over due. Africa must take its rightful economic place in the world and that is only achievable through the sweat of indigenous Africans. However, the need to conscientize Africans to patronize Africa goods and governments to pass legislation to cut the importation of goods that will compete with made in Africa product. This will be a long walk to Africa industrial freedom, but is achievable with perseverance. Our prayers are behind the conference for a success. God Bless Ghana and the rest of Africa.
Alhassan Gangu 11 years ago

Africa simply does not have the leadership to anything. Was it not Dr. Kwame Nkrumah who started the industrialization of Ghana. What happened to all the industries? We are yet to have a leader who has the country at heart. T ...
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Africa simply does not have the leadership to anything. Was it not Dr. Kwame Nkrumah who started the industrialization of Ghana. What happened to all the industries? We are yet to have a leader who has the country at heart. They are corrupt. Until corruption stops, we are not going anywhere.

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