“The overall aim of the programme is to showcase the institute’s 250 R&D outputs suitable for investment by small, medium and even large scale entrepreneurs to enhance job creation. “The programme would generate not less than 250,000 jobs to the youths especially, and those who are willing to take up jobs in the area of locally-generated technology. Elemo pointed out that a book-launch, which would include a guide to the utilisation of FIIRO researched raw materials where each local government in the country has comparative advantage, is in the offing. According to her, the book would be a major contributor to the projected 250,000 jobs because beneficiaries of the FIIRO free training on food and industrial technology would be present at the event. She said that the beneficiaries of the national techno-entrepreneurs initiative by FIIRO was targeted at training 2000 unemployed youths annually from the 774 local governments in the country. The DG also said that the FIIRO technology transfer training programme, which is a newly constructed pavilion of 10 complete sets of technology transfer training equipment, would be launched at the event. She however lamented that enough funds were not been channelled towards research in science and technology, which could enhance job creation through local manufacturing.
Posted on: Sun, 19 Oct 2014 04:48:44 +0000
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