Science & Tech
THE National Centre for Technology Management (NACETEM) and the Nigerian Institute of Transport Technology(NITT), are set to revolutionalise the transport sector with cutting-edge knowledge in Science, Technology and Innovation.
This is contained in a statement issued on Wednesday in Abuja by Isaac Oluyi, NACETEM’s Public Relations Officer (PRO).
Oluyi said when Dr John Omimakinde visited NITT, Zaria on March 28th, with his management team, the two institutions rolled out training programmes in diverse areas of transport and STI management.
He said this was with a view to achieving sustainable development in Nigeria’s transportation sector.
Oluyi said: “The Heads of both agencies unanimously agreed that the transport sector driven by STI would not only help achieve sustainable and inclusive development, but also make life easier in all sectors of the economy.’’
The NACETEM’s Overseeing Director-General was quoted as saying that no nation can achieve sustainable development without appropriate deployment of STI to all sectors of the economy.
According to the statement, Dr Bayero Farah, Director-General of NITT, the transport sector was at the centre of any meaningful development in any nation.
Oluyi listed programmes to be rolled out after the review of the technical committee and approval of the Governing Council to include: National Innovation System Management and Transport Sector.
Others are: Technological Entrepreneurship in Transport Sector, Fourth Industrial Revolution, Emerging Technologies in the Transport Sector, STI indicators in the Transport Sector and Strategic Digital Communication in Transport Sector.(NAN)
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