Harnessing technologies for sustainable development in Africa: by K.Y. Amoako executive secretary, economic commission for Africa
This statement delivered by K.Y. Amoako Executive Secretary, Economic Commission for Africa at the 5th Annual Peter Doherty Distinguished Lecture on the theme of Harnessing Technologies for Sustainable Development in Africa. Dr. Amoako, on his remarks highlighted that, the development of Africa to be among the most pressing issues of this time. It is a pattern of development that ensures a steady enhancement of well-being over time. It requires structural changes that lead to enduring widespread improvements in the quality of life of a society. countries with higher sustainability also tend to have more stable governments, they have little or no conflict (with the exception of South Africa until the 1990s and Zimbabwe until recently), a military with little or no role in political matters, lower corruption, higher quality bureaucracies, higher saving rates and higher per capita spending on health and education. while the realities of agriculture and health in Africa make the case for urgent use of biotechnology, the region is still seriously lagging behind on the biotech map. In fact, the main beneficiaries of current biotechnology revolution are developed countries who of course have nothing like the food security and health problems that face Africa.
| Format: | Speech biblioteca |
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| Language: | eng |
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2003-04
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| Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/10855/47227 |
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