UTILIZE THE TECHNOLOGY WE HAVE IN NIGERIA- EDOZIE

Dr. Louis Edozie addressing participants at YALDA 2012

Development is a constant thing happening to nations around the world and African is moving towards technological development at a fast rate. Thou, It took developed nations decades before they got to their present state; these developments were achieved through technological and infrastructural innovations. 

In Nigeria, one of her challenges is the power sector. According to Dr. Louis Edozie, a facilitator at “Technology and Infrastructures Ideas” session at Youth Alliance for Leadership and Development in Africa (YALDA) 2012 CONFERENCE said the real problem in the power sector is that there are no measurable plans such as transmitting and generating plans that meet the required needs of the people. Another issue is that we don’t have effective public institution, as some of these institutions are affected by bureaucracy and corruption. Finance also poses as challenges as these power infrastructures are expensive. Can the government take their capital and deliver? he said.

More so, he advised that the range of technology available presently in Nigeria should be utilized. That is, if there is a new entrant in the power sector, he must look for ways to use technology to improve that sector ie. using heat to generate power. He counsel the youth to look at areas in the society where technology can be implemented to improve the society. Try and create a niche market for your product to fill the gap of technological need in the market. Put your ideas into motion and people will listen to you, he said.