LAWRENCE EDET NSA - St Clements University

This scenario is typical of the Nigerian S&T development
process.
Science and Technology activities in Nigeria are neither
production-oriented nor society-determined. The social
functions of S & T are therefore missing which invariably
affect the direction and development process of science and
technology.
It is obvious that production and societal needs are critical
factors among others that shape the development of a
scientific culture and institutional frameworks required for
technological development. Without the culture and
institutional framework, formulation of scientific policies will
not be attained quite easily.
Globally and in most countries, irrespective of their level of
development, governments have been deeply involved in the
establishment of institutional frameworks for promotion of
domestic capability. The institutional frameworks are
Research and Technology Development Organizations. In
Nigeria, where firms’ level of research and development
(R&D) is still at nascent stage, these institutions are often
looked upon to play an important role in building up
technological competence of the domestic industries. They
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