By Sylvester Thompson
The National Centre for Technology Management (NACETEM) is set to tackle energy challenges in the country by hosting the Global Science, Technology and Innovation Community G-STIC Conference.
This is contained in a press statement issued by Isaac Oluyi, NACETEM’s Public Relations Officer (PRO), in Abuja on Friday.
He said the conference would take place between Dec. 7 and 8 at its headquarters, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife.
“Solving the energy crisis is one of the most essential undertakings of the 21st century.
“Perfect solutions will be hard to come by, due not only to drastic differences in political and public support for sustainable energy throughout the world,”” Oluyi said.
He said that this was also due to the extensive knowledge required to address the many challenges associated with the global energy landscape.
The NACETEM spokesperson stated that as a knowledge support institution, the agency decided to focus on the energy sector at the 2022 G-STIC conference.
He said the theme of the conference is: ‘Science, Technology and Innovation: Pathways to Energy Sustainability in Nigeria.’
According to Oluyi, the Nigerian version of the G-STIC conference is preparatory to the main event in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in 2023.
He said: “It will focus, among others, on knowledge and technologies that are crucial to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals, particularly issues such as renewable energy, circular economy, green environment, among others.
“The agency will connect policymakers, academics and practitioners at the conference with a view to coming up with market-ready technological solutions that will help achieve sustainable development, particularly within the energy space.”
NACETEM is an agency of the Federal Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation .(NAN)(www.nannews.ng)