MEST Chief Director Calls for Bold Financing Models to Drive Research Commercialisation

Madam Suweibatu Adam, Chief Director of the Ministry of Environment, Science and Technology (MEST), has urged the adoption of bold and sustainable financing models to move research from the laboratory into the marketplace for national benefit.

Delivering her message through Professor Paul Bosu, Director-General of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), at the Building Effective States and Transformation (BEST) Forum in Accra, she stressed that Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) must become central to Ghana’s industrial transformation and inclusive prosperity.

She cited examples such as the Veronica bucket and locally manufactured Goliath Robotics wheelchairs as proof of Ghanaian creativity that required structured financing to thrive. She also highlighted government interventions, including the National Research Fund, the Startup and Innovation Bill, and the establishment of technology transfer offices in universities.

The plenary, organised by the Africa Centre for Economic Transformation (ACET) in partnership with MEST, brought together government, academia, industry and investors to design innovative financing models that could help commercialise research and generate jobs.

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