Effective Indigenous Technology for Self-Reliance and Sustainable Economic Development

International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science (IJRISS) | Volume IV, Issue V, May 2020 | ISSN 2454–6186

Effective Indigenous Technology for Self-Reliance and Sustainable Economic Development

Okon Joseph Umoh¹, Augustine Okon Jacob^2*
1Department of Economics, University of Uyo, Uyo, Nigeria
²Department of Management, School of Management Science, Heritage Polytechnic, Ikot Udota, Eket, Nigeria
*Corresponding author

Abstract: -Technology in its broadest context, as referring to all activities geared to social production and distribution and includes market and non-market activities. Sustainable development as meeting the needs of the present generation without compromising the needs of the future generation. Economic development must be sustainable which means that it should keep going. The aspect of our indigenous and local technology development has been examined in this research work. This research study actively presents options open to developing countries or nations that wish to become technology self-reliance. It further looked into certain areas, which are yet to be explored to our systematic development of relevant technology in Nigeria. It is noted in the study that self-reliance program has no inherent magic wand to catapult a nation host pursues it into a technologically giant nation overnight. This research work therefore, submit that a relatively higher-level utilization of certain local skill towards greater or higher self-reliance and sustainable technology development in the country. Sustainable development has many objectives. Besides increasing economic growth and meeting basic needs, the aim of lifting living standards includes a number of more specific goals: bothering people’s health, educational opportunities, giving everyone the chance to participate in public life, helping to ensure a clean environment, promoting intergenerational equity and much more.

Keywords: Indigenous Technology, Nigeria, Self-Reliance, Technology Capital

I. INTRODUCTION

Nigeria is one of the developing countries which depends on the developed nations of the world. Nigeria is gradually recognizing the important roles of science and technology as the primary vehicle for the economic growth and promoting development. For our great nation Nigeria to depend on developed nations is of no benefits because it will make us to be small in terms of infractural facilities, manufactures, productions, even in terms of drugs like this time of COVID 19. Technology is an interdependent social activity in which man and woman act for sustenance and maintenance of the society Okojie (1985). But this recognition has not been matched with investment in the necessary resources, both human and material resources. Humans have the distinct and innate instinct to subdue, control and dominate their environment.

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