General News of Monday, 1 October 2018Source: thebftonline.comGovernment pledges 1% GDP to support STEM educationMinister of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation, Prof. Kwabena Frimpong-BoatengThe Minister of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation, Prof. Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng, has announced that government has pledged a minimum of one percent of Gross Domestic product (GDP) towards the promotion of research and development expenditure of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) education in the country. Professor Boateng also announced that a national Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) fund will be established to support the development of the nation’s STI system. He noted that the fund will be established as an autonomous body with oversight from his Ministry. He added that his Ministry and the Ministry of Education attach extreme importance to the teaching of STEM at all levels of the nation’s educational system. The Ghana STEM conference provided opportunities for conversations and exhibitions of the latest innovations and researches that are transforming lives across the continent.

Source: GhanaWeb October 01, 2018 02:15 UTC