Nigeria’s low ranking in Global Innovation Index 2020 not a surprise – Omeruo, Amos
Nigeria dropped 7 points, ranked 121st in Worldwide Development Index 2020, trailing behind other African nations like Mauritius (52 ), South Africa (60 ), Kenya (86) and the United Republic of Tanzania (88 ).
This clearly reveals requires more actions to rank amongst leading countries in the innovation community.
The country dropped seven places to rank 121st out of 131st compared to her 114th ranking in International Development Index 2019.
But, this is not a surprise to leading voices in the nation’s innovation ecosystem who have actually received little or no support from, especially, the government.
Kenneth Omeruo is the CEO, InnovationHub Africa and Resources Ltd., the organisers of Nigeria Development Summit; an occasion that showcases innovative businesses, concepts, products and services from Nigeria.
Involvement in this year’s week-long occasion is open to local and worldwide organizations, organisations, federal government companies, start-ups, entrepreneurs, research centres, tertiary institutions, and all the stakeholders in the development community.
The week is packed with a number of activities like Innovation Showcase/Exhibitions, the Nigeria Innovation Top, Nigeria Innovation Awards, and the yearly report of the State of Development in Nigeria.
In Omeruo’s words:
“This is not a surprise to me, just how much did Nigeria purchase the year in evaluation towards Innovation and Development. Nations that desire to lead in Innovation give leading concern to research, advancement and they make big investments towards that.
“Do we even understand the digital tsunami a d improvement that is taking place with Emerging Technologies like Blockchain, Artificial Intelligence and the rest of them.
“The ranking simply reveals that the world has left us further when I believe Nigeria and Africa ought to be moving at a greater speed to utilize Technology and development with her younger population to leapfrog her financial development”.
Nodding in contract, the Founder, Programos Foundation; Architect, Innovationbed.Africa and WSA Eminent National Specialist for Nigeria, Emmanuel Amos, said it is an “African worry”.
“Nigeria’s digital economy will never ever come about by acquiring it! A lot of attention is preferred to establish local capacities on innovation advancement.
“Where that is not the instructions winning attention of government in the genuine sense then we are not ready”.
Mr. Amos further stated that the continent is searching for Nigeria to motivate the promo and leadership of ecosystem development.
“Politically, Nigeria believe Digital Economy can be gotten. No economy has actually done that which is why my ICT4SIDS project is hammering on local service innovation for both private and public sector”, he cautioned.
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