APA – Accra (Ghana)
The Acting Director of the Development Coordination Division of National Development Planning Commission (NDPC), Dr Winfred Nelson, says that Ghana needs $43 billion annually to be able to achieve her Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Addressing the 12th International Applied Research and Innovation Conference/Fair at the Koforidua Technical University (KTU) in the Eastern Region on Thursday, Nelson noted that though the country’s development partners provided 40 per cent of that amount internally, revenue mobilisation had been a challenge to add up to help her achieve the set SDGs.
The SDGs are the blueprint agreed on by the United Nations member countries to achieve a better and more sustainable future for all.
According to him, in view of the situation, achieving the SDGs by the year 2030 would not be easy, if the government did not consider other areas of mobilising revenue.
The report by the Graphic newspaper on Friday stated that the event, which had “Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in the Post COVID-19 Era: The Role of Research Innovation and Technology Transfer,” as its theme, brought together students from the Koforidua, Accra, Sunyani technical universities as well as students from some South African and Kenyan universities.
The report added that there was an exhibition of research works of some students of the KTU.
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Ghana needs $43bn annually to achieve SDGs – Official
