Technical universities in Ghana have stressed the urgent need for collaboration between these institutions and industry, driven by government initiatives, to bridge the existing gap between academia and industry in the country. "There is a need for the government to establish a policy framework, including fiscal and regulatory measures, to motivate industry to engage in collaborative activities with academia and foster national development," the universities stated. This call was made in a communiqué at the end of the 3rd Biennial Applied and Research Conference of Technical Universities in Ghana (ARCTUG, 2024), held at Sunyani Technical University. The conference, themed "The University, Industry, and Government Partnership for Accelerating Innovation and Entrepreneurship for National Development" underscored the importance of synergy among these sectors. President , speaking at the conference, reiterated the government's commitment to STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) education in Ghana and emphasized the need for strong collaboration between academia, industry, and government to tackle the country's development challenges. According to the technical universities, research institutions, particularly technical universities, face low funding for research activities, with the cost of scientific experiments exceeding the capacity of the institutions' internally generated funds.