President John Dramani Mahama has encouraged African countries to complement donor funds for research and innovation.
He said it was time African countries intentionally made budgetary allocations for that purpose to avoid disruption in the event of donor pull-outs.
President Mahama (inset) addressing participantsin the conference Photo: Ebo Gorman Addressing the opening session of the Africa Centres of Excellence (ACE) conference in Accra yesterday, President Mahama said the over reliance on donor funds for research and innovation was not sustainable.
According to President Mahama, the sustainability of ACE was a shared responsibility and there must be a commitment to build strong foundations for long term impacts. "While continued donor support remain a vital part of this journey, we recognise that we must accelerate efforts to compliment such funding with increased national investment. "We must put in more money ourselves, into these centres of excellence," the President stated.
