Diaspora urged to foster knowledge, technology transfer

(EBC, 14 December 2015) – Foreign Affairs Minister Tedros Adhanom has called on the Ethiopian Diaspora and other friends of Ethiopia to actively participate in knowledge and technology transfer, particularly in nation building process.
A five-day Global Knowledge Exchange Network (GKEN) conference which opened on Monday at the UNECA aims at exchanging knowledge and technology.
Speaking at the opening of the conference, the minister said the country is “focusing primarily on the manufacturing sector while special attention has been given to construction of industrial parks alongside with improving agricultural productivity and quality of higher education”.
The Diaspora’s contribution by way of transferring knowledge and technology to their country is highly appreciated, Tedros said.Read more