Toyin,
It is not as simple as that. Local researchers can potentially come with an entirely new architecture (in terms of design or engineering) better suited to our needs or specific environment. They could also come with alternative components for existing/conventional designs or alternative materials for making existing components. The possibilities are only limited by the capacity of the researchers.
We have seen too much innovation in auto design and engineering in recent years to foreclose further innovation!
Ugo
G. Ugo Nwokeji
Director, Center for African Studies
Associate Professor of African American Studies
University of California, Berkeley
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Berkeley, CA 94720
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On Tue, Jan 28, 2014 at 11:41 AM, Oluwatoyin Adepoju <toyinifa@gmail.com> wrote:
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To: "Anambra-WorldForum@yahoogroups.com" <Anambra-WorldForum@yahoogroups.com>, "Igboevents@yahoogroups.com" <IgboEvents@yahoogroups.com>, "IgboWorldForum@yahoogroups.com" <IgboWorldForum@yahoogroups.com>, "igbonewengland@yahoogroups.com" <igbonewengland@yahoogroups.com>, "NIgerianWorldForum@yahoogroups.com" <NIgerianWorldForum@yahoogroups.com>, "AnambraForum@yahoogroups.com" <AnambraForum@yahoogroups.com>, "talkhard@yahoogroups.com" <talkhard@yahoogroups.com>, "NaijaObserver@yahoogroups.com" <NaijaObserver@yahoogroups.com>, Igbonnem Ndigbo <Igbonnem@gmail.com>, Apga Uk <apgauk@yahoo.co.uk>, "aapgausa1@yahoo.com" <aapgausa1@yahoo.com>, "WorldIgboCongress@yahoogroups.com" <WorldIgboCongress@yahoogroups.com>I just came across this write-up.Somebody should inform the good professor that his thinking is backwards. the fact is that professors come up with research proposals and source funding for it.The bigger question is, what exactly is going to be researched about cars that have not been done yet, at least for basic production.Cars were not produced in Nigerian not because of lack of local R&D input but because of lack of local investors willing to pursue long-term projects and Federal government concessions to auto companies.All you have to do is look at Innoson Motors in Nnewi, where is local University R&D?Government cannot do it all, enterpreneurs should take the lead.Be Blessed all.On Monday, January 27, 2014 12:11 PM, Okukuwe Ibiam <o.ibiam@gmail.com> wrote:Dons offer collaboration with automotive operators on new policy
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UNIVERSITY dons have canvassed a stronger collaboration between the Ivory Tower and automobile industry in the country for proper implementation of Federal Government Automotive policy in order to facilitate the production of made in Nigeria cars.A team of lecturers, led by the Dean of Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Federal University, Oye -Ekiti, Professor Christian Bolu who visited Peugeot Automobile Nigeria (PAN) Plc, Kaduna, recently, said that lack of involvement of researches carried out in Nigeria universities on automobile vehicles and its adaptation in the country had robbed the nation of producing its own vehicles in the past.Speaking on the need for the federal government to ensure that Nigerian universities were factored into the new automotive policy, Bolu stated that India and some other countries had improved on their automotive policies by adopting the research and development (R&D) from their various universities in producing their vehicles.“I look forward to when our universities would be key into the new automotive policies of our country, so that we will be part of the effort to revive our automobile industry and for the benefit out people.“The purpose of coming to PAN is to seek collaboration with industry so that our students can be trained and have hands-on experience with the activities of industries in Nigeria, so that they would become practical people who are relevant for Nigeria’s transformation.“The collaboration would be in two parts. Firstly, our students would have first-hand knowledge of manufacturing activities in Nigeria. Secondly, our students will know exactly how things are done in the industry that are related to the area of discipline, in our own case mechanical engineering, automotive engineering, and thirdly students will know how to do business, how businesses are run, so that when they graduate, they can become entrepreneurs that are working with a world class outfits,” Bolu said.He added: “If you read the automotive policy you find out that it is for the first time it is addressing the issue of creating employment and in-house development of cars in Nigeria,” pointing out, “we had it before but it was under the rule of import substitution.“This time around, it is factor on developing cars in the country. So, our university would like to participate. Because, it is at this beginning or starting point that universities can key-in and help to ensure that industry utilise the abilities of our universities, abilities of our teaming population and also to plan to build cars that Nigerians would use not only today but in the future.”Meanwhile, the Managing Director of PAN, Alhaji Ibrahim said, “one element of the automotive policy is to develop skill”, stressing, “ the development of skill is going to be a function of training institutions and the universities.“And for the automotive industry to develop a lot of skills to feed the industry, we have to feed the industry with manpower and develop them into automobile engineers and technicians. So, that is why we have chosen to partner and support institutions that can provide such trainings in support of the automotive development plan.”According to him, “the university will provide the basic inputs in terms of human resources into our organisation. And today, with the level of development of automobile in Nigeria and the changing policy of government and the lack consistency in terms of the development, a lot of skills have been reduced over the last few years because of lack of performance in the industry.“So, we see this collaboration as been able to create a concept stream of skills and qualified man power to feed into the automotive industry. Remember, most of our staff who have worked in the company, some of them have worked for many years and they are due for retirement. So, we need to replenish those kinds of skills. And this is why this collaboration is important. To start rebuilding the capacity, the people and the resources into our industry.”__._,_.___
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