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President Mahama is calling on Ghana's businesses to invest in local scientific innovations instead of importing foreign technology. The country's research council is taking bold steps to connect labs with markets and create real economic impact.
Malaysia is expanding its partnership with China beyond traditional investments to include technology and knowledge sharing across major infrastructure and electric vehicle initiatives. The move signals a strategic shift toward capability building in key sectors.
The University of Hawaii just hired a tech transfer veteran with over 20 years of experience to turn campus discoveries into real-world solutions. Denny Otsuga will help researchers transform their innovations into businesses that could boost Hawaii's economy.
Traditional leaders in Ghana's Volta Region just secured four major partnerships with Chinese companies to bring technology, infrastructure, and commercial fish farming to their communities. The agreements could transform the region's economy and create thousands of jobs.
South Korean scientists at government labs can now hold shares in companies they create without red tape barriers. The policy shift removes conflict-of-interest roadblocks that kept breakthrough technologies trapped in laboratories.
A new five-year partnership between the U.S. Navy and Gulf Blue will connect Mississippi Gulf Coast innovators directly with naval ocean research needs, fast-tracking technologies from lab to sea. The collaboration aims to strengthen national security while creating economic opportunities across the region.
Kenya and Japan are strengthening their research partnership to transform laboratory discoveries into practical technologies that solve real-world problems. The collaboration aims to tackle challenges from reducing farm losses to developing better healthcare across both nations.
Nigeria is launching a major initiative to transform university research into real businesses and jobs. A 2026 summit will connect scientists with investors to commercialize discoveries that have been sitting unused for years.
Germany's top research institutions and venture capital firms just agreed on common rules to help scientists turn breakthrough research into successful companies faster. The voluntary framework could transform how the country competes in the global innovation race.
Ghana is teaming up with Belarus to bring cutting-edge farming technology to West Africa, creating a blueprint for how countries can share expertise to boost food security. President Mahama signed three agreements in Minsk that could transform how millions farm and eat.
Vietnam's Hai Phong city and South Korea's top science institute just signed a partnership to build cutting-edge biotech research centers and train the next generation of scientists. The collaboration aims to transform the port city into Southeast Asia's gateway for Korean technology.
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