Atiku's Thoughts on Knowledge Economy & Upcoming Think Breakfast Series (tBs)

As we were strategising on Think Breakfast Series (tBs) and the possible impact it would have on many facets of the Nigerian state, I received Nigeria CommunicationsWeek daily newsletter of January 30th, which has sort of become a daily companion and as I scrolled down, the headline "Only Knowledge-Based Economy can Guarantee Growth – Atiku" caught my attention.

I first thought to myself, Atiku and his team are possibly among the close to one million people who receive the daily newsletter from Nigeria CommunicationsWeek and may have seen or heard about Think Breakfast Summit (tBs). Whatever be the case, Atiku's thoughts on the knowledge-based economy is somehow in line with our thoughts as conveners.

Here is an excerpt of the report, Atiku said a knowledge-based economy would guarantee a speedy technological advancement in Nigeria. Speaking with newsmen in Jalingo on Sunday, Abubakar noted that the key drivers of advanced economies were knowledge and innovation, rather than natural resources.

“Educational development is the most important aspect of all human developments. There are countries, who do not have natural resources whatsoever, but because they have developed their human resources, today they are the leading countries in this world,” he said.

As far as I know he only addressed a minute part of the challenges and solutions to building the knowledge based economy. On the 22nd of February, 2017, top executives, experts and policy makers will gather to discuss this issue in detail and would proffer solutions on the way forward. The theme of this edition is "The Challenges & Importance of Building a Knowledge-Led Economy."

A number of top CEOs and executives have such as Engr, Ernest Ndukwe, Chairman, Open Media Group; Tunde Coker, MD, Rack Centre; Yele Okeremi, MD, Precise Financial Systems, James Agada, CEO, Computer Warehouse Group; Mazi Sam Ohuabunwa, Managing Part; Chris Uwaje, Director General, Delta State Innovation Hub; Ikechukwu Nnamani, Medallion; Sumday Folayan, President, Nigeria Internet Registration Association (NiRA) and many others too numerous to mention.

For us the organisers, we believe that Nigeria has a plethora of challenges that must be solved if she must be a great nation indeed and tBs will, hopefully, serve as a platform to assist Nigeria in achieving the greatness it deserves within the comity of nations.

The maiden edition of Think Breakfast Series (tBs) comes up on the 22nd of February, 2017 by 8am at the Prime Chinese Restaurant, Plot 860 Bishop Aboyade Cole Street Victoria Island, Lagos.

It is strictly by invitation because we want to maintain a high quality, so if you are a top executive and would like to join other key decisions makers or partner with us, then please feel free to reach out https://tbs.com.ng/contact/


CFA is the Founder, www.CFAtech.ng & Co-producer/ Presenter, Tech Trends on Channels Television