ENHANCING NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT BY STIMULATING ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY AS THE TRANSFORMER
To facilitate national development, "Engineering and Technology" must be given the right priority and the appropriate it deserves. Most underdeveloped countries have failed to develop their own engineering and technology capabilities through transformation of appropriate engineering and technology to create wealth and socioeconomic well-being of their citizens and national development.
"Engineering and Technology" is the transformer through which the fortune of a nation can be transformed for socioeconomic well-being with the application of appropriate engineering and technology.
In dealing with the two transformers (Engineering and Technology) that will stimulate the national development, all stakeholders hands must be on deck. According to Adeodu, Daniyan, Omohimoria, and Afolabi [4] "Some of the challenges bedeviling the third world countries have been identified as inefficient use of available resources (human, financial, material etc.), low human capacity building, absence of good and safe infrastructure, and epileptic power supply amongst other". The shortage in manpower has remained a major setback to Nigeria 's technological breakthrough [4]. This shortage is linked with the imperial educational system that gives little or no consideration to the technological needs of a rapidly changing industrial economy; that Nigeria today has to rely heavily on foreign assistance and
Nigeria’s economic prospects were what fueled the passion of most politicians from both the North and South of Nigeria. This meant that when Nigeria finally gained independence these politicians made sure that there was no room for outside interference with how the country’s economy was run. Therefore, to understand the reason for the economical difference between Northern and Southern Nigeria in the fifteen years following independence one would have to examine the financial decisions and events that set Nigeria’s economy on a path that was nothing short of disappointing by the end of
1.1 Background of the Research Technology has always develop for a long time. Until today, it is still develops at a stunning pace. As a matter of fact, technology has touched every aspect of life; from the way we move by using a horse changed into automobile, from walking on the land to flying in the air and reach farther distance. The products we are using in our daily life also produced by the technology. Under those circumstances, including the economy, politics, and also society, are affected by technology.
Our technology and the way people have lived their lives have advanced for the duration of many generations, because of the Industrial Revolution in England. Although people may have perceived that the Industrial Revolution incorporated many negative consequences for the society because of long-term injuries and illnesses, it was actually a positive step for the society. The Industrialization’s positive effects were increased productivity of industries, better financial opportunities, and population growth. Finally, these positive effects is what has led the advances of what the people of this generation have currently.
Attitudes towards technology in the Han and Roman empires differed greatly in terms of importance to life. The Roman Empire thought that technology was beneficial, but not necessary. The Romans were divided by social classes and concentrated more on mathematics and sciences, looking down on people who performed labor and used technologies for laboring. The Han Empire had a more positive attitude towards manufacturing and labor. The Han relied heavily on agriculture and thought that tools and water systems were necessary to reduce labor.
In places such as ancient Egypt, China, and Greece, technological advance, scientific knowledge, and the improvement in the quality of life would not be possible without investing heavily in research and development and in public works, none of which would be possible without their prosperous circumstances. However, development of
The world is ever changing through technological advances, innovative ideas and a need to further advance our society. Innovation has become an essential part of society. Individual viewpoints have been provided to understand concepts leading to improvement however the most prevailing viewpoints being that of Gerhard Lenski, Leslie White, and Alvin Toffler. To get a predominant cognizance of these thoughts, it is fundamental to take a look at and get these three viewpoints and the crucial part they play in depicting the improvement for development. Gerhard Lenski specified that technological progress is the motivation behind civilization evolving throughout history.
Technology can be defined as “the branch of knowledge that deals with the creation and use of technical means and their interrelation with life, society, and the environment”. (n.d.) Therefore, when we speak of technological evolution we can say that it is an “innovation and technology related hypothesis that describes the fundamental change of society through technical development”. Different theorists have their own perspective on the evolution of technology but, although each of their views differs from another, they shared certain common features, mechanism, and incidence in technology. Some theorists have developed distinct approaches to understanding the nature of the technological process and the relationship between technological development and the social world.
Colonization is a process of bigger/stronger countries dominating and inhabiting other smaller/weaker countries/islands for their benefits in various ways which lead to the benefit of their own country. Then that creates colonies in different parts of the world and that basically means they have their own country in another country, and when they have different colonies in different parts of the world that means they can trade with a bigger amount of countries/islands. Colonization started in the 15th century, and it started because of the portuguese and the spanish exploring the americas by accident because they were searching a closer and faster route to India. Colonization then became popular and then more countries wanted to find faster,better and closer trade routes so that they can acquire different and good resources from different countries. Why did Britain colonize
Basically it is because even though we are developing, we are This planet earth that we are living on is also one the factor of why I choose to be an engineer. Back then, human being used to live in a proper environment, lesser pollution and vary sources of energy. However, as we all know that time has changed everything, we are running out of energy. For me, the most important thing for engineer to discuss is to create new sources of energy without affecting our world. This have hurt enough and instead of hurting it more we should healing it.
The existence of technology has made a difference in the generation we live in by transforming global development, improving people’s lives,
Lastly, the ambivalent connection between technology and society will be discussed. The advancement of technology in society correlates with global change. Technology determinism refers to the notion that technology serves as an agent to promote social change and transform the natural environment (Murpie & Potts, 2003). Cultural materialism refers to the relationship between technology and culture (Murphie and Potts, 2003). Technological determinism is a reductionist theory and it primary focuses on the advancement of social structure and cultural values (Veblen, 1857–1929).
First of all, the developing countries will gain the technology
THE FUNCTION OF ENGINEERS IN PROTECTING THE SOCIETY 1. MEANING OF ENGINEERING We often use the words “science and technology” for engineering. what can be done by engineers with science and technology? Researchers think about it and do some research which resulted in the understanding that engineering is about planning and designing something that helps society by regulating science and technology.
Benefits of new technology Technology has grown rapidly in the last few decades and has contributed into many aspects in human life. Technology is a broad concept that has come to refer to breakthroughs in science that enables a better solution or automatic. With technology, there are many benefits that can be achieved by people. Day by day, technology made human live become easier and improved. Recent developments in technology can be seen and felt in many industries, but there are some areas that have benefited more than others.
Low productivity and 7. Endemic corruption, greed. Given the Nigeria’s socio economic and political disposition Globalization presented more challenges for the country for it lacks what is needed to be relevant and deal with it untill the nation can achieve a certain measure of good governance, modest economic