Batswana must own knowledge-based products-Nkate

Jacob Nkate was giving a keynote address at the 'Open Access' leadership summit of the Southern African Regional Universities Association (SARUA) at the University of Botswana (UB). He said through research and innovation, tertiary education provides the basis for the society to adapt and advance in this era of modern technology.

Nkate revealed that the government of Botswana is seriously committed to increasing the skills level of its people. "I believe increased government- sponsored access to tertiary education will address the skills shortages we are faced with as well as fulfilling the Vision 2016 aspiration of Botswana becoming a knowledge-based society," he said.