Table 3 Knowledge of relevant scientific information by lawmakers
% | |
|---|---|
Awareness of relevant scientific information (n=46) | 71.7 |
Knowledge on STI indicators | |
% Benchmark of GDP investment on R&D for African countries (n=50) | |
1 | 10.0 |
3 | 5.0 |
5 | 10.0 |
10 | 10.0 |
No idea | 65.0 |
Implication of Nigeria’s R&D intensity of 0.2 (n=39) | |
It means that the amount of GDP devoted to R&D in Nigeria is 0.2% | 20.5 |
It shows that with minimum effort Nigeria can become global R&D player by year 2020 | 20.5 |
It shows that the level of R&D activities in Nigeria is low | 59.0 |
PATENT (n=48) | |
Number of patients admitted in the hospital | 8.3 |
Inventions protected by law | 66.7 |
R&D outcomes lacking applicability | 10.4 |
R&D product/process that leads to wealth creation when exploited | 14.6 |
