Nigeria: Transforming Nigeria Through Fair Technology Transfer

8 September 2014

Abuja — In the 1970s, Nigeria's technology industry was largely dominated by foreign companies. To counter this trend, the government established the National Office for Technology Acquisition and Promotion (NOTAP) in 1979.

It aimed to regulate the inflow of foreign technology into Nigeria, through putting in place new policies which promote the establishment and growth of local software and innovation firms.

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