ENGINEERING RESEARCH AND INNOVATIONS; OUR SOURCE OF ECONOMIC SECURITY IN POST COVID-19 PANDEMIC ERA

Abstract

Engineering research is a key to human, national and global development. In the course of man to solve problems which engineering seeks, inventions and innovations comes up especially security wise economically. It is noteworthy to know that research, engineering and innovations, have roles to play in economic security. It is envisaged that research help engineering outfits have knowledge about existing economic security platforms. There are bound to be economic security outputs with inventions and innovations. Engineering will give back-bone to economic security given our present precarious times. Economic security achieved through innovations is explained. It can be understood that research, engineering and innovations have their roles of enhancing the external sector output and exchange. This topic should be a major area of concern in recognition of the important role research plays in economic security. Governments handling Federal, States and Local parastatals are playing a role of advancing engineering and innovations through research. Those in these parastatals should play basic functions like instructions, research, inventions, innovations and community or extension services. These aspects should be at the front burners as to ensure economic security. The thrust of this paper is to examine the role of engineering research and innovations in guarantying our security in post COVID-19. It was shown in the paper that after the total lockdowns of economic activities, the world almost faced recession. The fight to get back to normalcy as the economy gradually resumes economic activities faced serious hitches. The roles of engineering research and innovations, the importance of research, conclusions and recommendations were understudied. Policies bordering on researches,  innovations, inventions, engineering, economic diversifications should be enacted and promulgated extensively which are all geared towards economic security in the post covid-19 pandemic era.

 

KEYWORDS:  Engineering, Research, Innovations, Security, COVID-19 era.