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<article xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:ali="http://www.niso.org/schemas/ali/1.0/" article-type="research-article" dtd-version="1.2" xml:lang="en"><front><journal-meta><journal-id journal-id-type="publisher-id">Vestnik RUDN. International Relations</journal-id><journal-title-group><journal-title xml:lang="en">Vestnik RUDN. International Relations</journal-title><trans-title-group xml:lang="ru"><trans-title>Вестник Российского университета дружбы народов. Серия: Международные отношения</trans-title></trans-title-group></journal-title-group><issn publication-format="print">2313-0660</issn><issn publication-format="electronic">2313-0679</issn><publisher><publisher-name xml:lang="en">федеральное государственное автономное образовательное учреждение высшего образования «Российский университет дружбы народов имени Патриса Лумумбы» (РУДН)</publisher-name></publisher></journal-meta><article-meta><article-id pub-id-type="publisher-id">31414</article-id><article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.22363/2313-0660-2022-22-2-385-396</article-id><article-categories><subj-group subj-group-type="toc-heading" xml:lang="en"><subject>INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC RELATIONS</subject></subj-group><subj-group subj-group-type="toc-heading" xml:lang="ru"><subject>МЕЖДУНАРОДНЫЕ ЭКОНОМИЧЕСКИЕ ОТНОШЕНИЯ</subject></subj-group><subj-group subj-group-type="toc-heading" xml:lang="zh"><subject>国际经济关系</subject></subj-group><subj-group subj-group-type="article-type"><subject>Research Article</subject></subj-group></article-categories><title-group><article-title xml:lang="en">Technology Policy and Sustainable Development in Nigeria</article-title><trans-title-group xml:lang="ru"><trans-title>Технологическая политика и устойчивое развитие в Нигерии</trans-title></trans-title-group></title-group><contrib-group><contrib contrib-type="author"><contrib-id contrib-id-type="orcid">https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1422-3806</contrib-id><name-alternatives><name xml:lang="en"><surname>Oghuvbu</surname><given-names>Ejiroghene A.</given-names></name><name xml:lang="ru"><surname>Огувбу</surname><given-names>Эджирогене А.</given-names></name></name-alternatives><bio xml:lang="en"><p>PhD Student, Department of Political Science and International Relations</p></bio><bio xml:lang="ru"><p>аспирант департамента политической науки и международных отношений</p></bio><email>augustine.oghuvbupgs@stu.cu.edu.ng</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"/></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><contrib-id contrib-id-type="orcid">https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3958-2699</contrib-id><name-alternatives><name xml:lang="en"><surname>Gberevbie</surname><given-names>Daniel E.</given-names></name><name xml:lang="ru"><surname>Гберевбие</surname><given-names>Даниэл Э.</given-names></name></name-alternatives><bio xml:lang="en"><p>PhD, Professor, Department of Political Science and International Relations, College of Leadership Development Studies</p></bio><bio xml:lang="ru"><p>доктор наук (PhD), профессор департамента политической науки и международных отношений</p></bio><email>daniel.gberevbie@covenantuniversity.edu.ng</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"/></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><contrib-id contrib-id-type="orcid">https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3513-0844</contrib-id><name-alternatives><name xml:lang="en"><surname>Oni</surname><given-names>Samuel O.</given-names></name><name xml:lang="ru"><surname>Они</surname><given-names>Самуэл О.</given-names></name></name-alternatives><bio xml:lang="en"><p>PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Political Science and International Relations, College of Leadership Development Studies</p></bio><bio xml:lang="ru"><p>доктор наук (PhD), доцент департамента политической науки и международных отношений</p></bio><email>Samuel.oni@covenantuniversity.edu.ng</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"/></contrib></contrib-group><aff-alternatives id="aff1"><aff><institution xml:lang="en">Covenant University</institution></aff><aff><institution xml:lang="ru">Университет Ковенант</institution></aff></aff-alternatives><pub-date date-type="pub" iso-8601-date="2022-07-03" publication-format="electronic"><day>03</day><month>07</month><year>2022</year></pub-date><volume>22</volume><issue>2</issue><issue-title xml:lang="en">Non-Western World in Cyberspace</issue-title><issue-title xml:lang="ru">Незападный мир в киберпространстве</issue-title><fpage>385</fpage><lpage>396</lpage><history><date date-type="received" iso-8601-date="2022-07-03"><day>03</day><month>07</month><year>2022</year></date></history><permissions><copyright-statement xml:lang="en">Copyright ©; 2022, Oghuvbu E.A., Gberevbie D.E., Oni S.O.</copyright-statement><copyright-statement xml:lang="ru">Copyright ©; 2022, Огувбу Э.А., Гберевбие Д.Э., Они С.О.</copyright-statement><copyright-year>2022</copyright-year><copyright-holder xml:lang="en">Oghuvbu E.A., Gberevbie D.E., Oni S.O.</copyright-holder><copyright-holder xml:lang="ru">Огувбу Э.А., Гберевбие Д.Э., Они С.О.</copyright-holder><ali:free_to_read xmlns:ali="http://www.niso.org/schemas/ali/1.0/"/><license><ali:license_ref xmlns:ali="http://www.niso.org/schemas/ali/1.0/">https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0</ali:license_ref></license></permissions><self-uri xlink:href="https://journals.rudn.ru/international-relations/article/view/31414">https://journals.rudn.ru/international-relations/article/view/31414</self-uri><abstract xml:lang="en"><p style="text-align: justify;">In the 21st century, the government and people of Nigeria are placing special emphasis on the technological component of development. In today’s world, technology has a critical impact on people and all areas of societal development, from communications and transport to construction and health care. In this study, the term “technology” is used in a broad context, referring to the knowledge, competencies and skills strongly required for technological development. Methodologically, the research is based on the secondary sources - monographs, academic articles and Internet resources. The main idea of the research is to comprehensively analyze the Nigeria’s technology and sustainable development policies. The performance of these efforts has been rather poor, preventing Nigeria from reaching a technological level comparable with that of developed economies. Rich in mineral resources Nigeria must initiate the development and adoption of modern technology to accelerate its economic growth. A review of Nigeria’s technology policy in the context of a long-term development is required. With a more thorough approach to the development of production functions and operations, such as quality control, maintenance, planning, etc., the level of national development would be much higher than at present. In the case of Nigeria, qualitative improvements in industrial production are directly linked to such factors as knowledge, expertise and experience. Overall, the authors conclude that vocational training for the sub-Saharan Africa sub-region is the key to bringing the respective countries to a new level of technological development. Meanwhile, in seeking technology, Nigeria must strive to strike a balance between industrial development and the environment in order to achieve sustainability.</p></abstract><trans-abstract xml:lang="ru"><p style="text-align: justify;">В XXI в. правительство и население Нигерии делают особую ставку на технологический компонент развития. В современном мире технологии оказывают наиважнейшее воздействие на людей и все сферы общественного развития - от коммуникаций и транспорта до строительства и здравоохранения. В рамках данного исследования термин «технологии» используется в широком контексте, в том числе применительно к сфере знаний, компетенций и навыков, необходимых для технологического развития. Методологически исследование основывается на анализе вторичных источников - монографий, научных статей, интернет-ресурсов. Главный акцент сделан на изучении политики Нигерии в сфере технологического и устойчивого развития. Страна, располагающая богатыми минеральными ресурсами, для ускорения темпов экономического роста должна инициировать разработку и внедрение современных технологий. Однако результативность прилагаемых усилий довольно низкая, что не позволяет выйти на сопоставимый с развитыми экономиками технологический уровень. В этой связи требуется пересмотр технологической политики в контексте долгосрочного развития Нигерии. При более основательном подходе к развитию производственных функций и операций, таких как контроль качества, техническое обслуживание, планирование и др., уровень национального развития был бы гораздо выше нынешнего. В случае с Нигерией качественное улучшение промышленного производства напрямую связано с такими факторами, как знания и опыт. В целом авторы приходят к выводу, что профессиональное техническое обучение населения субрегиона Африки южнее Сахары является залогом выхода стран на новый технологический уровень развития. При этом в борьбе за технологии Нигерия должна стремиться к обеспечению баланса между развитием промышленности и состоянием окружающей среды для достижения устойчивости.</p></trans-abstract><kwd-group xml:lang="en"><kwd>technology</kwd><kwd>technology policy</kwd><kwd>sustainable development</kwd><kwd>Nigeria</kwd></kwd-group><kwd-group xml:lang="ru"><kwd>технологии</kwd><kwd>технологическая политика</kwd><kwd>устойчивое развитие</kwd><kwd>Нигерия</kwd></kwd-group><funding-group/></article-meta></front><body></body><back><ref-list><ref id="B1"><label>1.</label><mixed-citation>Adubifa, A. (1990). Technology policy in Nigeria. Ibadan: NISER Publications.</mixed-citation></ref><ref id="B2"><label>2.</label><mixed-citation>Biggs, T., Shah, M., &amp; Srivastava, P. (1995). Technological capability and learning in Africa enterprises. Washington, DC: The World Bank.</mixed-citation></ref><ref id="B3"><label>3.</label><mixed-citation>Dibie, R. (1997). 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