Tertiary Education, Research, Science and Technology Minister Ngaka Ngaka says it is imperative that higher education institutions such as ABM University College come up with robust strategies in training, research and development with the aim of producing competent graduates who fit in the global knowledge economy. Speaking at the college’ graduation last week, Ngaka said this is very important as tertiary education has a key role to play in laying the foundation for the subsequent development of Botswana as an innovative knowledge driven economy. He said this provides the first value proposition for the sector as key driving force of Botswana’s economic development. He said the theme ‘The Role of Higher Education in Socio Economic Development-Working towards a knowledge based economy’ takes into consideration government efforts on knowledge –creation for socio economic growth. He emphasized that “our economy is undergoing a major structural transformation with the aim of becoming less dependent in primary resources such as the mining and agriculture but to establish service-intensive knowledge based industries”. This shift, he said, means that human resource development by enhancing the education, skills and productivity of the national labor force is key to achieving competitiveness. Ngaka stressed that research and innovation should…