THE WEST AND THE POLITICS OF TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER TO DEVELOPING STATES: THE NIGERIA EXPERIENCE, 2015–2025

JESSICA, ONYINYECHI (2026) THE WEST AND THE POLITICS OF TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER TO DEVELOPING STATES: THE NIGERIA EXPERIENCE, 2015–2025. Other thesis, GODFREY OKOYE UNIVERSITY, ENUGU.

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Abstract

This study involves The West and the Politics of Technology Transfer to Developing States: The Nigeria Experience, 2015-2025, and how the transfer of Western technology and brain drain have affected industrial and technological development of Nigeria. The study is based on Dependency Theory, that explains the structural inequalities in the exchange of technologies in the world and how this affects the development of their economies. The approach of the research is qualitative and secondary data are obtained from policy documents, international organization reports and scientific literature. The study employs thematic content analysis with the two main dimensions being the influence of Western technology transfer policies on industrial development in Nigeria and the influence of brain drain of technological experts on Nigeria technological capacity. The results show that between 2015 and 2025, Nigeria's industrial development is highly reliant on foreign technologies, as a result of weak IP regimes, technology licensing restrictions and the dominance of multinationals in key industries like oil and gas, telecom and ICT, and manufacturing. Technological inflows facilitated a small growth in industry, as well as structural dependency and limited indigenous innovation. Also, the ongoing brain drain of highly trained personnel in Nigeria had the effect of significantly lowering the country's research and development capabilities, its innovation production and the capacity to absorb and adapt foreign technological inputs effectively. The study suggests that the combination of Western technology transfer policies and brain drain help reinforce Nigeria's technological dependency, thus constricting sustainable industrial development. It calls for the revision of technology transfer transactions to focus on local capacity-building, knowledge sharing, and innovation, along with better policies encouraging the retention of talent and improving domestic innovation and research and development infrastructure.

Item Type: Thesis (Other)
Subjects: H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General)
Divisions: Faculty of Management and Social Sciences
Depositing User: CHIBUEZE EZE
Date Deposited: 04 Aug 2026 09:03
Last Modified: 04 Aug 2026 09:03
URI: http://eprints.gouni.edu.ng/id/eprint/6170

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