Making Science a Habit of Mind

George Essegbey writes in SciDev:

To appreciate the crucial need for innovation and the imperatives of science and technology, Ghana(read Sub-Saharan Africa) needs to develop a scientific habit of mind throughout its society and economy.
One way to achieve this is through an expansive and effective programme recognising that innovation happens within a framework of people's worldview, their belief systems and other cultural aspects.
Ghanaian society needs to wage a war against poverty, but it must first battle the forces that militate against a science culture. And just as countries can be mobilised for war, Ghana could be oriented towards science.