II) The Ghana Standards Board was also set up to coordinate all activities assocfated with standardisation and metrology. Ill) The Universities, under the Council for Higher Educa­tion,· were left entirely on their own to develop the technical and professional scientific manpower needed for Industrial growth. .. . 121 There were also set up other organizations which were entrusted with one or the other aspect of science and technology function. These Included the Geological Survey Department. Marine Fisheries Research Unit, Metrological Department. Forestry and Animal Husbandry. etc. The only drawback In this new approach was the lack of an effective coordinating body. At a certain stage. the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, the Ghana Standards Board. and the Science and Technology Universities were alI assigned to different Ministries. Consequently no one Minister spoke with authority for science and technology at Cabinet level. Similarly It was very difficult to establIsh the necessary linkages. These errors could have been the result of the mistrust between techno­crat and politician. Science and technology has never administered Independent funds. All Institutions of science and technology except Industry, receive state subvention on monthly basis and upon the submission of annual budgets. However as resources dwindled In the state machinery so were resources redirected for other servIces more than for research training. The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research had never had enough funds to manage properly Its Institutes and projects. These have resulted In the follow­ Ing: a) Brain drain emanating from Inactivity and Job dissatis­ faction. b) Low turn out of research results. c) Inability to advance laboratory research to pilot plant stages for testing and eventual ~doptlon In Industry. d) Inability to extract~ promote and advance Inventiveness and lnnovatlv~ talents In promising Ghanaians. e) Inability to regulate and control effectively technology purchase, adaptation and transfer. 
**Analysis**
The text discusses the establishment of various organizations and institutions in Ghana to promote science and technology, including the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, the Ghana Standards Board, and universities. It highlights the challenges faced by these institutions, such as lack of coordination, insufficient funding, and brain drain, which hinder their ability to achieve their goals. These issues have resulted in the inability to advance research, extract and promote innovative talents, and regulate technology purchase and transfer.

**Category**
Education, Science and technology