THE Akwa Ibom State Government has called on foreign companies doing business in the state to key into the state government’s policy of technology transfer to create employment and also fast-track the industrial development of the state.

The state Deputy Governor Nsima Ekere made this call over the weekend while inaugurating the corporate headquarters of a Canadian-based technological and security engineering company, IntroserveTechnologies Limited in Uyo, the state capital.

Ekere, who was accompanied by the Deputy High Commissioner in the Canadian High Commission in Nigeria, Mr Jean Gauthier, expressed happiness with Introserve Technologies for employing some young engineers in the state.

The deputy governor noted with delight the statement by the Canadian envoy that some Canadian firms were willing to be involved in different sectors of the state, including the management of the Ibom Tropicana Entertainment Centre and the development of the electricity distribution infrastructure.