By Ajaga Nji We answer the question "WHY POOR PEOPLE REMAIN
POOR" by positing that the fundamental problem of poverty lies
in illiteracy, ignorance, exclusion and insulation from science
and technology. The basic premise of the paper is that limited
access to education, denial of opportunity, low capacity levels
in science, technology and engineering, the absence of political
will and commitment are the main factors that contribute to keep
poor people poor in Cameroon in particular and the CEMAC region
in general. In spite of the rich endowments in natural
resources, biodiversity, and culture, the North-West Province is
not capturing its fare share of the national cake because of
limited access to Information and Communication Technologies
(ICTs). This is compounded by low participation of the private
sector in the generation, development, dissemination and
utilization of knowledge. The design and launch of an
educational network will contribute to market the North-West
Province and put the Province in an adv