Innovation For Inclusive Development And Transformation In South Africa

Author : Charles Hongoro,Cyril Adonis,Konosoang Sobane
Publisher : AOSIS
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2023-03-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781779952202

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Innovation for inclusive development and transformation in South Africa by Charles Hongoro,Cyril Adonis,Konosoang Sobane Pdf

Science, technology, and innovation (STI) are generally accepted as major drivers of growth and can help address poverty and directly improve the well-being of different groups in society. However, under certain circumstances, STI can reinforce social exclusion and inequalities. This book explores discourses around directionality and the importance of Innovation for Inclusive Development (IID) in addressing policy questions that explore the relationship between IID with inequalities in income and opportunities. It seeks to unpack the concept of IID and what it means in a country such as South Africa – a country characterised by endemic poverty, deepening inequality, and high levels of unemployment. The book is largely original and based on a critique of existing literature to expose specific issues or bolster specific arguments about the role of IID in equitable and inclusive development. This book has been written by various scholars who understand the various notions of IID and how it can possibly be applied and the relevance of such knowledge for policy, programmes and practice.

Author : Charles Hongoro,Cyril Adonis,Konosoang Sobane,Mario Scerri,Patricia Kameri-Mbote,Nkatha Kabira,Sithembiso L. Myeni,Aubrey Mpungose,Hester du Plessis,Paul Plantinga,Wilfred Lunga,Stephen Rule,Nazeem Mustapha,Glenda Kruss,Il-haam Petersen,Oluseye Jegede,Nicole van Rheede
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2022
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 177995218X

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Innovation for inclusive development and transformation in South Africa by Charles Hongoro,Cyril Adonis,Konosoang Sobane,Mario Scerri,Patricia Kameri-Mbote,Nkatha Kabira,Sithembiso L. Myeni,Aubrey Mpungose,Hester du Plessis,Paul Plantinga,Wilfred Lunga,Stephen Rule,Nazeem Mustapha,Glenda Kruss,Il-haam Petersen,Oluseye Jegede,Nicole van Rheede Pdf

Science, technology and innovation (STI) are generally accepted as major drivers of growth and can help address poverty and directly improve the well-being of different groups in society. However, under certain circumstances, STI can reinforce social exclusion and inequalities. This book explores discourses around directionality and the importance of Innovation for Inclusive Development (IID) in addressing policy questions that explore the relationship between IID with inequalities in income and opportunities. It seeks to unpack the concept of IID and what it means in a country such as South Africa - a country characterised by endemic poverty, deepening inequality, and high levels of unemployment. The book is largely original and based on a critique of existing literature to expose specific issues or bolster specific arguments about the role of IID in equitable and inclusive development. This book has been written by various scholars who understand the various notions of IID and how it can possibly be applied and the relevance of such knowledge for policy, programmes and practice.

Author : Achim Gutowski,Nazar Mohamed Hassan,Tobias Knedlik,Chantal Marie Ngo Tong,Karl Wholmuth
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 582 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2019
Category : Economic development
ISBN : 9783643961730

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Science, Technology and Innovation Policies for Inclusive Growth in Africa by Achim Gutowski,Nazar Mohamed Hassan,Tobias Knedlik,Chantal Marie Ngo Tong,Karl Wholmuth Pdf

Author : Reuben A. Alabi,Achim Gutowski,Nazar Mohamed Hassan,Tobias Knedlik,Samia Satti Osman Mohamed Nour,Karl Wohlmuth
Publisher : LIT Verlag Münster
Page : 555 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : Africa
ISBN : 9783643910424

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Science, Technology and Innovation Policies for Inclusive Growth in Africa by Reuben A. Alabi,Achim Gutowski,Nazar Mohamed Hassan,Tobias Knedlik,Samia Satti Osman Mohamed Nour,Karl Wohlmuth Pdf

The volume analyses how to make Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) Policies relevant for inclusive growth strategies in Africa.The base for a transformative STI policy is to link the STI policies to Africa's economic transformation policies. In a first part the general issues of introducing effective STI policies are presented. In a second part country case studies highlight the new approach. Cases such as Sudan and Nigeria are analysed, as these two countries have a long history of STI development; because of different history, size and structure they need to move in different directions towards a coherent STI policy for inclusive growth.

Author : David Ludwig,Birgit Boogaard,Phil Macnaghten,Cees Leeuwis
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2021-10-15
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781000478723

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The Politics of Knowledge in Inclusive Development and Innovation by David Ludwig,Birgit Boogaard,Phil Macnaghten,Cees Leeuwis Pdf

This book develops an integrated perspective on the practices and politics of making knowledge work in inclusive development and innovation. While debates about development and innovation commonly appeal to the authority of academic researchers, many current approaches emphasise the plurality of actors with relevant expertise for addressing livelihood challenges. Adopting an action-oriented and reflexive approach, this volume explores the variety of ways in which knowledge works, paying particular attention to dilemmas and controversies. The six parts of the book address the complex interplay of knowledge and politics, starting with the need for knowledge integration in the first part and decolonial perspectives on the politics of knowledge integration in the second part. The following three parts focus on the practices of inclusive development and innovation through three major themes of learning for transformative change, evidence, and digitisation. The final part of the book addresses the governance of knowledge and innovation in the light of political struggles about inclusivity. Exploring conceptual and practical themes through case studies from the Global North and South, this book will be of great interest to students, scholars, and practitioners researching and working in development studies, epistemology, innovation studies, science and technology studies, and sustainability studies more broadly.

Author : Gumede, Vusi
Publisher : Africa Institute of South Africa
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2018-05-22
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780798305204

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Inclusive Development In Africa by Gumede, Vusi Pdf

This book addresses a fundamental developmental challenge for Africa: given all that we know about pertinent issues, what should be done to ensure effective development in Africa? The changing imperatives of international development, the reform of international finance institutions and the growth-development nexus debates as well as varied implications for Africa emanating from global economic crises are critical if Africa’s development is to be better understood. Undoubtedly, revisiting the origins, contexts, complexities and contradictions of the lopsided global order and their effects on development and implications for Africa’s development is necessary. Contributions emphasise the need to radically transform global relations and to accelerate the pursuit of our quest for inclusive development in Africa; acknowledging that we must further problematise Africa’s development in the context of the obtaining global power dynamics and systematically examine the implications of the global economic crises for women as well as for land and agrarian reforms. The book is a timely contribution to our understanding of the global realities confronting Africa, with specific suggestions on how to improve development.

Author : Antonio Andreoni,Pamela Mondliwa,Simon Roberts,Fiona Tregenna
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 411 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2021
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780192894311

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Structural Transformation in South Africa by Antonio Andreoni,Pamela Mondliwa,Simon Roberts,Fiona Tregenna Pdf

Taking South Africa as an important case study of the challenges of structural transformation, the book offers a new micro-meso level framework and evidence linking country-specific and global dynamics of change, with a focus on the current challenges and opportunities faced by middle-income countries.

Author : Jussi S. Jauhiainen,Lauri Hooli
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2019-11-13
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781000730005

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Innovation for Development in Africa by Jussi S. Jauhiainen,Lauri Hooli Pdf

This book uncovers the many ways in which innovations and innovation system development policies have become crucial to development policy formation across Africa. As new instruments, actors and tools emerge in development cooperation, the role of innovation in the societal development of developing countries needs to be addressed fully. This book delves into subjects as diverse as the changing development policies between the Global North and South, the role of innovation in international aid and development policies, the role of public, private and non-governmental sectors, universities and other development actors, and the potential for inclusive innovation in local communities. In particular, the book asks who benefits from innovation-focussed development policies, and if and how practical innovation instruments include the global poor. Written in an accessible and engaging style, the book includes a range of discussion questions and further reading suggestions to suit a range of readers, from students right through to policy makers and practitioners, or anyone else looking for an introduction to innovation policies and development in Africa.

Author : Buckley, Sheryl Beverley
Publisher : IGI Global
Page : 325 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2020-06-19
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9781799848837

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Promoting Inclusive Growth in the Fourth Industrial Revolution by Buckley, Sheryl Beverley Pdf

The Fourth Industrial Revolution revolves around cyber-physical systems and artificial intelligence. Little is certain about this new wave of innovation, which leaves industrialists and educators in the lurch without much guidance on adapting to this new digital landscape. Society must become more agile and place a higher emphasis on lifelong learning to master new technologies in order to stay ahead of the changes and overcome challenges to become more globally competitive. Promoting Inclusive Growth in the Fourth Industrial Revolution is a collection of innovative research that focuses on the role of formal education in preparing students for uncertain futures and for societies that are changing at great speed in terms of their abilities to drive job creation, economic growth, and prosperity for millions in the future. Featuring coverage on a broad range of topics including economics, higher education, and safety and regulation, this book is ideally designed for teachers, managers, entrepreneurs, economists, policymakers, academicians, researchers, students, and professionals in the fields of human resources, organizational design, learning design, information technology, and e-learning.

Author : David Mhlanga,Emmanuel Ndhlovu
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 383 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2023-09-04
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9783031314315

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Economic Inclusion in Post-Independence Africa by David Mhlanga,Emmanuel Ndhlovu Pdf

The second in a three-volume series, this edited volume discusses post-independence economic inclusion in selected African countries. While human development indices rise and poverty rates fall across the African continent, facilitated by recent technological and innovation development which reaches previously inaccessible regions, indicators continue to lag in several crucial areas. Economic and social inclusion, therefore, remains at the forefront of development discussions across the continent. Using a variety of case studies underpinned by multidisciplinary research approaches, the chapters in this book explore a wide range of economic and financial inclusion issues from all aspects; from benefits and challenges to the steps that need to be taken to improve the level of economic inclusion on the continent. Governments, development agencies, non-governmental organizations with a bias toward development, students, and university lecturers will all find this book interesting.

Author : Samuel Ojo Oloruntoba,Mammo Muchie
Publisher : Springer
Page : 335 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2018-07-26
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9783319921808

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Innovation, Regional Integration, and Development in Africa by Samuel Ojo Oloruntoba,Mammo Muchie Pdf

This edited volume discusses the role of innovation and regional integration in economic development in Africa. Over the past five decades, post-colonial African countries have struggled to break loose from the trap of poverty and underdevelopment through the adoption of various development strategies at regional, national, and continental levels. However, the results of both national and regional efforts at advancing development on the continent have been mixed. Although the importance of agglomeration and fusion of institutions have long been recognized as possible path to achieving economic development in Africa, the approach to regionalism has been unduly focused on market integration, while neglecting other dimensions such as social policy, mobility of labor, educational policy, biotechnology, regional legislation, manufacturing, innovation, and science and technology. This volume investigates the link between innovation, regional integration, and development in Africa, arguing that the immediate and long term development of Africa lies not just in the structural transformation of its economies but in the advancement of scientific and innovation capacities. The book is divided into four parts. Part I addresses the theoretical and conceptual underpinnings of innovation and regional integration in Africa. Part II presents case studies which examine how regional economic institutions are fostering innovation in Africa. Part III of the book deals with sectoral issues on innovation and integrated development in Africa. Part IV sets the future research on innovation, regional integration, and development in Africa. Combining theoretical analysis and a comparative, interdisciplinary approach, this volume is appropriate for researchers and students interested in economic development, political economy, African studies, international relations, agricultural science, and geography, as well as policymakers in regional economic communities and the African Union.

Author : Mammo Muchie,Angathevar Baskaran
Publisher : African Books Collective
Page : 234 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780798303484

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Challenges of African Transformation by Mammo Muchie,Angathevar Baskaran Pdf

A brief overview of the African economic picture reveals a paradox where the continent that has rich mineral resources, nearly a billion people and a land mass which includes the sizes of China, USA, India, Western Europe, Argentina together larger than the sum of these regions is in an unacceptable state of being an object of aid, debt and loans despite the vast resources both known and yet to be explored. Africa should have been a productive and innovation centre and not a charity and aid centre of the world where 'donorship' has replaced African national ownership' of not just Africa's resources, but even worse, Africa's own agency, autonomy and independence to shape policy and direction; to undertake African integrated national development by establishing a science, engineering and technology based knowledge, innovative, learning and competent economy. The chapters in this volume address the application of the innovation approach to a variety of problems in Africa. Together they highlight the critical importance of the innovation systems approach in each of the issues the authors preferred to select and analyse. In the African context, the application of innovation goes beyond firms to the informal activities at grassroots level. The boundaries and the range of actors and activities for innovation application are varied and not limited. This variation is represented in this volume by the diverse issues that the authors dealt with in their research by applying as common the use and application of innovation.

Author : Herman Musahara
Publisher : African Books Collective
Page : 246 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2016-06-13
Category : Economic development
ISBN : 9789994455942

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Inclusive Growth and Development Issues in Eastern and Southern Africa by Herman Musahara Pdf

Dictated by overall (economic, social, political, technological, etc) realities that unfold at different times, the growth and development dictums have been reshaped and reframed continually, in an effort to accommodate and respond to emerging issues. Within the overarching theme of sustainable development, human development and inclusive growth and development are, for example, among the recent focuses of the global and national development agenda. The backdrop to this is that as individuals, communities, and societies get richer, the worrying levels of inequalities, exclusion and disparities are becoming an area of concern, drawing the attention of governments, planners, civil societies, researchers and academia. An overarching current issue has been an appreciation of high economic growth in the last 10 years, but which is marred by pervasive levels of poverty and inequality. Indeed, Africa, through Agenda 2063, has acknowledged the need for inclusive and sustainable development, as is also the commitment of the Sustainable Development Goals (Agenda 2030) of the United Nations.Edited by Prof. Herman Musahara, this anthology entitled Inclusive Growth and Development Issues in Eastern and Southern Africa presents issues, challenges and progress in Rwanda, Mauritius, Ethiopia, South Africa, and Uganda. The issues covered include: trade; rural-urban linkages; the dynamics of poverty, vulnerability, and welfare; social policies for inclusive and sustainable development; productivity and informality; and financial direct support systems to the poor. The chapters are based on first-hand data, secondary data from different databases and systematic reviews of academic literature. Drawing on the findings and conclusions of the individual chapters, the book distills together the key lessons and also puts forth recommendations for policy and practice. As such, it is a good reading for researchers, policy and decision makers, academia and graduate students.

Author : Achim Gutowski,Nazar Mohamed Hassan,Tobias Knedlik,Chantal Marie Ngo Tong,Karl Wohlmuth
Publisher : LIT Verlag Münster
Page : 584 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2020-04
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9783643911735

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Science, Technology and Innovation Policies for Inclusive Growth in Africa by Achim Gutowski,Nazar Mohamed Hassan,Tobias Knedlik,Chantal Marie Ngo Tong,Karl Wohlmuth Pdf

The volume analyses major strategic and policy issues. How to make Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) Policies relevant for inclusive growth strategies in Africa so that socio-economic transformation strategies will take off. The first part discusses the issues of human skills development as part of STI policies, based on visions, strategic plans and country cases (for Cameroon, Nigeria and Mauritania). The second part looks at STI Policies for Economic Transformation, focussing on country case studies (for Egypt and Tunisia). A third part presents book reviews and book notes.

Author : Peter Arthur,Kobena T. Hanson,Korbla P. Puplampu
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 318 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2020-05-29
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9783030406479

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Disruptive Technologies, Innovation and Development in Africa by Peter Arthur,Kobena T. Hanson,Korbla P. Puplampu Pdf

This book examines how disruptive technologies and innovation underpin the attainment of a broader development agenda in Africa. Contributors show how distinctive forms of technological innovation can impact critical development processes. For example, disruptive technologies can deepen the ongoing democratic and governance waves in Africa, specifically in the area of contested elections. Similarly, innovations in agriculture, the environment and energy promote changes in value chain agriculture, and the use of sensors to manage e-waste and sustainable energy conservation are also transforming established practices. Furthermore, the role of disruptive technologies and innovation in education, health, financial services and the nature of paid work cannot be ignored. Individually and collectively, the authors discuss and highlight the mechanisms and initiatives that can contribute to the realization of the development goals of African countries, especially in a period where disruptive technologies are rapidly changing how things are done. As a result, this book, which represents one of the most recent systematic efforts to bring together dialogue on disruptive technologies in Africa, will be of particular use and benefit to a wide and an eclectic audience.