Social And Technological Innovation In Africa

Author : Solomon Nwaka
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 207 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2021-07-16
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9789811601552

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Social and Technological Innovation in Africa by Solomon Nwaka Pdf

This book examines the landscape of sustained investment in research and innovation in Africa, which are critical for development. This cutting-edge analysis is based on empirical evidence and the author’s experience in managing health and related innovations on the continent and globally. It concludes, for the first time, that African innovation is largely driven by the principles of Social, rather than Technological innovation. The significance of this finding and the need to optimize, scale and sustain this dominant innovation is addressed in various chapters that analyze the status, challenges and opportunities. Particularly, the financing, collaboration and coordination patterns for these activities on the continent show a fragmented ecosystem that is largely dependent on external donors and aid. The importance of supportive policies, leadership and venture mechanisms that incentivizes public and private entities to innovate is further exemplified by the lessons of the COVID-19 pandemic. The book proposes mechanism to address identified challenges.

Author : Solomon Nwaka
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2021
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9811601569

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Social and Technological Innovation in Africa by Solomon Nwaka Pdf

This book examines the landscape of sustained investment in research and innovation in Africa, which are critical for development. This cutting-edge analysis is based on empirical evidence and the author's experience in managing health and related innovations on the continent and globally. It concludes, for the first time, that African innovation is largely driven by the principles of Social, rather than Technological innovation. The significance of this finding and the need to optimize, scale and sustain this dominant innovation is addressed in various chapters that analyze the status, challenges and opportunities. Particularly, the financing, collaboration and coordination patterns for these activities on the continent show a fragmented ecosystem that is largely dependent on external donors and aid. The importance of supportive policies, leadership and venture mechanisms that incentivizes public and private entities to innovate is further exemplified by the lessons of the COVID-19 pandemic. The book proposes mechanism to address identified challenges. Dr Solomon Nwaka is a molecular biologist and innovation leader with a PhD from the University of Freiburg, Germany. He has held senior and diplomatic positions at international, public and private organizations, including WHO and MMV, Geneva Switzerland; UN/ANDI, Addis Ababa Ethiopia; IDB, Jeddah Saudi Arabia and Canadian Biotech Company. He has also held academic or research positions in Europe, USA, Japan and Nigeria.

Author : Ndidi Okonkwo Nwuneli
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 185 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2016-07-15
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781317294276

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Social Innovation In Africa by Ndidi Okonkwo Nwuneli Pdf

Encouraged by the emergence and early impact of social innovators on the African Continent, but frustrated by the slow pace of large scale change, this book is focused on filling the knowledge gap for those tackling Africa’s serious social problems. It lays out the required building blocks for achieving scale at impact. By creating clear mission, vision, and values statements and piloting and rolling out business models that are demand-driven, simple, and low-cost, with compelling measurement and evaluation tools that leverage technology. It also explores the steps for attracting and retaining talent and financing and forming strategic partnerships with the private, public and non-profit sectors to foster scaling. Practical case studies provide inspiration for those who seek to become innovators or to be employed by them. Finally, it outlines the crucial steps for key stakeholders to take in order to support the emergence of more social innovators on the African continent, create an enabling environment for the scaling of high-impact initiatives and advance collective efforts to build stronger communities for current and future generations. This is a practical and inspirational guide for all entrepreneurs and individuals that seek to combine business and social goals and for those in the public, private and non-profit sectors that aim to foster and support these projects.

Author : Clapperton Chakanetsa Mavhunga
Publisher : MIT Press
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2017-06-16
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9780262533904

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What Do Science, Technology, and Innovation Mean from Africa? by Clapperton Chakanetsa Mavhunga Pdf

Explorations of science, technology, and innovation in Africa not as the product of “technology transfer” from elsewhere but as the working of African knowledge. In the STI literature, Africa has often been regarded as a recipient of science, technology, and innovation rather than a maker of them. In this book, scholars from a range of disciplines show that STI in Africa is not merely the product of “technology transfer” from elsewhere but the working of African knowledge. Their contributions focus on African ways of looking, meaning-making, and creating. The chapter authors see Africans as intellectual agents whose perspectives constitute authoritative knowledge and whose strategic deployment of both endogenous and inbound things represents an African-centered notion of STI. “Things do not (always) mean the same from everywhere,” observes Clapperton Chakanetsa Mavhunga, the volume's editor. Western, colonialist definitions of STI are not universalizable. The contributors discuss topics that include the trivialization of indigenous knowledge under colonialism; the creative labor of chimurenga, the transformation of everyday surroundings into military infrastructure; the role of enslaved Africans in America as innovators and synthesizers; the African ethos of “fixing”; the constitutive appropriation that makes mobile technologies African; and an African innovation strategy that builds on domestic capacities. The contributions describe an Africa that is creative, technological, and scientific, showing that African STI is the latest iteration of a long process of accumulative, multicultural knowledge production. Contributors Geri Augusto, Shadreck Chirikure, Chux Daniels, Ron Eglash, Ellen Foster, Garrick E. Louis, D. A. Masolo, Clapperton Chakanetsa Mavhunga, Neda Nazemi, Toluwalogo Odumosu, Katrien Pype, Scott Remer

Author : Satyajit Majumdar,Samapti Guha,Nadiya Marakkath
Publisher : Springer
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2014-12-04
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9788132220718

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Technology and Innovation for Social Change by Satyajit Majumdar,Samapti Guha,Nadiya Marakkath Pdf

Tension exists between technologists and social thinkers because of the impact technology and innovation have on social values and norms, which is often viewed as damaging to the cultural fabric of a nation or society. Since the global business environment is the context in which implementation of technology and innovation takes place, it is widely accepted as the major reason for such conflicts. In this backdrop, this edited book integrates independent research from across the globe. It deals with the nature and significance of technology, innovation and social change as well as the relationships between them, and discusses the significance of social entrepreneurship from social innovation and technology perspectives. Research areas covered are related to the development and deployment of technology, innovation and knowledge in social change, capabilities of institutions, models, role of government and corporate social responsibility and community involvement. Multiple aspects of social change are discussed in the context of India, Mexico, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, Ethiopia, Nigeria and other African countries. But society does not silently accept technologically enforced changes; sometimes technology is seen as an enemy of inclusive growth and for many, economic development is an anti-thesis of social change. Selected case studies on sector-specific technologies, such as the use of genetically modified seeds in agriculture, which has impacted the market and society, are critically analyzed to develop insights into the adoption of technology and its impact. At the same time it examines policy related issues, without any bias in favor of, or against, a specific technology.

Author : Peter Arthur,Kobena T. Hanson,Korbla P. Puplampu
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 318 pages
File Size : 52,9 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.

Author : Achim Gutowski,Nazar Mohamed Hassan,Tobias Knedlik,Chantal Marie Ngo Tong,Karl Wohlmuth
Publisher : LIT Verlag Münster
Page : 584 pages
File Size : 43,5 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 : Ndidi Okonkwo Nwuneli
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 172 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2016-07-15
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781317294283

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Social Innovation In Africa by Ndidi Okonkwo Nwuneli Pdf

Encouraged by the emergence and early impact of social innovators on the African Continent, but frustrated by the slow pace of large scale change, this book is focused on filling the knowledge gap for those tackling Africa’s serious social problems. It lays out the required building blocks for achieving scale at impact. By creating clear mission, vision, and values statements and piloting and rolling out business models that are demand-driven, simple, and low-cost, with compelling measurement and evaluation tools that leverage technology. It also explores the steps for attracting and retaining talent and financing and forming strategic partnerships with the private, public and non-profit sectors to foster scaling. Practical case studies provide inspiration for those who seek to become innovators or to be employed by them. Finally, it outlines the crucial steps for key stakeholders to take in order to support the emergence of more social innovators on the African continent, create an enabling environment for the scaling of high-impact initiatives and advance collective efforts to build stronger communities for current and future generations. This is a practical and inspirational guide for all entrepreneurs and individuals that seek to combine business and social goals and for those in the public, private and non-profit sectors that aim to foster and support these projects.

Author : Jeggan Colley Senghor
Publisher : Africa World Press
Page : 188 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0865439133

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Science and Technology Policy in Africa by Jeggan Colley Senghor Pdf

Author : Xiaolan Fu
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 437 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2020-12-17
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781107183100

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Innovation under the Radar by Xiaolan Fu Pdf

The first systematic and comprehensive analysis of innovation in Africa based on mixed methods and dedicated firm-level, multi-country, multi-year survey data. For researchers, graduate students and policy makers in the fields of innovation studies, African business, international business, and development studies.

Author : Jussi S. Jauhiainen,Lauri Hooli
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 44,6 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 : Paul Tiyambe Zeleza,Ibulaimu Kakoma
Publisher : Africa World Press
Page : 644 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Science
ISBN : 1592211127

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In Search of Modernity by Paul Tiyambe Zeleza,Ibulaimu Kakoma Pdf

Having grappled with the question of modernisation for a long time, Africa now faces an issue that, with an increasingly knowledge-based global economy, has only become more urgent in this new millennium. This volume examines Africa's scientific and technological literacy, production and consumption, focusing in detail on the constraints and challenges, opportunities and developments, and the strategies required to promote the advancement of IT and biotechnology in Africa, to help advance our understanding of science and technology developments in Africa.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Emerald Group Publishing
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2016-03-31
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781785603105

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Innovation Africa by Anonim Pdf

This book contains a number of case studies that examine the nature and origins of emerging high-end innovation hubs in Africa. It analyses, highlights and draws lessons from some of the most promising and successful innovation cases in Africa today, exploring the key factors driving their successful emergence, growth and future prospects.

Author : Sospeter M. Muhongo,Francis P. Gudyanga,Achuo A. Enow,Daniel Nyanganyura
Publisher : Icsu Regional Office for Africa
Page : 175 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Africa
ISBN : 0620457414

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Science, Technology, and Innovation for Socio-economic Development by Sospeter M. Muhongo,Francis P. Gudyanga,Achuo A. Enow,Daniel Nyanganyura Pdf

Author : International Development Research Centre (Canada)
Publisher : IDRC
Page : 393 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Industrial policy
ISBN : 9780889367906

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Technology Policy and Practice in Africa by International Development Research Centre (Canada) Pdf

Technology Policy and Practice in Africa