| Description |
1 online resource (xiii, 464 pages) : illustrations, map |
| Contents |
1. Introduction -- Olugbenga Adesida, Geci Karuri-Sebina and Joao Resende-Santos 2. Towards a Unified Theory of Pan-African Innovation Systems and Integrated Development -- Mammo Muchie 3. Innovation Hubs in Southern Africa -- Neville Raymond Comins and Erika Kraemer-Mbula 4. Electronic Government in Cabo Verde: The Prospects and Limits of Innovation in Small Island Developing States -- Joao Resende-Santos 5. Mobile Technology Innovation Ecosystem in Kenya -- Wilfred Mutua Mworia 6. Reviewing Nollywood -- Adetokunbo Olugbenga Abiola 7. Cassava as a Driver of Innovation -- The Case of Ghana and Nigeria -- Julius Gatune 8. Using Agricultural By-Products in Egypt -- Palm Residues Industry -- Nisreen Lahham 9. The Role of Commodity Boards in Innovation Policy Coordination: Case Studies of the Sugarcane and Tea Sub-Sectors in Kenya -- George Omondi Okongo 10. Innovation Hub in the Steel Sector in Algeria -- Abdelkader Djeflat 11. Suame Magazine: The Evolving Story of Africa's Largest Industrial Cluster -- Julius Gatune 12. Innovation Africa -- Looking Forward -- Olugbenga Adesida, Geci Karuri-Sebina and Joao Resende-Santos |
| Summary |
Innovation is critical to growth and development in Africa. In the context of a continent characterized by fast growing economies as well as an array of socioeconomic challenges, such as high levels of poverty and inequality, innovation in Africa must be understood in an encompassing manner. Africa needs to support the emergence of its own Silicon Valleys, but it must also foster the invention and adoption of cleaner technologies that limit respiratory illnesses, deforestation and combat climate change. This book contains a number of analytical case studies that examine the nature and origins of emerging high-end innovation hubs in Africa. These 'hubs' or ecosystems are both understudied and little known inside and outside the continent. With this analysis, the book 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. Relevant for scholars, policymakers, and business leaders, the book provides both inspiration and useful policy advice that can inform strategies and concrete measures to speed up the pace of innovation in Africa today |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
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Entrepreneurship -- Africa
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Technological innovations -- Africa
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Industrial Management.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Management.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Management Science.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Organizational Behavior.
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Technological innovations
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Entrepreneurship
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Technologiezentrum
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Innovationsförderung
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Entrepreneurship
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Klein- und Mittelbetrieb
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Innovationsmanagement
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Africa
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Afrika
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Adesida, Olugbenga, editor
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Karuri-Sebina, Geci, editor
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Resende-Santos, João, 1966- editor.
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| ISBN |
9781785603105 |
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1785603108 |
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