ISBN:
9789811601552
Language:
English
Pages:
1 online resource (216 pages)
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als
DDC:
303.4096
Keywords:
Social change-Africa
;
Economic development-Africa
;
Technological innovations-Social aspects-Africa
;
Electronic books
;
Electronic books
Abstract:
Intro -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- About the Book -- Contents -- About the Author -- List of Figures -- Contents -- 1: Introduction: Demographics and Frameworks for African-Led Research, Innovation and Development -- 2: Landscape for Research and Innovation in Africa -- 3: Research, Invention and Innovation: Social and Technological-What Do They Mean? -- 3.1 Social and Technological Innovation -- 4: ANDI and African Health Innovation -- 4.1 Role of African Scientists and Institutions in the Launch of ANDI and Its Operations -- 4.1.1 Initiation of Regional Hubs in Countries -- 4.1.2 Several Collaborative Projects Were Supported and Implemented -- 4.1.3 Implementation of the World Health Assembly (WHA) Demonstration Project -- 5: Human, Institutional and Financial Resources, and Partnerships -- 5.1 North-South, South-South Partnerships and Official Development Assistance -- 5.2 Financing, Official Development Assistance and Proposed African Innovation Fund -- 6: African Traditional Knowledge, Other Technologies and Emerging Areas -- 6.1 Digital, Bio- and Chemical Technologies in Africa -- 6.2 Emerging Technologies and the Future of Innovation in Africa -- 7: Technology Readiness Levels, the Valley of Death and Scaling Up Innovations -- 7.1 Scaling Up Innovations -- 8: Manufacturing in Africa -- 9: Adopting and Adapting Innovations: Frugal, Leapfrogging and Open Innovation Approaches -- 9.1 Frugal Innovation -- 9.2 Leapfrogging Innovation -- 9.3 Open Innovation -- 10: Brain Drain, the African Diaspora and Innovation in Africa -- 10.1 African Diaspora and Innovation on the Continent -- 11: COVID-19 Pandemic, Leadership and Ownership of Innovation in Africa -- 11.1 Leadership and Ownership of Research and Innovation in Africa.
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