Abstract
African countries, taken separately, or grouped together as a unit, still largely remain resource-based economies. The challenge is to change the resource-based economic structure into a science, technology, engineering and innovation driven knowledge based economic system. Taking this challenge head on means African countries have to organise their science, technology, engineering and innovation for a development agenda systematically, more in collaboration than in competition with one another. What appears to remain a deficit is the vast collaborative distance that still exists on matters of critical importance to the economic transformation of Africa.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Building Innovation Research in Africa : Case Studies |
Editors | Mammo Muchie, Angathevar Baskaran |
Publisher | Africa Institute of South Africa |
Publication date | 2013 |
ISBN (Print) | 978-0-7983-0341-1 |
Publication status | Published - 2013 |