Knowledge Productivity And Innovation In Nigeria
DOWNLOAD
Download Knowledge Productivity And Innovation In Nigeria PDF/ePub or read online books in Mobi eBooks. Click Download or Read Online button to get Knowledge Productivity And Innovation In Nigeria book now. This website allows unlimited access to, at the time of writing, more than 1.5 million titles, including hundreds of thousands of titles in various foreign languages. If the content not found or just blank you must refresh this page
Knowledge Productivity And Innovation In Nigeria
DOWNLOAD
Author : Ismail Radwan
language : en
Publisher: World Bank Publications
Release Date : 2010-03-09
Knowledge Productivity And Innovation In Nigeria written by Ismail Radwan and has been published by World Bank Publications this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-03-09 with Business & Economics categories.
Nigeria has a bold national vision of becoming one of the world s top 20 economies by 2020. However, despite being the 8th most populous country in the world, it ranks 41st in terms of GDP and 161st in terms of GDP per capita. Nigeria has long depended on oil for its exports and government revenues. This dependence has led to rent seeking and a reluctance to examine potential avenues for economic diversification. The authors of 'Knowledge, Productivity, and Innovation in Nigeria' believe that the goal of becoming a top-twenty economy can only be achieved if Nigeria makes the transition to a new economy rooted in the 21st century that harnesses the power of knowledge and avoids a static oil-based growth strategy. Knowledge has always been central to development, but new technologies have made it globally accessible. Countries such as the Republic of South Korea, India, and the United States that have exploited new technologies and know-how have pushed their innovation and productivity frontiers. Countries that have failed to do so risk remaining mired in poverty. In order to achieve Vision 2020, Nigeria must move beyond the stop-start patterns of oil-based development that have characterized it since independence. It must create a stable and prosperous economy based on a critical mass of knowledge workers. Knowledge, Productivity, and Innovation in Nigeria examines how Nigeria can prepare for this century and where its leaders can focus to achieve their vision, presenting the experiences of other countries from which Nigeria can learn.
Managing Knowledge And Innovation For Business Sustainability In Africa
DOWNLOAD
Author : Allam Ahmed
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2017-02-09
Managing Knowledge And Innovation For Business Sustainability In Africa written by Allam Ahmed and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-02-09 with Business & Economics categories.
Addressing the issues that will be central to Africa’s various attempts to effectively manage knowledge and innovation for sustainable business management, this edited book makes a timely contribution to research on business in Africa. Coinciding with the recently launched Science, Technology and Innovation Strategy for Africa 2024 (STISA-2024) by the African Union (AU), which emphasises the critical role of science, technology and innovation for Africa’s socio-economic development and growth, the book echoes these themes with a multi-disciplinary and multi-sectoral approach to knowledge and innovation management in Africa. Also containing case studies relating to various growing collaborations between education and research institutions, private and public entities as well as commercialisation of research and innovation outputs, Managing Knowledge and Innovation for Business Sustainability in Africa covers the key themes to provide an enabling environment for STI development in the African content.
Why Industrial Revolution By Passes Africa
DOWNLOAD
Author : Hilary Nwokeabia
language : en
Publisher: Adonis & Abbey Publishers Ltd
Release Date : 2009-07-30
Why Industrial Revolution By Passes Africa written by Hilary Nwokeabia and has been published by Adonis & Abbey Publishers Ltd this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-07-30 with Social Science categories.
Why Industrial Revolution By-Passes Africa is a compelling analysis of the complex dimensions of development in Africa. It identifies and explains the failure of innovations and knowledge in Africa to generate industrial revolution in the continent using two main models: the motivation and growth-ladder models. Focusing on the indifference and secrecy among innovators in the continent, the book shows how the endemic indifference and unparalleled secrecy among African innovators hinders the continent from successfully going up a sustainable development ladder. It argues that with private and un-rewarded knowledge bearers innovating in isolation and dieing in the same fashion, the continent has experienced "e;continuous but non-additive innovation system"e; as against "e;continuous and additive innovation system"e;. Written with the general reader in mind, Why Industrial Revolution By-Passes Africa is an important addition to the current discussions on the problems of innovations, technology and industrialisation in Africa.
Creating Systems Of Innovation In Africa
DOWNLOAD
Author : Mammo Muchie
language : en
Publisher: African Books Collective
Release Date : 2012
Creating Systems Of Innovation In Africa written by Mammo Muchie and has been published by African Books Collective this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012 with Business & Economics categories.
The most popularised concept in the economics of innovation literature has been the national system of innovation (NSI). It was in the late 1980s that the concept that Frederik List coined as the 'National Political Economy of Production' took off again with different thinkers writing about the peculiarities and distinctions of the Japanese, American, British, German, East Asian Tigers and other varieties of system construction. Freeman defines National System of Innovation as 'the network of institutions in the public and private sectors whose activities and interactions initiate, import, modify and diff use new technologies.' Richard Nelson defines it as 'a set of institutions whose interactions determine the innovative performance of national firms. Lundvall defines the system of innovation as the 'elements and relationships which interact in the production, diffusion and use of new and economically useful knowledge and are either located within or rooted inside the borders of a nation state.' The normative assumption is that those nations that succeeded in building economic strength relied on the science, engineering, technology and innovation capability that made them to achieve an innovation advantage to put them ahead in the world, acquiring national or regional economic leadership as the case may be depending on what level of analyses is selected to look at particular failure, success or progress they made. In this volume we have a glimpse of how in different African economies from Ghana, Uganda, Kenya, South Africa and Nigeria specific cases have been taken to explore how systems of innovation is evolving.
Industrial Reorganisation For Innovation
DOWNLOAD
Author : A. F. Akinbinu
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2003
Industrial Reorganisation For Innovation written by A. F. Akinbinu and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003 with Nigeria categories.
Science Technology And Innovation Policies For Inclusive Growth In Africa
DOWNLOAD
Author : Reuben A. Alabi
language : en
Publisher: LIT Verlag Münster
Release Date : 2018
Science Technology And Innovation Policies For Inclusive Growth In Africa written by Reuben A. Alabi and has been published by LIT Verlag Münster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018 with Africa categories.
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.
Comparative Advantage In The Knowledge Economy
DOWNLOAD
Author : Rajib Bhattacharyya
language : en
Publisher: Emerald Group Publishing
Release Date : 2021-06-08
Comparative Advantage In The Knowledge Economy written by Rajib Bhattacharyya and has been published by Emerald Group Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-06-08 with Business & Economics categories.
Comparative Advantage in the Knowledge Economy: A National and Organizational Resource provides a comprehensive and insightful understanding of all the dimensions of a transition from a traditional to a knowledge economy.
Challenges Of African Transformation
DOWNLOAD
Author : Mammo Muchie
language : en
Publisher: African Books Collective
Release Date : 2012
Challenges Of African Transformation written by Mammo Muchie and has been published by African Books Collective this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012 with Business & Economics categories.
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.
Knowledge Technology And Cluster Based Growth In Africa
DOWNLOAD
Author : Douglas Zhihua Zeng
language : en
Publisher: World Bank Publications
Release Date : 2008
Knowledge Technology And Cluster Based Growth In Africa written by Douglas Zhihua Zeng and has been published by World Bank Publications this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008 with Business & Economics categories.
Africa is on the move, demonstrating in recent years a significant potential for economic growth. Although the region still faces many challenges, it is also generating pockets of economic vitality in the form of enterprise clusters that are contributing to national, regional, and local productivity. Through case examples from Ghana, Kenya, Mauritius, Nigeria, South Africa, Tanzania, and Uganda, this book provides an understanding of how these dynamic enterprise clusters were formed and have evolved, and how knowledge, human capital, and technology have contributed to their success.
Promoting Innovation Productivity And Industrial Growth And Reducing Poverty
DOWNLOAD
Author : Maureen Mackintosh
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2021-04-26
Promoting Innovation Productivity And Industrial Growth And Reducing Poverty written by Maureen Mackintosh and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-04-26 with Business & Economics categories.
Development and the ending of mass poverty require a massive increase in productive capabilities and production in developing countries. Some countries, notably in Asia, are achieving this. Yet ‘pro-poor’ aid policies, especially for the least developed countries, operate largely without reference to policy thinking on the promotion of innovation for productivity growth. Conversely, policy-makers and researchers on innovation and industrial policies tend to know little about the potential for social protection to support innovation and productivity improvement. This book aims to focus attention on this gulf between research on innovation and on poverty reduction and to identify some of its policy consequences; to set out some ways in which this gulf can be bridged, analytically and empirically; and to contribute to the creation of an agenda for further research and an understanding of the urgency of the implied rethinking. The first two chapters provide sustained arguments for embedding social policy thinking in much more ‘productivist’ frameworks of thought that focus on raising productivity and employment; and for identifying growth theories that can incorporate satisfactory understandings of innovation and employment upgrading. A set of chapters then tackle these broad themes in the context of health, addressing the interlinked issues of innovation, health inequity and associated impoverishment. The final set of chapters examines the challenge of creating industrial policies that generate both innovation and employment, using and going beyond concepts of systems of innovation.