Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/326915 
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Year of Publication: 
2024
Series/Report no.: 
UNU-MERIT Working Papers No. 2024-019
Publisher: 
United Nations University (UNU), Maastricht Economic and Social Research Institute on Innovation and Technology (UNU-MERIT), Maastricht
Abstract: 
Despite the interest in African industrialization, sub-Saharan Africa's path towards science, technology and innovation (STI)-led development has been slow. The underdeveloped capacity for dynamic interactions among the actors in the innovation system (i.e., firms, knowledge centers, governments, and civil society) has contributed to this slow development. Innovation capacity results from technological efforts by firms over time, but these efforts should align with the firms' characteristics and environment. The large pool of small and medium firms in African manufacturing should be considered when designing STI policies. The context within which these policies are implemented is critical for the evolution of the innovation system and the dynamism of its actors.
Subjects: 
STI
Africa
manufacturing
value added
research and development (R&D)
industrialization
economic growth
JEL: 
O14
O39
O55
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Document Type: 
Working Paper

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