Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/173627 
Year of Publication: 
2017
Series/Report no.: 
AGDI Working Paper No. WP/17/021
Publisher: 
African Governance and Development Institute (AGDI), Yaoundé
Abstract: 
Compared to other regions of the world, Africa is lagging in its drive toward knowledge-based economies. This study surveys the literature in order to highlight the policies and strategies with which African countries can accelerate their current drive towards knowledge economies. These are discussed in terms of the four pillars of the World Bank’s knowledge economy framework. They are the indices for: (i) education and skilled population, (ii) information and communication technology, (iii) economic incentives and institutional regime and (iv) innovation systems.
Subjects: 
Knowledge economy
Development
Africa
JEL: 
O10
O30
O38
O55
O57
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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