TY  - GEN
AB  - Innovation drives long-term economic growth. It has an important role to play as global economies recover from the current financial crisis. This book examines the role of innovation in developing countries, with a focus on Africa. It investigates innovation systems and their application; the key role of knowledge in innovation for development; and the importance of comparable country studies and official statistics on innovation. It stresses the need for innovation to become part of a comprehensive development agenda, and makes recommendations for promoting activities in both the formal and informal sectors, with the aim of transforming agriculture into a knowledge-based industry capable of stimulating economic growth--Publisher's description.
AU  - Mbula-kraemer, Erika.,
AU  - Wamae, Watu,
AU  - Kraemer-Mbula, Erika,
CN  - HC59.72.T4
CN  - XC
ID  - 26251
KW  - Technological innovations
KW  - Strategic planning
KW  - Economic development
KW  - Diffusion of innovations
KW  - Development.
KW  - Business.
KW  - Science and Technology.
KW  - Innovation
KW  - Developing countries
KW  - Agriculture
KW  - Innovations
KW  - Planification stratégique
KW  - Strategy
N1  - Issued as part of the desLibris books collection.
N2  - Innovation drives long-term economic growth. It has an important role to play as global economies recover from the current financial crisis. This book examines the role of innovation in developing countries, with a focus on Africa. It investigates innovation systems and their application; the key role of knowledge in innovation for development; and the importance of comparable country studies and official statistics on innovation. It stresses the need for innovation to become part of a comprehensive development agenda, and makes recommendations for promoting activities in both the formal and informal sectors, with the aim of transforming agriculture into a knowledge-based industry capable of stimulating economic growth--Publisher's description.
SN  - 9789264088917
SN  - 9789264088924
SN  - 926408892X
T1  - Innovation and the development agenda /
TI  - Innovation and the development agenda /
ER  -