@article{27970,
      note = {Restricted admission to print.},
      author = {Adesida, Olugbenga, and Karuri-Sebina, Geci, and  Resende-Santos, Jo~ao,},
      url = {http://tind.wipo.int/record/27970},
      title = {Innovation Africa : emerging hubs of excellence /},
      abstract = {Innovation is critical to growth and development in  Africa. In the context of a continent characterized by fast  growing economies as well as an array of socioeconomic  challenges, such as high levels of poverty and inequality,  innovation in Africa must be understood in an encompassing  manner. Africa needs to support the emergence of its own  Silicon Valleys, but it must also foster the invention and  adoption of cleaner technologies that limit respiratory  illnesses, deforestation and combat climate change. This  book contains a number of analytical case studies that  examine the nature and origins of emerging high-end  innovation hubs in Africa. These 'hubs' or ecosystems are  both understudied and little known inside and outside the  continent. With this analysis, the book highlights and  draws lessons from some of the most promising and  successful innovation cases in Africa today, exploring the  key factors driving their successful emergence, growth and  future prospects. Relevant for scholars, policymakers, and  business leaders, the book provides both inspiration and  useful policy advice that can inform strategies and  concrete measures to speed up the pace of innovation in  Africa today.},
      recid = {27970},
      pages = {1 online resource (xiii, 464 pages) :},
}