Science Policy And Development In Africa

Author : R. Sooryamoorthy
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1108901581
Total Pages : 353 pages
Book Rating : 4.81/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Science, Policy and Development in Africa written by R. Sooryamoorthy and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2020-09-03 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since gaining political independence in the 1950s, science has rapidly become a prerequisite for national development within many African nations. Supported by international agencies, such as UNESCO, initiatives were taken to direct Africa on the road of scientific development, enabling contributions to world science and significant progress in many specific research areas. However, from a developmental perspective there remains the question of how science influences national development plans and strategies. How far are science policies integrated into the national development plans? What potential and challenges do science and technology pose for Africa and its prospects for wider development? Offering a comprehensive historical and empirical study of science in both colonial and post-colonial Africa, R. Sooryamoorthy brings to light the connections between science, policy and development in African nations. Focusing on understanding the widening gap in science and technology between developed and developing regions, and the integration (or lack of) with national development strategies, this study provides important insights into the potential opportunities and challenges facing Africa in the areas of science.

Author : H. C. Marais
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 220 pages
Book Rating : 4.51/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Perspectives on Science Policy in South Africa written by H. C. Marais and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over the years, there have been several publications on science and technology in South Africa. Most, if not all of them, have focused on the science and technology landscape up to the mid-eighties. The changes in the science and technology system since the democratisation of this country have thus far not been reflected on in a systemstic way. This book presents a perspective on this changing landscape by offering an encompassing conceptual framework that should remain valid even if the policy were to evolve further. This perspective is further profiled by bringing into focus the main developments that have shaped science policy in South Africa since the turn of the 20th century. The last four chapters of this book sketch this process and its outcomes to date - unstable as the picture may still be. This dynamic situation, however, does allow one to experience something of the vibrant atmosphere that characterised the transformation of the country during the 1990s. This overview of the development of science and technology is presented within the context of a multi-faceted conceptual framework (chapters 1, 2, 3 and 4). The intention of this book is to offer an overview and evaluation of the policy and system and a prognosis of future developments in the context of broader historical, theoretical and international trends.

Author : Achim Gutowski
Publisher : LIT Verlag Münster
ISBN 13 : 3643911734
Total Pages : 584 pages
Book Rating : 4.35/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Science, Technology and Innovation Policies for Inclusive Growth in Africa written by Achim Gutowski and published by LIT Verlag Münster. This book was released on 2020-04 with total page 584 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The volume analyses major strategic and policy issues. How to make Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) Policies relevant for inclusive growth strategies in Africa so that socio-economic transformation strategies will take off. The first part discusses the issues of human skills development as part of STI policies, based on visions, strategic plans and country cases (for Cameroon, Nigeria and Mauritania). The second part looks at STI Policies for Economic Transformation, focussing on country case studies (for Egypt and Tunisia). A third part presents book reviews and book notes.

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Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9004474927
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4.25/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Science and Technology Policy for Economic Development in Africa written by and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2021-11-22 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The contributors to this volume present a broad canvas of science and technology policies as instruments of social and economic development, record the progress that has been made, and identify and analyze the problems that remain to be solved. Contributors are Aqueil Ahmad, Charles H. Davies, Thomas Owen Eisemon, John W. Forje, Jacques Gaillard, Eric L. Hyman, John E. Udo Ndebbio, Fola Osotimehin, Aaron Segal, Scott Tiffin, Paul B. Vitta, and Roland Waast.

Author : Jeggan Colley Senghor
Publisher : Africa World Press
ISBN 13 : 9780865439139
Total Pages : 188 pages
Book Rating : 4.33/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Science and Technology Policy in Africa written by Jeggan Colley Senghor and published by Africa World Press. This book was released on 2000 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Unesco
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 504 pages
Book Rating : 4.72/5 ( download)

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Download or read book National Science Policies in Africa written by Unesco and published by . This book was released on 1974 with total page 504 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Louk Box
Publisher : Anthem Press
ISBN 13 : 1843312271
Total Pages : 271 pages
Book Rating : 4.77/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Science and Technology Policy for Development written by Louk Box and published by Anthem Press. This book was released on 2006 with total page 271 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An inquiry into how social relations make for successful science and technology policies.

Author : Reuben A. Alabi
Publisher : LIT Verlag Münster
ISBN 13 : 3643910428
Total Pages : 555 pages
Book Rating : 4.24/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Science, Technology and Innovation Policies for Inclusive Growth in Africa written by Reuben A. Alabi and published by LIT Verlag Münster. This book was released on 2018 with total page 555 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Author : OECD
Publisher : OECD Publishing
ISBN 13 : 926403210X
Total Pages : 292 pages
Book Rating : 4.01/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Integrating Science & Technology into Development Policies An International Perspective written by OECD and published by OECD Publishing. This book was released on 2007-05-23 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This publication provides the proceedings of an international workshop, held in South Africa, intended to address how international co-operation in science and technology can further the three inter-related aspects (economic, social and environmental) of the development process.

Author : John W. Forje
Publisher : Longman Publishing Group
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 306 pages
Book Rating : 4.38/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Science and Technology in Africa written by John W. Forje and published by Longman Publishing Group. This book was released on 1989 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: