Innovation policies and models in Africa: Systemic and structural challenges through capacity building

Politiques et modèles d'innovation en Afrique: enjeux systémiques et structurels par le renforcement des capacités

Ludovic Temple () and Vanessa Casadella ()
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Ludovic Temple: Cirad-ES - Département Environnements et Sociétés - Cirad - Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement, UMR Innovation - Innovation et Développement dans l'Agriculture et l'Alimentation - Cirad - Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement - INRAE - Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement - Institut Agro - Montpellier SupAgro - Institut Agro - Institut national d'enseignement supérieur pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement
Vanessa Casadella: CRIISEA - Centre de Recherche sur les Institutions, l'Industrie et les Systèmes Économiques d'Amiens - UR UPJV 3908 - UPJV - Université de Picardie Jules Verne

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Abstract: This introductory article starts from the renewal of development challenges in Africa with regard to the increase in inequalities, climate change, food insecurity, population growth and political conflicts, and questions the effectiveness of public policies. In this context, it questions how to adapt a systemic and interactive framework for innovation to strengthen the societal capacities that drive new technological, economic and social trajectories. This proposal thus highlights how the framework for analyzing the National Innovation System (N.I.S) remains incomplete to understand the different governance structures for innovation. Finally, for innovation to be a vector of inclusive development and sustainable of the most fragile economies, it is necessary to renew the priority indicators that drive research and technology. Three axes structure our special issue and relate to the need to strengthen Capacities while improving the governance mechanisms of innovation.

Keywords: Innovation policy; National system of innovation; Agricultural innovation system; Africa; Technology transfer; Inclusive development; Politique d’innovation; Système Nationaux d’innovation; Système d’innovation agricole; Afrique; Transfert technologique; Développement inclusif; innovation; transfert de technologie; systèmes d'innovation agricole; renforcement des capacités; politique de développement; politique d'innovation; Système innovation agricole; Système national innovation; Modèle innovation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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Published in Technologie et innovation, 2020, 5 (3), 7 p. ⟨10.21494/ISTE.OP.2020.0508⟩

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DOI: 10.21494/ISTE.OP.2020.0508

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