A strong recovery from COVID-19 in Africa starts by supporting innovation and economic transformation. Without transformation, a growth recovery will not be sustained or resilient to future shocks.
To help ensure a resilient, post-COVID-19 recovery in lower-income countries, the development community should actively introduce global digital industrial policies to bridge the digital...
The pandemic has changed the prospects for innovation in agriculture. So governments should act to support farmers and businesses through investments in goods and...
Climate-smart agriculture offers an opportunity to speed up economic recovery in Africa and put economies back on a trajectory for sustained growth and transformation.
The pandemic has highlighted the importance of innovation and the digital economy in Africa, but the continent does not yet have comprehensive policies and...
African countries can harness the potential of financial technology to increase financial inclusion and reduce long-standing inequalities exacerbated by COVID-19.
Knowledge and technology transfers between Chinese and African firms could be a key contributor to Africa's post-pandemic recovery. But challenges stand in the way.
Sectors such as light manufacturing are crucial for the economic transformation of many countries. And they have been hit particularly hard by the pandemic....
The Case for a New International Accord on Diffusing Innovations and Building Technological Capacity
To overcome major global challenges such as COVID-19, serious efforts are needed to diffuse innovations and build technological capacity in low and middle-income countries.
With underfunded and ill-equipped health care systems across the continent forced to adapt to COVID-19, Sub-Saharan Africa has become a booming region for digital...
In creating recovery strategies, African governments have an opportunity to employ a systems approach to research, science, and innovation--and put themselves in a better...
These policy briefs are part of a special series on Africa-EU relations, produced by ETTG members DIE and ECDPM in cooperation with ACET.
Green transitions are key topics in the African Union (AU) and the European Union (EU). Both bodies are committed to implementing the 2030 Agenda...
Experts explore the critical role of innovation in this special series from ACET and DEGRP, in partnership with ODI.
Innovation is vital to economic transformation. However, most African countries are in need of agile frameworks that allow innovators to rapidly develop and deploy...
Digital technologies offer African economies an important pathway to recover lost GDP and generate jobs, but countries need to take a proactive approach and...