The digital revolution in Africa is not just about mobile phones and internet access. It can be an incredibly powerful tool to make African manufacturing more efficient and better connected to global markets. In an age of disruption due to...
Science, technology and innovation has gained greater prominence in African policymaking in recent years, but many current approaches fall short in addressing transformation. Two new frameworks may offer an improved way forward.
Private sector representatives and other participants at an ACET-hosted Compact with Africa (CwA) workshop held in Johannesburg, South Africa, have identified several factors that constrain investment in African countries. The workshop […]
As the debate concerning Africa’s economic transformation progresses, there is increasing agreement that industrial sector development, guided by credible industrial policy, is crucial for the structural transformation of many African economies.
Will there ever be the ‘African Tigers’? A question begging answers. A look at the manufacturing sector’s total contribution to African economies is telling.
Will there ever be the ‘African Tigers’? A question begging answers. A look at the manufacturing sector’s total contribution to African economies is telling.
IT IS easy to buy a rolex in Uganda—albeit not one that will tell the time. Sold at ubiquitous roadside stalls, the Ugandan rolex is a greasy snack, made from an omelette wrapped in a chapati (“roll eggs”).
The last decade has been an extraordinarily good one for developing nations and their mostly poor citizens, so good in fact that it has become commonplace to look upon them as potential saviors of the world economy. Their economies have...
The experiences and lessons from China’s economic transformation and poverty reduction have been attracting much interest from both African countries and the international development community.
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Industrial Innovation: the next frontier for African progress
The digital revolution in Africa is not just about mobile phones and internet access. It can be an incredibly powerful tool to make African manufacturing more efficient and better connected to global markets. In an age of disruption due to...
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