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Building Science, Technology and Innovation Systems in Africa - Experiences from the Maghreb (Large print, Paperback, Large type / large print edition)
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Building Science, Technology and Innovation Systems in Africa - Experiences from the Maghreb (Large print, Paperback, Large type / large print edition)
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The book discusses the policies and strategies for Science and
Technology (S&T) and Innovation capability building put up by
the Maghreb states (Algeria, Tunisia, Morocco) in the last three
decades. The application of structural adjustment programmes (SAPs)
in recent years, the opening up of their economies and
liberalisation of trade have confronted their firms with largely
innovation-based competition and attempts to reduce the impact of
this are far from effective, particularly under the era of
knowledge economy and sustainability requirements. The work is
articulated around three major themes: the difficult path to
S&T capacity building, the attempts to put up National
Innovation Systems (NIS) and the prospects of a more
innovation-driven growth at the territorial level, notably through
intermediate institutions and science and technology poles. While
pointing out the difficulties of building NIS, the book examines
how the context of an innovation-driven competition put local
firms, especially SMEs, in a difficult position. It notes that the
universities, which are prone to internal politics and
rent-seeking, are not producing the necessary human capital. The
knowledge economy era challenges raise some hopes for better access
to innovation and knowledge assets in the world while at the
territorial level new innovation dynamics are taking place. Based
on extensive research and consultancy work done on the analysis of
policies in the Maghreb, the book also raises the issue of the
neighborhood of the European Union and argues that unless Europe
integrates the Maghreb into a real neighborhood Innovation System,
the prospects for innovation take-off in the region are limited.
______________________ Abdelkader Djeflat holds a PhD in Management
from the University of Bath, (UK) and a B.Sc in Economics from the
University of Algiers. Has was a Professor at the Department of
Economics, University of Oran; Algeria, and later Dean of the
Faculty, at the same university. He was also a Senior Researcher at
the Centre for Applied Economics, in Algeria. He is currently
Professor at the University of Lille in France. He is also the
Founder and has been the Chairman of the MAGHTECH (Maghreb
Technology) Network since 1994. He has published several books and
articles on the issues of Science and Technology, Innovation and
the Knowledge Economy especially in the context of Africa and the
Arab world. He has equally done extensive consulting work for
several international organisations and governments.
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