Innovation Africa

Hall, M

Abstract

It is now ten years since the Economist newspaper declared Africa to be “the hopeless continent”. Today, the same magazine offers a different prognosis, building on the World Bank’s prediction of growth rates for sub-Saharan African economies that will be twice those of Europe. This is in the context of a severe and prolonged recession in North America and Europe and a growing realization that the epicentres of development are shifting eastwards, and southwards. Today, I will reflect on what this may mean for some aspects of a small part of innovation. The qualifiers are deliberate; predicting the future in our complex, interconnected world in hubris.

Citation

Hall, M. (2010, August). Innovation Africa. Presented at Trustafrica, CODESRIA and United Nations African Institute for Economic Development and Planning, Dakar, Senegal

• Presentation Conference Type: Speech
• Conference Name: Trustafrica, CODESRIA and United Nations African Institute for Economic Development and Planning
• Conference Location: Dakar, Senegal
• Start Date: Aug 24, 2010
• Deposit Date: Oct 11, 2010
• Publicly Available Date: Oct 11, 2010
• Additional Information: Event Type : Other