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Innovation, Regional Integration, and Development in AfricaNetworked System of Innovation for African Integrated, Smart and Green Development

Innovation, Regional Integration, and Development in Africa: Networked System of Innovation for... [A networked system of innovation that combines knowledge, learning, research, innovation and capability building combined with social entrepreneurship can provide an alternative framework to the study of development and underdevelopment in general and African integrated development in particular. In addition to helping to re-frame key concepts about systems of innovation, we also seek to re-conceptualise innovation for development towards an approach that adds value from a social innovation and social entrepreneurship perspective. A new focusing device can be formulated as the “a Networked Innovation and Social Entrepreneurship Development System”(NISED) in order to incorporate knowledge, learning and competence building (KLIC) in the process of undertaking an integrated African development. A paradigm shift is needed to change entrepreneurship mainly validated by market success to social entrepreneurship mainly validated by social, economic, knowledge and environmental gains and success.] http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png

Innovation, Regional Integration, and Development in AfricaNetworked System of Innovation for African Integrated, Smart and Green Development

Part of the Advances in African Economic, Social and Political Development Book Series
Editors: Oloruntoba, Samuel Ojo; Muchie, Mammo
Muchie, Mammo
Innovation, Regional Integration, and Development in Africa — Jul 27, 2018
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Springer International Publishing
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© Springer International Publishing AG, part of Springer Nature 2019
ISBN
978-3-319-92179-2
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15 –28
DOI
10.1007/978-3-319-92180-8_2
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Abstract

[A networked system of innovation that combines knowledge, learning, research, innovation and capability building combined with social entrepreneurship can provide an alternative framework to the study of development and underdevelopment in general and African integrated development in particular. In addition to helping to re-frame key concepts about systems of innovation, we also seek to re-conceptualise innovation for development towards an approach that adds value from a social innovation and social entrepreneurship perspective. A new focusing device can be formulated as the “a Networked Innovation and Social Entrepreneurship Development System”(NISED) in order to incorporate knowledge, learning and competence building (KLIC) in the process of undertaking an integrated African development. A paradigm shift is needed to change entrepreneurship mainly validated by market success to social entrepreneurship mainly validated by social, economic, knowledge and environmental gains and success.]

Published: Jul 27, 2018

Keywords: African Integration; Social Entrepreneurship; Focusing Device; Competence Building; IS Concept

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