How to Stimulate Innovation by Africa’s Private Sector
Governments in advanced economies have historically helped spur commercial innovation, particularly as a result of spillovers from defense related research and development. In many emerging markets, however, government lacks the resources or capabilities to do so. In Africa, as in other emerging markets, this has created an opening for private firms to drive innovation. By applying advances in technologies, businesses are enhancing productivity and growth across the continent.
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Format: | Brief biblioteca |
Language: | English |
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International Finance Corporation, Washington, DC
2016-09
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Subjects: | RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT, INNOVATION, EMERGING MARKET ECONOMIES, PRODUCTIVITY, ECONOMIES OF SCALE, PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS, PUBLIC INVESTMENT, PRIVATE INVESTMENT, |
Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/941231477478261184/How-to-stimulate-innovation-by-Africa-s-private-sector https://hdl.handle.net/10986/30331 |
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