Re-evaluating the inf luence of urban agglomeration in sub-Saharan Africa: population density, technological innovation and productivity

2014 ◽  
pp. 228-240
Keyword(s):  
Population Density ◽  
Technological Innovation ◽  
Urban Agglomeration ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Sub Saharan

African election fraud will persist despite innovation

2016 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Technological Innovation ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Technology Deployment ◽  
Use Of Technology ◽  
International Donors ◽  
Sub Saharan ◽  
Election Fraud

Significance International donors and non-governmental organisations (NGOs) are promoting greater use of technology in elections across sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Electoral technology deployment is already more widespread in the region than anywhere else. Impacts Reliance on connective electoral technology will increase cybersecurity risks. Donors will support technological solutions but increasingly push for cheap and simple hardware and software. Electoral manipulation and voter harassment ahead of voting will prove more difficult to address through technological innovation.

Is ICT the panacea to sub-Saharan Africa’s development problems? Rethinking Africa’s contentious engagement with the global information society

2012 ◽  
Vol 12 (2-3) ◽  
pp. 231-244 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter A. Kwaku Kyem
Keyword(s):  
Information And Communication Technology ◽  
Technological Innovation ◽  
Communication Technology ◽  
Information Society ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Ict Adoption ◽  
Global Information Society ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Sub Saharan ◽  
Ssa Countries

The explosion in mobile phone subscription notwithstanding, benefits from ICT deployment are far from being realized in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). A clash between the rationality for development and local systems of reasoning, and the failure to cultivate behaviours that support technological innovation provide little hope for sustained information and communication technology (ICT) adoption in the region. The article discusses failures in technological innovation and then explores ways that SSA countries can manage ICT deployment to stimulate sustained adoption.

scholarly journals A Pilot Approach Investigating the Potential of Crop Rotation With Sainfoin to Reduce Meloidogyne enterolobii Infection of Maize Under Greenhouse Conditions

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Milad Rashidifard ◽  
Samad Ashrafi ◽  
Sarina Claassens ◽  
Torsten Thünen ◽  
Hendrika Fourie
Keyword(s):  
Population Density ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Cereal Crops ◽  
Parasitic Nematodes ◽  
Plant Parasitic Nematodes ◽  
Substantial Variation ◽  
Second Stage ◽  
Meloidogyne Enterolobii ◽  
Sub Saharan ◽  
Plant Parasitic

Root-knot nematodes (RKNs) are one of the most important plant-parasitic nematodes of cereal crops in sub-Saharan Africa. This study was designed to evaluate the rotation effects of different cultivars of sainfoin (Esparsette, Perly, Taja and Visnovsky), soybean (DM-5953-RSF) and alfalfa (BAR 7) with maize (P-2432-R), on a Meloidogyne enterolobii population, compared to monoculture maize. The results showed that sainfoin (Perly and Esparsette) and alfalfa had significantly (P ≤ 0.05) lower numbers of M. enterolobii eggs and second stage juveniles (J2) compared to the monoculture maize in the first experiment. However, in the repeat experiment all treatments had significantly (P ≤ 0.05) lower numbers of eggs and J2 compared to monoculture maize. Rotation of sainfoin Esparsette/maize resulted in the lowest numbers of eggs and J2 (91 and 202, respectively) in the first and repeat experiments. Rotation of sainfoin Esparsette/maize reduced M. enterolobii population density by 81 and 60% in the first and repeat experiments, respectively, followed by alfalfa (54 and 43%, respectively). Ultimately, substantial variation was evident in terms of the efficacy of different sainfoin cultivars with regards to their effect on nematode reduction when used in rotation with maize.

Socioeconomic development in Africa

1989 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 145-150
Author(s):  
Osei Boeh-Ocansey
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Technological Innovation ◽  
Industrial Development ◽  
Food Industry ◽  
Socioeconomic Development ◽  
Decisive Role ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Socioeconomic System ◽  
Sub Saharan

Higher education plays a decisive role in technological innovation and the growth of industry in Africa. This article explores means of enhancing industry, higher education and government interrelationships to achieve improvements in the socioeconomic system and cites the food industry in sub-Saharan Africa as a case study to discuss links between industrial development, higher education and other contemporary issues.

Innovation and small and medium enterprises’ performance in Cameroon

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Martin Ndzana ◽  
Onomo Cyrille ◽  
Gregory Mvogo ◽  
Thierry Bedzeme
Keyword(s):  
Technological Innovation ◽  
Innovation Policy ◽  
Small And Medium Enterprises ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Technological Innovations ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Promotion Policies ◽  
Sub Saharan ◽  
Medium Enterprises

PurposeThis article attempts to explain performance through the development of innovations within small and medium enterprises (SMEs). Specifically, the authors analyse the determinants of innovation and assess the role of technological and non-technological innovations in performance.Design/methodology/approachBased on a sample of 508 Cameroonian SMEs, the PSM (propensity score matching) technique was used to reduce the selection bias inherent in this type of analysis.FindingsThe results show that technological innovation does not influence significantly the performance of SMEs, whereas non-technological innovation positively influences it. The combination of these two types of innovation leads to better performance than even accentuated development of only one type.Practical implicationsTo improve the performance of SMEs, it is necessary to adopt a comprehensive innovation policy that combines non-technological and technological innovations. In addition, it is important to intensify informations and communication technologies (ICT) promotion policies that contribute to the adoption of innovations within enterprises.Originality/valueThis paper contributes to the literature by showing the role of technological and non-technological innovations in explaining the performance of SMEs. Moreover, unlike the existing work in sub-Saharan Africa, which is limited to testing the innovation–performance relationship, this study also determines the productivity gain generated by innovative firms compared to non-innovative ones.

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