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Marais, Rian, Sara S. Grobbelaar, and Imke H. de Kock. "Healthcare Technology Transfer in Sub-Saharan Africa: An Inductive Approach." International Journal of Innovation and Technology Management 16, no. 08 (December 2019): 1950055. http://dx.doi.org/10.1142/s021987701950055x.

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The research addressed within this paper sets out to develop a framework towards facilitating health-related technology transfer (TT) to and within sub-Saharan African countries. In turn, this framework will attempt to alleviate healthcare burdens in developing nations through a combination of acquisitions and collaborative technology development. Systematic conceptual and comparative literature reviews have been conducted to identify the major characteristics of TT. The conceptual review has outlined the universal characteristics of TT such as TT methods, prominent stakeholders and the importance of knowledge transfer while the systematic comparative review exclusively evaluated sub-Saharan African healthcare TT characteristics such as infrastructure barriers and the marketability of the transfer object. The outcomes of the literature reviews have been clustered into five phases, forming the basis of the conceptual framework. This framework aims to guide a user through the phases of technology development, technology analysis, technology transfer method application, change management and commercialization by providing managerial best practices at each phase. The conceptual framework has been evaluated by incorporating the outcomes of 16 semi-structured interviews conducted with healthcare and TT industry experts. The final framework aims to provide guidelines for any stakeholder involved in healthcare technology transfer regardless of the healthcare implementation by highlighting best practices surrounding stakeholder co-creation, transfer method application and constructing a sustainable healthcare technology transfer venture.

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ahmed, abdullahi d., and sandy suardi. "SOURCES OF ECONOMIC GROWTH AND TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA." South African Journal of Economics 75, no. 2 (June 2007): 159–78. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1813-6982.2007.00116.x.

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Jellason, Nugun P., Elizabeth J. Z. Robinson, and Chukwuma C. Ogbaga. "Agriculture 4.0: Is Sub-Saharan Africa Ready?" Applied Sciences 11, no. 12 (June 21, 2021): 5750. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/app11125750.

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A fourth agricultural revolution, termed agriculture 4.0, is gradually gaining ground around the globe. It encompasses the application of smart technologies such as artificial intelligence, biotechnology, the internet of things (IoT), big data, and robotics to improve agriculture and the sustainability of food production. To date, narratives around agriculture 4.0 associated technologies have generally focused on their application in the context of higher-income countries (HICs). In contrast, in this perspective, we critically assess the place of sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) in this new technology trajectory, a region that has received less attention with respect to the application of such technologies. We examine the continent’s readiness based on a number of dimensions such as scale, finance, technology leapfrogging, institutions and governance, education and skills. We critically reviewed the challenges, opportunities, and prospects of adopting agriculture 4.0 technologies in SSA, particularly with regards to how smallholder farmers in the region can be involved through a robust strategy. We find that whilst potential exist for agriculture 4.0 adoption in SSA, there are gaps in knowledge, skills, finance, and infrastructure to ensure successful adoption.

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Byars, P., and B. Antizar-Ladislao. "Water treatment and supply: intermediate education in Sub-Saharan Africa." Water Supply 11, no. 5 (December 1, 2011): 578–85. http://dx.doi.org/10.2166/ws.2011.100.

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In 1973 the economist E.F Schumacher wrote ‘Small is Beautiful’. In this he created the vision of a concept known as ‘intermediate technology’. Directly from this grew the popular ‘appropriate technology’ movement. An appropriate technology, in the ideal sense, is designed with special consideration of the environmental, ethical, cultural, social, political, and economical aspects of the community it is intended for. The term ‘appropriate technology’ is continually used when referring to water supply and treatment technologies in international development. The widespread provision of hand-pumps in Africa by Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) fully characterises the approach and remains the most prominent display of technologies, transferred on a charitable basis, between the developed and developing countries. However, after years of NGOs working with hand-pumps in Africa the first signs are showing that there are widespread problems with the current approach. In many cases the nature of ‘appropriateness’ is determined from the perspective of an external technical expert and not by the communities themselves. The lack of appropriateness is leading to severely unsustainable projects. This paper explores the linkage that has not been clearly mapped in technology transfer, i.e., the use of scientific and technical education. The focus of the transfer is on developing the knowledge and skills necessary to evaluate ‘appropriateness’ from the perspective of the end user. It explores the concept of ‘Intermediate Education’ – a method of using experimental learning to address a systemic weakness in safe water provision in development.

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Osabutey, Ellis L. C., and Zhongqi Jin. "Factors influencing technology and knowledge transfer: Configurational recipes for Sub-Saharan Africa." Journal of Business Research 69, no. 11 (November 2016): 5390–95. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jbusres.2016.04.143.

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Isabalija, Stephen Robert, Victor Mbarika, and Geoffrey Mayoka Kituyi. "A Framework for Sustainable Implementation of E-Medicine in Transitioning Countries." International Journal of Telemedicine and Applications 2013 (2013): 1–12. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/615617.

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Organizations in developed countries such as the United States of America and Canada face difficulties and challenges in technology transfer from one organization to another; the complexity of problems easily compounds when such transfers are attempted from developed to developing countries due to differing socioeconomic and cultural environments. There is a gap in the formation of research and education programs to address technology transfer issues that go beyond just transferring the technologies to sustaining such transfers for longer periods. This study examined telemedicine transfer challenges in three Sub-Sahara African countries and developed a framework for sustainable implementation of e-medicine. Both quantitative and qualitative research methods were used. The study findings indicate that e-medicine sustainability in Sub-Saharan Africa is affected by institutional factors such as institutional environment and knowledge management practices; technical factors such as the technological environment and technology transfer project environment; social environmental factors such as social environment and donor involvement. These factors were used to model the proposed framework.

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Logan, Bernard I. "The Reverse Transfer of Technology from Sub-Saharan Africa to the United States." Journal of Modern African Studies 25, no. 4 (December 1987): 597–612. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0022278x00010119.

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This study documents and evaluates the so-called ‘brain drain’ from sub-Saharan Africa to the United States during the period 1974–85. The objective is to use the available data to provide some insights into the rôle of this region in the international labour market for trained personnel. This is done by comparing the relative volume, pattern, and trend of migration to the United States from a sample of 17 countries against that for Africa as a whole, and against that for the world. The rationale for this kind of analysis rests on the need to determine the significance for all concerned of the growing transfer of technology, and to identify the factors which control the process.

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Logan, B. I. "The Reverse Transfer of Technology from Sub-Saharan Africa: The Case of Zimbabwe." International Migration 37, no. 2 (June 1999): 437–63. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1468-2435.00079.

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Danquah, Michael. "Technology transfer, adoption of technology and the efficiency of nations: Empirical evidence from sub Saharan Africa." Technological Forecasting and Social Change 131 (June 2018): 175–82. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.techfore.2017.12.007.

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Elu, Juliet U., and Gregory N. Price. "Does China Transfer Productivity Enhancing Technology to Sub-Saharan Africa? Evidence from Manufacturing Firms*." African Development Review 22 (December 2010): 587–98. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-8268.2010.00260.x.

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Kluzer, Stefano. "The political economy of information technology in Sub-Saharan Africa : the diffusion of computers in Mozambique." Thesis, London School of Economics and Political Science (University of London), 1993. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.318361.

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Teng-Zeng, Frank Kannigenye. "Transnational science and technology co-operation in Africa : an evaluation of selected institutions and programmes." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2002. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/53199.

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Thesis (PhD)--Stellenbosch University, 2002.
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: In the aftermath of the Second World War, the development challenges facing Third World countries - those that were independent, those emerging from colonialism and those still under colonialism - led to the proliferation of bilateral and multilateral development institutions. These institutions were intended to assist the developing countries in terms of the provision of both human (technical) skills and material resources as well as to formulate programmes that would promote co-operation for socio-economic development and transformation. If the enormous development problems facing Africa including poverty, hunger, disease can be alleviated, then multilateral institutions have a major role to play in its scientific and technological development as well as in helping to create the appropriate institutional mechanisms for regional and sub-regional co-operation in science and technology (S&T) in Africa. The United Nations system, including UN-affiliated institutions, has therefore come to represent the best hope of realising the dream of most developing countries in their quest for development, due to its institutional capacity to provide development assistance as well as influence the international development agenda which affects Africa. For example, among the institutions in this study, the World Bank Group remains the biggest donor organisation in terms of the funding of development projects and programmes. UNESCO has a leading role as the UN agency whose mandate relates directly to S&T development and peace. The ECA is the representative body of the UN in Africa and therefore able to influence the direction of development policy and programmes. Similarly, the need to develop also led African countries to establish their own regional and sub-regional institutions for co-operation to draw together both human and material resources. However, the development issues discussed and promoted in the developing world over the years have focused more on national income, terms of trade, market access and in recent times on structural adjustment and poverty reduction strategy programmes. But the most important aspect of the development process - the knowledge capability gap (in terms of S&T) - has been much neglected especially at the regional and sub-regional levels. Therefore, in using regional and sub-regional levels of analyses, the research project looks at the programmes supported by the following institutions: the United Nations Education, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO), the World Bank, United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), Organisation of African Unity (OAU), the African Development Bank (AIDB), the Southern African Development Community (SADC) and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). Thus the study uses a theorydriven evaluation based on INEXSK (INfrastructure, EXperience and Skills, and Knowledge) approach broadly, to investigate the extent to which these multilateral institutions live up to their stated goals of improving the knowledge base for development in the African continent. An important aspect of the study also entails a historical review of science, technology and institutional co-operation in Africa. Furthermore, an important outcome of the study reveals the lack of functional regional and sub-regional organisational frameworks to promote rigorous scientific and technological research and development in the African continent, except for a few centres and programmes supported by some multilateral and bilateral institutions including NGOs. In spite of many years of structural adjustment the World Bank's lending for S&T has marginalised African countries; while the AIDB support for S&T and regional programmes is woefully inadequate. This is a momentous task it has to address if the NEP AD Initiative is to be successful in the years ahead. To guide future initiatives the study draws on the lessons and experiences of the European Union's and the Association of South East Asian Nations' (ASEAN) regional scientific and technology co-operation programmes. The study advocates a knowledge-based development paradigm, which is transnational in approach, and it makes specific recommendations for regional and sub-regional programmes and strategies to promote the socio-economic development and transformation of Africa.
AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: OPSOMMING Ná afloop van die Tweede Wêreldoorlog het Derde Wêreldlande - dié reeds onafhanklik, óf besig om kolonialisme af te skud, óf nog steeds onder 'n koloniale moondheid se bewind - sekere ontwikkelingstruikelblokke en -uitdagings in die gesig gestaar. Dit het gelei tot die totstandkoming van verskeie bilaterale en multilaterale ontwikkelingsinstellings. Die doel met sulke instellings se hulpverlening aan ontwikkelende lande was drieledig: om tegniese vaardighede aan te bied; om materiële hulpmiddele te verskaf; en om programme, wat samewerking vir sosio-ekonomiese ontwikkeling en transformasie sou bevorder, te formuleer. Indien die las van die geweldige ontwikkelingsprobleme in Afrika (insluitend armoede, hongersnood en siektes) verlig sou kon word, het multilaterale instellings 'n belangrike rol om te vervul: om te help met, enersyds, die wetenskaplike en tegnologiese ontwikkeling van die kontinent, en andersyds die ontwikkeling van toepaslike institusionele meganismes vir streek- en sub-streeksamewerking in wetenskap en tegnologie (W&T). As gevolg van die Verenigde Nasies se institusionele kapasiteit om ontwikkelingshulp te verskaf, asook om die internasionale ontwikkelingsagenda te beïnvloed, verteenwoordig dié stelsel die beste hoop van die meeste ontwikkelende lande om hulle ontwikkelingsdrome te verwesenlik. Van die instellings wat by die VN geaffillieer is, en wat in hierdie ondersoek geëvalueer word, is die Wêreldbankgroep, die grootste skenkerorganisasie vir die befondsing van ontwikkelingsprogramme en -projekte. So ook het UNESCO 'n leiersrol as die VN agentskap van wie die mandaat direk betrekking het op die ontwikkeling van W&T. Die EKA is die liggaam wat Afrika verteenwoordig by die VN, en beïnvloed daarom die koers van ontwikkelingsbeleid en -programme. Die noodsaak om die kontinent te ontwikkel het ook gelei daartoe dat Afrikalande hulle eie streek- en sub-streekliggame, wat menslike en materiële hulpbronne bymekaar bring, begin stig het. Die ontwikkelingskwessies wat oor die jare in die ontwikkelende wêreld bespreek en aangemoedig is, het egter meer en meer gefokus op nasionale inkomste, handelsvoorwaardes, toegang tot markte en, in die afgelope tyd, strukturele aanpassings en armoede verligtingstrategie programme. Die belangrikste deel van die ontwikkelingsproses - die vernouing van die kennisgaping in W&T - is gevolglik afgeskeep, veral op streek- en substreekvlak. Hierdie navorsingsprojek analiseer dus, op streek- en sub-streekvlak, ontwikkelingsprogramme wat deur die volgende instansies ondersteun word: die Verenigde Nasies se Opvoedkundige, Wetenskaplike en Kulturele Organisasie (UNESCO), die Wêreldbank, die Verenigde Nasies se Ekonomiese Kommissie vir Afrika (EKA), die Organisasie vir Afrika-eenheid (OAE), die Ontwikkelingsbank van Afrika, die Suider- Afrikaanse Ontwikkelingsgemeenskap en die Ekonomiese Gemeenskap van Wes-Afrikaanse State. Die navorsing gebruik 'n teorie-gedrewe evaluering gebaseer op 'n INEXSK ("INfrastructure, EXperience and Skills, and Knowlege") benadering, om te bepaal in watter mate hierdie multilaterale instellings hulle doelwitte, met betrekking tot die verbetering van die kennisbasis vir ontwikkeling van die Afrika-kontinent, bereik. 'n Historiese oorsig van die wetenskaplike, tegnologiese en institusionele samewerking in Afrika vorm 'n belangrike deel van die navorsingsverslag. Die navorsing dui ook op 'n gebrek aan funksionele organisatoriese raamwerke om op streek en sub-streekvlak streng wetenskaplike en tegnologiese navorsing en ontwikkeling aan te wakker en te bevorder. (Daar is darem 'n paar noemenswaardige uitsonderings van sentra en programme wat deur party van die bilaterale en multilaterale instellings ondersteun word.) Ten spyte van strukturele aanpassings wat oor baie jare plaasgevind het, het die Wêreldbank se lenings vir W&T Afrikalande gemarginaliseer; en die Ontwikkelingsbank van Afrika se ondersteuning vir W&T en streeksprogramme is heeltemal ontoereikend. Daar is 'n geweldige taak wat in die toekoms aangespreek moet word indien die NEPAD inisiatief hoop om suksesvol te wees. Die verslag gebruik die lesse en ervarings van die Europese Unie en die Vereniging van Suid- Asiatiese Lande se streeksamewerkingsprogramme vir wetenskap en tegnologie as rigtingwyser vir toekomstige inisiatiewe. Die verslag beveel 'n transnasionale kennisgebaseerde ontwikkelingsparadigma aan, en maak spesifieke aanbevelings vir streek en sub-streekprogramme en strategieë om die sosio-ekonomiese ontwikkeling en transformasie van Afrika te bevorder.

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Kifle, Gelan Mengistu. "A Theoretical Model for Telemedicine : Social and Value Outcomes in Sub-Saharan Africa." Doctoral thesis, Kista : Department of Computer and Systems Sciences, Stockholm University/Royal Institute of Technology, 2006. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:su:diva-1391.

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Temple-Bird, Caroline. "Managing the import and use of healthcare technology in Sub-Saharan Africa." Thesis, Open University, 2005. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.417461.

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This Thesis investigates the import and use of healthcare technology into Sub-Saharan Africa. With the increasing range of equipment types present in the health sector, the effective management of technology is of growing importance if health services are to improve in developing countries. Yet this sector has been relatively neglected within the traditional technology transfer, management, and development literature. The activities and players involved in the healthcare technology sector are complex, thus an holistic healthcare technology package system is identified, and theoretically and practically assessed as a modelling framework. This tool is applied to provide detailed analysis in three case study countries over time - Zambia in 1990, Botswana in 1992, and Namibia in 1997, with a documented learning process. The key issue pursued is how to improve the sustainability of healthcare technology. This proves fundamentallyt o be a managementis sue, and five overarchingk ey constraints emerge-: * the institutional framework available for delivering healthcare technology management throughout a country, * training personnel and developing a national technical management capacity; * sufficient allocation of financial resources; * technical support availability from the private sector, * the role played by external support agencies. These five issues are studied in detail with support from relevant literature. The research proves that it is necessary to approach the subject from three perspectives. Thus a Thesis framework is used which ensures that healthcare technology is analysed as a Technological Systems issue, an Institutional Organization issue, and a Development issue. The area of overlap between these perspectives is key to finding creative solutions for sustainability. The conclusionss how that cross-denominationasl trategiesw ill be essentialb etweenh ealth service providers, the national support environment, donors agencies, the private sector, and the region. All institutions involved need to find ways to become `learning organizations' in this field

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Kachieng'a, Micheal Ogembo. "Health technology assessment in Sub-Saharan Africa : a cross-national study of Kenya and South Africa." Doctoral thesis, University of Cape Town, 1999. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/14733.

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;Bibliography: leaves 365-403.
This thesis is concerned with the applications and use of health technology in Sub-Saharan Africa, and particularly in Kenya and South Africa. The focus is on technology planning, deployment, use, management and assessment in the public health sector. The objectives of the study are three-fold: (1) to investigate the problems that arise in the planning, deployment, use, management and assessment of technology in the health services of these countries; (2) to describe how these problems affect the delivery of health services; and (3) to provide suggestions, recommendations and a policy framework to alleviate the problems.

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Casteleyn, Henri. "Clean cooking in sub-Saharan Africa: modeling the cooking fuel mix to 2050." Thesis, KTH, Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM), 2017. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-217340.

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Adolfsson, Niklas. "Appropriate technologies in Sub-Saharan Africa : the transition of cultivation techniques /." Uppsala : Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet, 2000. http://www.bt.slu.se/lt_old/Meddelande/Me2000-02/Meddel.pdf.

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Weyori, Alirah Emmanuel [Verfasser]. "Essays on livestock technology, diversification and welfare impact in sub–Saharan Africa / Alirah Emmanuel Weyori." Hannover : Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Universität Hannover, 2019. http://d-nb.info/1196809046/34.

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Adeoti, John Olatunji. "Technology investment in pollution control in Sub-Saharan Africa the case of the Nigerian manufacturing industry /." Maastricht : Maastricht : Universiteit Maastricht ; University Library, Maastricht University [Host], 2001. http://arno.unimaas.nl/show.cgi?fid=7292.

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Danho, Sargon, and Yonathan Habte. "Blockchain for Financial Inclusion and Mobile Financial Services : A study in sub-Saharan Africa." Thesis, KTH, Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM), 2019. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-264126.

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Financial services have historically been offered by central entities which has put financial systems in the control of a number of central parties. Some argue that this centralization has contributed to a more unequal distribution of wealth. However, during more recent time with the emergence of blockchain, traditional perspectives on transparency and democratization have shifted. Increasing financial inclusion has been highlighted as a crucial step in decreasing poverty levels and blockchain has been discussed as a technology with a potential to make a difference in this ambition. This study will focus on sub-Saharan Africa where 550 million individuals lack access to financial services despite having access to mobile phones. As a consequence of this, mobile financial services boomed in sub-Saharan Africa, starting in Kenya. This study will therefore focus on mobile financial services and more precisely on the perceived usefulness of blockchain technology for the mobile financial services. Furthermore, the study aims to explore what role blockchain can play in further increasing financial inclusion in the region. This was done by conducting several interviews with people representing start-ups, government agencies, telco companies during a research trip to South Africa and by participation in the Blockchain Africa Conference 2019 in Cape town. The findings from the research show that blockchain is perceived as useful for mobile financial services, mainly because of its ability to reduce costs by removing intermediaries, to automate processes and to create decentralized trust. However, it was also found that the usefulness is negatively affected today due to the lack of common protocols and definitions, which makes it difficult for blockchain to yet make a real difference in increasing financial inclusion.
Finansiella tjänster har historiskt sätt tillhandahållits med hjälp av centraliserad datalagring genom pålitliga intermediärer såsom banker och försäkringsbolag. Detta har satt det finansiella systemet i kontroll av några få centrala aktörer vilket somliga menar har ökat den ekonomisk ojämlikheten. På senare tid, i samband med blockkedjeteknologins framväxt, har synen på demokrati och transparens skiftat. Ökad finansiell inkludering har lyfts fram som avgörande för att minska fattigdomen. Blockkedjeteknologin har framhävts att ha potential att göra skillnad i detta arbete. Denna studie fokuserar på Subsahariska Afrika där 550 miljoner individer saknar tillgång till finansiella tjänster trots att de har tillgång till mobiltelefoner. Att erbjuda mobila finansiella tjänster är viktigt för att möjliggöra finansiell inkludering. Studien ämnar därför att undersöka upplevd användbarhet av blockkedjeteknologi för mobila finansiella tjänster och hur tekniken kan utöka finansiell inkludering i kontinenten. Detta har delvis gjorts genom en forskningsresa till Sydafrika där flertalet intervjuer utfördes med personer som representerar startupbolag, regeringen, telekombranschen och den akademiska världen. Resultaten från studien visar att blockkedjeteknologin upplevs vara användbar för mobila finansiella tjänster, främst på grund av dess förmåga att sänka kostnaderna genom att ta bort mellanhänder, automatisera processer samt skapa säkra decentraliserade system. Däremot måste standardiserade protokoll och definitioner måste utvecklas innan detta kan realiseras. Fram till dess kommer det att vara svårt för blockkedjeteknolgi att göra en verklig skillnad i ökad finansiell inkludering.

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Books on the topic "Technology transfer – Africa, Sub-Saharan"

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Low-input agricultural technologies for Sub-Saharan Africa. Frankfurt am Main: Lang, 2011.

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Low-input agricultural technologies for Sub-Saharan Africa. Frankfurt am Main: Lang, 2011.

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United States. Agency for International Development. Bureau for Africa. Office of Analysis, Research, and Technical Support. Division of Food, Agriculture, and Resources Analysis. Strategic framework for agricultural technology development and transfer in Sub-Saharan Africa. Washington, D.C: Bureau for Africa, United States Agency for International Development, 1992.

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Domatob, Jerry Komia. Contemporary issues in Sub-Saharan African political and economic development. San Francisco, Calif: International Scholars Publications, 1998.

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Deborah, Winkler, and World Bank, eds. Making foreign direct investment work for Sub-Saharan Africa: Local spillovers and competitiveness in global value chains. Washington, DC: The World Bank, 2014.

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FAO/SPAAR/CTA/CSIR, Expert Consultation on Technology Assessment and Transfer for Sustainable Development Food Security and Poverty Alleviation in Sub-Saharan Africa (1998 Accra Ghana). Report on FAO/SPAAR/CTA/CSIR Expert Consultation on Technology Assessment and Transfer for Sustainable Development, Food Security, and Poverty Alleviation in Sub-Saharan Africa: Accra, Ghana, March 23-27, 1998. Accra, Ghana: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Regional Office for Africa, 1998.

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Kay, Melvyn. Smallholder irrigation technology: Prospects for Sub-Saharan Africa. Rome: IPTRID Secretariat, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2001.

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Oyelaran-Oyeyinka, Oyebanji. Technology competitiveness and globalization: Challenges for sub-Saharan Africa. Ibadan: African Technology Policy Studies Network, 1997.

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I, Shapiro Barry, and Ramaswamy Sunder, eds. The economics of agricultural technology in semiarid Sub-Saharan Africa. Baltimore, Md: Johns Hopkins University Press, 1996.

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Venkatesan, V. Seed systems in Sub-Saharan Africa: Issues and options. Washington, D.C: World Bank, 1994.

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Edge, Mark, Sylvester O. Oikeh, Denis Kyetere, Stephen Mugo, and Kingstone Mashingaidze. "Water Efficient Maize for Africa: A Public-Private Partnership in Technology Transfer to Smallholder Farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa." In Innovation, Technology, and Knowledge Management, 391–412. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-67958-7_19.

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Agola, Nathaniel O. "Technology Transfer For Economic Growth In Africa—Why It Matters." In Technology Transfer and Economic Growth in Sub-Sahara African Countries, 7–21. Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-49557-5_2.

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Casadella, Vanessa, and Zeting Liu. "Chinese Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and Barriers to Technology Transfer in Sub-Saharan Africa: Innovation Capacity and Knowledge Absorption in Senegal." In Contributions to Economics, 219–40. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-14370-1_9.

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Snedegar, Keith. "Astronomy in Sub-Saharan Africa." In Encyclopaedia of the History of Science, Technology, and Medicine in Non-Western Cultures, 742–52. Dordrecht: Springer Netherlands, 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-7747-7_8461.

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Stuart, John. "A Hub for Africa? The Information and Communications Technology Sector in Cape Town." In Value Chains in Sub-Saharan Africa, 235–51. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-06206-4_15.

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Feder, Gershon, and Sara Savastano. "Modern agricultural technology adoption in sub-Saharan Africa." In Agriculture and Rural Development in a Globalizing World, 11–25. London ; New York : Routledge, 2017. | Series: Earthscan food and agriculture: Routledge, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781315314051-2.

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Ntseane, Dolly. "The Social Impact of Job Transfer Policy on Dual Career Families in Botswana." In Work–Family Interface in Sub-Saharan Africa, 113–33. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2013. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-01237-7_7.

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Agola, Nathaniel O. "Sub-Sahara African Countries’ Attractiveness to Technology Transfer." In Technology Transfer and Economic Growth in Sub-Sahara African Countries, 23–35. Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-49557-5_3.

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Boateng, Richard, and Maame Yaa Prempeh Sarpong. "A Literature Review of Mobile Payments in Sub-Saharan Africa." In IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology, 128–46. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-20671-0_9.

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Badu-Apraku, Baffour, and M. A. B. Fakorede. "Seed Technology for Sustainable Maize Production in Sub-Saharan Africa." In Advances in Genetic Enhancement of Early and Extra-Early Maize for Sub-Saharan Africa, 521–54. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-64852-1_20.

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Conference papers on the topic "Technology transfer – Africa, Sub-Saharan"

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Cyders, Timothy, and Gregory G. Kremer. "Engineering Around the World: Driving Local Economics in Africa With Human Power." In ASME 2008 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition. ASMEDC, 2008. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/imece2008-67696.

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Engineering projects are a major proponent of development in impoverished areas throughout the world. Designers face difficulties when working on projects for unfamiliar cultures and infrastructure, from problem and constraint definition to final technology transfer. Through a design project and implementation trip, this study will examine the design process as it spans borders, cultures and languages, identifying key steps and methods in the process necessary for the success of such projects. One major problem many rural communities in developing nations experience is a lack of transportation infrastructure. Forms of transport common throughout the rest of the world are, in many cases, neither economically feasible nor locally sustainable. To establish basic infrastructure, a sustainable, affordable method of transporting goods and services is essential. This research project fulfilled this need by designing an appropriate local transportation solution, a human-powered utility vehicle (HPUV). To properly understand the problem, the researcher traveled to two different rural locations in Sub-Saharan Africa (Maase-Offinso, Ghana and Me`ri, Cameroon) on four different trips to gather information and customer input for the design of the HPUV. A final implementation involved traveling to Me`ri, Cameroon for three months during which one design prototype was built, tested and reviewed by local farmers and other end-users. The vehicle was tested quantitatively against metrics and specifications derived from initial assessment trips, as well as qualitatively through customer feedback. This direct feedback provides insight into the effectiveness of the machine and the design process followed, as well as identification of possible revisions to enhance the design’s value to those who need it. The design drawings and manufacturing plan are public-domain, and local mechanics in the village were taught the basic skills needed to produce the vehicle. The drawings and manufacturing plan were also presented to a local NGO capable of producing the vehicle using local labor.

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Kifle, Mengistu, Victor W. A. Mbarika, Clive Tsuma, Derkirra Wilkerson, and Joseph Tan. "A TeleMedicine Transfer Model for Sub-Saharan Africa." In 2008 41st Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences. IEEE, 2008. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/hicss.2008.41.

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Mekuria, Fisseha, and Ewan Sutherland. "Future networks and services in Sub-Saharan Africa." In 2006 Innovations in Information Technology. IEEE, 2006. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/innovations.2006.301924.

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Dosso, Mafini, Alexander Kleibrink, and Monika Matusiak. "Smart specialisation in Sub-Saharan Africa: opportunities and challenges." In EAI International Conference on Technology, R&D, Education and Economy for Africa. EAI, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.4108/eai.21-3-2018.2275700.

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Mercer, D., D. Lund, and J. Meech. "A Distance Education Approach to Food Science Training in Sub-Saharan Africa." In 13th World Congress of Food Science & Technology. Les Ulis, France: EDP Sciences, 2006. http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/iufost:20060560.

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Davies, Kathleen, Alfred Alsop, and Jonathan Bowes. "Poverty Mapping in Sub Saharan Africa Using Night Time Light Pollution Data." In 2020 IEEE Global Humanitarian Technology Conference (GHTC). IEEE, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ghtc46280.2020.9342875.

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McMahon, Russell. "The Challenges of Information and Communications Technology Education in Sub-Saharan Africa." In SIGITE/RIIT '15: The 16th Annual Conference on Information Technology Education and the 4th Annual Conference on Research in Information Technology. New York, NY, USA: ACM, 2015. http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/2808006.2808032.

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Levi-Oguike, June, Diego Sandoval, and Etienne Ntagwirumugara. "Blockchain Technology and Renewable Energy Access: A Case for sub-Saharan Africa." In 2019 IEEE 5th International Conference for Convergence in Technology (I2CT). IEEE, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/i2ct45611.2019.9033952.

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Striebig, Bradley, Adebayo Ogundipe, Adib Amini, Dana Anderson, Leah Haling, Bryan Morrison, Valentina Sanmiguel, Ericka Smith, and Daniel Wolfe. "An Interactive Sustainable Infrastructure Design Model for Health Clinics in Sub-Saharan Africa." In 2012 IEEE Global Humanitarian Technology Conference (GHTC). IEEE, 2012. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ghtc.2012.40.

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Hiran, Kamal Kant, Anders Henten, Mahendra Kumar Shrivas, and Ruchi Doshi. "Hybrid EduCloud Model in Higher Education: The case of Sub-Saharan Africa, Ethiopia." In 2018 IEEE 7th International Conference on Adaptive Science & Technology (ICAST). IEEE, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/icastech.2018.8507113.

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Reports on the topic "Technology transfer – Africa, Sub-Saharan"

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Kazembe, Cynthia, ed. The gap between technology awareness and adoption in Sub-Saharan Africa: A literature review for the DeSIRA project. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.134301.

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Temple, Dorota S., Jason S. Polly, Meghan Hegarty-Craver, James I. Rineer, Daniel Lapidus, Kemen Austin, Katherine P. Woodward, and Robert H. Beach III. The View From Above: Satellites Inform Decision-Making for Food Security. RTI Press, August 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.3768/rtipress.2019.rb.0021.1908.

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Despite notable progress in reducing global poverty and hunger in recent decades, about one out of nine people in the world suffers from hunger and malnutrition. Stakeholders charged with making decisions pertaining to agricultural production, development priorities, and policies at a region-to-country scale require quantitative and up-to-date information on the types of crops being cultivated, the acreage under cultivation, and crop yields. However, many low- and middle-income countries lack the infrastructure and resources for frequent and extensive agricultural field surveys to obtain this information. Technology supports a change of paradigm. Traditional methods of obtaining agricultural information through field surveys are increasingly being augmented by images of the Earth acquired through sensors placed on satellites. The continued improvement in the resolution of satellite images, the establishment of open-access infrastructure for processing of the images, and the recent revolutionary progress in artificial intelligence make it feasible to obtain the information at low cost and in near-to-real time. In this brief, we discuss the use of satellite images to provide information about agricultural production in low-income countries, and we comment on research challenges and opportunities. We highlight the near-term potential of the methodology in the context of Rwanda, a country in sub-Saharan Africa whose government has recognized early the value of information technology in its strategic planning for food security and sustainability.

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African Open Science Platform Part 1: Landscape Study. Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf), 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.17159/assaf.2019/0047.

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This report maps the African landscape of Open Science – with a focus on Open Data as a sub-set of Open Science. Data to inform the landscape study were collected through a variety of methods, including surveys, desk research, engagement with a community of practice, networking with stakeholders, participation in conferences, case study presentations, and workshops hosted. Although the majority of African countries (35 of 54) demonstrates commitment to science through its investment in research and development (R&D), academies of science, ministries of science and technology, policies, recognition of research, and participation in the Science Granting Councils Initiative (SGCI), the following countries demonstrate the highest commitment and political willingness to invest in science: Botswana, Ethiopia, Kenya, Senegal, South Africa, Tanzania, and Uganda. In addition to existing policies in Science, Technology and Innovation (STI), the following countries have made progress towards Open Data policies: Botswana, Kenya, Madagascar, Mauritius, South Africa and Uganda. Only two African countries (Kenya and South Africa) at this stage contribute 0.8% of its GDP (Gross Domestic Product) to R&D (Research and Development), which is the closest to the AU’s (African Union’s) suggested 1%. Countries such as Lesotho and Madagascar ranked as 0%, while the R&D expenditure for 24 African countries is unknown. In addition to this, science globally has become fully dependent on stable ICT (Information and Communication Technologies) infrastructure, which includes connectivity/bandwidth, high performance computing facilities and data services. This is especially applicable since countries globally are finding themselves in the midst of the 4th Industrial Revolution (4IR), which is not only “about” data, but which “is” data. According to an article1 by Alan Marcus (2015) (Senior Director, Head of Information Technology and Telecommunications Industries, World Economic Forum), “At its core, data represents a post-industrial opportunity. Its uses have unprecedented complexity, velocity and global reach. As digital communications become ubiquitous, data will rule in a world where nearly everyone and everything is connected in real time. That will require a highly reliable, secure and available infrastructure at its core, and innovation at the edge.” Every industry is affected as part of this revolution – also science. An important component of the digital transformation is “trust” – people must be able to trust that governments and all other industries (including the science sector), adequately handle and protect their data. This requires accountability on a global level, and digital industries must embrace the change and go for a higher standard of protection. “This will reassure consumers and citizens, benefitting the whole digital economy”, says Marcus. A stable and secure information and communication technologies (ICT) infrastructure – currently provided by the National Research and Education Networks (NRENs) – is key to advance collaboration in science. The AfricaConnect2 project (AfricaConnect (2012–2014) and AfricaConnect2 (2016–2018)) through establishing connectivity between National Research and Education Networks (NRENs), is planning to roll out AfricaConnect3 by the end of 2019. The concern however is that selected African governments (with the exception of a few countries such as South Africa, Mozambique, Ethiopia and others) have low awareness of the impact the Internet has today on all societal levels, how much ICT (and the 4th Industrial Revolution) have affected research, and the added value an NREN can bring to higher education and research in addressing the respective needs, which is far more complex than simply providing connectivity. Apart from more commitment and investment in R&D, African governments – to become and remain part of the 4th Industrial Revolution – have no option other than to acknowledge and commit to the role NRENs play in advancing science towards addressing the SDG (Sustainable Development Goals). For successful collaboration and direction, it is fundamental that policies within one country are aligned with one another. Alignment on continental level is crucial for the future Pan-African African Open Science Platform to be successful. Both the HIPSSA ((Harmonization of ICT Policies in Sub-Saharan Africa)3 project and WATRA (the West Africa Telecommunications Regulators Assembly)4, have made progress towards the regulation of the telecom sector, and in particular of bottlenecks which curb the development of competition among ISPs. A study under HIPSSA identified potential bottlenecks in access at an affordable price to the international capacity of submarine cables and suggested means and tools used by regulators to remedy them. Work on the recommended measures and making them operational continues in collaboration with WATRA. In addition to sufficient bandwidth and connectivity, high-performance computing facilities and services in support of data sharing are also required. The South African National Integrated Cyberinfrastructure System5 (NICIS) has made great progress in planning and setting up a cyberinfrastructure ecosystem in support of collaborative science and data sharing. The regional Southern African Development Community6 (SADC) Cyber-infrastructure Framework provides a valuable roadmap towards high-speed Internet, developing human capacity and skills in ICT technologies, high- performance computing and more. The following countries have been identified as having high-performance computing facilities, some as a result of the Square Kilometre Array7 (SKA) partnership: Botswana, Ghana, Kenya, Madagascar, Mozambique, Mauritius, Namibia, South Africa, Tunisia, and Zambia. More and more NRENs – especially the Level 6 NRENs 8 (Algeria, Egypt, Kenya, South Africa, and recently Zambia) – are exploring offering additional services; also in support of data sharing and transfer. The following NRENs already allow for running data-intensive applications and sharing of high-end computing assets, bio-modelling and computation on high-performance/ supercomputers: KENET (Kenya), TENET (South Africa), RENU (Uganda), ZAMREN (Zambia), EUN (Egypt) and ARN (Algeria). Fifteen higher education training institutions from eight African countries (Botswana, Benin, Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Africa, Sudan, and Tanzania) have been identified as offering formal courses on data science. In addition to formal degrees, a number of international short courses have been developed and free international online courses are also available as an option to build capacity and integrate as part of curricula. The small number of higher education or research intensive institutions offering data science is however insufficient, and there is a desperate need for more training in data science. The CODATA-RDA Schools of Research Data Science aim at addressing the continental need for foundational data skills across all disciplines, along with training conducted by The Carpentries 9 programme (specifically Data Carpentry 10 ). Thus far, CODATA-RDA schools in collaboration with AOSP, integrating content from Data Carpentry, were presented in Rwanda (in 2018), and during17-29 June 2019, in Ethiopia. Awareness regarding Open Science (including Open Data) is evident through the 12 Open Science-related Open Access/Open Data/Open Science declarations and agreements endorsed or signed by African governments; 200 Open Access journals from Africa registered on the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ); 174 Open Access institutional research repositories registered on openDOAR (Directory of Open Access Repositories); 33 Open Access/Open Science policies registered on ROARMAP (Registry of Open Access Repository Mandates and Policies); 24 data repositories registered with the Registry of Data Repositories (re3data.org) (although the pilot project identified 66 research data repositories); and one data repository assigned the CoreTrustSeal. Although this is a start, far more needs to be done to align African data curation and research practices with global standards. Funding to conduct research remains a challenge. African researchers mostly fund their own research, and there are little incentives for them to make their research and accompanying data sets openly accessible. Funding and peer recognition, along with an enabling research environment conducive for research, are regarded as major incentives. The landscape report concludes with a number of concerns towards sharing research data openly, as well as challenges in terms of Open Data policy, ICT infrastructure supportive of data sharing, capacity building, lack of skills, and the need for incentives. Although great progress has been made in terms of Open Science and Open Data practices, more awareness needs to be created and further advocacy efforts are required for buy-in from African governments. A federated African Open Science Platform (AOSP) will not only encourage more collaboration among researchers in addressing the SDGs, but it will also benefit the many stakeholders identified as part of the pilot phase. The time is now, for governments in Africa, to acknowledge the important role of science in general, but specifically Open Science and Open Data, through developing and aligning the relevant policies, investing in an ICT infrastructure conducive for data sharing through committing funding to making NRENs financially sustainable, incentivising open research practices by scientists, and creating opportunities for more scientists and stakeholders across all disciplines to be trained in data management.

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