Springer Entrepreneurship, Technology Commercialisation, and Innovation Policy in Africa

This book provides a comprehensive overview of role of entrepreneurship, technology commercialisation and innovation policy for the achievement of economic development and prosperity in African societies. It adopts a broad innovation systems approach. The book examines entrepreneurship, innovation, and technology commercialisation alongside context-specific factors associated with them. It also provides an interdisciplinary perspective, by discussing the above disciplines in a connected way. This book is presented in three distinct parts. It starts by discussing entrepreneurship and the state of the entrepreneurial ecosystem in Africa. It then moves on to present technology commercialisation in Africa, before finally discussing the future directions for entrepreneurship, technology commercialisation and innovation policy. This broad picture provided in the book enables the reader to grasp the relevant messages, whilst the detailed analysis applies world-class theories and frameworks to deepen the readers understanding of key concepts and issues examined. From the Back Cover This book provides a comprehensive overview of role of entrepreneurship, technology commercialisation and innovation policy for the achievement of economic development and prosperity in African societies. It adopts a broad innovation systems approach. The book examines entrepreneurship, innovation, and technology commercialisation alongside context-specific factors associated with them. It also provides an interdisciplinary perspective, by discussing the above disciplines in a connected way. This book is presented in three distinct parts. It starts by discussing entrepreneurship and the state of the entrepreneurial ecosystem in Africa. It then moves on to present technology commercialisation in Africa, before finally discussing the future directions for entrepreneurship, technology commercialisation and innovation policy. This broad picture provided in the book enables the reader to grasp the relevant messages, whilst the detailed analysis applies world-class theories and frameworks to deepen the readers understanding of key concepts and issues examined. About the Author Dr Chux Uzoka Daniels holds a PhD in Science and Technology Policy Studies from SPRU (Science Policy Research Unit), University of Sussex, UK; in addition to an MBA, MSc and a Bachelor’s degree. He is currently a Research Fellow in Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) Policy at SPRU; a role that involves research, teaching and supervision of postgraduate students, leadership and management. His current research areas cover STI policies and policymaking, innovation for transformative change, technology and entrepreneurship, indicators and metrics, policy evaluation, digitalisation, and capabilities. He is a member of the M&E Committee on the African Union Commission (AUC) continental Science, Technology and Innovation Strategy for Africa (STISA-2024), in addition to various other high level policy, management and leadership roles. His on-going research and policy work include more than 10 African countries. He has delivered research and policy projects for organisations such as the AUC, European Union, Canada’s IDRC, United Nations ESCAP, UNCTAD, the World Bank, GSMA, KPMG, and various governments across Africa. He is the Director of the Transformative Innovation Policy Consortium (TIPC) Africa Hub. He is also a Visiting Fellow at the Graduate School of Technology Management (GSTM), Department of Engineering and Technology Management, University of Pretoria, South Africa.  Dr Mafini Dossoholds a PhD in Economics of innovation and a Master II degree in Economics of Industry and services from the University Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne (France). Since 2017, Dr Mafini Dosso is leading the science-for-policy project "Smart Specialisation Strategies (S3) with Africa" within the Unit B.3 Territorial development of the European Commission JRC's Director