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Session Overview | |
| Location: Basement - University Auditorium |
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| 12:15pm - 1:45pm |
A1: Innovation management in key economic sectors for Africa’s development (e.g. agriculture, manufacturing, services): prospects and challenges Location: Basement - University Auditorium Chair: R.A Bello, University Of Ilorin Discussant: Daniel Kitaw, Addis Ababa Institute of Technology (AAiT), Addis Ababa University (AAU) Firm-level analyses of innovation ecosystems, technological upgrading and performance in South Africa EXPLORING THE SYNERGISTIC EFFECTS OF HUMAN CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT AND INNOVATION IN INDUSTRIAL SECTOR PERFORMANCE IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICAN COUNTRIES Innovation in Action: An Empirical Study of Business Model Innovation Enablers in Ethiopian Manufacturing Firms. |
| 3:00pm - 5:30pm |
B1: Innovation management in key economic sectors for Africa’s development (e.g. agriculture, manufacturing, services): prospects and challenges Location: Basement - University Auditorium Chair: K. R. Ajao, University Of Ilorin Discussant: Pamela Adhiambo Mreji, Technical University of Kenya Motivators of R&D Engagement and Technological Acquisition as determinant of firm’s innovation performance Firm-specific, market-centric and policy-related determinants of ‘commercialization valley of death’ encountered by techno-business firms in Uganda |
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| 8:45am - 10:15am |
Thematic Session A1: Innovative Strategies for Sustainable Energy Transition in Africa Location: Basement - University Auditorium Chair: Maruf Sanni, National Center For Technology Management (NACETEM) The session will start with the Chair providing an overview of the research agenda proposed in the AfricaLics Thematic Report on Sustainable Energy Transition in Africa after which the panelists will present ideas and challenges on sustainable energy transition from their own contexts. |
| 2:15pm - 3:30pm |
C1: Innovation management in key economic sectors for Africa’s development (e.g. agriculture, manufacturing, services): prospects and challenges Location: Basement - University Auditorium Chair: R.A Gbadeyan, University of Ilorin Discussant: Oluyemi Adeosun, Lagos Business School SPECIAL ECONOMIC ZONE INCENTIVES, INNOVATION AND EXPORT PERFORMANCE OF FIRMS IN NIGERIA Assessing the Impact of Innovation Capability on Small Enterprises Survival During Crisis Influence of Circular Economy Implementation on Financial Performance of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises in Nigeria |
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| 9:00am - 10:30am |
Thematic Session B1: STI Indicators for Measuring Digital Transformation: Gaps and Challenges Location: Basement - University Auditorium Chair: Glenda Kruss, CeSTII, HSRC The session will start with the Chair providing an overview of the research agenda proposed in the AfricaLics Thematic Report (Kruss et al 2023; https://africalics.org/thematic-chair-report/). The panel will present recent research addressing four research agenda topics:
- Measuring progress and the impact of digital technologies and the fourth industrial revolution
- STI measurement towards advancing the SDGs and understanding impact
- Creating quality data sets
- Empirically grounded research on innovation measurement in the informal sector |