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Breaking down barriers to competition: Unlocking Africa’s potential through a regional platform for cooperation
August 5, 2016 Editor 0
The cement industry in Africa is one of the sectors that would benefit from stronger competition policies, which can help strengthen the economy by preventing anti-competitive behavior and collusive price-fixing. Photo by Simon Davis / DFID — U.K. Department of International Development What determines whether a country is able to reap the benefits of deepening regional integration and […]
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Dirty to drinkable
July 27, 2016 Editor 0
Graphene oxide has been hailed as a veritable wonder material; when incorporated into nanocellulose foam, the lab-created substance is light, strong and flexible, conducting heat and electricity quickly and efficiently.
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Improving SME competitiveness: To target or not to target? What businesses, and how?
July 13, 2016 Editor 0
Globally, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) make up 95 percent of all businesses, employ 70 percent of the workforce, and are frequently argued to be the “missing link” between growth and inclusiveness. In the words of Anabel Gonzalez, Senior Director of the World Bank Group’s Trade & Competitiveness (T&C) Global Practice, SMEs hold the potential […]
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Climate, Environment and Early Human Innovation: Stable Isotope and Faunal Proxy Evidence from Archaeological Sites (98-59ka) in the Southern Cape, South Africa.
July 13, 2016 Editor 0
Climate, Environment and Early Human Innovation: Stable Isotope and Faunal Proxy Evidence from Archaeological Sites (98-59ka) in the Southern Cape, South Africa. PLoS One. 2016;11(7):e0157408 Authors: Roberts P, Henshilwood CS, van Niekerk KL, Keene P, Gledhill A, Reynard J, Badenhorst S, Lee-Thorp J Abstract The Middle Stone Age (MSA) of southern Africa, and in particular […]
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Made in Mauritania: How one woman’s agribusiness is promoting local produce and blazing a trail for women’s entrepreneurship
June 21, 2016 Editor 0
A Maaro Njawaan rice paddy in Mauritania NOUAKCHOTT, Mauritania — In a country where just 5 percent of top managers are women, Safietou Kane is something of an anomaly. Starting your own company as CEO at 23 years of age, on the other hand, might be considered remarkable in any context — male or female […]
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We know very little about what makes innovation policy work: Four areas for more learning
June 21, 2016 Editor 0
Photo Credit: Innovation Growth Lab. Whether in Silicon Valley or Kenya’s furniture sector, innovation is a critical driver of job creation and economic growth. It could be a mobile app to connect farmers and buyers of agricultural products. Or perhaps an efficient and affordable solar roof tile. Innovation comes in many forms, from products and […]
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