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Assessing the implementation and influence of policies that support research and innovation systems for health: the cases of Mozambique, Senegal, and Tanzania.
January 29, 2016 Editor 0
Related Articles Assessing the implementation and influence of policies that support research and innovation systems for health: the cases of Mozambique, Senegal, and Tanzania. Health Res Policy Syst. 2015;13:21 Authors: Mugwagwa J, Edwards D, de Haan S Abstract BACKGROUND: Without good policies it will be difficult to provide guidance to research and innovation systems. However, […]
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Effective Management over Government Led Research: A Study of Research Institutions in Gambia
November 2, 2014 Editor Comments Off on Effective Management over Government Led Research: A Study of Research Institutions in Gambia
Using primary data generated from samples of research units within the Gambia public research sector, this two-phased inquiry seeks to identify and explain factors in research governance that influence scientific knowledge production. In contributing to empirical discussions on the impact levels of different governance models and structures to scientific output, which appear limited and mixed […]
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Preparing for distant collaboration: Antecedents to potential absorptive capacity in cross-industry innovation
March 23, 2014 Editor 0
Publication date: April 2014Source:Technovation, Volume 34, Issue 4 Author(s): Ellen Enkel , Sebastian Heil Cross-industry innovation entails distinctive innovation opportunities and challenges according to the knowledge heterogeneity between the collaborating firms. This heterogeneity yields increases in organizational-level cognitive distance. Whereas recent theory suggests cognitive distance is positively related to exploratory innovation, too much distance can […]
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How BoP in Kenya Use Phones for Income Generation: Videos
June 30, 2013 Editor 0
iHub Research and Research Solutions Africa conducted a 6-month study in 2012 to increase the understanding of usage of mobile services, products, and applications at the Base of the Pyramid (BoP) and to understand their potential for economic and social empowerment. With the cost of mobile devices decreasing and such devices increasingly being considered as […]
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Design thinking for water challenged rural communities
May 18, 2013 Editor 0
The true value of technology is the people it impacts. The same is true about research. At the iHub UX lab, we take this very seriously. In the recent past, iHub Research did a comprehensive research project among the rural population of Kenya that looked at water related challenges the communities face. One of the […]
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China-Africa joint medical research to deepen
May 12, 2013 Editor 0
China and Africa are working on plans to offer African scientists training, carry out joint research and transfer technology. Go to Source
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