Entrepreneurship, Technology Commercialisation, and Innovation Policy in Africa

Chapter 1. Entrepreneurship, Innovation, and Technology Policy for Transformative Change in Africa: perspectives, policies and practices.- Part I: Entrepreneurship, Entrepreneurial Ecosystem and Innovation in Africa.- Chapter 2. The readiness of innovation systems for the fourth industrial revolution (4IR) in sub-Saharan Africa.- Chapter 3. Addressing gender challenges in STEM and ICT: perspectives from Zimbabwe.- Chapter 4. Mapping Entrepreneurial Ecosystem for Technology Start-ups in Developing Economies: An Empirical Analysis of Twitter Networks between Start-Ups and Support Organizations of Nairobi's Digital Economy.- Chapter 5. What do we know about nascent and young innovative entrepreneurship in Africa?: insights and perspectives from Morocco.- Part II: Technology Commercialisation in Africa.- Chapter 6. Agricultural Innovation Systems and the agribusiness sector in Kenya: opportunities from smart specialisation policies.- Chapter 7. A Guideline for Technology Commercialisation in the 4IR.- Chapter 8. New entrepreneurial narratives in urban West Africa: case studies of five innovation hubs and communities.- Chapter 9. Corporate's Enterprise and Supplier Development (ESD) for SMMEs through Incubation Programme.- Part III: Future Directions for Entrepreneurship, Technology Commercialisation and of Innovation Policy in Africa.- Chapter 10. Research and Innovation Uptake landscape in Rwanda: Analysis of the STI framework.- Chapter 11. A Critical Review of Policy Instruments for Promoting Innovation in Manufacturing Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in South Africa Entrepreneurship, Technology Commercialisation and Policy: Perspectives from SMEs in Africa.- Chapter 12. Challenges and Constraints for Government Agencies Supporting Firm Level Innovation: Some Reflections from South Africa.- Chapter 13. Mapping the potentials for transformative innovation policies in Africa: evidence from Cote d'Ivoire and Nigeria.

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 andpolicy 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 Directorate B. Growth and Innovation (Seville, Spain). Previously, she served for four years as an Economist and