Overview
- Enhances our understanding of the role of disruptive technologies and innovation in Africa
- Addresses governance and human capital issues in national elections, higher education and human capital development
- Identifies the implications and disruptive possibilities of development initiatives through demonstrated cases of successes and failures of technology and innovation
Part of the book series: International Political Economy Series (IPES)
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This book examines how disruptive technologies and innovation underpin the attainment of a broader development agenda in Africa. Contributors show how distinctive forms of technological innovation can impact critical development processes. For example, disruptive technologies can deepen the ongoing democratic and governance waves in Africa, specifically in the area of contested elections. Similarly, innovations in agriculture, the environment and energy promote changes in value chain agriculture, and the use of sensors to manage e-waste and sustainable energy conservation are also transforming established practices. Furthermore, the role of disruptive technologies and innovation in education, health, financial services and the nature of paid work cannot be ignored. Individually and collectively, the authors discuss and highlight the mechanisms and initiatives that can contribute to the realization of the development goals of African countries, especially in a period where disruptive technologies are rapidly changing how things are done. As a result, this book, which represents one of the most recent systematic efforts to bring together dialogue on disruptive technologies in Africa, will be of particular use and benefit to a wide and an eclectic audience.
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Table of contents (14 chapters)
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Disruptive Technologies and Africa: The Policy and Institutional Environment
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Rethinking Politics, Innovation and the Environment
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Transformations in the Socioeconomic Sphere
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The Changing Nature of Wealth Creation
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Emerging Issues, Challenges and the Way Forward
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Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Peter Arthur is an Associate Professor of Political Science and International Development Studies at Dalhousie University, Nova Scotia, Canada.
Kobena T. Hanson is Principal Evaluation Capacity Development Officer at the African Development Bank in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire.
Korbla P. Puplampu teaches in the Department of Sociology at Grant MacEwan University, Canada.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Disruptive Technologies, Innovation and Development in Africa
Editors: Peter Arthur, Kobena T. Hanson, Korbla P. Puplampu
Series Title: International Political Economy Series
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-40647-9
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Political Science and International Studies, Political Science and International Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-40646-2Published: 30 May 2020
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-40649-3Published: 30 May 2021
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-40647-9Published: 29 May 2020
Series ISSN: 2662-2483
Series E-ISSN: 2662-2491
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIX, 312
Number of Illustrations: 14 b/w illustrations
Topics: International Political Economy, Development and Sustainability, African Politics, Science and Technology Studies