It’s not sti: It’s ITS – the role of science, technology and innovation (STI) in Africa’s development strategy

International Journal of Technology Management and Sustainable Development

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 3-13

  Clark, Norman ^a,b   Frost, Andy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Africa; Development; Innovation; Policy; Science; Systems

Indexed keywords

EID: 84963593678     PISSN: 14742748     EISSN: 20400551     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1386/tmsd.15.1.3_1     Document Type: Article

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