Journal article
How Africa can benefit from knowledge
Futures, Vol.39(8), pp.973-985
10/2007
Abstract
Africa's poverty partly stems from the lack of strong scientific, technological and knowledge bases. The abundance of natural resources on the continent has been of limited value to the African people because they do not have the tools with which to turn their resources into consumable wealth. To rectify this situation, African policy makers would have to undertake various measures. First, they need to define the type of knowledge their countries require. Second, they ought to establish conditions for nurturing strategic leaders who will, in turn, seek the right forms of knowledge to tackle Africa's problems. Third, policy makers need to build the political and legal frameworks that encourage the absorption and application of scientific innovations. Fourth, African leaders ought to revamp the universities, establish regional research centres, and take capacity building more seriously. It is these measures that will facilitate Africa's meaningful participation in global knowledge flows. Above all, knowledge creation should aim at attaining human welfare, participatory democracy, peace building and socio-economic justice.
Details
- Title
- How Africa can benefit from knowledge
- Authors/Creators
- S.M. Makinda (Author/Creator) - Murdoch University
- Publication Details
- Futures, Vol.39(8), pp.973-985
- Publisher
- Elsevier Limited
- Identifiers
- 991005541040807891
- Copyright
- © 2007 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
- Murdoch Affiliation
- School of Social Sciences and Humanities
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article
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